The NHL only has a four-game slate on Friday night before a double-digit docket on Saturday. However, there are a few plus-odds props that I like to kick off th

Down on one knee, William Nylander roofed a puck over Utah Mammoth goaltender Vitek Vanecek on Wednesday for his sixth goal of the season. He celebrated the goal and the fact that this is his best start to a season in his NHL career.

The Rangers return to the road, where they are 6-1-0, on Friday against the Red Wings. Detroit has benefited in the win column from special teams efficiency, yet it’s allowing over the league average of 27.6 shots.

The NHL has nine games on the docket on Thursday night, giving us plenty of names to choose from for some player props tonight. My best bets for Thursday night

Frank Nazar was the headline for a while. When he crumpled to the ice after a cross-check to the knee from Calgary’s Joel Farabee in the first period, the Blackhawks’ second-line center grabbed his left leg and struggled to get up, skating off very slowly on mostly one leg.

It’s a pretty simple argument to make, but the Colorado Avalanche is the best team in the NHL right now.