Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 11/28/2017

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at -115 and the Red Wings at +104.

Los Angeles has a record of 13-8-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-3-1. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 69 goals and surrendered 56 goals for a point differential of +13. For the year they have an ATS mark of 13-11-0 and an over/under record of 9-13-0. Detroit has a record of 10-9-5 including 4-3-4 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 69 goals and have given up 70 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 10-14-0 while their over/under mark is 12-12-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 13-11-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 9-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 10-14-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 12-12-0 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)

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

11/27/17 GO Petr Mrazek Concussion left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs. Los Angeles
11/27/17 D Trevor Daley Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs. Los Angeles
11/25/17 RW Martin Frk Lower Body is OUT Tuesday vs. Los Angeles
11/16/17 RW Luke Witkowski Suspension 10-game suspension (eligible to return 12/11 vs. Florida)
10/15/17 RW Johan Franzen Concussion IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has scored 25 total points this year for the Kings. He has 10 goals this season with 59 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 22.6 minutes played per contest. Dustin Brown averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 9 goals on 66 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the year. Jonathan Quick has 10 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Kings. He has 594 shots against him and he's surrendered 43 goals. He's made 551 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has 20 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 11 goals this year with 65 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 17.5 minutes played per contest. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 4 goals on 58 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 8 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 560 shots against him and he's given up 43 goals. He's made 517 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 29 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 69 goals while giving up 56 scores, which has them ranked 15th and 29th respectively. They have had 80 power play chances and scored 14 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the league. The Kings have given up 81 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.89% 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 Red Wings are 19th in the league with a total of 25 points this season. They have 17 power play goals on 75 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 8th in the NHL. They've given up 84 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 4th overall. As a team, the Red Wings are 14th with a total of 69 goals scored while they've given up 70 goals this season, ranking 15th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.15%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 9th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 50.4% as they've tried 1,435 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,414 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 15th in Corsi percentage. They are 17th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.1% as they have 1,086 shots while they've given up 1,081 attempts on defense. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 53.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.5% for the year. That puts them 5th and 23rd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 778 face-off wins as opposed to 754 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That is 12th overall in the NHL. On defense Los Angeles has 596 hits and they've blocked 333 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 20th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 741 face-off wins compared to 764 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Detroit has 445 hits and they have blocked 303 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Detroit is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 1,341 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,383 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.3% ranks 20th as they have 1,051 attempts while they have given up 1,080 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles -115

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