Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 11/14/2017

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +175 and the Kings at -195.

Vancouver has a record of 8-7-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-3-0. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 43 goals and surrendered 46 goals for a point differential of -3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 8-9-0 and an over/under record of 7-10-0. Los Angeles has a record of 11-4-2 including 5-2-2 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 55 goals and have given up 41 for a goal differential of +14. Their record against the spread is 11-5-0 while their over/under mark is 9-6-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 8-9-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 7-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 11-5-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 9-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/10/17 D Christopher Tanev Upper Body IR (11/08)
10/23/17 D Troy Stecher Leg IR (10/22)

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

Brock Boeser has scored 14 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 5 goals this season with 36 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 15.7 minutes played per contest. Bo Horvat averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 6 goals on 45 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 402 shots against him and he's surrendered 35 goals. He's made 367 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has 17 total points this season for the Kings. He has 8 goals this year with 52 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Anze Kopitar averages 22.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 8 goals on 44 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Jonathan Quick has 9 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 475 shots against him and he's given up 32 goals. He's made 443 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 18 total points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They've scored 43 goals while giving up 46 scores, which has them ranked 28th and 22nd respectively. They have had 71 power play chances and scored 10 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 28th in the league. The Canucks have given up 64 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 25th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.46% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 14th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings are 3rd in the league with a total of 24 points this season. They have 11 power play goals on 60 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 62 power play opportunities and surrendered 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Kings are 10th with a total of 55 goals scored while they've given up 41 goals this season, ranking 30th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.67%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8%, as they've attempted 912 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 921 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 686 attempts while they have given up 724 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 542 face-off wins compared to 510 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 274 hits and they have blocked 197 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 52.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the year. That ranks them 10th and 20th respectively in the NHL. They have 553 face-off wins as opposed to 534 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 407 hits and they've blocked 245 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 20th in blocked shots. Los Angeles is ranked 13th in Corsi percentage with 50% as they've tried 1,028 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,028 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 17th in the NHL at 50.1%, as they have 785 shots while they've given up 783 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +175

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