Los Angeles Kings at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks & Predictions 10/13/2018

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Canadian Tire Centre to take on the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at -138 and the Senators at +100.

Los Angeles has a record of 2-1-1 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 10 goals and surrendered 7 goals for a point differential of +3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 2-2-0 and an over/under record of 1-3-0. Ottawa has a record of 1-2-1 this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 15 goals and given up 20 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 1-3-0 while their over/under mark is 4-0-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 2-2-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 1-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 1-3-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 4-0-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/07/18 GO Jonathan Quick Lower Body IR (10/07)
10/03/18 RW Dustin Brown Finger IR (10/03)
10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/11/18 LW Alex Formenton Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Los Angeles
10/06/18 LW Max McCormick Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 C Jean-Gabriel Pageau Achilles is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Alex Iafallo has scored 4 total points this year for the Kings. He has 2 goals this season with 3 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 67%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 15.3 minutes played per contest. Ilya Kovalchuk averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 1 goal on 16 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 3 points on the year. Jack Campbell has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Kings. He has 117 shots against him and he's surrendered 4 goals. He's made 113 stops for a save percentage of 97%.

Player Spotlight

Thomas Chabot has 6 total points this season for the Senators. He has 2 goals this year with 9 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 22 minutes played per contest. Zack Smith averages 16 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 1 goal on 8 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 4 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 124 shots against him and he's given up 13 goals. He's made 111 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 5 total points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They've scored 10 goals while giving up 7 scores, which has them ranked 21st and 27th respectively. The Kings have given up 14 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 17th when short-handed. They average 23 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.87% for the year. They allow 38 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 95%, which is 2nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators are 22nd in the league with a total of 3 points this season. They have 4 power play goals on 15 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 8th in the NHL. They've given up 14 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71%, ranking 23rd overall. As a team, the Senators are 8th with a total of 15 goals scored while they've given up 20 goals this season, ranking 2nd in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 13.04%. As a unit they give up 39 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 87%, putting them 25th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 39.2%, as they've attempted 183 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 284 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 37.8% as they have 128 attempts while they have given up 211 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 33.6% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 66.4% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 127 face-off wins compared to 122 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 98 hits and they have blocked 73 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 42.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 57.5% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 147 face-off wins compared to 138 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 89 hits and they have blocked 71 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Ottawa is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43% as they've attempted 211 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 280 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 43.8% ranks 26th as they have 163 attempts while they have given up 209 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles -138

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