Four games are on tap for Friday’s NHL slate.
The pregame narrative: The New York Islanders are hosting the Philadelphia Flyers but I’m fading the home team’s Kyle Palmieri to record a point. I also have bets on Josh Morrissey and Pavel Dorofeyev.
Check out my NHL prop picks for Jan. 24.
NHL prop picks
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Best bet: Dorofeyev over 0.5 points (-109)
I made this pick last Friday when the Vegas Golden Knights battled the Carolina Hurricanes — a similar opponent to tonight’s Dallas Stars matchup.
Dorofeyev hasn’t given any reason to steer away from backing him.
He played just 47 games last year, recording 13 goals and 24 points. This season, in 48 games, he has 21 goals and 31 points.
Vegas recognized his talent and moved him to the No. 1 power play, where he’s potted nine of his 21 goals. He leads the Knights in PP tallies.
Key stat: Dorofeyev has 10 points in the last six games, including six on the man advantage.
Quick picks
Palmieri under 0.5 points (-148): The Islanders are not a good hockey team.
To go with the league’s worst penalty kill (67.7%), they also rank poorly in most offensive categories:
- T28th in goals/game: 2.65
- 32nd in power play: 12.5% (laughable)
- 29th in shooting percentage: 9.2%
Palmieri hasn’t fared any better. The former Devil has just three points in his last 10 games and is without a goal since Dec. 23.
He’s been demoted to the Islanders’ No. 2 power-play unit, but at a 12.5% success rate, it probably doesn’t matter where he’s slotted.
Morrissey over 0.5 points (-155): Morrissey is coming off a strong performance on Wednesday in Colorado.
The Calgary native picked up two assists with four shots on goal, playing just over 23:00.
Morrissey has eight points in 10 games in January and is fifth in the league in points for defencemen (42).
He quarterbacks the No. 1 ranked power play in the NHL operating at 31.9%, where 17 of his 42 points have come from.
Picks made at 11:30 a.m. ET on 01/24/2025.
