Best NHL Prop Bets & Anytime Goal Scorer Picks 05/27

Best NHL Prop Bets & Anytime Goal Scorer Picks 05/27

As the NHL postseason’s conference finals round continues, we’ve got a single-game slate on the ice for Wednesday. Carolina is on the road looking to earn a 3-1 series advantage in the province of Quebec. Meanwhile, the Canadiens shoot to even things up as the teams face off in Game 4. Let’s break down the schedule.

NHL Schedule

• Hurricanes @ Canadiens, 8 pm ET (Hurricanes lead series 2-1)

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

Taylor Hall, Hurricanes Over 0.5 Goals (+300, FanDuel)

Hall may be 34 years old but he hasn’t looked like a guy near the tail end of his career in the postseason. He has four goals and nine assists for 13 points and is a +8 in 11 playoff games this season. Hall tallied a goal in the Hurricanes’ overtime win in Game 3 Monday night. He is a decent playoff performer, posting 20 goals and 28 assists in 65 career postseason games. Hall has set playoff career highs in assists and points. He can tie his playoff career high for goals in a postseason with his next marker. Hall has the potential to dent the twine and the price is solid for that here.

Cole Caufield, Canadiens Over 0.5 Goals (+195, DraftKings)

Caufield shattered his career high with 51 goals and 88 points in the regular season. That included a league-high 12 game-winning goals. He’s been quieter in the playoffs with five goals and seven assists in 17 games. Caufield scored in the opening game of this series but most of his damage has come with the man advantage. Nine of his 12 postseason points are on the power play. Montreal needs him to be a factor 5 on 5 as well if they’re going to make a series of it. With last change in this game, this is Caufield’s chance.

Logan Stankoven, Hurricanes Over 0.5 Goals (+250, FanDuel)

Stankoven was a house of fire when the postseason started, tallying six goals in his first five playoff contests. He’s cooled off since, tallying just once in the last six games. That includes being scoreless in the first three games of this series. After recording 31 shots on goal and 47 shot attempts in the first two rounds, Stankoven has four shots on goal and 11 attempts in the series. With that said, he’s due to get back on track offensively. Stankoven is one of the driving forces offensively for the Hurricanes this postseason. Take a shot on him here.

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If you’re looking at wagers that don’t involve denting the twine, we have you covered there as well.

Juraj Slafkovsky, Canadiens Over 2.5 Shots (+135, DraftKings)

Slafkovsky scored 30 goals in the regular season and started the playoffs on fire. His hat trick in Game 1 against the Lightning in the opening round carried Montreal to a tone-setting win. In addition, he had two goals and an assist in Game 1 of this series. Slafkovsky has at least three shots in eight of Montreal’s 17 playoff games. If he was a bit more accurate (12 of his 17 games have seen at least five shot attempts), the numbers would be closer to even money. Since he has 47 shots on goal in 92 attempts, the volume is there. Look for Slafkovsky to go over the number as Montreal creates more chances.

Hurricanes ML (DraftKings, -142)

Montreal’s inability to build off success has haunted them all postseason long. The Canadiens may have escaped Tampa Bay and Buffalo in the first two rounds. This is a different ball of wax all together. Carolina didn’t set the world on fire in their two wins but they did what a good team does. Control the action, force the opposition into mistakes and generally make life difficult. Montreal is at home but it’s tough to have faith in a young team with no playoff experience to lean on. The Canadiens scrap but the Hurricanes’ experience carries them to a win here