Thursday, January 7, 2016

Staples Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, January 7, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +193 and the Kings at -215. The over/under has been set at 5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 37 games. They have an overall record of 15-15-7 and on the road they have a record of 8-9-2. Currently they are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 99 goals and given up 103 goals for a point differential of -4. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 25-12-2 including 12-6-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 105 goals and surrendered 87 for a goal differential of +18.

James Van Riemsdyk has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 14 goals this season with 118 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Leo Komarov has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 15 goals on 79 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. James Reimer has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 502 shots against him and has given up 32 goals. He has made 470 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Kings. He has 10 goals this season with 78 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 11 goals on 103 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 22 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 886 shots against him and has given up 68 goals. He has made 818 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Maple Leafs have 37 total points this season. They have scored 95 goals while giving up 99 goals. They have had 112 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 118 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.28% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Kings have a total of 52 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 114 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 142 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 103 goals scored while they've given up 86 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.21%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 11-22 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 15-16-5 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 23-14 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 9-15-14 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/18/15 GO Garret Sparks Lower Body out indefinitely
12/18/15 C Nick Spaling Shoulder out indefinitely
11/17/15 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out indefinitely
01/02/16 GO James Reimer Groin "?" Wednesday vs Anaheim
01/02/16 C Byron Froese Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs Anaheim

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

12/14/15 LW Kyle Clifford Upper Body out indefinitely
10/22/15 D Matt Greene Shoulder out indefinitely
01/04/16 C Jeff Carter Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Toronto

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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