Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/29/2018

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, November 29, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at +135 and the Oilers at -160.

Los Angeles has a record of 9-14-1 this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 53 goals and surrendered 75 goals for a point differential of -22. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-15-0 and an over/under record of 11-12-0. Edmonton has a record of 11-11-2 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 65 goals and given up 76 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 11-13-0 while their over/under mark is 11-11-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 9-15-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 11-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 11-13-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 11-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

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
10/28/18 GO Jonathan Quick Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/16/18 RW Tobias Rieder Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/23/18 D Matt Benning Undisclosed IR (10/19)

Player Spotlight

Jeff Carter has scored 12 total points this year for the Kings. He has 4 goals this season with 67 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Ilya Kovalchuk averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 5 goals on 50 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year. Calvin Petersen has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Kings. He has 248 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 230 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has 27 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 13 goals this year with 62 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Connor McDavid averages 22.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 13 goals on 81 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the year. Cam Talbot has 5 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 424 shots against him and he's given up 47 goals. He's made 377 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 19 total points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 53 goals while giving up 75 scores, which has them ranked 31st and 14th respectively. They have had 75 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th in the league. The Kings have given up 71 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.89% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 22nd in the league with a total of 24 points this season. They have 16 power play goals on 76 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 78 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 27th overall. As a team, the Oilers are 28th with a total of 65 goals scored while they've given up 76 goals this season, ranking 12th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.71%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6%, as they've attempted 1,349 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,372 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 991 attempts while they have given up 1,043 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 774 face-off wins compared to 691 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 539 hits and they have blocked 329 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 692 face-off wins compared to 746 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 594 hits and they have blocked 342 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Edmonton is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 1,353 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,325 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.2% ranks 9th as they have 1,030 attempts while they have given up 983 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles +135

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