It's the penultimate day of the regular season, and the final game for most teams. The fact that there are still several things left to be determined in terms of positioning for the playoffs makes things even more exciting. There are teams like the Boston Bruins a tier above the best and a few others locked into their positions, but plenty is still up for grabs. We've analyzed tonight's 15 matchups keeping in mind where motivation is high to come up with our fa vorite spots to target for NHL player prop bets.
Along with our NHL player props, be sure to check out all of our NHL picks for today's action.
Brayden Point over 0.5 goals (+100)
It may seem strange that we're targeting a skater on the Tampa Bay Lightning. They've been locked into their first round series with the Toronto Maple Leafs for quite some time; however, Point has 49 goals on the year and will be going for his first career 50-goal season. He nearly reached that milestone on Tuesday night against the Leafs, but his shot hit the crossbar. Now he gets another chance against a team he loves facing.'
Point has scored a goal in all 3 games against the Detroit Red Wings this season, and in 5 of his last 6 games against them. Detroit is coming off back-to-back losses in which they were outscored 10-2, so they clearly haven't looked good. It's also worth noting that Point scored the most goals in the postseason 2 seasons ago with 14 en route to the Lightning's 2nd of back-to-back Stanley Cups. He was nagged with injury last year, and he's put on an incredible bounce-back season. Head coach Jon Cooper will want the boys to build momentum heading into the playoffs, and Point should help them do just that.