{"id":342663,"date":"2025-04-28T12:29:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T16:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=342663"},"modified":"2025-04-28T12:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T16:29:04","slug":"nhl-anytime-goal-picks-and-predictions-april-28-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nhl-anytime-goal-picks-and-predictions-april-28-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL playoff anytime goalscorer picks April 28: Bet on Nathan MacKinnon, Brayden Point to score"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve got one goalscorer pick for both of Monday&#8217;s NHL playoff games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars series is tied at 2-2, while the Tampa Bay Lightning can level things up with the Florida Panthers in Game 4. Look for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/nathan_mackinnon\">Nathan MacKinnon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/brayden_point\">Brayden Point<\/a> to make noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my NHL anytime goal picks for April 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NHL anytime goal picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: MacKinnon to score (+123)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was debating rolling with Artturi Lehkonen here but decided not to overthink things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MacKinnon is the best player on the ice and a top-three player in the league. He&#8217;s scored four goals already this series, cashing this wager three times, and is at the top of the leaderboard in several offensive categories, according to Natural Stat Trick:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1st in shots (23)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5th in chances (35)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12th in scoring chances (15)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On the road, the power forward will draw Dallas&#8217; toughest defensive matchups. But MacKinnon is second among all forwards in ice time, so head coach Jared Bednar will surely find ways to get him out in favourable situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it&#8217;s not like the Stars have built a brick wall on defence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas is allowing the third-most shots (31.22) and the fourth-most high-danger chances (12.53) on a 60-minute basis this postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Mackinnon has cashed this wager in four of his last five playoff games against the Stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:113087\">Embed: #113087<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/ice_hockey\/nhl?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NHL betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nhl-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NHL injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/top-skaters?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NHL stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NHL prop predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Point to score (+165):<\/strong> Tampa Bay was in serious trouble hitting the road down 0-2, but the team responded with a 5-1 win on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Point scored in that game, notching his second of the playoffs and 44th of the year (in 80 regular season\/playoff games).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only three players \u2014 William Nylander, Alex Ovechkin and Leon Draisaitl \u2014 have scored more than that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His line with Jake Guentzel and Nikita Kucherov has generated a 61.9% Corsi rate at 5-on-5 this series and is constantly a threat to score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Point is also a mainstay on the power play, which is just 1-of-13 so far. Tampa had the fifth-best man advantage during the regular season (25.9%) and is bound for some positive regression with Florida taking boatloads of penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NHL anytime goal picks made at 12:09 p.m. ET on 04\/28\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got one goalscorer pick for both of Monday&#8217;s NHL playoff games. The pregame narrative: The Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars series is tied at 2-2, while the Tampa Bay Lightning can level things up with the Florida Panthers in Game 4. Look for Nathan MacKinnon and Brayden Point to make noise. 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