Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 3/23/2019

Saturday, March 23, 2019

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, March 23, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +105 and the Kings at -125.

Anaheim has a record of 30-36-9 this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 170 goals and surrendered 228 goals for a point differential of -58. For the year they have an ATS mark of 30-45-0 and an over/under record of 26-45-0. Los Angeles has a record of 26-39-8 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 172 goals and given up 229 for a goal differential of -57. Their record against the spread is 25-47-0 while their over/under mark is 34-36-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 30-45-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 26-45-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 25-47-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 34-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

03/18/19 D Brendan Guhle Upper Body is questionable Friday vs San Jose
03/16/19 C Ryan Kesler Hip is out indefinitely
02/15/19 GO Chad Johnson Head IR (02/15)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

03/21/19 LW Ilya Kovalchuk Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Anaheim

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has scored 46 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 13 goals this season with 129 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 33 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Adam Henrique averages 16.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 17 goals on 111 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year. John Gibson has 22 wins and 22 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 1,703 shots against him and he's surrendered 143 goals. He's made 1,560 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has 53 total points this season for the Kings. He has 21 goals this year with 140 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 22.4 minutes played per contest. Dustin Brown averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 20 goals on 159 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Jonathan Quick has 14 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 1,204 shots against him and he's given up 130 goals. He's made 1,074 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 69 total points this year, which is 27th in the NHL. They've scored 170 goals while giving up 228 scores, which has them ranked 31st and 13th respectively. They have had 200 power play chances and scored 32 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the league. The Ducks have given up 248 power play opportunities and surrendered 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 23rd when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.17% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 9th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings are 30th in the league with a total of 60 points this season. They have 30 power play goals on 192 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL. They've given up 209 power play opportunities and surrendered 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 29th overall. As a team, the Kings are 30th with a total of 172 goals scored while they've given up 229 goals this season, ranking 12th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.29%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 24th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.6%, as they've attempted 4,048 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,634 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46% as they have 3,008 attempts while they have given up 3,536 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 2,215 face-off wins compared to 2,078 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,747 hits and they have blocked 1,098 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 2,143 face-off wins compared to 2,103 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,691 hits and they have blocked 1,039 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Los Angeles is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.1% as they've attempted 3,961 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,274 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.6% ranks 27th as they have 2,936 attempts while they have given up 3,235 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim +105

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