Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/24/2017

Friday, November 24, 2017

Gila River Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Friday, November 24, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at -153 and the Coyotes at +138.

Los Angeles has a record of 12-8-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-3-0. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 65 goals and surrendered 52 goals for a point differential of +13. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-10-0 and an over/under record of 9-11-0. Arizona has a record of 5-16-3 including 1-7-1 on home ice this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 59 goals and have given up 89 for a goal differential of -30. Their record against the spread is 5-19-0 while their over/under mark is 12-11-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 12-10-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 9-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 5-19-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 12-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/19/17 C Jeff Carter Ankle IR (10/18)
10/12/17 LW Kyle Clifford Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/06/17 RW Marian Gaborik Knee IR (10/03)

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/23/17 GO Antti Raanta Upper Body injured last game, is "?" Friday vs. Los Angeles
10/10/17 D Jakob Chychrun Knee IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has scored 19 total points this year for the Kings. He has 8 goals this season with 62 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Anze Kopitar averages 22.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 9 goals on 55 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the year. Jonathan Quick has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Kings. He has 568 shots against him and he's surrendered 42 goals. He's made 526 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has 20 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 11 goals this year with 74 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Oliver Ekman-Larsson averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 3 goals on 68 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Antti Raanta has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 338 shots against him and he's given up 29 goals. He's made 309 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 26 total points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They've scored 65 goals while giving up 52 scores, which has them ranked 13th and 30th respectively. They have had 75 power play chances and scored 14 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 20th in the league. The Kings have given up 75 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%, ranking them 2nd when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.07% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is 1st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 31st in the league with a total of 13 points this season. They have 14 power play goals on 81 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the NHL. They've given up 66 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 18th overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 25th with a total of 59 goals scored while they've given up 89 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.10%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9%, as they've attempted 1,298 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,303 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50% as they have 989 attempts while they have given up 989 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 52.8% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 710 face-off wins compared to 694 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 544 hits and they have blocked 314 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the year. That ranks them 21st and 6th respectively in the NHL. They have 736 face-off wins as opposed to 799 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Arizona has 595 hits and they've blocked 330 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 4th in blocked shots. Arizona is ranked 19th in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've tried 1,381 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,427 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 25th in the NHL at 48.3%, as they have 1,023 shots while they've given up 1,097 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles -153

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