The Pittsburgh Penguins are hot winning eight of their last ten, while the LA Kings are not losing six of their last ten games. The Pittsburgh Penguins (38-26-2-6) play host to the LA Kings (30-30-2-8) for some hard hitting NHL action. NHL oddsmakers at SBGglobal.com have the Penguins as -280 moneyline favs over the Kings with the over/under listed at 6 goals. Get your Pittsburgh Penguins vs LA Kings Free NHL Picks in now at SBGglobal.com
The Kings recently beat the East leading Boston Bruins 3-2 OT on the road thanks to goals from Michal Handzus and Drew Doughty while Dustin Brown banged in the OT winner. Goalie Jonathan Quick stopped 24 of 26 shots for a 17-12-1 record with a 2.62 GAA and a .908 SVPCT. The win snapped a six-game road losing streak for LA. "To start this off with a win in Boston," Los Angeles coach Terry Murray said, "was very important to have that kind of feeling and build some momentum here at the start for the rest of the trip." The Kings are 14-16-0-2 on the road where they average 2.47 GAG and give up an average 2.88 GAG. They are 1-4 in their last five road games where they’ve averaged 2.40 GAG and given up an average 3.40 GAG. Malkin had two goals and an assist the last time these teams met, a 4-2 home win for Pittsburgh on Feb. 9, 2008.
The Penguins recently beat the Hawks 6-2 at home. They got goals from Sergei Gonchar, Chris Kunitz, Jordan Staal, Evgeni Malkin (2) and Mark Eaton. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 25 of 31 shots for a 29-16-6 record with a 2.77 GAA and a .911 SVPCT. Malkin had five points and Sidney Crosby extended his point streak to 11 games with two assists Tuesday. Malkin's first goal gave him 100 points for the second straight season. Evgeni Malkins 102 points are tops in the league, nine ahead of Washington's Alex Ovechkin, who beat Malkin by six for last season's scoring title. The Pens are 20-12-1-2 at home where they average 3.09 GAG and give up an average 2.66 GAG. They are 4-1 in their last five home games where they’ve averaged 4.80 GAG and given up an average 2.60 GAG. The Penguins are 11-1-2 since Feb. 19, averaging 3.9 goals in that span, to move into a tie with Philadelphia for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
Recent Trends to Consider:
- Kings are 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings in Pittsburgh.
- Kings are 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings.
- Over is 7-3-1 in the last 11 meetings.
- Penguins are 5-0 in their last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Penguins are 7-1 in their last 8 games following a win.
- Penguins are 6-1 in their last 7 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Penguins are 9-2 in their last 11 overall.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs LA Kings Free NHL Picks
When: Fri, Mar 20, 2009 7:30 PM ET
Line: SBGglobal.com
Pick: Penguins -280
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The Bottom Line: The Pens are red hot on offense and their getting great goal tending. Go Pens! Get your Pittsburgh Penguins vs LA Kings Free NHL Picks in now at SBGglobal.com and receive a 60% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit!
