The Edmonton Oilers return home after shutting down the Dallas Stars in Game 3.
The pregame narrative: Edmonton battled hard for a 3-0 win to even the Western Conference final. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two points in that matchup and should continue producing for the Oilers.
Check out my Stars vs. Oilers Game 3 prop picks on Nugent-Hopkins and Mikael Granlund for May 25.
Stars vs. Oilers picks
Best Bet: Nugent-Hopkins to score a point (-129)
I made this pick on Friday and Nugent-Hopkins came through, recording a goal and an assist to bring his playoff point total to 13 in as many games.
He’s normally the third-line centre, but Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch moved him to the first line at the start of the playoffs. So now, Nugent-Hopkins skates on a wing with Connor McDavid.
In Game 2, though, Nugent-Hopkins who was stuck on the ice with the third line when he created a scoring opportunity that was finished off by Connor Brown to put the game out of reach.
The makeshift winger is a talented player in his own right, but joining McDavid’s line is just another reason to get behind this pick.
Nugent-Hopkins also skates on the top power play. He scored his goal with the man advantage on Friday.
Finally, the former No. 1 overall pick has been an incredible playoff performer during his time in the NHL.
Key stat: Nugent-Hopkins has 74 points in 87 career postseason games.
Game 3 prop prediction
Granlund over 1.5 shots (-114): Dallas’ top line is made up of Roope Hintz and two midseason additions.
The more notable one is Mikko Rantanen, but Granlund has also been super effective since being acquired at the deadline.
The Finn is constantly a threat in the offensive zone, cashing this wager in eight of his past 10 playoff games. That dates back to the series with the Colorado Avalanche.
He’s attempting 3.8 shots per game over that span and has seven shots on goal in two games of this series.
Stars vs. Oilers prop picks made at 1:49 p.m. ET 05/24/2025.
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