Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 1/30/2018

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Los Angeles Kings head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at +120 and the Stars at -167.

Los Angeles has a record of 26-18-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 14-9-2-0. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 139 goals and surrendered 121 goals for a point differential of +18. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-23-0 and an over/under record of 21-25-0. Dallas has a record of 28-18-4 including 17-7-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 155 goals and have given up 134 for a goal differential of +21. Their record against the spread is 28-22-0 while their over/under mark is 28-21-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 26-23-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 21-25-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 28-22-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 28-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/19/17 C Jeff Carter Ankle IR (10/18)
01/28/18 GO Jonathan Quick Suspension is OUT Tuesday vs Dallas
01/24/18 D Derek Forbort Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Dallas
01/24/18 C Nick Shore Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs Dallas

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

01/28/18 D Marc Methot Knee is "?" Tuesday vs Los Angeles
01/25/18 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs Los Angeles

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has scored 35 total points this year for the Kings. He has 15 goals this season with 123 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Anze Kopitar averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 19 goals on 112 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the year. Darcy Kuemper has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Kings. He has 366 shots against him and he's surrendered 24 goals. He's made 342 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has 43 total points this season for the Stars. He has 23 goals this year with 200 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 20 goals on 149 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 21 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 1,107 shots against him and he's given up 92 goals. He's made 1,015 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 57 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 139 goals while giving up 121 scores, which has them ranked 20th and 30th respectively. They have had 144 power play chances and scored 27 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 20th in the league. The Kings have given up 170 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.27% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 2nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 9th in the league with a total of 60 points this season. They have 31 power play goals on 153 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 171 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 16th overall. As a team, the Stars are 8th with a total of 155 goals scored while they've given up 134 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.75%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 17th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6%, as they've attempted 2,832 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,878 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.2% as they have 2,115 attempts while they have given up 2,182 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 18th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 1,454 face-off wins compared to 1,496 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,233 hits and they have blocked 696 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.3% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 1,670 face-off wins compared to 1,496 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,029 hits and they have blocked 727 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Dallas is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 2,944 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,755 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 8th as they have 2,171 attempts while they have given up 2,028 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles +120

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