Los Angeles Kings at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks & Predictions 10/24/2017

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Canadian Tire Centre to take on the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at -113 and the Senators at +102.

Los Angeles has a record of 6-0-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 2-0-0. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 27 goals and surrendered 14 goals for a point differential of +13. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-1-0 and an over/under record of 4-2-0. Ottawa has a record of 4-1-3 including 1-1-3 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 30 goals and have given up 21 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread is 4-4-0 while their over/under mark is 5-3-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 6-1-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 4-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 4-4-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 5-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/19/17 C Jeff Carter Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/12/17 LW Kyle Clifford Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/06/17 RW Marian Gaborik Knee IR (10/03)

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/23/17 RW Bobby Ryan Hand injured last game, is "?" Tuesday vs. Los Angeles
10/21/17 D Mark Borowiecki Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs. Los Angeles
10/20/17 C Zack Smith Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/15/17 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Colin White Wrist IR (10/03)
10/09/17 D Ben Harpur Shoulder IR (10/06)

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has scored 11 total points this year for the Kings. He has 5 goals this season with 30 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Anze Kopitar averages 21.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 33% by tallying 6 goals on 18 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the year. Jonathan Quick has 5 wins and 0 losses this season in goal for the Kings. He has 195 shots against him and he's surrendered 12 goals. He's made 183 stops for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Stone has 9 total points this season for the Senators. He has 5 goals this year with 22 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. Derick Brassard averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 30% by scoring 6 goals on 20 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Senators. He has 212 shots against him and he's given up 18 goals. He's made 194 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 13 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 27 goals while giving up 14 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 31st respectively. They have had 27 power play chances and scored 5 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the league. The Kings have given up 27 power play opportunities and surrendered 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 93%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.20% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 94%, which is 1st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators are 8th in the league with a total of 11 points this season. They have 7 power play goals on 39 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 23 power play opportunities and surrendered 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 91%, ranking 2nd overall. As a team, the Senators are 5th with a total of 30 goals scored while they've given up 21 goals this season, ranking 25th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.07%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 6th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 52.7% as they've tried 388 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 348 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 7th in Corsi percentage. They are 10th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.4% as they have 293 shots while they've given up 266 attempts on defense. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the year. That puts them 5th and 26th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 197 face-off wins as opposed to 183 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 11th overall in the NHL. On defense Los Angeles has 142 hits and they've blocked 82 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 25th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 59.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 40.8% for the year. That ranks them 2nd and 31st respectively in the NHL. They have 226 face-off wins as opposed to 210 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 159 hits and they've blocked 128 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 2nd in blocked shots. Ottawa is ranked 27th in Corsi percentage with 47.1% as they've tried 399 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 448 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 16th in the NHL at 50.1%, as they have 321 shots while they've given up 320 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles -113

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