Another day of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is upon us! We are now firmly in the second round, where the matchups become more challenging, and every goal is crucial. The excitement among fans is at an all-time high, and here at Fantasy Alarm, we’re dedicated to maintaining that momentum with our Best Bets.

Today, we will focus on one player prop and a money line. As we move forward in the playoffs, games will get tougher, and goals will be harder to come by. However, we can still identify an advantage; we just need to approach our analysis carefully. Please review the wagers and, if you like the rationale, follow them. You can find all wagers here on the NHL Bet Tracker.

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 🏒NHL Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 5/12

🔥 Anaheim Ducks vs. Vegas Golden Knights Prediction

With this series now knotted at two games a piece it becomes a best two out of three contest from here on out! I have been surprised with the Ducks play through the opening four games but some of the stats are catching up with them and not in a good way. 

Let me first start by saying the Ducks haven't been a good road team all season, they were 19-22 straight up in the regular season standings and they are 2-3 in these playoffs. In those 5 games they've been outscored 14 goals for to 16 but their expected goals against is much higher in the low 20s. Then there's the play of Lukas Dostal who is the worst goalie in the playoffs according to goals saved above expected at -4.4! 

On the other side of this contest you have Vegas who has a great home ice advantage, just watch the crowd during pre-game these people get fired up! Goaltender Carter Hart has been much better in this series as well, allowing 9 goals over the last 4 games and holding down a SV% of .923. With the teams as close as they've been at even strength he's a big tiebreaker for me betting on the this game. 

Look also for Mitch Marner to keep up his hot streak tonight as he's leading the NHL with 16 points and is now getting over 30% of the ice time share in Vegas. Of the 16 points he's had nine of them in this series and I think he continues to pile them up so for tonight give me the Vegas Money Line and Marner on the long shot wager to record 2+ points tonight. 

Pick: Golden Knights Money Line (-150 on FanDuel)

Pick: Mitch Marner (VGK) 2+ Points (+160 on DraftKings)

BEST NHL PROPS 5/12

Pick: Lane Hutson (MTL) Over 1.5 Shots On Goal (-120 on DraftKings)

Pick: Jakub Dobes (MTL) Over 24.5 Saves (-135 on BetMGM)

 

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