Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 12/7/2017

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Staples Center

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The Ottawa Senators head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, December 7, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +131 and the Kings at -145.

Ottawa has a record of 9-10-6 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-5-1. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 74 goals and surrendered 86 goals for a point differential of -12. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-16-0 and an over/under record of 14-11-0. Los Angeles has a record of 18-8-3 including 8-5-2 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 90 goals and have given up 63 for a goal differential of +27. Their record against the spread is 18-11-0 while their over/under mark is 11-16-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 9-16-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 14-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 18-11-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 11-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/05/17 RW Mark Stone Illness is "?" Wednesday vs Anaheim
11/20/17 D Mark Borowiecki Concussion IR (11/19)
11/17/17 D Chris Wideman Hamstring IR (11/16)

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

11/27/17 LW Andy Andreoff Upper Body IR (11/25)
10/19/17 C Jeff Carter Ankle IR (10/18)
10/12/17 LW Kyle Clifford Upper Body IR (10/11)

Player Spotlight

Mark Stone has scored 25 total points this year for the Senators. He has 14 goals this season with 64 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 21 minutes played per contest. Mike Hoffman averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 9 goals on 87 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 531 shots against him and he's surrendered 56 goals. He's made 475 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has 24 total points this season for the Kings. He has 11 goals this year with 79 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Anze Kopitar averages 22.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 15 goals on 73 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year. Jonathan Quick has 14 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 693 shots against him and he's given up 49 goals. He's made 644 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 24 total points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They've scored 74 goals while giving up 86 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 12th respectively. They have had 95 power play chances and scored 16 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 25th in the league. The Senators have given up 73 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 25th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.72% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 29th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings are 2nd in the league with a total of 39 points this season. They have 16 power play goals on 94 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 96 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Kings are 9th with a total of 90 goals scored while they've given up 63 goals this season, ranking 30th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.79%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 49.2% as they've tried 1,433 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,477 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 23rd in Corsi percentage. They are 17th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50% as they have 1,068 shots while they've given up 1,070 attempts on defense. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 53.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the year. That puts them 6th and 26th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 802 face-off wins as opposed to 731 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That is 6th overall in the NHL. On defense Ottawa has 566 hits and they've blocked 407 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 13th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the year. That ranks them 15th and 15th respectively in the NHL. They have 917 face-off wins as opposed to 898 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 705 hits and they've blocked 404 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 14th in blocked shots. Los Angeles is ranked 14th in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've tried 1,681 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,689 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 16th in the NHL at 49.9%, as they have 1,279 shots while they've given up 1,285 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa +131

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