After cashing last night’s player prop, let’s keep things rolling. We're finally back with a solid 11-game slate tonight after back-to-back 3-game nights. Tonight features the second Battle of New York, several teams out for revenge for recent losses, and even a potential Stanley Cup preview in Tampa. It can be overwhelming trying to pinpoint all the sides and totals to attack, but that's what the player prop market is for. After breaking down the matchups, we've come up with the best skaters to target for tonight's slate. 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.
Nikita Kucherov over 3.5 shots on goal (+100)
We've hit this player prop with a different Tampa Bay Lightning skater in Steven Stamkos already this season, which you can check out here. We love his matchup again tonight, but we're going to target his partner in crime, Nikita Kucherov. The former MVP-winner is off to an incredible start to the season. His 20 points are the 3rd-most in the NHL, behind only Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Ironically enough, that's exactly who he'll be competing against tonight. However, we're not worried about those elite point-scorers as much as we are the Oilers defense. That's been the weakness of Edmonton and what's kept them that one step away from the Stanley Cup Final.'