The Los Angeles Kings (+180) will be out to add to their winning run when they are on the road to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (-220) at Amalie Arena on Saturday.
The total is 6 (O: -120, U: +100)Los Angeles (28-17-6) is playing on back-to-back days after earning a 4-3 win over the Panthers yesterday, their third straight win.
The Kings committed six penalties in the game, though they held Florida without a power play goal. Four players found the net for the Kings. Adrian Kempe scored and provided an assist to lead the team in scoring.
Pheonix Copley had a great performance with 45 saves (.937%) in the win. Tampa Bay (31-15-1) beat the Bruins 3-2 on Thursday. Brayden Point, Brandon Hagel, and Victor Hedman scored one apiece for the Lightning. Point added two assists to share the scoring lead with Nikita Kucherov, who had three assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy saved 37 of 39 shots in the win (.948%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Kings won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-2 victory in October. Gabriel Vilardi led Los Angeles with two points (1G 1A). Kucherov led Tampa Bay with two points (1G 1A). Jonathan Quick got the win, saving 23 of 25 shots (.920%).
FACING OFF
Los Angeles is averaging 3.20 goals per game for the season, 14th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Lightning team that is allowing 2.94 goals a game (14th).
Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has found the net 3.60 times a game on average, fifth in the league, and the Kings are allowing opponents to score 3.37 goals per game (22nd).
Power play opportunities should be plentiful for the Kings, as the Lightning have been penalized 4.64 times a game, third-most in the NHL, for an average of 11.34 minutes (fifth-highest). The visitors are averaging 3.98 penalties (12th) and 8.57 penalty minutes a game (18th).
The Lightning’s 26.99% power play percentage is the second-best in the league, while the Kings rank 10th with a conversion rate of 24.00%. When it comes to penalty killing, Tampa Bay has the league’s 12th-ranked PK% at 80.65%, while Los Angeles is 24th at 74.86%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 51 points this season, Kevin Fiala is the top skater for the Kings. He has 17 goals and 34 assists in 51 games. In the net, Copley (14-3-0) is Los Angeles’ top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.80 GAA and a .897% save percentage.
Quick (8-11-4) leads the Kings in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.34 and a save percentage of .884%.Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring with 71 points (3rd in the league).
He has a league-best 52 assists and 19 goals (). Vasilevskiy (22-12-1) is the top goalie for Tampa Bay with a goals against average of 2.52. He has a save percentage of .918%.
HOME AND AWAY
Los Angeles has won three in a row away from home this season. Tampa Bay is 19-4-1 at home this season. Meanwhile, the Kings are 2-4 without a day off and 1-4 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Lightning are 1-1 with a rest advantage.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
TB Lightning (-210)
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