Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at +153 and the Devils at -170. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Los Angeles comes into this game having played 46 games. They have an overall record of 22-20-4 and away from home they have a record of 8-12-3. The currently are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 115 goals and surrendered 117 goals for a point differential of -2. The Kings have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-24 and an over/under record of 15-22-9. New Jersey shows up with a record of 20-19-9 including 10-7-3 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 110 goals and surrendered 136 for a goal differential of -26. The Devils have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 17-28 while their over/under record sits at 16-19-13.

Alec Martinez has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Kings. He has 6 goals this season with 87 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 24 goals on 140 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Peter Budaj has 20 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 970 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 889 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Taylor Hall has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Devils. He has 11 goals this season with 123 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Travis Zajac has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 9 goals on 82 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,037 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 944 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Kings have 48 total points this season. They have scored 115 goals while giving up 117 goals. They have had 136 power play opportunities and have scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Kings have allowed 146 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.21% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Devils have a total of 49 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 161 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 154 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 110 goals scored while they've given up 136 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.46%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 54% as they've attempted 2,751 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,339 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 54.1% as they have 2,017 attempts while they've given up 1,713 shots on the defensive end. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 54.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season. They have 1,407 face off wins compared to 1,377 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.5%. On defense Los Angeles has 1,385 hits and they've blocked 626 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 2,300 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,687 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.2% as they have 1,766 shots while they've given up 2,055 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 47.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.1% as they've compiled 1,439 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,431 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 632 shot attempts and they have 984 hits as a unit.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 21-24 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 15-22-9 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 17-28 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 16-19-13 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

12/27/16 C Tyler Toffoli Lower Body out indefinitely
10/13/16 GO Jonathan Quick Groin out 5 months
01/23/17 D Matt Greene Groin "?" Monday vs. NY Rangers
01/23/17 C Nic Dowd Lower Body injured last game, "?" Monday vs. NY Rangers

New Jersey Devils Injuries

01/21/17 D Andy Greene Wrist "?" Tuesday vs. Los Angeles
01/09/17 D Yohann Auvitu Lower Body out indefinitely
01/02/17 D John Moore Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles +153

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