Sunday, February 5, 2017

Verizon Center

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Sunday, February 5, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +141 and the Capitals at -156. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 51 games. They have an overall record of 26-21-4 and on the road they have a record of 11-13-3. Currently they are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 131 goals and given up 123 goals for a point differential of +8. The Kings have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-25 and an over/under record of 15-25-11. Washington shows up with a record of 34-11-6 including 20-5-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 167 goals and surrendered 112 for a goal differential of +55. The Capitals have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 33-17 while their over/under record sits at 23-19-9.

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Anze Kopitar has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Kings. He has 6 goals this season with 92 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 21 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 26 goals on 157 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Peter Budaj has 24 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 1,071 shots against him and has given up 84 goals. He has made 987 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 25 goals this season with 197 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Marcus Johansson has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 15 goals on 74 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 25 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 1,069 shots against him and has given up 76 goals. He has made 993 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Kings have 56 total points this season. They have scored 131 goals while giving up 123 goals. They have had 147 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Kings have allowed 162 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.33% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Capitals have a total of 74 points on the season. They have 32 power play goals on 154 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 180 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 167 goals scored while they've given up 112 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.03%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 54.2% as they've attempted 3,054 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,578 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 54.6% as they have 2,261 attempts while they've given up 1,882 shots on the defensive end. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 55% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season. They have 1,547 face off wins compared to 1,516 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.5%. On defense Los Angeles has 1,524 hits and they've blocked 696 shots from the opposition.

Washington has attempted 2,881 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,745 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.8% as they have 2,138 shots while they've given up 2,072 attempts on defense. The Capitals have an offensive zone percentage of 51.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.6% as they've compiled 1,524 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,487 face off losses. On defense Washington has blocked 673 shot attempts and they have 1,067 hits as a unit.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 25-25 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 15-25-11 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 33-17 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 23-19-9 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/13/16 GO Jonathan Quick Groin out 5 months
02/03/17 C Tyler Toffoli Lower Body is upgraded to "?" Saturday vs. Philadelphia
02/01/17 C Jordan Nolan Lower Body injured last game, "?" Saturday vs Philadelphia
01/30/17 D Matt Greene Groin expected to miss 5-7 days

Washington Capitals Injuries

02/03/17 RW Justin Williams Lower Body is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Montreal

Tony's Pick: Take Washington -156

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