Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 1/23/2018

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Kings at -119 and the Canucks at +108.

Los Angeles has a record of 25-17-5 this season and on the road they have a record of 13-8-2-0. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 135 goals and given up 114 goals for a point differential of +21. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-22-0 and an over/under record of 20-24-0. Vancouver is 18-23-6 including 7-12-3-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 121 goals and surrendered 153 for a goal differential of -32. Their record against the spread is 18-29-0 while their over/under record is 26-21-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 25-22-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 20-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 18-29-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 26-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/19/17 C Jeff Carter Ankle IR (10/18)

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

01/22/18 D Erik Gudbranson Back is "?" Tuesday vs Los Angeles

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Kings. He has 15 goals this year with 115 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Anze Kopitar averages 22 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 18 goals on 106 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 20 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 1,143 shots against him and he's given up 87 goals. He's made 1,056 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has scored 41 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 22 goals this season with 127 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek averages 14.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 13 goals on 94 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 12 wins and 15 losses this year in goal for the Canucks. He has 985 shots against him and he's surrendered 91 goals. He's made 894 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 55 total points this season, which ranks them 15th in the NHL. They are 18th in the league in goals scored with 135 while they've given up 114 goals, ranking them 30th overall. They have had 134 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 20th in the NHL. The Kings have allowed 158 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%, putting them 1st in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.38% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 1st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 28th in the NHL with a total of 42 points this year. They have 33 power play goals on 154 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 7th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 158 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 26th in the NHL. As a team, the Canucks are 27th in the league with 121 goals scored while they've given up 153 goals, which is 5th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.64%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7%, as they've attempted 2,717 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,745 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.2% as they have 2,027 attempts while they have given up 2,094 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 18th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.9% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 1,394 face-off wins compared to 1,416 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,202 hits and they have blocked 651 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the year. That ranks them 17th and 19th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,394 face-off wins as opposed to 1,480 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 901 hits and they've blocked 626 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 29th in blocked shots. Vancouver is ranked 28th in Corsi percentage with 48.3% as they've tried 2,531 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,705 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 27th in the NHL at 47.8%, as they have 1,900 shots while they've given up 2,079 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver +108

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