Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 11/10/2018

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Staples Center

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The Calgary Flames head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, November 10, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at -115 and the Kings at -105.

Calgary has a record of 9-6-1 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 54 goals and surrendered 53 goals for a point differential of +1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-7-0 and an over/under record of 9-7-0. Los Angeles has a record of 5-9-1 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 33 goals and given up 49 for a goal differential of -16. Their record against the spread is 5-10-0 while their over/under mark is 6-8-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 9-7-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 9-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 5-10-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 6-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/07/18 C Dillon Dube Concussion IR (11/07)

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

11/09/18 D Paul LaDue Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Calgary
10/28/18 GO Jonathan Quick Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has scored 19 total points this year for the Flames. He has 6 goals this season with 47 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 20.7 minutes played per contest. Sean Monahan averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by tallying 8 goals on 44 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year. Mike Smith has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 288 shots against him and he's surrendered 37 goals. He's made 251 stops for a save percentage of 87%.

Player Spotlight

Alex Iafallo has 8 total points this season for the Kings. He has 3 goals this year with 23 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 16.3 minutes played per contest. Ilya Kovalchuk averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 5 goals on 36 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year. Jack Campbell has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 316 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 290 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 19 total points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They've scored 54 goals while giving up 53 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 6th respectively. They have had 63 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the league. The Flames have given up 53 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking them 26th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.06% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 26th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings are 31st in the league with a total of 11 points this season. They have 8 power play goals on 51 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 44 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Kings are 31st with a total of 33 goals scored while they've given up 49 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.75%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 25th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.3%, as they've attempted 1,016 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 822 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.3% as they have 758 attempts while they have given up 638 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 55.6% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.4% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 492 face-off wins compared to 453 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Calgary has 238 hits and they have blocked 184 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 485 face-off wins compared to 447 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 345 hits and they have blocked 212 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Los Angeles is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've attempted 865 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 835 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.4% ranks 16th as they have 632 attempts while they have given up 623 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles -105

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