Top NHL Prop Picks for Thursday

Kyle Smith

Last Updated: December 3, 2021 12:57 AM EST • 1 min 42 sec read. Twitter link Google News Link

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - FEBRUARY 23: Mikael Granlund #64 of the Nashville Predators skates against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on February 23, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Gregory Shamus / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

The NHL rolls into Thursday night with 10 games on the docket, allowing for plenty of NHL prop pick opportunities.

For today's top picks, we're betting on Roope Hintz to keep filling the net, Mikael Granlund to continue to be the model of consistency, and Nathan MacKinnon to gloriously break out of his goal-scoring slump.

Here are my top NHL prop picks for Thursday's matchups (odds via FanDuel; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

Top NHL Prop Picks

Mikael Granlund to record a point (-138) ???Roope Hintz to score a goal (+210) ???Nathan MacKinnon to score a goal (+140) ???

NHL Prop Bets

Granlund to record a point (-138)

Granlund is quietly putting together a stellar campaign in Nashville.

The 29-year-old centerman leads the Predators with an impressive 25 points in 22 games this season. He's been even hotter of late, racking up seven points in his last five games, including a four-point explosion against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

Facing an underachieving Boston Bruins team whose record doesn't match their underlying statistics, Granlund will continue to motor the Predators' offense, finding his name on the scoresheet at least once on Thursday night and cashing this NHL prop pick.

Hintz to score a goal (+210)

Hintz is terrorizing NHL goaltenders.

After a glacial start that saw him go goalless through the first 11 games of the season, the Dallas Stars winger has caught fire, finding the back of the net 10 times in his past nine games. In his past five games, Hintz has a ridiculous seven goals and is averaging 3.4 shots on goal per game.

With the Stars set to face a struggling Columbus Blue Jackets team that has allowed opponents to score six goals in each of their past two games, it's the perfect opportunity for Hintz to keep filling the net.

MacKinnon to score a goal (+140)

MacKinnon only has one, single, solitary goal in nine games this season.

One of the best players on the planet, MacKinnon returned from a lower-body injury against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night, and the Leafs absolutely ran roughshod over the Colorado Avalanche. The 8-3 annihilation likely infuriated MacKinnon, and that does not bode well for the lowly Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

MacKinnon fired five shots on goal against the Leafs and if he does that against the much worse Habs squad (allows 3.54 goals per game, 31st in the NHL), it won't be surprising if he puts at least one puck in the net tonight.

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NHL prop picks made on 12/2/2021 at 10:48 a.m. ET

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Kyle Smith

A sportswriter for more than a decade, Kyle Smith was once voted “World’s 78th Greatest Lover” by ‘Relatively Attractive People Magazine’.* After covering nearly every sport under the sun for theScore, Smith settled in as head MMA writer where he helped shape the company’s coverage and establish its combat sports identity. Since then, he’s dipped his toes (cannonballed) into the world of betting, where he specializes in the UFC and NHL. Constantly chasing that gigantic Parlay Dragon, Smith was devastated when a Leon Edwards head kick completely obliterated a recent five-leg parlay. You can read his rantings and ravings on Twitter @Heldrificus. *Not a real publication.