Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings Expert NHL Picks 3/16/2019

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Staples Center

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The Florida Panthers head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, March 16, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at -132 and the Kings at +100.

Florida has a record of 31-27-12 this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 225 goals and surrendered 230 goals for a point differential of -5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 31-39-0 and an over/under record of 38-25-0. Los Angeles has a record of 25-37-8 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 163 goals and given up 220 for a goal differential of -57. Their record against the spread is 25-45-0 while their over/under mark is 33-35-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 31-39-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 38-25-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 25-45-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 33-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season
03/14/19 C Denis Malgin Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Los Angeles
02/23/19 C Colton Sceviour Wrist is out indefinitely

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has scored 78 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 30 goals this season with 178 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 48 assists on the year and averages 22.6 minutes played per contest. Evgenii Dadonov averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 22 goals on 171 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 14 wins and 15 losses this season in goal for the Panthers. He has 1,020 shots against him and he's surrendered 105 goals. He's made 915 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has 48 total points this season for the Kings. He has 19 goals this year with 134 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 29 assists on the year and averages 22.3 minutes played per contest. Dustin Brown averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 17 goals on 146 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Jonathan Quick has 13 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 1,144 shots against him and he's given up 124 goals. He's made 1,020 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 74 total points this year, which is 19th in the NHL. They've scored 225 goals while giving up 230 scores, which has them ranked 9th and 6th respectively. They have had 241 power play chances and scored 65 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That is 2nd in the league. The Panthers have given up 198 power play opportunities and surrendered 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.69% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 30th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings are 30th in the league with a total of 58 points this season. They have 28 power play goals on 188 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th in the NHL. They've given up 202 power play opportunities and surrendered 49 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 163 goals scored while they've given up 220 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.17%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8%, as they've attempted 4,071 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,946 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.2% as they have 3,133 attempts while they have given up 2,982 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 2,157 face-off wins compared to 2,187 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,596 hits and they have blocked 964 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 2,057 face-off wins compared to 2,031 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,607 hits and they have blocked 1,002 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Los Angeles is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2% as they've attempted 3,811 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,095 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.7% ranks 27th as they have 2,819 attempts while they have given up 3,093 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida -132

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