NHL Stanley Cup Final Player Prop Picks: Oilers vs Panthers (Game 1)
Game 1 of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Final takes place tonight when the Oilers face off against the Panthers in the ice-cold state of Florida in June. There will be a lot of star power skating this evening, but it will be difficult to find plus-money bets we love, so we’ll turn to Sam Bennett to get things rolling.
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Best NHL Plus Money Player Prop Bets
POTD: Sam Bennett 1+ Point (+114 DraftKings)
Edmonton and Florida only faced each other twice in the regular season, once in November and once in December, a stretch I like to call “The time period where I thought the Oilers were going to suck forever and always.†After that, McDavid & Co. turned things around and became the offensive juggernaut they’ve been since.
However, the Panthers dropped five goals on them in both games, and Sam Bennett had four points, including two goals. He’s having a good postseason as well, scoring 10 points in 12 games.
You can get his anytime goal at +400 at FanDuel and 2+ Points at +255 at DraftKings. But for Game 1, I’ll take the one point and run.
Plus-Money Paired-Point Parlay: Aleksander Barkov + Leon Draisaitl (+106 DraftKings)
Barkov has 17 points in 17 games, and Draisaitl has 28 in 18 games. I’m not sure what we’re doing here, but feel free to double your money if you’d like.
If you have any questions or see a late injury or line change, don't hesitate to message me @thewonkypenguin on Twitter, and I'll make sure to update the post/projections accordingly. NHL Player Props is often an overlooked market, but it can be extremely profitable on a daily basis. Good luck!
| Player | Team | Prop | Odds | Units | To Win | Book |
| Connor McDavid | EDM | 2+ P | +104 | 1 | 1.04 | FD |
| Matthew Tkachuk | FLA | 1+ A | +105 | 1 | 1.05 | DK |
| Barkov + Draisaitl | FLA/EDM | 1 P Each | +106 | 1 | 1.06 | DK |
| Sam Bennett | FLA | 1 P | +114 | 1 | 1.14 | DK |
| Zach Hyman | EDM | Anytime Goal | +125 | 1 | 1.25 | FD |
| Gustav Forsling | FLA | o2.5 SOG | +135 | 1 | 1.35 | BetMGM |
| Adam Henrique | EDM | 1 P | +210 | 1 | 2.1 | BetMGM |
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