Top NHL Prop Picks for Sunday

Kyle Smith

Last Updated: November 28, 2021 6:45 AM EST • 1 min 36 sec read. Twitter link Google News Link

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 24: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals warms up before the game against the Montreal Canadiens at Capital One Arena on November 24, 2021 in Washington, DC. Scott Taetsch/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Scott Taetsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

With seven games during a busy NHL slate Sunday, there are plenty of potential prop opportunities for you to make a little extra cash to completely blow on Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Here are our NHL prop picks for Sunday.

For today’s top prop bets, we’re counting on the dynamic duo of Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov to combine for at least one goal, while a suddenly hot Auston Matthews looks to push his goal-streak to three games.

Here are my NHL prop picks for Sunday's action (all odds via FanDuel, and pick confidence is based on a one-to-five star scale).

Top NHL Prop Picks

Alex Ovechkin to score a goal (+124) ???Evgeny Kuznetsov to record an assist (-112) ???Auston Matthews to score a goal (+116) ???

NHL Prop Predictions

Ovechkin to score a goal (+124)

You’ll never go broke betting on Ovechkin to find the back of the net.

It doesn’t matter that the Capitals are facing one of the NHL's top teams, the Russian sniper will score against the Carolina Hurricanes. Ovechkin is scoring at a blistering pace, tallying 18 over 21 games. He's potted five goals over his past five games, including a hat trick in his last outing against the Florida Panthers on Friday night.

It’s always smart to bet plus-money on a Russian cyborg programmed to destroy twine.

Kuznetsov to record an assist (-112)

It pays to ride shotgun with the greatest goalscorer ever.

With Nicklas Backstrom out with a hip injury, Kuznetsov has flourished as Ovechkin’s primary setup man, racking up 20 assists in 21 games. The 29-year-old Russian is red-hot over his last five games while notching seven assists. He's also recorded at least one helper in 13 of his 21 games this season.

If you’re betting on Ovechkin, it’s not a bad idea to back Kuznetsov to put the puck on his stick.

Matthews to score a goal (+116)

Matthews’ puck luck is starting to turn around.

The reigning Rocket Richard trophy winner is beginning to harness his weaponized shot while scoring goals in consecutive games for the first time this season earlier this week. He's now recorded nine goals in 19 games.

Matthews is averaging 4.4 shots per game over his last five contests. The forward will continue his reign of terror in California against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday if he keeps firing the puck at such a dizzying pace.

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NHL prop picks made 11/28/2021 at 7:45 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.