It's NHL trade deadline day, but that doesn't mean we can't lock in some hockey props for tonight's slate.
Below, I'll break down a bunch of NHL betting trends for tonight's hockey contests. We've got hockey player and team trends with help from Outlier, as well as some NHL prop picks below for March 7th:
March 7th NHL Player Trends
- NJ's Nico Hischier has gone UNDER 2.5 shots in six-straight games (U2.5 SOG, -148 at Sportsbook)
- CHI's Tuevo Teravainen has gone OVER 0.5 points in five-straight games (O0.5 Pts, -110 at Sportsbook)
- UTA's Dylan Guenther has failed to record an assist in five-straight games (O0.5 As, -182 at Sportsbook)
- STL's Robert Thomas has OVER 0.5 points in 11-straight games (O0.5 Pts, -137 at Sportsbook)
- WSH's Connor McMichael has OVER 1.5 shots in five-straight home games (O1.5 SOG, -145 at Sportsbook)
March 7th NHL Team Trends
- The UNDER has hit in the Canucks' last five games against top-10 defenses (VAN vs MAN U5.5, -140 at Sportsbook)
- The Jets are 6-0 in their last six games against top-10 defenses (Jets ML, -115 at Sportsbook)
- The UNDER has hit in eight of Utah's last nine games as favorites (UTA vs CHI U6.5, -134 at Sportsbook)
Find more NHL betting trends and tips at Outlier Trends:
March 7th NHL Picks
Taking the above trends alongside some more in-depth handicapping, here are two picks I'm focused on for tonight's NHL games:
Blues' Robert Thomas OVER 0.5 points (-137 at Sportsbook)
Robert Thomas is on a crazy run right now. The Blues young forward has points in 11-straight games, scoring five goals and 15 points in his last 11. He's getting plenty of opportunity lately, too, playing over 20 minutes in seven of those last 11 contests.
Tonight, Thomas plays a Ducks team that's allowed 1.37 goals per game to opposing centers (eighth-most in the league).
Utah's Dylan Guenther UNDER 0.5 Assists (-185 at Sportsbook)
Guenther hasn't tallied an assist in his last five games. In two games against the Blackhawks this year, he's failed to get an apple both times, too.
You may think it's weird to fade Guenther against a bad defensive team like the Blackhawks. Chicago does let up the third most goals per game in the NHL, but they're actually pretty good against right wingers like Guenther. Despite ranking bottom-10 in goals allows to every other position, the Blackhawks are league average in production allowed to RW.
