Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 3/13/2018

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Gila River Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Kings at -149 and the Coyotes at +135.

Los Angeles has a record of 37-26-5 this season and on the road they have a record of 20-13-2-0. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 197 goals and given up 173 goals for a point differential of +24. For the season they have an ATS record of 37-31-0 and an over/under record of 31-34-0. Arizona has a record of 22-35-11 including 13-18-4-3 at home this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 163 goals and surrendered 219 for a goal differential of -56. Their record against the spread is 22-46-0 while their over/under record is 31-36-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 37-31-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 31-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 22-46-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 31-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

03/11/18 C Laurent Dauphin Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/11/18 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Los Angeles
03/11/18 LW Zac Rinaldo Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Los Angeles

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Quick has 26 wins and 25 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 1,570 shots against him and he's given up 125 goals. He's made 1,445 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Anze Kopitar has accumulated 74 total points this season for the Kings. He has 27 goals this year with 166 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 47 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Dustin Brown averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 20 goals on 177 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Derek Stepan has scored 43 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 12 goals this season with 178 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Antti Raanta has 15 wins and 15 losses this year in goal for the Coyotes. He has 1,130 shots against him and he's surrendered 86 goals. He's made 1,044 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Clayton Keller averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 18 goals on 169 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have allowed 229 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this year. That is 2nd in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.29% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 3rd in the league. The Kings has 79 total points this season, ranking 15th in the NHL in offense. They are 19th in the league with 197 goals while they've given up 173 goals, which is 29th overall. They have had 196 power play opportunities and scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Coyotes are 31st with 163 goals scored while they are 7th in the NHL with 219 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.98%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 27th place in the league. The Coyotes have a total of 55 points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 35 power play goals on 206 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 25th. They've allowed 182 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5%, as they've attempted 3,939 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,024 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.3% as they have 2,950 attempts while they have given up 3,031 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 2,027 face-off wins compared to 2,063 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,741 hits and they have blocked 993 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the year. That ranks them 28th and 3rd respectively in the NHL. They have 1,987 face-off wins as opposed to 2,186 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.6%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,660 hits and they've blocked 960 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 23rd in blocked shots. Arizona is ranked 19th in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've tried 3,979 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,126 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 22nd in the NHL at 47.8%, as they have 2,902 shots while they've given up 3,166 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona +135

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