Best NHL Prop Bets & Anytime Goal Scorer Picks 04/21

As the NHL postseason’s first round rolls on, we’ve got a four-game slate on the ice for Sunday. We saw three series play their second game Monday night. Meanwhile, the Ducks and Oilers opened their slate Monday evening. Four five series have Game 2 Tuesday night when the Kings and Avalanche, Canadiens and Lightning, Bruins and Sabres along with the Mammoth and Golden Knights square off and continue their best-of-seven series.

With this slate on the docket, there are some solid options for your NHL prop bets and anytime goal scorer picks across the league. It’s time for players to make a name for themselves. Let’s take a look at some of the top plays to help you walk away a winner at the window.

Anytime Goal Scorer Picks Today

Cole Caufield, Canadiens Over 0.5 Goals (+150, FanDuel): Caufield racked up a career-high 51 goals in the regular season. While he didn’t dent the twine in Saturday’s opener, he had his chances. Caufield picked up a pair of assists and had two shots on goal in the Canadiens’ win. With Caufield, you know he’s going to fire rubber on the net, as evidenced by his shot prop price. Tampa Bay may key a little more on Juraj Slafkovsky after his hat trick Saturday. That could give Caufield the ice he needs to light the lamp in this one.

Mark Stone, Golden Knights Over 0.5 Goals (+200, DraftKings): Stone was hot as the regular season came to a close, tallying five goals in his last six games. That late flurry gave him 28 goals in 60 regular season contests. He picked up where he left off in Game 1 of the playoffs, tallying a power play goal in the third period. That was part of a three-goal stanza for the Golden Knights, who erased a 2-1 deficit en route to a 4-2 win. In particular, Stone isn’t afraid to do the dirty work, cleaning up rebounds and banging in front of the net. That kind of play is rewarded in the postseason.

Morgan Geekie, Bruins Over 0.5 Goals (+230, FanDuel): Geekie has six goals in his last five games, dating back to the end of the regular season. That includes tallying the opening goal in Sunday’s 4-3 defeat in Buffalo. Geekie has two goals and two assists in five games against the Sabres this season. In his career, he has seven goals and four assists in 14 regular season contests. Sunday marked his first playoff tilt against the Sabres. Look for him to light the lamp for the Bruins again here as Boston tries to square the series.

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Top NHL Prop Bets Today

Mammoth vs. Golden Knights Under 6.5 (-140, Fanatics): Since the Mammoth moved to Utah from Arizona, these teams have met seven times. The under has posted a 5-1-1 mark in those contests. Only one of these seven contests has seen the teams go over this number, a 4-3 Vegas win on November 2, 2024. That contest took overtime to get to that mark. In the three regular season meetings this year, we saw the teams combine for five, six and four goals. Game 1 was no different as Vegas picked up a 4-2 win that had an empty net goal. Seeing how goals are a little more at a premium in the postseason, lean toward the under in this contest.

Lightning -1.5 (+135, BetMGM): Montreal took the opening game of this series and stole home ice advantage by prevailing 4-3 in overtime Saturday. The Canadiens had quite a few things go their way in that contest. They scored three power play goals and tallied on all three of their high-danger chances. On the other hand, Tampa Bay hurt themselves with four penalties in the offensive zone. Jakub Dobes was decent but didn’t set the world on fire. You get all those breaks to go your way once. Expecting it twice is foolhardy. Tampa Bay has experience and now they’re an angry team. The Lightning rebound here and get back in the win column to square things at one.

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