Monday, February 27, 2017

Xcel Energy Center

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Monday, February 27, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +136 and the Wild at -150. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 61 games. They have an overall record of 30-27-4 and on the road they have a record of 14-16-3. Currently they are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 150 goals and given up 151 goals for a point differential of -1. The Kings have an overall record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-31 and an over/under record of 17-28-16. Minnesota shows up with a record of 39-14-6 including 21-8-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 198 goals and surrendered 138 for a goal differential of +60. The Wild have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 36-20 while their over/under record sits at 30-21-8.

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Jeff Carter has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Kings. He has 30 goals this season with 193 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Anze Kopitar has averaged 20.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 6 goals on 115 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Peter Budaj has 27 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 1,286 shots against him and has given up 107 goals. He has made 1,179 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Eric Staal has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Wild. He has 17 goals this season with 146 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Ryan Suter has averaged 27.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 8 goals on 117 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 32 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 1,385 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 1,292 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Kings have 64 total points this season. They have scored 150 goals while giving up 151 goals. They have had 174 power play opportunities and have scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Kings have allowed 187 power play opportunities and given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.94% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Wild have a total of 84 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 163 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 154 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 198 goals scored while they've given up 138 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.15%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 54.6% as they've attempted 3,678 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,060 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 54.6% as they have 2,712 attempts while they've given up 2,253 shots on the defensive end. start possessions in the offensive zone 56.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.8% for the season. They have 1,832 face off wins compared to 1,797 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.5%. On defense has 1,800 hits and they've blocked 807 shots from the opposition.

Minnesota has attempted 3,238 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,475 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.6% as they have 2,439 shots while they've given up 2,579 attempts on defense. have an offensive zone percentage of 50% and their defensive zone percentage is 50% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.8% as they've compiled 1,846 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,719 face off losses. On defense has blocked 896 shot attempts and they have 914 hits as a unit.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 29-31 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 17-28-16 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 36-20 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 30-21-8 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

02/23/17 D Paul La Due Upper Body out indefinitely
01/30/17 D Matt Greene Groin out indefinitely

Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/10/16 D Victor Bartley Tricep out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota -150

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