Mark Lammey
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After a great weekend, the NHL isn’t letting us down with a weak Monday slate. We have 6 matchups on the board as teams look to solidify their playoff positioning. That includes Metro Division rivalry in New York and another great matchup down the street in Madison Square Garden. However, those are the final games of the evening and we’re targeting the early afternoon games. With that in mind, let’s not waste any time and get into it.
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Matthew Tkachuk over 1.5 points (-110)
Our favorite player props are focused on skaters who are having MVP-caliber seasons. The first is Matthew Tkachuk on his new team, the Florida Panthers. They’re coming off a rough loss to the Nashville Predators, but now get to head back to South Beach to host a historically bad defensive team in the Anaheim Ducks. They’ve been allowing the most goals per game all season and have allowed 6 or more goals in each of their last 4 games.
Even in their recent loss, Tkachuk still notched a goal to bring his point total to 76, which is the 4th-best in the NHL. He was suspended when the Panthers took down the Ducks earlier in the season. However, he’s no stranger to facing Anaheim. He came over from the Calgary Flames in the offseason and the last time he had a home game against them, he recorded 3 points. Tkachuk began this month with an incredible 5-point game against a great Tampa Bay Lightning team, so he can certainly have a big night against a bad Ducks squad tonight.
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David Pastrnak over 0.5 goals (-110)
The other MVP candidate we’re targeting is on the best team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins. Pastrnak has been leading this team to a potentially record-breaking season, and his 75 points are just 1 behind Tkachuk. The only debate here was between his 1.5 points prop or his goalscoring prop. We’re going to roll with him finding the net, as he’s done so in 2 of the last 3 games against the Ottawa Senators. Those were on the road, and now he gets to face them at TD Garden in Boston.
Each of his last 3 home games against the Sens, Pastrnak recorded multiple points. On top of all that, Ottawa will be traveling in after hosting the St. Louis Blues yesterday afternoon. It’s clear that the Sens aren’t effective at preventing Pastrnak from taking his chances either. In 2 meetings this season, he’s recorded 5 and 6 shots on goal. That’s far from surprising, as his 261 are the most of any skater this year. Ottawa may not be quite as bad as the Ducks, but they did lose to the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. The Bruins are a whole different beast, and that’s primarily thanks to Pastrnak.
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