Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 10/11/2017

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Staples Center

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The Calgary Flames travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +115 and the Kings at -143.

Calgary has a record of 2-1-0 this season and on the road they have a record of 1-1-0. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 8 goals and given up 6 goals for a point differential of +2. For the season they have an ATS record of 2-1-0 and an over/under record of 1-2-0. Los Angeles is 2-0-0 including 1-0-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 6 goals and surrendered 1 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 2-0-0 while their over/under record is 0-1-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 2-1-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 2-0-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 0-1-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

10/09/17 RW Jaromir Jagr Personal "?" Wednesday vs. Los Angeles

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/06/17 RW Marian Gaborik Knee out indefinitely
10/05/17 D Alec Martinez Lower Body IR. (10/05)

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Flames. He has 1 goal this year with 7 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 1 goal on 11 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 2 points on the season. Mike Smith has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Flames. He has 115 shots against him and he's given up 5 goals. He's made 110 saves for a save percentage of 96%.

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has scored 2 total points this year for the Kings. He has 1 goal this season with 5 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Anze Kopitar averages 22 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 29% by scoring 2 goals on 7 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 2 wins and 0 losses this year in goal for the Kings. He has 60 shots against him and he's surrendered 1 goal. He's made 59 saves for a save percentage of 98%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 4 total points this season, which ranks them 5th in the NHL. They are 11th in the league in goals scored with 8 while they've given up 6 goals, ranking them 21st overall. They have had 11 power play opportunities and have scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 6th in the NHL. The Flames have allowed 10 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, putting them 8th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.92% for the season. They allow 39 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 95%. That puts them 5th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings are 8th in the NHL with a total of 4 points this year. They have 0 power play goals on 11 opportunities. That ranks them 27th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 9 power play opportunities and have given up no goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 100%. That is 4th in the NHL. As a team, the Kings are 20th in the league with 6 goals scored while they've given up 1 goal, which is 31st overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.23%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 98%. That is 1st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 18th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 83 face-off wins compared to 99 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.6%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Calgary has 68 hits and they have blocked 43 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Calgary is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 199 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 205 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.9% ranks 23rd as they have 143 attempts while they have given up 162 shots on the defensive end.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 56.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 43.1% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 72 face-off wins compared to 70 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 46 hits and they have blocked 25 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. Los Angeles is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 118 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 115 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 16th as they have 91 attempts while they have given up 90 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Flames/Kings NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles -143

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