Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 10/18/2017

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Staples Center

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at +138 and the Kings at -153.

Montreal has a record of 1-3-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 1-2-0. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 8 goals and given up 17 goals for a point differential of -9. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-4-0 and an over/under record of 2-2-0. Los Angeles has a record of 4-0-1 including 3-0-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 16 goals and surrendered 9 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 4-1-0 while their over/under record is 2-2-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 1-4-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 4-1-0 straight up this year

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

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/15/17 D David Schlemko Hand "?" Tuesday vs. San Jose

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/12/17 LW Kyle Clifford Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/06/17 RW Marian Gaborik Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Carey Price has 1 win and 3 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 131 shots against him and he's given up 15 goals. He's made 116 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Jonathan Drouin has accumulated 3 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 1 goal this year with 18 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Brendan Gallagher averages 15.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 1 goal on 14 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 2 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has scored 7 total points this year for the Kings. He has 4 goals this season with 20 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Jonathan Quick has 3 wins and 0 losses this year in goal for the Kings. He has 122 shots against him and he's surrendered 7 goals. He's made 115 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Anze Kopitar averages 21.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 33% by scoring 4 goals on 12 shots. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have allowed 16 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 16th in the NHL. They average 38 shots per game and as a team shoot 4.23% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is ranked 28th in the league. The Canadiens has 3 total points this season, ranking 26th in the NHL in offense. They are 29th in the league with 8 goals while they've given up 17 goals, which is 13th overall. They have had 16 power play opportunities and scored 1 goals on those chances for a percentage of 6%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Kings are 15th with 16 goals scored while they are 30th in the NHL with 9 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.58%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%, putting them in 3rd place in the league. The Kings have a total of 9 points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 4 power play goals on 22 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks their power play unit 16th. They've allowed 20 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 95%, which is 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 57%, as they've attempted 334 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 252 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 56.9% as they have 250 attempts while they have given up 189 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 56.2% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.8% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 149 face-off wins compared to 179 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.4%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense Montreal has 105 hits and they have blocked 63 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 163 face-off wins compared to 147 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 118 hits and they have blocked 64 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. Los Angeles is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.7% as they've attempted 308 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 276 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.3% ranks 9th as they have 232 attempts while they have given up 212 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles -153

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