A stacked 10-game NHL slate gets underway on Saturday, with plenty of player props to choose from.
I’ve compiled my three best player props for Saturday. As always, monitor the odds and available pricing, as the player prop market is constantly changing.
Here are my free NHL picks in the NHL player props market for Saturday, March 8.
NHL player prop bets today
Cole Caufield any time goal scorer (+180 at BetRivers)- Nick Suzuki any time goal scorer (+235 at BetRivers)
Kyle Palmieri Over 0.5 power play points (+350 at bet365)
Best NHL player prop bets for March 8
Cole Caufield any time goal scorer (+180 at BetRivers)
The first game to target on Saturday features the Calgary Flames hosting the Montreal Canadiens. We are going to fade goaltender Dustin Wolf, who is slated to take the crease for Calgary.
Wolf is 2-3-2 over his past seven starts with a sub-.900 SV%. To be fair, the Flames' blue line has struggled in front of him.
Over the past two months, Calgary ranks 20th in the league in xGA/60. That brings us to Cole Caufield, who is currently one of the hottest goal-scorers in the league.
Caufield has scored in four straight games and in five of his past six, which has positioned him as the team leader in goals with 31 on the campaign.
That leaves Caufield tied for 10th in the league in goals, and a vulnerable Flames defense presents a great opportunity for Caufield to extend his hot hand.
Nick Suzuki any time goal scorer (+235 at BetRivers)
I also want to back Caufield’s teammate, Nick Suzuki, to find the back of the net in this matchup. My thinking here is simple: we are guaranteed a profit if either Caufield or Suzuki scores, and if both score, all the better
Caufield and Suzuki skate together on both the first line and the first power play unit. The latter is another good way to attack Calgary, given that it ranks last in the league in penalty minutes taken per game and 26th in penalty kill percentage.
At least one of Caufield and Suzuki has scored in each of the past six games, with both scoring in two of those outings.
Kyle Palmieri Over 0.5 power play points (+350 at bet365)
Sticking with the theme of fading poor special teams, we are going to exploit the San Jose Sharks' weak penalty kill. They rank 19th in penalty minutes taken per game and 27th in penalty kill percentage.
These special teams woes could benefit New York Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri, who leads the team in power-play points. Palmieri has recently started to find a rhythm on the man advantage, scoring a power-play goal in two of the past three games.
It will also help Palmieri’s cause that goaltender Alexandar Georgiev is confirmed to start between the pipes for San Jose. Georgiev is 12-20-1 through 37 appearances between the pipes this season with a .876 SV% and 3.30 GAA.
Live NHL odds
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