Ryan Hodges
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Games are beginning to have more meaning at this point in the NHL season. There are some teams that were expected to be bad that are in playoff spots, and some teams that were expected to be good that are on the outside looking in. Now a third of the way into the season, a game’s 2 points carry a little bit more value. Tuesday night’s NHL slate is jam-packed with 24 teams in action. Stacked with star power and teams looking to make moves in the standings, we’re in store for a great night of hockey. If you are looking to have some action, here are our favorite NHL player props for Tuesday. Make sure you also check out our NHL picks for each of today’s games.
Mitch Marner over 0.5 goals (+120)
Tuesday is a day that ends in “y”, so it must be a day Mitch Marner collects another couple of points. Marner’s point streak is now to 22 games as he leads the Maple Leafs with 35 points in 29 games. Although he is a more assist-heavy player, Marner has been scoring at a more consistent clip lately. He has scored 11 of his 12 total goals during this point streak, and has scored in 7 of his last 8 games. Marner plays over 22 minutes per game on average, and between even strength and power play, he plays with John Tavares, Auston Matthews and William Nylander. The Maple Leafs are in a smash spot on Tuesday night against the Ducks. This game should be just another day at the office for Marner and the Leafs.
Anaheim is at the very bottom of the league with 17 points. They have the league’s worst goalscoring, goal prevention and penalty kill. The Ducks have the 2nd-worst power play and allow the most shots on goal per game in the league. For all intents and purposes, it is plain ugly for the Ducks right now. The Maple Leafs are playing great hockey, and they have a great opportunity to run up the score. Toronto has scored 14 goals across their last 3 games and should be able to keep it rolling on Tuesday. For the majority of this season, any offense the Leafs muster up includes Mitch Marner. This game should bring more of the same.
Be sure to check out our full Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs predictions
Jordan Eberle over 0.5 points (+100)
The Kraken sit 2nd in the Pacific Division ahead of Edmonton and Calgary, and are 6 points behind the 1st-place Golden Knights with 3 fewer games played. A lot of things have gone right this season for Seattle and Jordan Eberle has been right in the mix. On a team that ranks 5th in the NHL with 3.56 goals scored per game, Eberle is 3rd on the team in points. He is on the 2nd line with Jared McCann and Matty Beniers, and on the top power play with McCann and Stanley Cup champions Jaden Schwartz, Andre Burakovsky and Vince Dunn. Eberle is an important, experienced piece that plays with other important, experienced pieces of this lineup. Against good teams, veterans and leaders typically take the reins.
Tampa has played great hockey lately, but Seattle should give them a game. These teams have the same amount of points in the same number of games played. Among NHL ranks, Seattle’s goal scoring ranks 5th to Tampa’s 7th, and Tampa’s goal prevention ranks 13th to Seattle’s 18th. They both are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. Not a lot separates these teams right now and this could be a tightly played game. In that game script, the top 6 forwards and top 4 defensemen will log the majority of the ice time as the game progresses. Eberle and company will have opportunities to generate offense and keep this strong play rolling. This +100 number is good value for Eberle to get on the score sheet.
Be sure to check out our full Seattle Kraken vs Tampa Bay Lightning predictions
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