Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 11/21/2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Staples Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at -112 and the Kings at -117.

Colorado has a record of 10-6-4 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 71 goals and given up 59 goals for a point differential of +12. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-10-0 and an over/under record of 10-10-0. Los Angeles has a record of 7-12-1 this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 41 goals and surrendered 61 for a goal differential of -20. Their record against the spread is 7-13-0 while their over/under record is 8-11-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 10-10-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 10-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 7-13-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 8-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

11/20/18 LW Matt Nieto Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Los Angeles
10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

11/17/18 C Trevor Lewis Foot is out indefinitely
11/12/18 GO Jack Campbell Knee is out 4-6 weeks
10/28/18 GO Jonathan Quick Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 405 shots against him and he's given up 30 goals. He's made 375 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Nathan MacKinnon has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 13 goals this year with 87 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 22.5 minutes played per game. Mikko Rantanen averages 21.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 8 goals on 43 shots. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jeff Carter has scored 10 total points this year for the Kings. He has 4 goals this season with 57 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Calvin Petersen has 2 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Kings. He has 122 shots against him and he's surrendered 6 goals. He's made 116 saves for a save percentage of 95%. Ilya Kovalchuk averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 5 goals on 46 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have allowed 79 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 18th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.79% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 13th in the league. The Avalanche have 24 total points this season, ranking 13th in the NHL in offense. They are 5th in the league with 71 goals while they've given up 59 goals, which is 22nd overall. They have had 66 power play opportunities and scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 30%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Kings are 31st with 41 goals scored while they are 19th in the NHL with 61 goals allowed this year. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.36%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 16th place in the league. The Kings have a total of 15 points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 8 power play goals on 60 opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That ranks their power play unit 31st. They've allowed 60 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47%, as they've attempted 1,067 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,202 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.6% as they have 799 attempts while they have given up 880 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season. That is 21st overall in the NHL. They have 548 face-off wins compared to 653 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.6%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense Colorado has 417 hits and they have blocked 322 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 638 face-off wins compared to 586 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 445 hits and they have blocked 283 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Los Angeles is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 1,115 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,146 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.6% ranks 23rd as they have 817 attempts while they have given up 863 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado -112

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