NHL Prop Bets Today: Thursday, February 8, 2024

NHL prop bets are back for another huge night, with our best NHL player props here to enhance today's games. After simulating each NHL game on Thursday's slate thousands of times, we've methodically selected the top five NHL player props today for Thursday.

With a lot of hockey action to consume and think about today, we have your back. Our NHL player props are here to make your Thursday a walk in the park, with our carefully curated NHL prop bets presented below in order of the largest edge.

We used a powerful predictive analytics model to find these NHL prop plays, so you can be sure that our featured bets represent the best NHL props bets to make on Thursday, February 8, 2024.

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Best Goal Scorer Bets for NHL Thursday

There is no shortage of betting choices when it comes to player props for Thursday's NHL, with players such as T.J. Oshie, Ivan Barbashev and Dawson Mercer presenting value according to our expert model.

T.J. Oshie Anytime Goal Scorer (+330)

• Odds: +330
• Probability: 31.8%
• Edge: 8.6%
• Game: Capitals vs. Panthers (7:00PM ET)

Our model has determined the best NHL prop bet for NHL Thursday, focusing on the game between the Capitals and Panthers, with T.J. Oshie the player we are targetting. We recommend placing a bet on T.J. Oshie Anytime Goal Scorer for Washington today.

DimersBOT projects that Oshie has a 31.8% chance of going anytime goal today, which give us a tasty 8.6% edge on the +330 odds currently available at FanDuel Sportsbook.

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Ivan Barbashev Anytime Goal Scorer (+320)

• Odds: +320
• Probability: 32.2%
• Edge: 8.4%
• Game: Golden Knights vs. Coyotes (9:00PM ET)

Our model has found another +EV prop bet for today's NHL, with Ivan Barbashev in our sights in the Golden Knights - Coyotes game. We recommend placing a bet on Ivan Barbashev Anytime Goal Scorer, with an edge of 8.4% available on the +320 odds available with FanDuel Sportsbook.

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Dawson Mercer Anytime Goal Scorer (+230)

• Odds: +230
• Probability: 35.8%
• Edge: 5.5%
• Game: Flames vs. Devils (7:00PM ET)

According to our model, the next best player prop bet for Thursday's NHL features Dawson Mercer in the Flames vs. Devils clash. The recommended play here is on Dawson Mercer Anytime Goal Scorer, with DimersBOT detecting an edge of 5.5% on the +230 odds available with FanDuel Sportsbook.

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Elias Pettersson Anytime Goal Scorer (+180)

• Odds: +180
• Probability: 39.7%
• Edge: 4.0%
• Game: Canucks vs. Bruins (7:00PM ET)

The next NHL player prop we recommend playing comes in the Canucks vs. Bruins game, with Elias Pettersson presenting value in the anytime goal prop market. We recommend placing a bet on Elias Pettersson Anytime Goal Scorer for Vancouver today.

DimersBOT projects that Pettersson has a 39.7% chance of going anytime goal today, which give us a tasty 4.0% edge on the +180 odds currently available at FanDuel Sportsbook.

Owen Tippett Anytime Goal Scorer (+240)

• Odds: +240
• Probability: 32.8%
• Edge: 3.3%
• Game: Jets vs. Flyers (7:00PM ET)

According to our model, the next best player prop bet for NHL Thursday features Owen Tippett in the Jets vs. Flyers showdown. The recommended play here is on Owen Tippett Anytime Goal Scorer, with DimersBOT detecting an edge of 3.3% on the +230 odds available with FanDuel Sportsbook.

NHL Goal Scorer Picks - Thursday, February 8, 2024

Matchup	Prop	Odds	Edge
Capitals vs. Panthers	T.J. Oshie Anytime Goal Scorer	+330 @ FanDuel Sportsbook	8.6%
Golden Knights vs. Coyotes	Ivan Barbashev Anytime Goal Scorer	+320 @ FanDuel Sportsbook	8.4%
Flames vs. Devils	Dawson Mercer Anytime Goal Scorer	+230 @ FanDuel Sportsbook	5.5%
Canucks vs. Bruins	Elias Pettersson Anytime Goal Scorer	+180 @ FanDuel Sportsbook	4.0%
Jets vs. Flyers	Owen Tippett Anytime Goal Scorer	+240 @ FanDuel Sportsbook	3.3%

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