Friday, March 31, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, March 31, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Kings at -145 and the Canucks at +131. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 76 games. They have an overall record of 36-33-7 and on the road they have a record of 15-19-5. Currently they are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 185 goals and given up 189 goals for a point differential of -4. The Kings have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-40 and an over/under record of 22-34-20. Vancouver shows up with a record of 30-37-9 including 18-14-6 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 173 goals and surrendered 223 for a goal differential of -50. The Canucks have a record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 26-46 while their over/under record sits at 30-32-14.

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Valuable Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 34-40 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 22-34-20 against the over/under

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 26-46 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 30-32-14 against the over/under

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

03/14/17 C Nick Shore Upper Body out indefinitely
02/23/17 D Paul La Due Upper Body out indefinitely
01/30/17 D Matt Greene Groin out indefinitely

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
03/26/17 RW Jack Skille Ankle out indefinitely
03/23/17 C Jayson Megna Upper Body out indefinitely
03/21/17 C Markus Granlund Wrist out for season
03/20/17 LW Brendan Gaunce Hand out indefinitely
03/07/17 RW Loui Eriksson Lower Body out indefinitely
03/01/17 GO Jacob Markstrom Lower Body out indefinitely
02/28/17 D Nikita Tryamkin Illness out indefinitely
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out for season

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Kings. He has 12 goals this season with 140 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 32 goals on 238 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 62 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 293 shots against him and has given up 23 goals. He has made 270 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 20 goals this season with 137 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 15 goals on 92 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 18 wins and 25 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,630 shots against him and has given up 139 goals. He has made 1,491 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings have 79 total points this season. They have scored 185 goals while giving up 189 goals. They have had 222 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Kings have allowed 229 power play opportunities and given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.73% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have a total of 69 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 214 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 210 power play opportunities and have given up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 173 goals scored while they've given up 223 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.25%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 55% as they've attempted 4,673 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,828 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 54.8% as they have 3,431 attempts while they've given up 2,831 shots on the defensive end. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 56.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.9% for the season. They have 2,315 face off wins compared to 2,277 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.4%. On defense Los Angeles has 2,190 hits and they've blocked 997 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver has attempted 3,900 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,258 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.7% as they have 2,875 shots while they've given up 3,285 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 50.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.1% as they've compiled 2,359 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,258 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 973 shot attempts and they have 1,379 hits as a unit.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles -145

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