Monday, March 7, 2016

Staples Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, March 7, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +237 and the Kings at -268. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 64 games. They have an overall record of 25-27-12 and on the road they have a record of 14-11-7. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 156 goals and given up 183 goals for a point differential of -27. The Canucks have 12 overtime losses including 3 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 3-7-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-39 and an over/under record of 24-25-15. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 38-22-4 including 19-11-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 170 goals and surrendered 148 for a goal differential of +22. The Kings have 4 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 38-26 while their over/under record sits at 19-26-19.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 25 goals this season with 219 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 10 goals on 75 shots. He has 38 assists giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 14 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,303 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 1,193 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Kings. He has 19 goals this season with 141 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 36 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 9% by scoring 15 goals on 176 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 32 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 1,394 shots against him and has given up 113 goals. He has made 1,281 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 62 total points this season. They have scored 152 goals while giving up 180 goals. They have had 193 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Canucks have allowed 202 power play opportunities and given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.29% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Kings have a total of 80 points on the season. They have 42 power play goals on 192 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 228 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 168 goals scored while they've given up 146 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.05%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 47.7% as they've attempted 3,282 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,597 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.8% as they have 2,500 attempts while they've given up 2,734 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season. They have 1,745 face off wins compared to 2,102 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 45.4%. On defense Vancouver has 1,160 hits and they've blocked 863 shots from the opposition.

Los Angeles has attempted 4,027 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,295 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 55% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 54.8% as they have 3,030 shots while they've given up 2,501 attempts on defense. The Kings have an offensive zone percentage of 54.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.9% as they've compiled 1,971 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,975 face off losses. On defense Los Angeles has blocked 794 shot attempts and they have 1,937 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 25-39 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 24-25-15 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 38-26 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 19-26-19 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

03/06/16 D Christopher Tanev Undisclosed injured last game, doubtful Monday vs. Los Angeles
03/06/16 C Henrik Sedin Upper Body injured last game, doubtful Monday vs. Los Angeles
03/02/16 RW Jannik Hansen Ribs expected to miss a week
02/24/16 RW Radim Vrbata Groin out indefinitely
02/10/16 D Alexander Edler Fibula out indefinitely
02/10/16 C Brandon Sutter Jaw out 6-8 weeks

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/22/15 D Matt Greene Shoulder out indefinitely
03/05/16 RW Kris Versteeg Upper Body injured last game, "?" Monday vs Vancouver
03/04/16 C Jordan Nolan Back out indefinitely
02/13/16 RW Marian Gaborik Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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