Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 3/19/2018

Monday, March 19, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Monday, March 19, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at +122 and the Wild at -135.

Los Angeles has a record of 39-27-6 this year and away from home they have a record of 20-13-3-1. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 207 goals and surrendered 181 goals for a point differential of +26. For the year they have an ATS mark of 39-33-0 and an over/under record of 32-37-0. Minnesota has a record of 41-24-7 including 24-6-6-1 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 224 goals and have given up 206 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 41-31-0 while their over/under mark is 37-31-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 39-33-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 32-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 41-31-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 37-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

03/15/18 D Jared Spurgeon Groin is out indefinitely
03/05/18 C Luke Kunin ACL is out for season

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has scored 48 total points this year for the Kings. He has 21 goals this season with 188 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 27 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Anze Kopitar averages 22.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 29 goals on 175 attempts. He has 51 assists, giving him a total of 80 points on the year. Jonathan Quick has 28 wins and 26 losses this season in goal for the Kings. He has 1,654 shots against him and he's surrendered 129 goals. He's made 1,525 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Eric Staal has 70 total points this season for the Wild. He has 38 goals this year with 203 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 17.8 minutes played per contest. Jason Zucker averages 17 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 29 goals on 194 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 31 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,543 shots against him and he's given up 129 goals. He's made 1,414 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 84 total points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They've scored 207 goals while giving up 181 scores, which has them ranked 18th and 29th respectively. They have had 213 power play chances and scored 42 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 19th in the league. The Kings have given up 239 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.20% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 3rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 7th in the league with a total of 89 points this season. They have 45 power play goals on 218 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL. They've given up 242 power play opportunities and surrendered 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 19th overall. As a team, the Wild are 10th with a total of 224 goals scored while they've given up 206 goals this season, ranking 19th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.20%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 49.8% as they've tried 4,204 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,246 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 16th in Corsi percentage. They are 16th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.7% as they have 3,148 shots while they've given up 3,191 attempts on defense. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the year. That puts them 14th and 17th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,147 face-off wins as opposed to 2,178 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That is 15th overall in the NHL. On defense Los Angeles has 1,845 hits and they've blocked 1,055 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 16th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the year. That ranks them 29th and 5th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,126 face-off wins as opposed to 2,131 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,206 hits and they've blocked 1,143 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 4th in blocked shots. Minnesota is ranked 28th in Corsi percentage with 46.8% as they've tried 3,845 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,366 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 24th in the NHL at 47.9%, as they have 2,964 shots while they've given up 3,223 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles +122

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