Los Angeles Kings at Florida Panthers Hockey Betting Tips 2/23/2019

Saturday, February 23, 2019

BB&T Center

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +150 and the Panthers at -200.

Los Angeles has a record of 23-31-6 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 142 goals and given up 182 goals for a point differential of -40. For the season they have an ATS record of 23-36-0 and an over/under record of 27-31-0. Florida has a record of 26-25-8 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 181 goals and surrendered 199 for a goal differential of -18. Their record against the spread is 26-32-0 while their over/under record is 29-22-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 23-36-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 27-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 26-32-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 29-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)
02/16/19 D Alec Martinez Upper Body is out 1-2 weeks

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Quick has 11 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 926 shots against him and he's given up 93 goals. He's made 833 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Dustin Brown has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Kings. He has 12 goals this year with 119 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 20.5 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 14% by scoring 17 goals on 119 shots. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Evgenii Dadonov has scored 47 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 21 goals this season with 154 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Roberto Luongo has 12 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Panthers. He has 788 shots against him and he's surrendered 83 goals. He's made 705 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Aleksander Barkov averages 22.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 24 goals on 151 shots. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have allowed 175 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75% this year. That is 30th in the NHL. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.24% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 16th in the league. The Kings have 52 total points this season, ranking 30th in the NHL in offense. They are 30th in the league with 142 goals while they've given up 182 goals, which is 16th overall. They have had 167 power play opportunities and scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Panthers are 15th with 181 goals scored while they are 6th in the NHL with 199 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.18%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 31st place in the league. The Panthers have a total of 60 points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 53 power play goals on 206 opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That ranks their power play unit 3rd. They've allowed 172 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3%, as they've attempted 3,267 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,494 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.9% as they have 2,422 attempts while they have given up 2,632 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 1,789 face-off wins compared to 1,749 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,331 hits and they have blocked 862 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 1,828 face-off wins compared to 1,869 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,315 hits and they have blocked 795 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Florida is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've attempted 3,460 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,299 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 10th as they have 2,656 attempts while they have given up 2,504 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles +150

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