{"id":345022,"date":"2025-05-08T13:22:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=345022"},"modified":"2025-05-08T13:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:22:58","slug":"nhl-anytime-goal-picks-and-predictions-may-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nhl-anytime-goal-picks-and-predictions-may-8\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL playoff anytime goalscorer picks May 8: Back Andrei Svechnikov and Leon Draisaitl on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leon Draisaitl and Andrei Svechnikov are my picks to score during Thursday&#8217;s NHL playoff action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s NHL narrative<\/strong>: The Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes won their respective Game 1s on the road. Both teams now have a chance to send the Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals on the road down 0-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the best NHL anytime goal picks for May 8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NHL anytime goal picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/ice_hockey\/competitions\/10011\"><strong>Full NHL betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nhl-injury-report-2\"><strong>NHL injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/standings\"><strong>NHL player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/standings\"><strong>NHL standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Svechnikov to score (+187)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Svechnikov has kicked things into overdrive this playoff with five goals, already equaling a quarter of his regular-season production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russian winger is firing pucks at will, and his line with Jackson Blake and Sebastian Aho has been flat-out dominating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Blake-Aho-Svechnikov line played 14:34 together in Game 1, generating 30 chances and an 85.71% Corsi rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This postseason, Svechnikov is leading all skaters in 5-on-5 chances per 60 (28.57).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington has been a mess defensively despite beating the Montreal Canadiens in five games. The Caps are allowing the second-most chances (71.73) and fifth-most shots (29.71) on a 60-minute basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playing on a red-hot line and getting top power-play minutes, Svechnikov seems like a great value to score tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Svechnikov ranks fifth in expected goals per 60 (1.54) this postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NHL prop predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draisaitl to score (+115):<\/strong> What can I say about Draisaitl that hasn&#8217;t already been said?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The German winger is a scoring machine, potting a league-best 52 goals during the regular season. He&#8217;s found the net in four of seven playoff games and is up to 45 career postseason goals in 81 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That 0.556 goals\/game rate is the eighth-best all-time, and second among active players behind Nathan MacKinnon (0.579). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Draisaitl scored in Game 1, and his line with Connor McDavid and Corey Perry dominated play, generating a 71.43% Corsi rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Golden Knights netminder Adin Hill has also been shaky, sporting a 3.01 GAA and .876 SV% this postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NHL anytime goal picks made at 12:27 p.m. ET on 05\/08\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leon Draisaitl and Andrei Svechnikov are my picks to score during Thursday&#8217;s NHL playoff action. Today&#8217;s NHL narrative: The Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes won their respective Game 1s on the road. Both teams now have a chance to send the Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals on the road down 0-2. 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