NHL PLAYER PROPS · Friday, October 16
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Boston Bruins at Anaheim Ducks, puck drop 10:00 PM ET. Below are our 2 best props in this game, chosen on recent form, season baseline, the matchup and the odds actually available, with the exact price, where to get it, and the reason each might be wrong.
Our graded record is 82-61-5 at +37.1% ROI since Sep 25, as of Oct 19. Every public pick since Sep 25, 2026, losers included.
| Pick | Price | Book | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Pastrnak Over 3.5 Shots on Goal | +115 | theScore Bet | over in 80% of his last ten; David Pastrnak averages 3.86 shots on goal a game through 7 games this season, against 1.59 for forwards (98th percentile of 443 forwards), and 3.39 a game over 77 games last season |
| Hampus Lindholm Over 0.5 Points | +210 | Bally Bet | over in 60% of his last ten; Hampus Lindholm averages 0.57 points a game through 7 games this season, against 0.31 for defencemen (83rd percentile of 241 defencemen), and 0.39 a game over 67 games last season |
Form here is 60% of a player's last ten games and 40% of his season rate, last season's until this one has enough games behind it, weighed against the best price a reader can take, with the vig still in it, and against what the matchup says. NHL props on this site are read on form and the matchup, and the price is taken as the books post it, vig included, which is the stricter test. A prop only appears when at least two books quote it and the matchup backs it as well as the form does.
Next best +106 at BetOnlineSame 3.5 line
David Pastrnak has gone over 3.5 shots on goal in 47% of 83 games last season, 60% of his last twenty, 80% of his last ten and 80% of his last five. This season it is 86% of 7 games.
David Pastrnak averages 3.86 shots on goal a game through 7 games this season, against 1.59 for forwards (98th percentile of 443 forwards), and 3.39 a game over 77 games last season.
David Pastrnak averages 19.4 minutes of ice time a game through 7 games this season, against 14.7 for forwards (87th percentile of 443 forwards), and 20.7 a game over 77 games last season.
Anaheim Ducks have allowed 20.52 shots on goal a game to forwards over 82 games last season, against a league average of 20.14.
Next best +210 at BetRiversSame 0.5 line
Hampus Lindholm has gone over 0.5 points in 29% of 73 games last season, 40% of his last twenty, 60% of his last ten and 40% of his last five. This season it is 57% of 7 games.
Hampus Lindholm averages 0.57 points a game through 7 games this season, against 0.31 for defencemen (83rd percentile of 241 defencemen), and 0.39 a game over 67 games last season.
Hampus Lindholm averages 0.14 power-play points a game through 7 games this season, against 0.05 for defencemen (85th percentile of 241 defencemen), and 0.06 a game over 67 games last season.
Hampus Lindholm averages 20.1 minutes of ice time a game through 7 games this season, against 18.1 for defencemen (64th percentile of 241 defencemen), and 21.6 a game over 67 games last season.
These are our strongest props in this matchup, chosen on the best combination of recent form, season baseline, the matchup itself, and the line actually available. NHL props on this site are read on form and the matchup, not on price, and none of it is called an edge. The Lab's card is a separate five-pick slate selected across every market, and it is graded on the public record.
Where the record lives: the Lab's public record starts Sep 25, 2026, the card and the boosts together, with every pick and every loss on the results page. Each prop above is frozen with the exact price and book shown from the moment it was published. These angles are not on that graded record; the card and the boosts are.
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