Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Rexall Place

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +113 and the Oilers at -125. 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. Edmonton shows up with a record of 41-25-9 including 21-12-4 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 223 goals and surrendered 195 for a goal differential of +28. The Oilers have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 37-34 while their over/under record sits at 29-41-5.

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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 Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 37-34 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 29-41-5 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 Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/21/16 D Andrew Ference Hip out for season
03/25/17 RW Tyler Pitlick Knee out indefinitely
02/18/17 LW Benoit Pouliot Undisclosed out indefinitely

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

Connor McDavid has accumulated 88 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 26 goals this season with 219 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 62 assists on the season and averages 21.2 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 18.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 27 goals on 160 shots. He has 43 assists giving him a total of 70 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 37 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,952 shots against him and has given up 157 goals. He has made 1,795 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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 Oilers have a total of 91 points on the season. They have 50 power play goals on 220 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 207 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 223 goals scored while they've given up 195 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.61%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

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

Edmonton has attempted 4,281 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,245 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51% as they have 3,203 shots while they've given up 3,074 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 51% and their defensive zone percentage is 49% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.1% as they've compiled 2,107 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,367 face off losses. On defense Edmonton has blocked 1,171 shot attempts and they have 1,891 hits as a unit.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles +113

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