Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 1/17/2019

Thursday, January 17, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The Los Angeles Kings head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Thursday, January 17, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at +160 and the Stars at -190.

Los Angeles has a record of 18-25-4 this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 107 goals and surrendered 139 goals for a point differential of -32. For the year they have an ATS mark of 18-28-0 and an over/under record of 18-27-0. Dallas has a record of 23-20-4 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 121 goals and given up 124 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 23-23-0 while their over/under mark is 15-26-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 18-28-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 18-27-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 23-23-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 15-26-0 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)

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/31/18 C Jason Dickinson Back is out indefinitely
12/31/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely
11/19/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body IR (11/19)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has scored 27 total points this year for the Kings. He has 11 goals this season with 93 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Anze Kopitar averages 22.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 13 goals on 96 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the year. Jonathan Quick has 8 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Kings. He has 658 shots against him and he's surrendered 61 goals. He's made 597 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has 43 total points this season for the Stars. He has 17 goals this year with 182 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 18 goals on 110 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 15 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 854 shots against him and he's given up 67 goals. He's made 787 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 40 total points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They've scored 107 goals while giving up 139 scores, which has them ranked 31st and 16th respectively. They have had 127 power play chances and scored 18 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 29th in the league. The Kings have given up 138 power play opportunities and surrendered 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 30th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.03% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 13th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 16th in the league with a total of 50 points this season. They have 25 power play goals on 122 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the NHL. They've given up 141 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 9th overall. As a team, the Stars are 28th with a total of 121 goals scored while they've given up 124 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.56%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48%, as they've attempted 2,542 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,759 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.6% as they have 1,887 attempts while they have given up 2,079 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 47.7% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.3% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 1,437 face-off wins compared to 1,381 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,030 hits and they have blocked 680 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 1,452 face-off wins compared to 1,334 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,059 hits and they have blocked 728 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Dallas is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.3% as they've attempted 2,498 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,782 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.7% ranks 24th as they have 1,872 attempts while they have given up 2,054 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles +160

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