I’ve got three NHL goalscorer picks for Friday’s slate.
The pregame narrative: Mark Scheifele ranks near the top of the NHL in goals and I’m predicting the Winnipeg Jets’ forward will score another one tonight. The picks are rounded out with plays on Pavel Dorofeyev and Dylan Holloway.
Check out my NHL anytime goal picks for March 7.
NHL anytime goal picks
Best Bet: Scheifele anytime goalscorer (+165)
Coming into Friday, the New Jersey Devils are missing two key pieces: Jack Hughes and Dougie Hamilton.
Hughes is their top centreman and Hamilton is one of the league’s best two-way defencemen. The Devils’ strong defence should take quite the hit with these two out of the lineup.
Enter Scheifele. He leads the Jets and is tied for second in the NHL with 35 goals. He’s also had a hot scoring touch since the break.
During that time, Scheifele has scored in four of his seven games. It appears he’s using his snub from Team Canada as motivation.
Key stat: The Jets’ forward has 20 goals in 26 games against Eastern Conference teams this season.
Quick pick
Dorofeyev anytime goalscorer (+150): The 24-year-old winger is having a breakout season as a goalscorer.
He has a career-best 24 goals in 63 games and has a nice matchup to do damage here.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins allow the second-most goals per game (3.63)
- They’ve conceded 4.3 goals per game over the last 10.
- They kill penalties at a below-average rate (76.8).
Dorofeyev has tallied 10 goals on the man advantage this season where he plays on the first line with Jack Eichel and Mark Stone.
Holloway anytime goalscorer (+220): The Anaheim Ducks began the year as a good defensive team but the wheels fell off quickly.
After finishing October with a 2.70 goals against average in 10 games, Anaheim has allowed a 3.11 GAA in the months since.
Holloway is streaking right now so I’m jumping in on these plus-money odds.
- Since the break, Holloway has scored in four of seven games.
- He has a career-high 20 goals in 63 games.
Picks made at 12:02 a.m. ET on 03/07/2025.
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