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NHL : ATS Matchup
Thursday 10/27/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
NASHVILLE
 
LOS ANGELES
PK  

PK  


5.5
 
2
Final
3

NASHVILLE (2-4-0-0, 4 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (3-3-0-0, 6 pts.)
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Thursday, 10/27/2016 10:35 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: NASHVILLE - PEKKA RINNE, LOS ANGELES - PETER BUDAJ
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
67NASHVILLE+120Ov 5.5,-105+100Ov 5.5,+110
68LOS ANGELES-140Un 5.5,-115-120Un 5.5,-130
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
NASHVILLE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games2-4-0-3.12-4-3.14-12.730.53.532.0
Team Stats (Road Games)0-3-0-3.60-3-3.63-02.332.75.332.0
Last 5 Games1-4-0-4.11-4-4.14-12.631.23.833.6
NASHVILLE Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)616493001838.7%241041.7%26
Team Stats (Road Games)3713300987.1%11545.5%9
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)513283001568.3%18738.9%20
Stats Against (All Games) 217860119210.9%22731.8%33
Stats Against (Road Games) 16475019616.7%14750.0%24
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 195860116811.3%18738.9%29
NASHVILLE - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
MAREK MAZANEC (All Games)21362980.6%00-1-10-1-0-11-0
MAREK MAZANEC (Road Games)21362980.6%00-1-10-1-0-11-0
MAREK MAZANEC (Last 4 Games)21362980.6%00-1-10-1-0-11-0
PEKKA RINNE (All Games)4412010890.0%01-3-3.21-3-0-32-1
PEKKA RINNE (Road Games)22595186.4%00-2-2.60-2-0-22-0
PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games)4412010890.0%01-3-3.21-3-0-32-1
JUUSE SAROS (All Games)11353497.1%01-0+11-0-0+11-0

LOS ANGELES - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games3-3-0-0.23-3-0.24-22.829.53.325.5
Team Stats (Home Games)2-1-0+0.62-1+0.62-13.028.73.025.3
Last 5 Games3-2-0+0.83-2+0.84-13.231.03.624.4
LOS ANGELES Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)617554311779.6%18316.7%28
Team Stats (Home Games)39232218610.5%6116.7%14
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5164543115510.3%17211.8%26
Stats Against (All Games) 2041240115313.1%20630.0%37
Stats Against (Home Games) 9081007611.8%9333.3%18
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 1831230112214.8%17529.4%33
LOS ANGELES - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
PETER BUDAJ (All Games)43756789.3%03-0+3.33-0-0+32-1
PETER BUDAJ (Home Games)22464189.1%02-0+22-0-0+21-1
PETER BUDAJ (Last 4 Games)43756789.3%03-0+3.33-0-0+32-1
JONATHAN QUICK (All Games)11151493.3%00-1-10-1-0-10-1
JONATHAN QUICK (Home Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
JONATHAN QUICK (Last 4 Games)11151493.3%00-1-10-1-0-10-1
JEFF ZATKOFF (All Games)32625283.9%00-2-2.40-2-0-22-0
JEFF ZATKOFF (Home Games)11302686.7%00-1-1.40-1-0-11-0
JEFF ZATKOFF (Last 4 Games)32625283.9%00-2-2.40-2-0-22-0
Average power rating of opponents played: NASHVILLE 3.47,  LOS ANGELES 3.07
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
NASHVILLE - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
10/14/2016CHICAGO3-2W0, -125W5 ovP
10/15/2016at CHICAGO3-5L0, +115L5.5 unO
10/18/2016DALLAS1-2L0, -155L6 ovU
10/21/2016at DETROIT3-5L0, -125L5 ovO
10/22/2016PITTSBURGH5-1W0, +105W5.5 unO
10/26/2016at ANAHEIM1-6L0, -135L5 ovO
10/27/2016at LOS ANGELES 
10/29/2016at SAN JOSE 
11/1/2016at COLORADO 
11/3/2016at ARIZONA 
11/5/2016CAROLINA 

LOS ANGELES - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
10/12/2016at SAN JOSE1-2L0, +145L5 ovU
10/14/2016PHILADELPHIA2-4L0, -145L5 ovO
10/18/2016at MINNESOTA3-6L0, +100L5 ovO
10/20/2016at DALLAS4-3W0, +130W6 unO
10/22/2016VANCOUVER4-3W0, -170W5 ovO
10/25/2016COLUMBUS3-2W0, -160W5.5 unU
10/27/2016NASHVILLE 
10/29/2016at ST LOUIS 
10/30/2016at CHICAGO 
11/1/2016ANAHEIM 
11/3/2016PITTSBURGH 
11/5/2016CALGARY 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
NASHVILLE: LAST SEASON: 41-27-14, 96 points. Fourth in Central Division. Lost to San Jose Sharks in Western Conference semifinals.
COACH: Peter Laviolette (third season, 15th NHL season).
ADDED: D P.K. Subban, D Matt Carle and D Yannick Weber.
LOST: D Shea Weber, G Carter Hutton and D Barret Jackman.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Subban. The $9 million-per-year defenseman arrived June 29 in a trade that sent captain Shea Weber to Montreal. Subban is seen as an offensive upgrade. His speed and skill with the puck is a much better match for Laviolette's approach, giving the Predators a chance to score more points in the very competitive Central Division.
OUTLOOK: Stanley Cup Finals is a reasonable prediction. The Predators have made some big moves revamping this roster over the past two seasons with Subban easily the biggest yet. The Predators are banking on more offense helping them earn home-ice advantage after back-to-back seven-game series against California teams as the West's first wild card last spring.
LOS ANGELES: LAST SEASON: 48-28-6, 102 points. Second in Pacific Division. Lost to San Jose in first round.
COACH: Darryl Sutter (sixth season, 17th NHL season).
ADDED: LW Teddy Purcell, D Tom Gilbert, G Jeff Zatkoff.
LOST: LW Milan Lucic, C Vincent Lecavalier, D Luke Schenn, RW Kris Versteeg.
PLAYER TO WATCH: C Anze Kopitar. The Kings' newly appointed captain is also a newly minted Selke Trophy winner. He already carried a large chunk of their offensive responsibilities, but he must grow as a leader to keep Los Angeles competitive in what could be a challenging start to the season.
OUTLOOK: After a first-round postseason flop erased much of the good feelings from a strong regular season, the Kings will again rely on the indefinable strength of their championship-winning core to contend after making no significant offseason additions. Yet after two Stanley Cup runs that came out of seemingly nowhere, nobody will ever underestimate the Kings in the spring.
PREVIEW
Kings, winners of 3 straight in OT, host struggling Predators

The Los Angeles Kings have made a habit of collecting wins after regulation recently. The Nashville Predators know all too well what it's like to be on the losing end of such a contest when facing the Kings.

Seeking their fourth straight win, the Kings welcome the struggling Predators to Staples Center on Thursday night.

After opening the season with three consecutive losses, the Kings (3-3-0) have bounced back to win three in a row -- all after the score was knotted at the end of regulation. They began their run by winning 4-3 at Dallas in overtime on Thursday, then returned home to top Vancouver by the same score in a shootout on Saturday.

Los Angeles continued its winning ways after regulation Tuesday. Alec Martinez scored 74 seconds in overtime to lift the Kings to a 3-2 victory over Columbus.

The Kings went 2-1-0 vs. the Predators in 2015-16 with both wins secured in overtime.

Jeff Carter scored with 18 seconds to play in the extra session in a 4-3 victory at Staples Center on Oct. 31. Tanner Pearson lit the lamp 1:18 into OT to give the Kings a 2-1 on Feb. 20 in Nashville.

Pearson, a left wing, leads the Kings this season with four goals and six points, with all of his points recorded during a career-best four-game points streak. His lone goal and assist vs. the Predators have come in the last two matchups.

A completely unexpected key to Los Angeles' resurgence has been veteran goaltender Peter Budaj, who was again expected to see the bulk of his playing time this season in the American Hockey League.

But Jonathan Quick, the team's all-time wins leader, suffered a lower-body injury in the season opener and is expected to miss up to three months. Backup Jeff Zatkoff strained a groin hours before the win over the Canucks, opening the door for the Budaj, who's surrendered eight goals on 75 shots over the last three contests.

"Winning is fun," the 34-year-old Budaj told the Kings' official website after practice on Wednesday. "When you win the games, you're very excited, very happy. Everything comes easier. You work hard easier because your mind is a little looser because you're winning, but you cannot focus on what happened yesterday ... Yesterday was yesterday."

Budaj is 7-5-0 with 2.31 goals-against average and one shutout in 12 career games against Nashville. However, he's not faced the Predators since Montreal posted a 2-1 win -- in overtime -- on Nov. 12, 2011.

The Kings signed former Predators goaltender Anders Lindback on Wednesday and assigned him to Ontario of the AHL. Lindback has also played for Tampa Bay, Dallas, Buffalo and Arizona, posting a 45-58-8 record with a 2.87 GAA.

Nashville dropped to 0-3-0 on the road after being drubbed 6-1 by Anaheim on Wednesday night in the opener of a five-game road trip. Colin Wilson's goal with just over 12 minutes left was the Predators' NHL-high 10th of the season.

Lack of any offensive punch from their top two threats last season has a hand in why Nashville is tied with Winnipeg for last in the Central Division. Filip Forsberg, a team-best 33-goal scorer last season, has yet to tally one in 2016-17. James Neal, who was second on the club with 31 goals, also has yet to score.

The Predators' top two defensemen, P.K. Subban (two goals, team high-tying five points) and Roman Josi (three assists and four points) have been trying to fill the offensive gap, but Nashville's goaltenders were shaky while surrendering five special-teams goals -- two of them short-handed -- against the Ducks.

Pekka Rinne, playing in his first game after missing one due to food poisoning, was lifted late in the second period after stopping only 13 of 17 shots. Marek Mazanec, appearing in just his third NHL game going back to January 2015, turned aside seven of nine shots.

"We've got to do a better job of just being harder to , defending our goaltender better and defending our end better," Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said.

However, Rinne is 2-0-1 in his last three appearances in Los Angeles despite posting a 3.57 GAA in that span. Mazanec defeated the Kings in his only start against them in December 2013 in Nashville.

The Predators are 3-0-1 in their last four games at Staples Center, all one-goal decisions.


Last Updated: 3/29/2024 10:12:01 AM EST.


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