Los Angeles Kings vs Vancouver Canucks NHL Tips 10/9/2019

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Rogers Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, October 9, 2019.

Los Angeles has a record of 0-1-0 this season and on the road they have a record of 0-1-0. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 5 goals and given up 6 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 0-1 and an over/under record of 1-0-0. Vancouver is 0-2-0 including 0-2-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 2 goals and surrendered 6 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 0-2 while their over/under record is 0-1-0.

Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 0-1 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 1-0-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 0-2 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 0-1-0 against the over/under this season

The Los Angeles Kings will look for better times on the ice after their 6 - 5 loss against the Edmonton Oilers in their last contest. The Kings had a solid offensive outing in the loss. While out there on the ice, they finished 5 out of the 32 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 5 power play chances and notched 1 goal out of those chances. Los Angeles earned 12 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Corsi for the Kings was 36 and the Corsi against was 49 which tells us they had a Corsi percentage of 42.4%. Their Fenwick was 24 while the Fenwick against was 39, meaning they had a Fenwick percentage of 38.1%. They took 21 face-off wins and lost 20 of the face-offs. The offensive zone starts for them came in at 45.8% and they had a PDO of 100.5 for this game. Concerning opponent stats, the Edmonton Oilers earned 31 shots. They finished with 10 penalty minutes and they had 5 power play opportunities.

The Vancouver Canucks faced off against the Calgary Flames in a game where the Canucks took the defeat by a final score of 3 - 0. For this game, Vancouver wound up with a 49.7% Corsi rating. They earned that percentage by having a Corsi of 77 while their opponent earned a Corsi of 78. They earned a Fenwick percentage of 44.9% by notching a Fenwick of 53 and the Flames having a 65 Fenwick. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game Vancouver played and it could be said that this team has had better games. They had a PDO at even strength of 96.4 and they finished the game with an oZS percentage of 50.3%. The Canucks netted 0 goals of the 34 shots on goal they took. They had 6 power play chances in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. Regarding their opponent, the Flames had 4 power play opportunities but didn't tally a goal. Vancouver conceded 30 shots on goal and the Flames earned 14 penalty minutes.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 0 total points this season, which ranks them 29th in the NHL. They are 23rd in the league in goals scored with 5 while they've given up 6 goals, ranking them 19th overall. They have had 5 power play opportunities and have scored 1 goal on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 18th in the NHL. The Kings have allowed 5 power play opportunities and have given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 60%, putting them 29th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 15.63% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 81%. That puts them 31st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 30th in the NHL with a total of 0 points this year. They have 0 power play goals on 10 opportunities for a percentage of 0%. That ranks them 30th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 6 power play opportunities and have given up 0 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 100%. That is 4th in the NHL. As a team, the Canucks are 30th in the league with 2 goals scored while they've given up 6 goals, which is 20th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 2.99%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 42.4%, as they've attempted 36 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 49 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 38.1% as they have 24 attempts while they have given up 39 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 45.8% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.2% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 21 face-off wins compared to 20 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 22 hits and they have blocked 10 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 53 face-off wins compared to 59 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 39 hits and they have blocked 21 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Vancouver is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.4% as they've attempted 123 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 103 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.9% ranks 13th as they have 85 attempts while they have given up 82 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver

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