{"id":348500,"date":"2025-05-22T15:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=348500"},"modified":"2025-05-22T15:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:01:31","slug":"oilers-vs-stars-prop-picks-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/oilers-vs-stars-prop-picks-game-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers vs. Stars prop picks Game 2: Back Nugent-Hopkins and Heiskanen on Friday night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Edmonton Oilers have one more chance to steal home-ice advantage against the Dallas Stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Dallas flipped the script on last year&#8217;s Western Conference final by winning Game 1, 6-3. Can the Oilers bounce back? Or will the Stars jump out to a two-game lead, taking them a step closer to the Stanley Cup Final?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Oilers vs. Stars Game 2 prop picks on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Miro Heiskanen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oilers vs. Stars 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: Heiskanen to record a point (-108)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas&#8217; defenceman missed much of the second half of the regular season recovering from an injury. He returned in Game 4 of the series against the Winnipeg Jets and made an instant impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heiskanen has four points in four playoff games while going 3-1 against this wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His ice time has gradually increased from 14 minutes in his return to over 24 minutes against the Oilers on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This pick may not be available at plus money anymore, but the value remains for the perennial Norris candidate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heiskanen had just 25 points in 50 games this season, but is capable of being one of the most productive offensive defencemen in the NHL when healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had 54 points in 71 games in 2023-24 and 73 points in 79 games in 2022-23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, Edmonton is dealing with some shaky goaltending from Stuart Skinner. That means another six-goal outburst is within the range of possibilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Skinner has a 3.39 GAA and .872 SV% in these playoffs \u2014 the worst stats of any remaining starting goaltender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 2 prop prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nugent-Hopkins to record a point (-130):<\/strong> It&#8217;s hard to get attention playing with the likes of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I want to shine a light on Nugent-Hopkins&#8217; playoff career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The former first-overall pick has 72 points in 86 postseason games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He ranks fourth on the Oilers with 11 points in 12 games during these playoffs (8-4 against this line).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Nugent-Hopkins usually skates as the third-line centre, but his recent play has elevated him to the first line to play wing alongside McDavid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also slots onto the first power-play unit that includes Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard. I&#8217;m not sure there is a better situation for a forward to be productive in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love the value on this pick at this price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Oilers vs. Stars prop picks made at 1:49 p.m. ET 05\/22\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edmonton Oilers have one more chance to steal home-ice advantage against the Dallas Stars. The pregame narrative: Dallas flipped the script on last year&#8217;s Western Conference final by winning Game 1, 6-3. Can the Oilers bounce back? 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