Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 11/9/2017

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Staples Center

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, November 9, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -105 and the Kings at -115.

Tampa Bay has a record of 11-2-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 4-1-1. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 59 goals and given up 42 goals for a point differential of +17. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-4-0 and an over/under record of 9-6-0. Los Angeles has a record of 11-2-2 including 5-0-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 52 goals and surrendered 34 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 10-4-0 while their over/under record is 7-6-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 11-4-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 9-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 10-4-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 7-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/26/17 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/19/17 C Jeff Carter Ankle IR (10/18)10/12/17 LW Kyle Clifford Upper Body IR (10/11)10/06/17 RW Marian Gaborik Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Andrei Vasilevskiy has 11 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Lightning. He has 437 shots against him and he's given up 33 goals. He's made 404 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Nikita Kucherov has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 14 goals this year with 58 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 20.3 minutes played per game. Brayden Point averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 7 goals on 33 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has scored 19 total points this year for the Kings. He has 8 goals this season with 39 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 22.4 minutes played per game. Jonathan Quick has 9 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Kings. He has 399 shots against him and he's surrendered 25 goals. He's made 374 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Dustin Brown averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 7 goals on 49 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have allowed 57 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 9th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.47% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 7th in the league. The Lightning has 24 total points this season, ranking 3rd in the NHL in offense. They are 2nd in the league with 59 goals while they've given up 42 goals, which is 22nd overall. They have had 59 power play opportunities and scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Kings are 6th with 52 goals scored while they are 30th in the NHL with 34 goals allowed this year. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.04%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them in 1st place in the league. The Kings have a total of 24 points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 10 power play goals on 53 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks their power play unit 15th. They've allowed 54 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 93%, which is 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51%, as they've attempted 900 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 865 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.7% as they have 688 attempts while they have given up 668 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 53.9% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 466 face-off wins compared to 486 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 290 hits and they have blocked 197 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 457 face-off wins compared to 445 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 336 hits and they have blocked 205 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Los Angeles is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2% as they've attempted 847 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 840 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.4% ranks 14th as they have 645 attempts while they have given up 635 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles -115

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