Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 2/3/2018

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Staples Center

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, February 3, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +118 and the Kings at -130.

Arizona has a record of 12-30-9 this season and on the road they have a record of 6-14-6-2. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 119 goals and given up 176 goals for a point differential of -57. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-39-0 and an over/under record of 21-29-0. Los Angeles is 27-19-5 including 12-9-3-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 142 goals and surrendered 126 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 27-24-0 while their over/under record is 21-27-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 12-39-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 21-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 27-24-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 21-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

02/02/18 GO Antti Raanta Undisclosed is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Los Angeles
02/01/18 D Jason Demers Upper Body IR (01/25)

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/19/17 C Jeff Carter Ankle IR (10/18)
02/01/18 D Alec Martinez None injured last game, is "?" Saturday vs Arizona

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 14 goals this year with 137 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Derek Stepan averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 9 goals on 138 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 8 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 787 shots against him and he's given up 64 goals. He's made 723 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has scored 35 total points this year for the Kings. He has 15 goals this season with 136 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Anze Kopitar averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 19 goals on 117 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 20 wins and 18 losses this year in goal for the Kings. He has 1,198 shots against him and he's surrendered 97 goals. He's made 1,101 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 33 total points this season, which ranks them 31st in the NHL. They are 30th in the league in goals scored with 119 while they've given up 176 goals, ranking them 2nd overall. They have had 154 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 24th in the NHL. The Coyotes have allowed 129 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, putting them 21st in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.76% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 31st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings are 14th in the NHL with a total of 59 points this year. They have 28 power play goals on 149 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 21st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 177 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. That is 1st in the NHL. As a team, the Kings are 21st in the league with 142 goals scored while they've given up 126 goals, which is 29th overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.10%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've tried 3,009 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,086 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 19th in Corsi percentage. They are 23rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.1% as they have 2,192 shots while they've given up 2,363 attempts on defense. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the year. That puts them 25th and 3rd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,524 face-off wins as opposed to 1,663 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 24th overall in the NHL. On defense Arizona has 1,244 hits and they've blocked 723 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 22nd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 1,521 face-off wins compared to 1,558 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,270 hits and they have blocked 727 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Los Angeles is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7% as they've attempted 2,958 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,992 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.2% ranks 20th as they have 2,191 attempts while they have given up 2,265 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles -130

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