Los Angeles Kings at New York Rangers NHL Game Picks 2/4/2019

Monday, February 4, 2019

Madison Square Garden

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Monday, February 4, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at +110 and the Rangers at -135.

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 20-30-0 and an over/under record of 20-29-0. New York has a record of 22-22-7 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 145 goals and given up 171 for a goal differential of -26. Their record against the spread is 22-28-0 while their over/under mark is 26-23-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 20-30-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 20-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 22-28-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 26-23-0 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 York Rangers Injuries

01/31/19 C Brett Howden Knee IR (01/31)
01/15/19 D Fredrik Claesson Shoulder is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has scored 31 total points this year for the Kings. He has 12 goals this season with 99 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 20.6 minutes played per contest. Anze Kopitar averages 22.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 15 goals on 105 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 36 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

Mika Zibanejad has 50 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 20 goals this year with 148 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 30 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Chris Kreider averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 23 goals on 142 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 16 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 1,180 shots against him and he's given up 110 goals. He's made 1,070 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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 17th 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 Rangers are 21st in the league with a total of 51 points this season. They have 31 power play goals on 146 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL. They've given up 172 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 25th overall. As a team, the Rangers are 26th with a total of 145 goals scored while they've given up 171 goals this season, ranking 7th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.06%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd 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 9th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,115 hits and they have blocked 751 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 1,389 face-off wins compared to 1,548 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That is 30th in the league. On defense New York has 1,322 hits and they have blocked 781 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. New York is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46% as they've attempted 2,628 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,086 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46% ranks 29th as they have 1,965 attempts while they have given up 2,305 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles +110

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