Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 11/19/2018

Monday, November 19, 2018

Enterprise Center

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Enterprise Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Monday, November 19, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +136 and the Blues at -150.

Los Angeles has a record of 6-12-1 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 39 goals and given up 61 goals for a point differential of -22. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-13-0 and an over/under record of 8-10-0. St. Louis has a record of 7-8-3 this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 56 goals and surrendered 57 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 7-11-0 while their over/under record is 8-9-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 6-13-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 8-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 7-11-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 8-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

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 St. Louis Blues Injuries

11/17/18 LW Alexander Steen Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/17/18 C Brayden Schenn Upper Body is probable Saturday vs San Jose
11/17/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Upper Body left last game, is questionable Saturday vs San Jose
11/17/18 LW Jaden Schwartz Undisclosed injured last game, is questionable Saturday vs San Jose
11/16/18 LW Pat Maroon Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs San Jose
10/25/18 D Robert Bortuzzo Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Luke Opilka Hip is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Calvin Petersen has had 93 shots against him and he's given up 6 goals. He's made 87 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Ilya Kovalchuk has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Kings. He has 5 goals this year with 42 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 4 goals on 54 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 16 total points this year for the Blues. He has 6 goals this season with 72 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Jake Allen has 5 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Blues. He has 392 shots against him and he's surrendered 43 goals. He's made 349 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 10 goals on 50 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have allowed 58 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this year. That is 22nd in the NHL. They average 28 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.36% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 22nd in the league. The Kings have 13 total points this season, ranking 31st in the NHL in offense. They are 31st in the league with 39 goals while they've given up 61 goals, which is 13th overall. They have had 60 power play opportunities and scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 29th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blues are 20th with 56 goals scored while they are 21st in the NHL with 57 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.22%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 17th place in the league. The Blues have a total of 17 points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 16 power play goals on 64 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks their power play unit 9th. They've allowed 58 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4%, as they've attempted 1,068 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,092 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.8% as they have 784 attempts while they have given up 822 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 605 face-off wins compared to 566 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 417 hits and they have blocked 270 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 18th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 598 face-off wins compared to 493 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54.8%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 358 hits and they have blocked 287 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. St. Louis is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2% as they've attempted 982 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,056 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.7% ranks 23rd as they have 731 attempts while they have given up 769 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis -150

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