Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Predictions 10/26/2017

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Bell Centre

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, October 26, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +100 and the Canadiens at -110.

Los Angeles has a record of 7-1-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 3-1-0. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 32 goals and given up 19 goals for a point differential of +13. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-2-0 and an over/under record of 4-4-0. Montreal has a record of 2-6-1 including 1-1-1 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 18 goals and surrendered 34 for a goal differential of -16. Their record against the spread is 2-7-0 while their over/under record is 6-2-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 7-2-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 4-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 2-7-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 6-2-0 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)
10/06/17 RW Marian Gaborik Knee IR (10/03)

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/24/17 D David Schlemko Hand IR (10/24)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Upper Body IR (10/22)

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Quick has 5 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Kings. He has 228 shots against him and he's given up 15 goals. He's made 213 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Dustin Brown has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Kings. He has 5 goals this year with 35 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 20.1 minutes played per game. Anze Kopitar averages 21.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 26% by scoring 6 goals on 23 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Drouin has scored 7 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 2 goals this season with 28 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Carey Price has 2 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Canadiens. He has 237 shots against him and he's surrendered 26 goals. He's made 211 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Paul Byron averages 14.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 2 goals on 15 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 3 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have allowed 34 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 91% this year. That is 2nd in the NHL. They average 36 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.94% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is ranked 1st in the league. The Kings has 15 total points this season, ranking 2nd in the NHL in offense. They are 4th in the league with 32 goals while they've given up 19 goals, which is 30th overall. They have had 31 power play opportunities and scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 18th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canadiens are 30th with 18 goals scored while they are 5th in the NHL with 34 goals allowed this year. They average 38 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 5.23%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them in 28th place in the league. The Canadiens have a total of 5 points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 5 power play goals on 36 opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That ranks their power play unit 27th. They've allowed 32 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9%, as they've attempted 574 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 531 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.3% as they have 438 attempts while they have given up 400 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 53.2% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.8% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 292 face-off wins compared to 281 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 206 hits and they have blocked 131 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.7% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 271 face-off wins compared to 318 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Montreal has 210 hits and they have blocked 119 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Montreal is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.1% as they've attempted 616 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 501 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.6% ranks 4th as they have 459 attempts while they have given up 382 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal -110

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