Hunter Skoczylas shares his favorite NHL player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for tonight’s NHL slate.

It’s finally Friday. There are six total games on tonight’s NHL slate and no rest advantages to worry about. We’re focusing on anytime goalscorer props tonight and they are as simple as it gets –– pick a player to light the lamp at any point in the game and you take home some easy cash. That said, here are my top choices for tonight’s betting card on DraftKings Sportsbook.
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Although the goaltending matchup looks legit on paper, I’m not fully convinced that this game won’t turn into a scoring frenzy. Tkachuk started off a bit slow but has scored six goals in five of the last six games. Across the last five meetings versus the Rangers, Tkachuk has netted five goals, including two two-goal games. Not only does he lead the team in expected goals by a wide margin (4.60), but he has also been putting the puck on net frequently, totaling at least five shots in 6-of-9 games this season.
Andrei Vasilevskiy is drawing his tenth start of the season and has been his usual self, allowing 2.47 goals per game and posting a .911 save percentage. However, he struggled in both of last season’s matchups versus the Senators, allowing nine goals while facing just 47 shots. Ottawa ranks third in goals per game (4.22) and has scored at least four goals in five straight games. Three of the last four matchups between these two teams have featured at least eight total goals –– I have a hard time believing that Tkachuk, who leads the team in goals and ranks second on the team in points (13), won’t be involved in the fun.
We’re not going to overthink this one. Connor has netted at least one goal in 8-of-10 games this season and is tied for third in the NHL in goals (9). He has also scored in 4-of-5 road games this season and in 6-of-11 career games against the Blue Jackets.
Elvis Merzlikins is drawing the start for Columbus and while he has only allowed one goal on 57 shots in his past two starts, negative regression is coming. The Blue Jackets faced the Oilers and Islanders in those two games, and they rank 29th and 32nd, respectively, in goals per game. Winnipeg leads the league in goals per game (4.60) and has found success against Merzlikins in previous matchups, scoring 17 goals against him in just five career games.
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Buffalo native now based out of Rochester, Hunter is an editor and writer for DraftKings, where he primarily covers the NFL, NHL and NBA. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and served as a sports editor with the school newspaper for two years before joining the DraftKings team in 2022. Go Bills!

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