Sunday, March 19, 2017

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Sunday, March 19, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +113 and the Flames at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 70 games. They have an overall record of 34-29-7 and on the road they have a record of 14-16-5. Currently they are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 173 goals and given up 174 goals for a point differential of -1. The Kings have an overall record of 5-2-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-36 and an over/under record of 20-31-19. Calgary shows up with a record of 40-27-4 including 21-15-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 196 goals and surrendered 191 for a goal differential of +5. The Flames have a record of 9-1-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 36-31 while their over/under record sits at 29-34-8.

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Anze Kopitar has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Kings. He has 9 goals this season with 131 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 18.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 31 goals on 218 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 60 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 16 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 953 shots against him and has given up 85 goals. He has made 868 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Mikael Backlund has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Flames. He has 21 goals this season with 176 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 17.5 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau has averaged 18.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 15 goals on 162 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 18 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 951 shots against him and has given up 84 goals. He has made 867 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Kings have 75 total points this season. They have scored 173 goals while giving up 174 goals. They have had 203 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Kings have allowed 208 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.85% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flames have a total of 84 points on the season. They have 44 power play goals on 222 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 243 power play opportunities and have given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 196 goals scored while they've given up 191 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.35%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 54.9% as they've attempted 4,284 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,519 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 54.7% as they have 3,162 attempts while they've given up 2,614 shots on the defensive end. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 56.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.5% for the season. They have 2,128 face off wins compared to 2,105 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.3%. On defense has 2,059 hits and they've blocked 905 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 3,907 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,836 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.2% as they have 2,886 shots while they've given up 2,864 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 49.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.1% as they've compiled 2,123 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,205 face off losses. On defense has blocked 972 shot attempts and they have 1,343 hits as a unit.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 32-36 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 20-31-19 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 36-31 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 29-34-8 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

03/14/17 C Nick Shore Upper Body out indefinitely
03/11/17 C Jordan Nolan Lower Body out indefinitely
02/23/17 D Paul La Due Upper Body out indefinitely
01/30/17 D Matt Greene Groin out indefinitely

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary -125

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