Thursday marks the night we wave goodbye to the 2023-24 NHL regular season. This is the final night that fans of non-playoff teams can watch their favorite team play until the fall. Although the playoffs are already set, tonight still brings plenty of intrigue. There are two potential playoff previews, Connor Bedard's final game of his rookie campaign, and a head to head matchup between a coup le of Hart Trophy candidates. Hopefully you can get the obligations out of the way and soak in the final night of the regular season.
Here are our best NHL player prop bets for today, and you can also find our'NHL predictions for each of today’s games.
Tomas Hertl, VGK, Over 0.5 points (-140)
After being acquired by the Golden Knights while on the injured list, Tomas Hertl returned to the ice. He has now played 5 games as a Vegas Golden Knight and has tallied 2 goals and 4 points. He is rounding into his usual, productive form at a very good time for Vegas. Hertl is currently slotted as the second line center, as well as the center of the top power play.
Hertl and the Golden Knights get a very favorable matchup to end the season. The Ducks have lost 16 out of their last 19 games and 15 out of their last 20 played against the Golden Knights. Unless the Golden Knights completely mail it in, they should be able to win somewhat comfortably. That being the case, look for them to continue to ramp up Hertl's workload entering the playoffs and for Hertl to continue to reward that trust.