Los Angeles Kings vs New York Islanders Prediction, 12/10/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs New York Islanders

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (-130) Islanders (+110)

UBS Arena is where the New York Islanders (11-11-7) will take on the Los Angeles Kings (16-8-3) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Kings at -130 and the Islanders are priced at +110. The over/under is set at 6.

The Los Angeles Kings came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 4-1 victory against the Wild their last time out. Los Angeles recorded 9 mins in the box in this outing. The Kings had a good offensive performance and it was apparent in this victory. They also had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to notch 1 goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 4 of the 34 shots they launched.

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When at even strength, the Kings have surrendered 52 goals while having 70 on offense. Los Angeles Kings opponents have tallied 89 power play tries (8th in pro hockey) and have come away with 18 goals in those chances. In the matter of their scoring, the Los Angeles Kings have notched 83 goals (15th in hockey) for the year and have surrendered 70. Los Angeles has tried 756 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.0%. For the season, the have a total of 35 points and their points percentage is .648. The Kings so far have had 656 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .893. Los Angeles has tallied 77 power play chances and they have added 13 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 16.88%.

The player between the pipes for this game is David Rittich. Rittich has played in 213 games over the course of his NHL career. He has earned an overall mark of 102-63-24 and he started in 188 games. The opposition has notched 527 goals versus Rittich in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.97. Rittich has seen 5,579 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 5,052 total saves. He has a save percentage of .906 for his 10,635 mins on the ice. In his professional hockey career, Rittich has recorded 104 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .553.

In their last contest, New York went up against the Senators in a matchup where the Islanders took home the victory by a mark of 4-2. The Islanders had 4 goals out of the 13 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this one and scored 2 out of those chances.

For the year, the New York Islanders have tallied 75 goals, 29 points, as well as a points percentage of .500. They have allowed 86 goals to be scored by way of 64 goals at even strength and 22 goals while they were shorthanded. The Islanders are sitting with 64 goals at even strength and 11 goals (30th in the league) while on the power play. They have recorded 80 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 13.75%. New York has attempted 825 shots (14th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.09%, while allowing their opponents 831 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 65.08% on the other teams 63 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.7%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Ilya Sorokin protecting the goal. His opposition is averaging 2.78 goals/game and he has yielded 523 goals in total. Sorokin's rate of quality starts sits at 68.9% and he has 142 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 206 games and has been on the ice for 11,301 mins. Sorokin holds a career record of 102-72-34 and has been in goal for 210 games. He has compiled 5,862 saves out of 6,385 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .918.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130)

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