Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators NHL Parlay 11/17/2018

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Saturday, November 17, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at +218 and the Predators at -245.

Los Angeles has a record of 5-11-1 this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 34 goals and surrendered 55 goals for a point differential of -21. For the year they have an ATS mark of 5-12-0 and an over/under record of 7-9-0. Nashville has a record of 13-5-1 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 62 goals and given up 44 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 13-6-0 while their over/under mark is 8-10-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 5-12-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 7-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 13-6-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 8-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

11/15/18 D Paul LaDue Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs Chicago
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 Nashville Predators Injuries

11/15/18 D P.K. Subban Undisclosed IR (11/15)
11/12/18 LW Viktor Arvidsson Upper Body IR (11/12)
10/25/18 D Dan Hamhuis Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Peter Budaj has 30 shots against him and he's surrendered 5 goals. He's made 25 stops for a save percentage of 83%. Ilya Kovalchuk has scored 14 total points this year for the Kings. He has 5 goals this season with 37 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 18.9 minutes played per contest. Jeff Carter averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 4 goals on 47 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Filip Forsberg has 18 total points this season for the Predators. He has 12 goals this year with 67 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 19.3 minutes played per contest. Pekka Rinne has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 288 shots against him and he's given up 15 goals. He's made 273 saves for a save percentage of 95%. Ryan Johansen averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 3 goals on 37 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have given up 51 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this season. That is 19th in the league. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.23% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, ranking them 27th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Kings are 31st overall with 11 total points this year. They are 31st in the league with 34 goals and 16th in goals allowed with 55. They've had 56 power play chances and scored 8 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Predators are 9th with a total of 62 goals scored while they are 30th with 44 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.15%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 1st in the league. The Predators have a total of 27 points this season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have had 8 power play goals on 74 chances for a percentage of 11%. That is 31st overall. They've given up 61 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 18th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 971 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 961 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.5% as they have 708 attempts while they have given up 721 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 545 face-off wins compared to 498 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 374 hits and they have blocked 240 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 625 face-off wins compared to 586 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Nashville has 286 hits and they have blocked 240 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Nashville is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9% as they've attempted 1,097 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,018 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 8th as they have 832 attempts while they have given up 778 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Nashville -245 and over 6 total goals

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