Two NHL stars on the rise headline my prop picks for Monday.
The pregame narrative: Connor Bedard has value to get on the score sheet against the struggling New York Rangers. Later on, Nick Suzuki has the chance to excel in a plus matchup.
Check out my NHL prop picks for Dec. 9.
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Best bet: Bedard to record a point (-136)
This is a very reasonable price for Chicago’s top point producer.
New York isn’t the team it was at the start of the season. The side has lost seven of its past nine games.
Surprisingly, the problem is on the back end. Over that nine-game run, the Rangers allowed four or more goals on five different occasions.
That includes their 7-5 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Sunday.
Bedard plays on a miserable Blackhawks team, but he’s managed to score 20 points in 27 games this season.
The second-year pro averages 19:35 of ice time and plays on both the first line and first power-play unit.
Bedard will be out there a lot and gets a soft matchup against a fatigued Rangers team.
Key stat: The 2023 first-overall pick has 81 career points in 95 games.
Quick pick
Suzuki over 2.5 shots (+125): Suzuki gets a lot less league-wide attention but he’s putting together quite the season for the Montreal Canadiens.
Montreal’s captain has 28 points in 27 games this season. He may not be the highest-volume shooter, but Monday’s matchup is a good one for any forward.
- The Anaheim Ducks allow the most shots per game (33.3).
- They have conceded 30+ shots in six of the last seven games.
Anaheim consistently allows teams to pepper its net with shots, so I’m expecting the same tonight for the Habs.
Suzuki has cleared this line in two of the past four and gets a nice plus-money price against the NHL’s most vulnerable team.
Picks made at 9:51 a.m. 12/09/2024.
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Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.