Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 11/1/2018

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Staples Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, November 1, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +110 and the Kings at -135.

Philadelphia has a record of 5-7-0 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 35 goals and given up 48 goals for a point differential of -13. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-7-0 and an over/under record of 8-3-0. Los Angeles is 3-7-1 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 22 goals and surrendered 39 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 3-8-0 while their over/under record is 5-5-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 4-7-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 8-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 3-8-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 5-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/30/18 LW Michael Raffl Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/08/18 LW James van Riemsdyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/28/18 GO Jonathan Quick Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 3 goals this year with 32 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 3 goals on 44 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Brian Elliott has 3 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 253 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 225 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Alex Iafallo has scored 7 total points this year for the Kings. He has 2 goals this season with 15 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 16.6 minutes played per game. Ilya Kovalchuk averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 3 goals on 31 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Jack Campbell has 3 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Kings. He has 205 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 187 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 10 total points this season, which ranks them 26th in the NHL. They are 17th in the league in goals scored with 35 while they've given up 48 goals, ranking them 1st overall. They have had 44 power play opportunities and have scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Flyers have allowed 43 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%, putting them 30th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.43% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 86%. That puts them 31st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings are 31st in the NHL with a total of 7 points this year. They have 5 power play goals on 38 opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 31 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 19th in the NHL. As a team, the Kings are 31st in the league with 22 goals scored while they've given up 39 goals, which is 10th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.98%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6%, as they've attempted 706 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 661 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.4% as they have 519 attempts while they have given up 490 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 391 face-off wins compared to 293 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 57.2%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 281 hits and they have blocked 171 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 351 face-off wins compared to 324 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 250 hits and they have blocked 159 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Los Angeles is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've attempted 642 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 611 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.2% ranks 15th as they have 455 attempts while they have given up 452 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles -135

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