Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks Against the Spread 1/19/2019

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, January 19, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +160 and the Avalanche at -195.

Los Angeles has a record of 19-25-4 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 109 goals and given up 140 goals for a point differential of -31. For the season they have an ATS record of 18-29-0 and an over/under record of 18-28-0. Colorado is 21-18-8 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 159 goals and surrendered 152 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 21-26-0 while their over/under record is 25-21-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 18-29-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 18-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 21-26-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 25-21-0 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)
01/17/19 D Oscar Fantenberg Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Colorado

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Kings. He has 12 goals this year with 95 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20.7 minutes played per game. Anze Kopitar averages 22.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 13 goals on 99 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 8 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 658 shots against him and he's given up 61 goals. He's made 597 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 68 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 27 goals this season with 212 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 41 assists on the season and averages 22.2 minutes played per game. Mikko Rantanen averages 21.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 21 goals on 119 shots. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 71 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 12 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 854 shots against him and he's surrendered 80 goals. He's made 774 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 42 total points this season, which ranks them 29th in the NHL. They are 31st in the league in goals scored with 109 while they've given up 140 goals, ranking them 17th overall. They have had 128 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 26th in the NHL. The Kings have allowed 140 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, putting them 29th in the league when short-handed. They average 28 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.06% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 11th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 15th in the NHL with a total of 50 points this year. They have 44 power play goals on 175 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks them 6th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 163 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 26th in the NHL. As a team, the Avalanche are 7th in the league with 159 goals scored while they've given up 152 goals, which is 8th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.47%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.8%, as they've attempted 2,596 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,840 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.3% as they have 1,919 attempts while they have given up 2,136 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 47.5% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.5% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 1,472 face-off wins compared to 1,407 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,051 hits and they have blocked 704 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 1,356 face-off wins compared to 1,472 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Colorado has 904 hits and they have blocked 730 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Colorado is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8% as they've attempted 2,717 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,735 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 15th as they have 2,032 attempts while they have given up 2,005 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles +160

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