Check out Tony Sartori's NHL picks tonight for Monday, March 25 – his expert anytime goalscorer best bets.
Tonight's NHL slate on the NHL Network on ESPN+ has just two games. However, I have a trio of NHL anytime goalscorer picks for that doubleheader.
Betting on NHL anytime goalscorers is simple enough: If your player scores a goal at any point in the game, your bet is a winner. MLB has its dingers; the NHL has its anytime goalscorers. And with both types of player props, the bets usually come with plus-money odds attached to them, so they're a favorite among all types of sports bettors.
Check out all of the analysis with my favorite anytime goalscorer predictions for tonight's NHL games below.
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NHL Picks Tonight – Anytime Goalscorer Best Bets
The team logos in the table below represent each of the matchups that our NHL betting staff is targeting from today's slate of games. Click on the team logos for any of the matchups below to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
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Golden Knights vs. Blues
The St. Louis Blues host the Vegas Golden Knights in the first game of Monday's NHL doubleheader. We are going to back Jack Eichel, who's been on fire with five goals over his past six games, to find the back of the net in this contest.
The recent success is likely to continue against St. Louis, a team he's tagged for eight goals over his past nine games. The Blues bleed high-danger scoring chances, ranking 30th in the league in expected goals against per 60 minutes (xGA/60) at 5-on-5.
Not only does this defense struggle at even-strength, but it also ranks just 20th in penalty kill percentage. That is good news for Eichel, who leads the Knights in power-play goals.
With this combination of poor defensive play at even-strength and on special teams, it's not shocking that St. Louis ranks in the bottom half of the league in goals allowed per game and shots on goal allowed per game.
Pick: Jack Eichel (+145 at FanDuel)
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Kings vs. Canucks
The second game features a Pacific Division tilt with the Vancouver Canucks hosting the Los Angeles Kings.
There's no denying Vancouver's excellent defensive play, but the one way to beat the Canucks is on special teams. They rank in the bottom half of the league in penalty kill percentage.
That brings us to Los Angeles forward Kevin Fiala, who leads the team in power-play goals. Fiala has been tremendous over the final stretch of the campaign, scoring in 10 of his past 17 games.
He's also fared well against Vancouver over the past couple of seasons, scoring six goals over the past eight meetings.
Pick: Kevin Fiala (+230 at FanDuel)
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Kings vs. Canucks
I'm risking a half-unit on Fiala to score along with another half-unit on his teammate Anze Kopitar. My thinking here is that I am fairly confident that at least one of these two guys will find the back of the net, which would guarantee a profit.
And, if both score, then all the better.
While Fiala leads the team in power-play goals, Kopitar is right behind him in second place. Like Fiala, Kopitar is in great form with five goals over his past five games.
While you typically need to beat the Canucks on special teams, Monday could be a good spot for Fiala and Kopitar since goaltender Casey DeSmith is slated to guard the cage for Vancouver. Through 24 appearances in the crease this season, DeSmith possesses a .899 SV%.
At least one of Fiala or Kopitar has scored in eight of the Kings' past 12 games, while both scored in two of those eight outings. Vancouver was one of the opponents in which both guys scored against.
Pick: Anze Kopitar (+275 at DraftKings)
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