Saturday, March 25, 2017

Staples Center

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The New York Rangers travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, March 25, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +113 and the Kings at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 74 games. They have an overall record of 45-25-4 and on the road they have a record of 26-9-1. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 235 goals and given up 195 goals for a point differential of +40. The Rangers have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 42-29 and an over/under record of 36-31-7. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 35-31-7 including 21-13-2 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 180 goals and surrendered 183 for a goal differential of -3. The Kings have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 33-38 while their over/under record sits at 22-32-19.

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Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 42-29 straight up

The New York Rangers are 36-31-7 against the over/under

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 33-38 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 22-32-19 against the over/under

Key New York Rangers Injuries

03/24/17 GO Henrik Lundqvist Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Los Angeles
03/04/17 D Kevin Klein Upper Body out indefinitely
02/28/17 D Dan Girardi Ankle out indefinitely

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

03/14/17 C Nick Shore Upper Body out indefinitely
02/23/17 D Paul La Due Upper Body out indefinitely
01/30/17 D Matt Greene Groin out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

J.T. Miller has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 20 goals this season with 122 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 16.4 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 15 goals on 186 shots. He has 37 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 15 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 752 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 691 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Kings. He has 11 goals this season with 135 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 18.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 31 goals on 228 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 245 shots against him and has given up 19 goals. He has made 226 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 94 total points this season. They have scored 235 goals while giving up 195 goals. They have had 216 power play opportunities and have scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Rangers have allowed 203 power play opportunities and given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.51% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have a total of 77 points on the season. They have 42 power play goals on 212 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 218 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 180 goals scored while they've given up 183 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.84%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

New York has a Corsi percentage of 49.3% as they've attempted 4,100 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,209 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.3% as they have 3,129 attempts while they've given up 3,092 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season. They have 2,130 face off wins compared to 2,252 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.6%. On defense New York has 1,539 hits and they've blocked 1,117 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles has attempted 4,487 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,674 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 55% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 54.7% as they have 3,298 shots while they've given up 2,727 attempts on defense. The Kings have an offensive zone percentage of 56.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 43.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.3% as they've compiled 2,213 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,188 face off losses. On defense Los Angeles has blocked 947 shot attempts and they have 2,121 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Rangers/Kings NHL game against the moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take New York +113

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