Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau, and the Calgary Flames will face off against Drew Doughty, Ilya Kovalchuk, and the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center in a Pacific Division matchup. CBC Sports will broadcast the game, which gets underway at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 10.
Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings Odds
Calgary heads into the contest as the slight favorite with a moneyline of -115. The line for Los Angeles sits at -105, and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals (-120 over, +100 under).
Calgary is 9-7 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 1.6 units this season. Through 16 regular season outings, nine of its games have gone over the total, while seven have gone under and none have pushed. As a road team in 2018-19, the Flames are 5-4 SU.
Calgary has converted on 16.1 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 25th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off only 74.5 percent of its penalties..
With a .872 save percentage and 22.8 saves per game, Mike Smith (5-6-1) has been the top option in goal for Calgary this year. If head coach Bill Peters decides to rest him, however, the team might turn to David Rittich (4-3), who has a .927 save percentage and 2.24 goals against average this year.
Los Angeles is 5-10 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 15 regular season matches, eight of its games have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 4-5 SU as the home team so far this year.
The Kings have converted on just 15.7 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that places them in the bottom 10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 11th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.8 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jack Campbell has denied 24.2 shots per game as the top selection in goal for the Kings. Campbell has five wins and seven losses to his name and has maintained a 2.46 goals against average and a .918 save percentage this season.
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Betting Notes
Over Los Angeles’ last ten outings, nine of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-7 in those games).
Penalties and power plays could play a critical role in the outcome of this game. The Flames are 5-3 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 7-5 in games where they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total. The Kings are 2-6 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 2-8 when their penalty minutes are in the single digits.
After posting a 2-5 record in games decided by a shootout last year, Calgary is off to a 0-1 start in shootouts this season. Los Angeles was 2-1 in shootouts last year and has yet to participate in one this time around.
For both of these teams, the total has gone under in three of their last five outings.
Calgary is ranked 30th this season with 12.4 giveaways per game. That figure’s trended higher, as it’s averaged 14.6 giveaways over its last 10 games and 16.0 giveaways over its last five.
The Kings this season have handed the 10th-most hits in the league (23.0 per game).
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