Los Angeles Kings at New Jersey Devils NHL Betting Tips 2/5/2019
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Prudential Center
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The Los Angeles Kings head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at +105 and the Devils at -130.
Los Angeles has a record of 20-27-4 this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 116 goals and surrendered 154 goals for a point differential of -38. For the year they have an ATS mark of 20-31-0 and an over/under record of 21-29-0. New Jersey has a record of 20-24-7 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 152 goals and given up 173 for a goal differential of -21. Their record against the spread is 20-31-0 while their over/under mark is 27-22-0.
Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends
The Los Angeles Kings are 20-31-0 straight up this year
The Los Angeles Kings are 21-29-0 against the over/under this season
Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends
The New Jersey Devils are 20-31-0 straight up this year
The New Jersey Devils are 27-22-0 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)
02/02/19 C Nate Thompson Illness is questionable Monday vs NY Rangers
02/02/19 D Oscar Fantenberg Upper Body is questionable Monday vs NY Rangers
Key New Jersey Devils Injuries
02/03/19 D Ben Lovejoy Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Los Angeles
01/31/19 D Sami Vatanen Concussion is out indefinitely
01/14/19 RW Stefan Noesen Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)
Player Spotlight
Anze Kopitar has scored 36 total points this year for the Kings. He has 15 goals this season with 105 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 22.4 minutes played per contest. Dustin Brown averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 12 goals on 99 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the year. Jonathan Quick has 9 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Kings. He has 747 shots against him and he's surrendered 72 goals. He's made 675 stops for a save percentage of 90%.
Player Spotlight
Kyle Palmieri has 40 total points this season for the Devils. He has 23 goals this year with 166 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 18.1 minutes played per contest. Nico Hischier averages 18 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 16 goals on 105 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the year. Keith Kinkaid has 14 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 1,044 shots against him and he's given up 106 goals. He's made 938 saves for a save percentage of 90%.
Useful Team Statistics
The Kings have 44 total points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They've scored 116 goals while giving up 154 scores, which has them ranked 31st and 19th respectively. They have had 140 power play chances and scored 21 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th in the league. The Kings have given up 150 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 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 8.01% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 12th in the league.
Useful Team Statistics
The Devils are 29th in the league with a total of 47 points this season. They have 32 power play goals on 165 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 164 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Devils are 16th with a total of 152 goals scored while they've given up 173 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.29%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 28th overall in the NHL.
Advanced Statistics
Los Angeles is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.8%, as they've attempted 2,765 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,024 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.4% as they have 2,048 attempts while they have given up 2,273 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 1,561 face-off wins compared to 1,498 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,115 hits and they have blocked 751 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.
Advanced Statistics
The Devils are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.9% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 1,528 face-off wins compared to 1,650 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 26th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,107 hits and they have blocked 719 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. New Jersey is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.7% as they've attempted 2,821 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,974 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.6% ranks 19th as they have 2,222 attempts while they have given up 2,255 shots on the defensive end.
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