Three players from three different teams make the list for my NHL anytime goal picks on Sunday.
The pregame narrative: Alex Ovechkin is a goal-scoring machine, and I like his chances of lighting the lamp for several reasons. There’s been no shortage of goals between the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers, making Kevin Fiala and Evan Bouchard prime candidates to score.
Check out my NHL anytime goal picks for April 27.
NHL anytime goal picks
Best Bet: Ovechkin anytime goal (+123)
Ovechkin is a great pick to score on most nights, but especially tonight.
The Washington Capitals superstar has already netted three pucks in this series, and he’s a great candidate to add to that total on Sunday.
The Montreal Canadiens enter Sunday’s contest with questions in net. Sam Montembeault exited Game 3 with an injury, leaving his status in doubt for Game 4.
If he’s able to go, he’ll likely be operating at less than full health. If he’s not able to play, that leaves the inexperienced Jakub Dobes.
Dobes has played in only 17 NHL games, and his relief effort in Game 3 is his lone taste of playoff action.
The young netminder turned aside seven of eight shots in the effort, with Ovechkin being the only Caps player to riffle one past Dobes.
Ovechkin will undoubtedly keep shooting against an unproven netminder, and that bodes well for this prop.
Key stat: Ovechkin has scored a goal in nine of his last 12 games.
NHL prop predictions
Fiala anytime goal (+195): Putting pucks on net is half the battle when it comes to scoring, and Fiala is doing that in bunches.
The Kings’ star has 14 shots across three games, tying for the team lead in the category. He has buried two of those shots, and he’s a prime choice to do more damage.
Fiala is third among all postseason performers in expected goals (2.53) and tied for fifth in scoring chances (16), according to Natural Stat Trick.
His chances are bolstered by Edmonton’s brutal goaltending situation. The switch to Calvin Pickard made little difference as he allowed four goals in Game 3.
The Oilers have the worst playoff save percentage in the NHL (.820).
Bouchard anytime goal (+390): I don’t typically like wagering on defencemen to score goals, but these are appealing odds.
And there’s an equally appealing case to back Bouchard. The Edmonton rearguard leads his team in shots this postseason (10).
Bouchard’s pair of goals ties him for the team lead in the category, as he tallied twice in Game 3.
Edmonton’s goaltending situation has received much scrutiny, but Darcy Kuemper hasn’t been much better. He has a .859 save percentage in the playoffs, allowing 12 goals this series.
NHL anytime goal picks made at 10:32 a.m. ET on 04/27/2025.
Stevie’s an avid NFL, NHL, and tennis bettor who has no problem talking himself into the underdog. His previous stops include Yahoo! Sports Canada and Toronto Metropolitan University, where he received a degree in Sport Media.