Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 2/9/2019

Saturday, February 9, 2019

TD Garden

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Saturday, February 9, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +160 and the Bruins at -195.

Los Angeles has a record of 23-27-4 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 128 goals and given up 160 goals for a point differential of -32. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-31-0 and an over/under record of 23-29-0. Boston has a record of 29-17-8 this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 155 goals and surrendered 140 for a goal differential of +15. Their record against the spread is 29-25-0 while their over/under record is 20-31-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 22-31-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 23-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 29-25-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 20-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

11/17/18 C Trevor Lewis Foot is out indefinitely
10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)
02/07/19 C Jeff Carter Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

01/18/19 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder is out for season

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Quick has 11 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 806 shots against him and he's given up 77 goals. He's made 729 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Dustin Brown has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Kings. He has 12 goals this year with 108 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 20.5 minutes played per game. Anze Kopitar averages 22.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 16 goals on 109 shots. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has scored 61 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 19 goals this season with 156 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 42 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Tuukka Rask has 16 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 825 shots against him and he's surrendered 63 goals. He's made 762 saves for a save percentage of 92%. David Pastrnak averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 31 goals on 204 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have allowed 159 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 29th in the NHL. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.30% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 11th in the league. The Kings have 50 total points this season, ranking 28th in the NHL in offense. They are 30th in the league with 128 goals while they've given up 160 goals, which is 18th overall. They have had 145 power play opportunities and scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Bruins are 20th with 155 goals scored while they are 29th in the NHL with 140 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.69%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 3rd place in the league. The Bruins have a total of 66 points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 46 power play goals on 170 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks their power play unit 3rd. They've allowed 156 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.8%, as they've attempted 2,915 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,189 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.5% as they have 2,169 attempts while they have given up 2,397 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 47.7% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.3% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 1,642 face-off wins compared to 1,581 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,186 hits and they have blocked 792 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 1,667 face-off wins compared to 1,595 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,268 hits and they have blocked 698 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Boston is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.2% as they've attempted 3,242 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,968 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.4% ranks 5th as they have 2,499 attempts while they have given up 2,270 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston -195

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