Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks 3/14/2019

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Staples Center

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The Nashville Predators travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, March 14, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Predators at -180 and the Kings at +145.

Nashville has a record of 39-27-5 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 208 goals and given up 191 goals for a point differential of +17. For the season they have an ATS record of 39-31-0 and an over/under record of 31-36-0. Los Angeles is 25-36-8 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 162 goals and surrendered 217 for a goal differential of -55. Their record against the spread is 25-44-0 while their over/under record is 33-34-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 39-31-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 31-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 25-44-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 33-34-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/05/19 D Dan Hamhuis Lower Body IR (03/05)
01/29/19 LW Austin Watson Suspension is out indefinitely
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

03/12/19 LW Austin Wagner Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Nashville

Player Spotlight

Roman Josi has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Predators. He has 15 goals this year with 246 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 40 assists on the season and averages 25.3 minutes played per game. Mattias Ekholm averages 23.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 8 goals on 129 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 24 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,321 shots against him and he's given up 116 goals. He's made 1,205 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has scored 48 total points this year for the Kings. He has 19 goals this season with 132 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 22.3 minutes played per game. Dustin Brown averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 17 goals on 145 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 13 wins and 19 losses this year in goal for the Kings. He has 1,110 shots against him and he's surrendered 121 goals. He's made 989 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 83 total points this season, which ranks them 11th in the NHL. They are 16th in the league in goals scored with 208 while they've given up 191 goals, ranking them 25th overall. They have had 235 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the NHL. The Predators have allowed 220 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 15th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.88% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 8th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings are 30th in the NHL with a total of 58 points this year. They have 28 power play goals on 186 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 201 power play opportunities and have given up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. That is 29th in the NHL. As a team, the Kings are 30th in the league with 162 goals scored while they've given up 217 goals, which is 11th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.22%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 23rd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.9%, as they've attempted 4,294 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,823 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.7% as they have 3,242 attempts while they have given up 2,904 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 53.2% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.8% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 2,226 face-off wins compared to 2,106 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,309 hits and they have blocked 919 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 2,038 face-off wins compared to 2,005 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,586 hits and they have blocked 991 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Los Angeles is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2% as they've attempted 3,751 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,037 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.7% ranks 26th as they have 2,778 attempts while they have given up 3,046 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville -180

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