Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 4/1/2019

Monday, April 1, 2019

Staples Center

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The Calgary Flames travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, April 1, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Flames at -175 and the Kings at +130.

Calgary has a record of 48-23-7 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 275 goals and given up 212 goals for a point differential of +63. For the season they have an ATS record of 48-30-0 and an over/under record of 39-35-0. Los Angeles has a record of 29-40-9 this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 187 goals and surrendered 244 for a goal differential of -57. Their record against the spread is 29-49-0 while their over/under record is 36-39-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 48-30-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 39-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 29-49-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 36-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

02/20/19 D Michael Stone Arm IR (11/21)

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

03/30/19 LW Brendan Leipsic Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Calgary

Player Spotlight

David Rittich has 26 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 1,171 shots against him and he's given up 104 goals. He's made 1,067 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Sean Monahan has accumulated 80 total points this season for the Flames. He has 33 goals this year with 205 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 47 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 35 goals on 240 shots. He has 59 assists, giving him a total of 94 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has scored 57 total points this year for the Kings. He has 21 goals this season with 151 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 22.4 minutes played per game. Jonathan Quick has 15 wins and 22 losses this year in goal for the Kings. He has 1,273 shots against him and he's surrendered 140 goals. He's made 1,133 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Dustin Brown averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 21 goals on 174 shots. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have allowed 238 power play opportunities and have given up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 20th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.82% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 18th in the league. The Flames have 103 total points this season, ranking 3rd in the NHL in offense. They are 4th in the league with 275 goals while they've given up 212 goals, which is 24th overall. They have had 260 power play opportunities and scored 53 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 13th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Kings are 31st with 187 goals scored while they are 12th in the NHL with 244 goals allowed this year. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.38%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 24th place in the league. The Kings have a total of 67 points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 34 power play goals on 209 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 26th. They've allowed 220 power play opportunities and have given up 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, which is 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.7%, as they've attempted 4,725 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,076 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.2% as they have 3,517 attempts while they have given up 3,093 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 54% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 2,366 face-off wins compared to 2,176 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,177 hits and they have blocked 983 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 2,301 face-off wins compared to 2,251 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,824 hits and they have blocked 1,117 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Los Angeles is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.1% as they've attempted 4,259 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,589 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.6% ranks 27th as they have 3,158 attempts while they have given up 3,472 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles +130

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