Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks and Tips 4/5/2019

Friday, April 5, 2019

Honda Center

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, April 5, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at +138 and the Ducks at -153.

Los Angeles has a record of 30-41-9 this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 192 goals and surrendered 252 goals for a point differential of -60. For the year they have an ATS mark of 30-50-0 and an over/under record of 37-40-0. Anaheim has a record of 34-37-10 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 191 goals and given up 246 for a goal differential of -55. Their record against the spread is 34-47-0 while their over/under mark is 31-46-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 30-50-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 37-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 34-47-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 31-46-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

04/03/19 LW Brendan Leipsic Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Anaheim

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

04/01/19 RW Troy Terry Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/23/19 D Brendan Guhle Upper Body is out indefinitely
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)

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has scored 58 total points this year for the Kings. He has 21 goals this season with 152 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 37 assists on the year and averages 22.4 minutes played per contest. Dustin Brown averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 22 goals on 175 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Jonathan Quick has 15 wins and 23 losses this season in goal for the Kings. He has 1,298 shots against him and he's surrendered 147 goals. He's made 1,151 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has 48 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 14 goals this year with 131 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Adam Henrique averages 16.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 18 goals on 120 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. John Gibson has 25 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 1,792 shots against him and he's given up 151 goals. He's made 1,641 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 69 total points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They've scored 192 goals while giving up 252 scores, which has them ranked 30th and 11th respectively. They have had 213 power play chances and scored 34 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the league. The Kings have given up 227 power play opportunities and surrendered 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.42% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 24th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 24th in the league with a total of 78 points this season. They have 36 power play goals on 211 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 266 power play opportunities and surrendered 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Ducks are 31st with a total of 191 goals scored while they've given up 246 goals this season, ranking 12th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.53%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48%, as they've attempted 4,357 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,727 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.4% as they have 3,230 attempts while they have given up 3,584 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 2,352 face-off wins compared to 2,312 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,870 hits and they have blocked 1,143 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 2,372 face-off wins compared to 2,238 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,890 hits and they have blocked 1,185 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.6% as they've attempted 4,338 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,976 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46% ranks 30th as they have 3,233 attempts while they have given up 3,791 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Anaheim -153

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