{"id":342908,"date":"2025-04-29T15:25:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T19:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=342908"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T19:26:00","slug":"nhl-anytime-goal-picks-and-predictions-april-30-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nhl-anytime-goal-picks-and-predictions-april-30-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL playoff anytime goalscorer picks April 30: Bet on Kyle Connor, Alex Ovechkin to score"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve got a goalscorer pick from all three NHL playoff games on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/alex_ovechkin\">Alex Ovechkin<\/a> and the Washington Capitals are up 3-1 and heading back home with a chance to send the Montreal Canadiens packing. Take Ovi to score while backing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/kyle_connor\">Kyle Connor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/jake_guentzel\">Jake Guentzel<\/a> later on in the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my NHL anytime goal picks for April 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NHL anytime goal picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Ovechkin to score (+105)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An early goal from Ovechkin would send the Capital One Arena into a frenzy. Plus, it would cash this bet without worry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game is long, however, and Washington&#8217;s captain is still one of the best goal scorers in the NHL at the age of 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ovechkin missed 17 games recovering from an injury but still scored 44 goals which equalled the second most per game in the league (0.68).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That average is Ovechkin&#8217;s highest since his 48-goal campaign in 2019-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He carried that momentum into the postseason, scoring two goals in the opening game of this series. Overall, he&#8217;s 2-2 against this wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Montreal&#8217;s conceded three or more goals in every game so far, so I like Ovechkin&#8217;s chances of getting on the board against a weaker defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> The Habs allowed the 11th most goals (3.18) and 10th most shots (29.1) per game this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:113230\">Embed: #113230<\/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>Guentzel to score (+190):<\/strong> Guentzel leads his team and ranks 11th in the NHL with 2.3 expected goals in these playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s been hugely effective in this series, tallying five points (two goals) through four games. He has the trust of coach Jon Cooper in big moments, playing over 24 minutes in Game 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stakes only get higher as the Tampa Bay Lightning need a win on Wednesday to stay alive in this series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll take some nice value on a proven career playoff performer coming off a 41-goal season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guentzel has 40 goals in 73 playoff games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connor to score (+125):<\/strong> The Winnipeg Jets looked in control of their series with the St. Louis Blues, but the underdogs have stormed back to tie things at two apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winnipeg&#8217;s top scorer held his end of the bargain, though. Connor is 3-1 against this line and has both game-winning goals in the pair of wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connor had 41 goals and a career-best 97 points this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jets have scored seven times at home and only three times on the road in this series, so expect an uptick in offence for Winnipeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NHL anytime goal picks made at 1:49 p.m. ET on 04\/29\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got a goalscorer pick from all three NHL playoff games on Wednesday. The pregame narrative: Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are up 3-1 and heading back home with a chance to send the Montreal Canadiens packing. Take Ovi to score while backing Kyle Connor and Jake Guentzel later on in the evening. 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