Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/13/2018

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, December 13, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +150 and the Blue Jackets at -185.

Los Angeles has a record of 11-19-2 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 71 goals and given up 98 goals for a point differential of -27. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-20-0 and an over/under record of 13-17-0. Columbus has a record of 16-12-2 this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 102 goals and surrendered 102 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 16-13-0 while their over/under record is 12-14-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 11-20-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 13-17-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 16-13-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 12-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

12/11/18 D Alec Martinez None is questionable Thursday vs Columbus
12/11/18 D Drew Doughty Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Columbus
12/11/18 LW Kyle Clifford Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Columbus
12/02/18 LW Ilya Kovalchuk Ankle is out indefinitely
11/26/18 LW Carl Hagelin Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/17/18 C Trevor Lewis Foot is out indefinitely
11/12/18 GO Jack Campbell Knee is out 4-6 weeks
10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/12/18 RW Josh Anderson Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Los Angeles

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Quick has 2 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 283 shots against him and he's given up 31 goals. He's made 252 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Anze Kopitar has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Kings. He has 8 goals this year with 69 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 22.6 minutes played per game. Dustin Brown averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 8 goals on 59 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 32 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 7 goals this season with 75 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Sergei Bobrovsky has 11 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 607 shots against him and he's surrendered 62 goals. He's made 545 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Cam Atkinson averages 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 19 goals on 112 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have allowed 98 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74% this year. That is 28th in the NHL. They average 28 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.82% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 16th in the league. The Kings have 24 total points this season, ranking 30th in the NHL in offense. They are 31st in the league with 71 goals while they've given up 98 goals, which is 12th overall. They have had 92 power play opportunities and scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 8th with 102 goals scored while they are 7th in the NHL with 102 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.49%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 27th place in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 34 points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 15 power play goals on 98 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks their power play unit 25th. They've allowed 89 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1%, as they've attempted 1,788 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,850 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.5% as they have 1,322 attempts while they have given up 1,404 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 1,015 face-off wins compared to 955 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 720 hits and they have blocked 446 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.1% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 895 face-off wins compared to 940 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Columbus has 556 hits and they have blocked 420 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Columbus is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2% as they've attempted 1,694 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,680 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 10th as they have 1,340 attempts while they have given up 1,260 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus -185

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