Wednesday's are traditionally the biggest hockey night during the week, and we had a solid six-game slate last night. However, this first week of the season is unique, so we don't have to wait at all for another full night of action. We have seven games on deck, including several teams that have yet to take the ice. That means you may want to see how they look before you make any plays on winners, s o we've provided our best NHL player props for today as an alternative approach.
Along with our best NHL player props, be sure to check out all of our NHL picks for today's action.
Jack Hughes over 1.5 points (+155)
We hit our first plus-money play of the season with William Nylander's goal last night, and we have two more such plays tonight. This time, we're focused on multiple points from two of the young stars in the league, the first of which is Jack Hughes of the New Jersey Devils. They're the biggest favorites of the entire night, so this is a much more valuable way to attack their matchup. Hughes is coming off a season in which he recorded 99 points as a 21-year-old and came through for us multiple times with this prop.'
If not for missing a handful of games, he certainly would have broken that century mark. Regardless, we expect him to do so this season, and starting out against the Detroit Red Wings at home is the perfect way to do so. The Wings have been one of the worst goaltending teams in recent years. Across the past two seasons, they've allowed the sixth-most goals per game, so it's no surprise Hughes has carved them up. In each of his last two games against Detroit, he's scored multiple points, and we expect the trend to continue tonight.'