{"id":300875,"date":"2024-10-09T12:57:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T16:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=300875"},"modified":"2024-10-09T12:57:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T16:57:09","slug":"nhl-prop-picks-and-predictions-october-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nhl-prop-picks-and-predictions-october-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NHL prop picks Oct. 9: Back Hyman to score in Oilers’ opener, Hughes to produce for Canucks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Several NHL teams start their seasons tonight and I have three prop picks from different games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Zach Hyman is coming off a career season and I’m backing him to score in the opener. Elsewhere, I’m taking Quinn Hughes to score a power play point and Michael Bunting to get on the scoresheet against the New York Rangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find these two NHL props picks for October 9 below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NHL prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Go to<\/strong> full NHL betting markets<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Bet: Zach Hyman to score (+120)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #96888<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right off rip, I jumped over to take a peek at Connor McDavid’s props but he carries -127 odds to score two-plus points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although that’s not a huge amount of juice, I prefer to get behind the No. 1 beneficiary of McDavid’s playmaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyman scored 54 goals in 80 games last year and 35 were assisted by McDavid. In my view, If the Oilers captain scores multiple points, there’s a good chance Hyman is bagging a goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winger netted the third most goals in the league last year and is a threat to get into scoring position no matter who has the puck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stat:<\/strong> Hyman scored 16 goals in 25 games during last season’s playoff run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hughes to score 1+ power play points (+130):<\/strong> I’m looking to find value on Hughes who is -230 to score a point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #96889<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Calgary Flames have one of the weaker rosters in the NHL and had a bottom-half penalty kill percentage last season (29.7%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they did have success, it often fell on the back of Jacob Markstrom who has parted for the New Jersey Devils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That leaves Dan Vladar to hold down the crease, for now, and his 3.61 GAA and .882 SV% are very unencouraging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hughes recorded 38 of his 92 points on the powerplay last season. Two of his three points against the Flames came with the man advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bunting to score 1+ points (-109):<\/strong> This bet is a lot more simple. Bunting just needs to find his way onto the scoresheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #96890<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a base level, he had a decent season, scoring 45 points in 81 games. But when narrowed down to his time with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the results are a lot more intriguing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bunting played 21 games with the Pens following the trade deadline and was able to produce 19 points \u2013That’s near the point-per-game pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not unusual for wingers to come to Pittsburgh and dominate with Sidney Crosby and\/or Evgeni Malkin and Bunting is no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He slots in on the second line with Malkin and is expected to get time on the powerplay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picks made at 11:21 a.m. ET on 10\/09\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Several NHL teams start their seasons tonight and I have three prop picks from different games. The pregame narrative: Zach Hyman is coming off a career season and I’m backing him to score in the opener. Elsewhere, I’m taking Quinn Hughes to score a power play point and Michael Bunting to get on the scoresheet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":300932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[49,8,206],"class_list":["post-300875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-betting","tag-nhl-props"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNHL prop picks Oct. 9: Best bets, predictions & odds | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our best NHL prop picks for Oct. 9. 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