While it's been a full weekend since the trade deadline, there's still a lot to catch up on. There were plenty of new faces in new places this weekend as the race towards the postseason heats up. However, it can make it more difficult to target specific skaters at times. Thankfully, we're here to check lines, matchups and everything in between. With that in mind, we've come up with our 2 favorite spots to target in terms of player props for today's slate.'
Along with our player props, be sure to check out all of our NHL picks for today's action.
Connor McDavid over 1.5 points (-170)
We know that there isn't anything that hasn't already been said about the world's best skater. However, the season McDavid is having is still nothing short of incredible. He's all but a lock to win the Hart Trophy for the league's MVP and the Art Ross Trophy for the most points. It will be his 3rd straight year leading the league in points after having already done it in back-to-back seasons two separate times. McDavid reached 100 points in just 53 games and just recently eclipsed 120 points.'
He was the fastest skater to do so since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96 and is on pace to have the first 150-point season in 27 years. His 122 points are just 1 shy of his mark last season, and the Edmonton Oilers still have 18 games to go. We're expecting him to surpass last season's total in this game tonight. The Buffalo Sabres should be the perfect opponent, as they've allowed the 3rd-most goals since the start of 2023 and absolute most since February 1. The sheer fact that we can't even get McDavid's multi-point prop on the road even close to plus-money anymore speaks for itself. Even still, he's proven that he's still worth the price, and today's is more valuable than usual.'