Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes NHL Betting Tips 4/2/2019

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Gila River Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at +160 and the Coyotes at -220.

Los Angeles has a record of 29-40-9 this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 187 goals and surrendered 244 goals for a point differential of -57. For the year they have an ATS mark of 29-49-0 and an over/under record of 36-39-0. Arizona has a record of 38-33-8 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 202 goals and given up 212 for a goal differential of -10. Their record against the spread is 38-41-0 while their over/under mark is 32-44-0.

Valuable 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

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 38-41-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 32-44-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

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

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/06/18 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body IR (12/06)
01/03/19 C Nick Schmaltz Upper Body IR (01/03); is out for season

Player Spotlight

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

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has 46 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 14 goals this year with 188 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Oliver Ekman-Larsson averages 23.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 165 attempts. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Darcy Kuemper has 26 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 1,620 shots against him and he's given up 123 goals. He's made 1,497 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 67 total points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They've scored 187 goals while giving up 244 scores, which has them ranked 31st and 12th respectively. They have had 209 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 220 power play opportunities and surrendered 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.38% 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 Coyotes are 18th in the league with a total of 84 points this season. They have 41 power play goals on 247 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 25th in the NHL. They've given up 222 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 28th with a total of 202 goals scored while they've given up 212 goals this season, ranking 25th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.38%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 7th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

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 is 47.6% as they have 3,158 attempts while they have given up 3,472 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 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 2,301 face-off wins compared to 2,251 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,824 hits and they have blocked 1,117 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 18th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 2,213 face-off wins compared to 2,428 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That is 28th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,948 hits and they have blocked 1,252 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Arizona is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've attempted 4,523 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,682 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.6% ranks 17th as they have 3,382 attempts while they have given up 3,430 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona -220

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