Los Angeles Kings at New Jersey Devils NHL Picks & Predictions 12/12/2017

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at -135 and the Devils at +122.

Los Angeles has a record of 20-8-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 10-3-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 97 goals and surrendered 68 goals for a point differential of +29. For the year they have an ATS mark of 20-11-0 and an over/under record of 12-17-0. New Jersey has a record of 16-9-4 including 6-5-2 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 89 goals and have given up 91 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 16-13-0 while their over/under mark is 15-13-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 20-11-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 12-17-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 16-13-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 15-13-0 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 New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/22/17 RW Kyle Palmieri Foot IR (11/20)
11/15/17 D Mirco Mueller Collarbone IR (11/12)

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has scored 38 total points this year for the Kings. He has 16 goals this season with 76 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 22.1 minutes played per contest. Dustin Brown averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 12 goals on 84 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the year. Jonathan Quick has 15 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Kings. He has 727 shots against him and he's surrendered 51 goals. He's made 676 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jesper Bratt has 19 total points this season for the Devils. He has 9 goals this year with 48 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 16 minutes played per contest. Nico Hischier averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 5 goals on 62 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 11 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 692 shots against him and he's given up 56 goals. He's made 636 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 43 total points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They've scored 97 goals while giving up 68 scores, which has them ranked 8th and 31st respectively. They have had 96 power play chances and scored 16 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 26th in the league. The Kings have given up 103 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.92% 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 Devils are 10th in the league with a total of 36 points this season. They have 18 power play goals on 91 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 13th in the NHL. They've given up 107 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 10th overall. As a team, the Devils are 15th with a total of 89 goals scored while they've given up 91 goals this season, ranking 12th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.23%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've tried 1,793 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,839 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 17th in Corsi percentage. They are 16th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.5% as they have 1,366 shots while they've given up 1,392 attempts on defense. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the year. That puts them 14th and 15th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 976 face-off wins as opposed to 957 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 13th overall in the NHL. On defense Los Angeles has 750 hits and they've blocked 447 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 11th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 45.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.1% for the year. That ranks them 30th and 3rd respectively in the NHL. They have 871 face-off wins as opposed to 981 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47%. That is 28th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 635 hits and they've blocked 434 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 15th in blocked shots. New Jersey is ranked 29th in Corsi percentage with 46.6% as they've tried 1,556 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,783 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 28th in the NHL at 47%, as they have 1,197 shots while they've given up 1,349 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles -135

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