Saturday, December 10, 2016

Staples Center

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The Ottawa Senators head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, December 10, 2016. The opening line for this matchup has the Senators at -135 and the Kings at +122. The over/under is 5.

Ottawa comes into this game having played 27 contests. They have an overall record of 16-9-2 and away from home they have a record of 7-4-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 68 goals and surrendered 69 goals for a point differential of -1. The Senators have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-11 and an over/under record of 10-16-1. Los Angeles comes into this game with a record of 13-11-2 including 9-4-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 67 goals and surrendered 69 for a goal differential of -2. The Kings have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 12-13 while their over/under record sits at 10-12-4.

Kyle Turris has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Senators. He has 11 goals this season with 53 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Erik Karlsson has averaged 27 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 7 goals on 68 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 12 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 615 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 568 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Jeff Carter has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Kings. He has 11 goals this season with 83 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Tyler Toffoli has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 5 goals on 82 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Peter Budaj has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 516 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 469 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have 34 total points this season. They have scored 68 goals while giving up 69 goals. They have had 84 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Senators have allowed 89 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.59% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Kings have a total of 28 points on the season. They have 11 power play goals on 81 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 67 goals scored while they've given up 69 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.47%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 46.9% as they've attempted 1,466 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,662 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.9% as they have 1,077 attempts while they've given up 1,170 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season. They have 841 face off wins compared to 843 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.9%. On defense Ottawa has 709 hits and they've blocked 492 shots from the opposition.

Los Angeles has attempted 1,577 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,313 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 54.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 54.7% as they have 1,153 shots while they've given up 954 attempts on defense. The Kings have an offensive zone percentage of 54.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.1% as they've compiled 812 face off wins this season and they have suffered 778 face off losses. On defense Los Angeles has blocked 359 shot attempts and they have 799 hits as a unit.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 13-11 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 10-16-1 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 12-13 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 10-12-4 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/07/16 GO Craig Anderson Personal "?" Saturday vs. Los Angeles
12/07/16 D Marc Methot Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Los Angeles
12/05/16 RW Curtis Lazar Concussion out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/30/16 D Brayden McNabb Collarbone out indefinitely
10/13/16 GO Jonathan Quick Groin out 3-4 months

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa -135

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