Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 3/25/2019

Monday, March 25, 2019

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Monday, March 25, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +310 and the Flames at -455.

Los Angeles has a record of 27-39-8 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 175 goals and given up 232 goals for a point differential of -57. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-47-0 and an over/under record of 35-36-0. Calgary has a record of 47-21-7 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 268 goals and surrendered 206 for a goal differential of +62. Their record against the spread is 47-28-0 while their over/under record is 38-33-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 27-47-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 35-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 47-28-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 38-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

03/23/19 LW Ilya Kovalchuk None is questionable Monday vs Calgary
03/23/19 LW Brendan Leipsic Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Calgary

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

03/23/19 C Sam Bennett Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Los Angeles
02/20/19 D Michael Stone Arm IR (11/21)

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Quick has 15 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 1,224 shots against him and he's given up 133 goals. He's made 1,091 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Anze Kopitar has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Kings. He has 21 goals this year with 144 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 22.4 minutes played per game. Dustin Brown averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 20 goals on 161 shots. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has scored 76 total points this year for the Flames. He has 31 goals this season with 198 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 45 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. David Rittich has 26 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Flames. He has 1,148 shots against him and he's surrendered 102 goals. He's made 1,046 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 35 goals on 235 shots. He has 57 assists, giving him a total of 92 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have allowed 211 power play opportunities and have given up 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75% this year. That is 29th in the NHL. They average 28 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.31% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 24th in the league. The Kings have 62 total points this season, ranking 30th in the NHL in offense. They are 31st in the league with 175 goals while they've given up 232 goals, which is 13th overall. They have had 195 power play opportunities and scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flames are 2nd with 268 goals scored while they are 23rd in the NHL with 206 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.05%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 16th place in the league. The Flames have a total of 101 points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 52 power play goals on 251 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks their power play unit 12th. They've allowed 232 power play opportunities and have given up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2%, as they've attempted 4,016 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,322 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.7% as they have 2,981 attempts while they have given up 3,270 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 2,174 face-off wins compared to 2,133 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,725 hits and they have blocked 1,052 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.6% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 2,276 face-off wins compared to 2,098 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,133 hits and they have blocked 947 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Calgary is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.3% as they've attempted 4,512 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,953 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.8% ranks 4th as they have 3,366 attempts while they have given up 3,006 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary -455

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