Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +117 and the Flames at -129. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 74 games. They have an overall record of 35-32-7 and on the road they have a record of 14-18-5. Currently they are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 180 goals and given up 186 goals for a point differential of -6. The Kings have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 33-39 and an over/under record of 22-33-19. Calgary shows up with a record of 43-29-4 including 23-15-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 211 goals and surrendered 204 for a goal differential of +7. The Flames have a record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 39-33 while their over/under record sits at 32-35-9.

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Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 33-39 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 22-33-19 against the over/under

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 39-33 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 32-35-9 against the over/under

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

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

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Kings. He has 11 goals this season with 135 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 20.9 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 13% by scoring 31 goals on 232 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 264 shots against him and has given up 21 goals. He has made 243 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mikael Backlund has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Flames. He has 21 goals this season with 187 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 17.6 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 10% by scoring 17 goals on 169 shots. He has 41 assists giving him a total of 58 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 18 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 968 shots against him and has given up 87 goals. He has made 881 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 77 total points this season. They have scored 180 goals while giving up 186 goals. They have had 215 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Kings have allowed 220 power play opportunities and given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.74% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have a total of 90 points on the season. They have 48 power play goals on 237 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 255 power play opportunities and have given up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 211 goals scored while they've given up 204 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.44%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 55.1% as they've attempted 4,557 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,715 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 54.8% as they have 3,350 attempts while they've given up 2,758 shots on the defensive end. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 56.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.6% for the season. They have 2,246 face off wins compared to 2,210 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.4%. On defense Los Angeles has 2,148 hits and they've blocked 957 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary has attempted 4,170 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,087 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.3% as they have 3,087 shots while they've given up 3,049 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 49.2% as they've compiled 2,263 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,339 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 1,038 shot attempts and they have 1,444 hits as a unit.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles +117

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