Los Angeles Kings at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 12/16/2017

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Barclays Center

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Barclays Center to play the New York Islanders on Saturday, December 16, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Kings at -170 and the Islanders at +153.

Los Angeles has a record of 20-9-3 this season and on the road they have a record of 10-4-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 98 goals and given up 73 goals for a point differential of +25. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-12-0 and an over/under record of 13-17-0. New York is 17-11-3 including 9-2-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 114 goals and surrendered 111 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 17-15-0 while their over/under record is 21-10-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 20-12-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 13-17-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 17-15-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 21-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/19/17 C Jeff Carter Ankle IR (10/18)

Key New York Islanders Injuries

12/10/17 D Thomas Hickey Upper Body IR (12/09)
12/03/17 LW Shane Prince Ankle IR (10/06)
11/08/17 LW Nikolay Kulemin Upper Body IR (11/06)

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Kings. He has 16 goals this year with 76 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Dustin Brown averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 12 goals on 85 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 15 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 753 shots against him and he's given up 56 goals. He's made 697 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has scored 35 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 5 goals this season with 51 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Anders Lee averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 19 goals on 76 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 9 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Islanders. He has 548 shots against him and he's surrendered 52 goals. He's made 496 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 43 total points this season, which ranks them 3rd in the NHL. They are 10th in the league in goals scored with 98 while they've given up 73 goals, ranking them 30th overall. They have had 99 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the NHL. The Kings have allowed 105 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%, putting them 1st in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.85% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%. That puts them 1st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders are 12th in the NHL with a total of 37 points this year. They have 21 power play goals on 105 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 11th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 95 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. That is 30th in the NHL. As a team, the Islanders are 2nd in the league with 110 goals scored while they've given up 105 goals, which is 3rd overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.41%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2%, as they've attempted 1,827 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,884 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.3% as they have 1,390 attempts while they have given up 1,427 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 998 face-off wins compared to 986 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 797 hits and they have blocked 457 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 873 face-off wins compared to 963 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.5%. That is 27th in the league. On defense New York has 632 hits and they have blocked 453 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. New York is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 1,768 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,824 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.9% ranks 21st as they have 1,311 attempts while they have given up 1,371 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York +153

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