Top NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday, April 19 (2022)
We have a loaded 10-game slate tonight with an abundance of options to pick through for prop bets. Below, I give out my three best NHL prop bets for Tuesday.
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Artemi Panarin Anytime Scorer (+185)
The Metropolitan Division’s second-place New York Rangers host the Central Division’s sixth-place Winnipeg Jets. This number is just too long for New York’s third-leading goal-scorer, as Panarin has turned It up recently.
Panarin has scored a goal in six of his last 11 games and should have a good shot of keeping It rolling against a Winnipeg team that has been bleeding goals lately. Over their last five contests, the Jets are giving up an average of 4.6 goals per game.
Part of this trend is due to the poor goaltending of Connor Hellebuyck, the projected starting goaltender for the Jets in this matchup. Hellebuyck has given up three or more goals in four of his last five appearances between the pipes, posting a mere 0.864 save percentage over that stretch.
Winnipeg has struggled to suppress high-danger scoring chances all season as they rank just 27th in the league in five-on-five expected goals against per 60 minutes (xGA). Their special teams are even worse as the Jets rank 29th in penalty kill percentage, which should struggle against a dangerous Panarin and the rest of New York’s first power-play unit.
Nikita Kucherov Anytime Scorer (+115)
We have an Atlantic Division tilt as the third-place Tampa Bay Lightning host the sixth-place Detroit Red Wings in what will most likely be a blowout. Oddsmakers suggest this to be the case as the Lightning hover around five-dollar favorites while the total sits at 6.5.
Regardless of whether we get that blowout, Kucherov should be a threat to score either way, as he has been on fire lately. Over his last eight games, Kucherov has scored seven goals.
Kucherov will have a great matchup, as the Red Wings’ projected starting goaltender is Alex Nedeljkovic. Nedeljkovic has allowed three or more goals in six of his last seven outings, posting a mere 0.882 save percentage.
Detroit’s defense will be no help in front of him either, as the Red Wings rank just 28th in the league this season in five-on-five expected goals against per 60 minutes (xGA).
William Nylander Anytime Scorer (+150)
The Atlantic Division’s second-place Toronto Maple Leafs host the Metropolitan Division’s eighth-place Philadelphia Flyers in another suspected blowout. Nylander has scored two goals this season against Philadelphia, which came in the first of their two meetings.
I expect Nylander to find the scoresheet again as he enters this matchup in great form. Over his last nine games, Nylander has registered seven goals and has been buzzing around the ice.
Auston Matthews is considered questionable once again, so we could see Nylander have better chances to find the back of the net; however, I like this bet even if Matthews plays. Martin Jones is the projected starting goaltender for the Flyers and has allowed four or more goals in three straight appearances, posting a troubling 0.833 save percentage over that stretch.
Philadelphia is a mess all around as they rank just 29th in the league in five-on-five expected goals against per 60 minutes (xGA) and should be a big liability in this game to allow four or more goals to a dangerous Toronto offense.
Best of luck!
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