Los Angeles Kings vs Edmonton Oilers NHL Game Picks 10/5/2019

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Rogers Place

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The Los Angeles Kings head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, October 5, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Kings at +134 and the Oilers at -148.

Los Angeles had a record of 31-42-9 last year and away from home they had a record of 14-21-6-3. They were 8th in the Pacific Division. They tallied 199 goals and surrendered 259 goals for a point differential of -60. For the year they had an ATS mark of 27-51 and an over/under record of 39-40-3. Edmonton finished with a record of 35-38-9 including 12-15-2-1 on home ice last year. They were 7th in the Pacific Division. They scored 229 goals and gave up 271 for a goal differential of -42. Their record against the spread was 31-47 while their over/under mark was 37-40-5.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings were 27-51 straight up last year

The Los Angeles Kings were 39-40-3 against the over/under last season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers were 31-47 straight up last year

The Edmonton Oilers were 37-40-5 against the over/under last season

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

09/30/19 D Derek Forbort Back is out indefinitely

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/02/19 C Riley Sheahan Concussion is out 7-10 days

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown scored 51 total points last year for the Kings. He had 22 goals last season with 180 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He had a total of 29 assists on the year and averaged 20.4 minutes played per contest. Anze Kopitar averaged 22.3 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 22 goals on 156 attempts. He had 38 assists giving him a total of 60 points on the year. Jonathan Quick had 16 wins and 23 losses last season in goal for the Kings. He had 1,329 shots against him and he surrendered 149 goals. He made 1,180 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl had 105 total points last season for the Oilers. He had 50 goals last year with 231 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He had a total of 55 assists on the year and averaged 22.6 minutes played per contest. Connor McDavid averaged 22.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 41 goals on 240 attempts. He had 75 assists giving him a total of 116 points on the year. Mike Smith had 23 wins and 16 losses last season in net for the Oilers. He had 1,069 shots against him and he gave up 109 goals. He made 960 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings had 71 total points last year, which was 30th in the NHL. They scored 199 goals while giving up 259 scores, which had them ranked 30th and 10th respectively. They had 221 power play chances and scored 35 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That was 27th in the league. The Kings gave up 230 power play opportunities and surrendered 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They averaged 29 shots per contest and as a team shot 8.44% for the year. They allowed 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 90%, which was 24th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers were 25th in the league with a total of 79 points last season. They had 47 power play goals on 222 chances for a percentage of 21%. That was 9th in the NHL. They gave up 246 power play opportunities and surrendered 62 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Oilers were 20th with a total of 229 goals scored while they gave up 271 goals last season, ranking 7th in goals against. They averaged 29 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 9.57%. As a unit they gave up 32 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 90%, putting them 27th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.1%, as they've attempted 4,491 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,843 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.6% as they have 3,337 attempts while they have given up 3,673 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 2,410 face-off wins compared to 2,366 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,907 hits and they have blocked 1,170 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 2,327 face-off wins compared to 2,483 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 2,192 hits and they have blocked 1,174 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Edmonton is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.4% as they've attempted 4,423 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,724 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48% ranks 26th as they have 3,279 attempts while they have given up 3,550 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles +134

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