It's been an exciting first week of NHL action and we had a great 10-game slate last night. Unfortunately that leaves us with just 4 games going tonight, but that doesn't mean we can't start the weekend out with winners. Even if none of the sides seem like great plays, there is still plenty of value in the player prop market. We've broken down the best matchups and targeted our favorite plays for Friday night. Along with our player props, be sure to check out all of our NHL picks for today's action.
Let's take a closer look at my 2 favorite player props.
Victor Hedman over 0.5 assists (-105)
The Tampa Bay Lightning opened up their season with a rematch of the Eastern Conference Finals, but fell to the New York Rangers. The sting of that revenge loss should have Victor Hedman and the Lightning get off to an electric start against the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight. It will be the second game for both teams, and the Carolina Hurricanes were able to score 4 goals on the Jackets on Wednesday.'