Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 11/3/2018

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Staples Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, November 3, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at -110 and the Kings at -115.

Columbus has a record of 7-5-0 this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 43 goals and surrendered 44 goals for a point differential of -1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-5-0 and an over/under record of 7-4-0. Los Angeles has a record of 3-8-1 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 24 goals and given up 44 for a goal differential of -20. Their record against the spread is 3-8-0 while their over/under mark is 5-5-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 6-5-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 7-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 3-8-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 5-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/08/18 C Brandon Dubinsky None is out 4-6 weeks

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

11/02/18 D Paul LaDue Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Columbus
10/28/18 GO Jonathan Quick Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 11 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 6 goals this season with 48 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Artemi Panarin averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 5 goals on 44 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 3 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 248 shots against him and he's surrendered 25 goals. He's made 223 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Alex Iafallo has 7 total points this season for the Kings. He has 2 goals this year with 18 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 16.7 minutes played per contest. Ilya Kovalchuk averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 4 goals on 33 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Jack Campbell has 3 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 235 shots against him and he's given up 22 goals. He's made 213 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 14 total points this year, which is 17th in the NHL. They've scored 43 goals while giving up 44 scores, which has them ranked 7th and 6th respectively. They have had 45 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 28th in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 38 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking them 25th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.62% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 24th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings are 31st in the league with a total of 7 points this season. They have 6 power play goals on 43 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 26th in the NHL. They've given up 32 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 16th overall. As a team, the Kings are 31st with a total of 24 goals scored while they've given up 44 goals this season, ranking 7th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.02%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 28th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4%, as they've attempted 722 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 683 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.5% as they have 574 attempts while they have given up 519 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 53.6% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.4% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 360 face-off wins compared to 404 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.1%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Columbus has 178 hits and they have blocked 164 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 387 face-off wins compared to 346 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 277 hits and they have blocked 167 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Los Angeles is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've attempted 697 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 664 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.1% ranks 17th as they have 499 attempts while they have given up 497 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles -115

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