Saturday, January 9, 2016

Staples Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, January 9, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +143 and the Kings at -158. The over/under has been set at 5.

St. Louis comes into this matchup having played 43 games. They have an overall record of 23-14-6 and on the road they have a record of 10-7-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 106 goals and given up 107 goals for a point differential of -1. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 26-12-2 including 13-6-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 107 goals and surrendered 88 for a goal differential of +19.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Blues. He has 24 goals this season with 152 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Alex Steen has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 13 goals on 126 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Jake Allen has 18 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 884 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 817 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Kings. He has 10 goals this season with 81 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 12 goals on 105 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 23 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 912 shots against him and has given up 69 goals. He has made 843 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Blues have 52 total points this season. They have scored 104 goals while giving up 106 goals. They have had 117 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blues have allowed 137 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.88% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Kings have a total of 54 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 116 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 146 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Blues have a total of 105 goals scored while they've given up 87 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.10%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 21-20 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 14-23-6 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 24-14 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 9-16-14 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/06/15 C Steve Ott Hamstring out 3 months
01/02/16 LW Jaden Schwartz Ankle expected to miss another month

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

12/14/15 LW Kyle Clifford Upper Body out indefinitely
10/22/15 D Matt Greene Shoulder out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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