Finding Player Prop Values for Stanley Cup Playoff Matchups

• Three games are on the slate for today’s Stanley Cup Playoff Series.
• With two of the games having a historically high scoring trend and featuring a 3-1 deficit, several player props may be able to take advantage of the offensive gameplans.
• Goalie player props in specific have been quite consistent throughout the first round, as they tend to have lower variance than stats like shots on goal.

TORONTO – The NHL playoffs continue with today featuring game five for three matchups. Both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Winnipeg Jets find themselves down three games to one and needing a win to stay alive.

The other game for today between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils is tied at two games apiece and will look to continue the back and forth affairs from the first four games. With a myriad of phenomenal players in today’s games, there is value to capitalize on player props found through online betting sites.

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Toronto Maple Leafs

This series has become the epitome of offensive hockey, seeing every game go over the total en route to the Maple Leafs winning the last three straight games. Now with the season on the line, the Lightning will have to go all-out for the win.

Keeping with this logic, the top player prop for this matchup is likely Ilya Samsonov to register over 26.5 saves, which sits at -125 odds at NHL sportsbooks. While the Maple Leafs goalie has been up and down this series, his last two games saw him go over this line.

If the Lightning can continue their offensive momentum, Samsonov should have little trouble matching his totals from the last two games, especially because the Lightning will have to pick up the pace to keep up with the Maple Leafs’ relentless offensive pressure.

New York Rangers @ New Jersey Devils

Unlike the rest of the matchups today, this series has been relatively low scoring, thanks mostly to the strong defensemen on these two teams that have largely limited the number of shots each goaltender faces.

With that in mind, this game’s top prop is shaping up to be Igor Shesterkin’s under 29.5 saves coming in at -135 odds. Through the first four games of this series Shesterkin has gone under his prop all four times, including two games with under 23 saves.

While the Devils have all the talent in the world to shoot at a high clip, the Rangers have matched up incredibly well and stymied their attempts all series long. With strong defenses such as these two, the game will be decided by who gets the best chances at the net, not who can shoot the most and pressure the goaltender.

Winnipeg Jets @ Vegas Golden Knights

The final game on the slate is another which has so far resulted in a 3-1 lead for the Vegas Golden Knights. The games so far in this series have been high scoring, placing our aim on the best player for the Golden Knights: Jack Eichel.

Eichel has been among the best performers so far and his prop to be an anytime goalscorer sports approachable +130 odds. Throughout the first four games of the series Eichel has scored three total goals across games two and three.

During the course of the regular season Eichel also found success with three goals throughout the two games he played in. With a total of 5.5 that has consistently gone over, there should not be any shortage of goals scored, making Eichel a top option as the most favorited goalscorer on online sportsbooks.