Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 1/19/2018

Friday, January 19, 2018

Honda Center

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, January 19, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +102 and the Ducks at -112.

Los Angeles has a record of 24-15-5 this season and on the road they have a record of 13-7-2-0. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 129 goals and given up 107 goals for a point differential of +22. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-20-0 and an over/under record of 19-22-0. Anaheim has a record of 21-16-9 including 11-8-3-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 127 goals and surrendered 128 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 21-25-0 while their over/under record is 16-29-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 24-20-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 19-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 21-25-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 16-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/19/17 C Jeff Carter Ankle IR (10/18)
01/15/18 D Jake Muzzin Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Pittsburgh

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/01/17 LW Michael Liambas Upper Body IR (11/30)
10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body IR (10/14)
01/18/18 LW Andrew Cogliano Suspension Served is probable Friday vs Los Angeles

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Quick has 19 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 1,058 shots against him and he's given up 80 goals. He's made 978 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Dustin Brown has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Kings. He has 15 goals this year with 108 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Anze Kopitar averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 18 goals on 103 shots. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has scored 33 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 16 goals this season with 115 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. John Gibson has 15 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 1,135 shots against him and he's surrendered 88 goals. He's made 1,047 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Brandon Montour averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 6 goals on 93 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have allowed 147 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87% this year. That is 1st in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.51% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 1st in the league. The Kings has 53 total points this season, ranking 14th in the NHL in offense. They are 18th in the league with 129 goals while they've given up 107 goals, which is 31st overall. They have had 128 power play opportunities and scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Ducks are 20th with 127 goals scored while they are 18th in the NHL with 128 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.36%. They give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 3rd place in the league. The Ducks have a total of 51 points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 21 power play goals on 124 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 24th. They've allowed 172 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5%, as they've attempted 2,536 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,585 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.1% as they have 1,900 attempts while they have given up 1,967 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 18th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 1,319 face-off wins compared to 1,328 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,119 hits and they have blocked 618 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.5% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 1,429 face-off wins compared to 1,375 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,075 hits and they have blocked 720 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Anaheim is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.2% as they've attempted 2,510 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,918 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.5% ranks 28th as they have 1,910 attempts while they have given up 2,198 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Anaheim -112

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