NHL PLAYER PROPS · Friday, October 16
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Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche, puck drop 9:00 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.
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| Pick | Price | Book | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Schwartz Over 0.5 Assists | +300 | BetOnline | over in 40% of his last ten; Jaden Schwartz averages 0.43 assists a game through 7 games this season, against 0.28 for forwards (76th percentile of 443 forwards), and 0.30 a game over 50 games last season |
| Gabriel Landeskog Over 0.5 Anytime Goal | +320 | DraftKings | over in 40% of his last ten; Gabriel Landeskog averages 0.29 goals a game through 7 games this season, against 0.20 for forwards (71st percentile of 443 forwards), and 0.23 a game over 60 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 +292 at NoVigSame 0.5 line
Jaden Schwartz has gone over 0.5 assists in 30% of 50 games last season, 35% of his last twenty, 40% of his last ten and 20% of his last five. This season it is 29% of 7 games.
Jaden Schwartz averages 0.43 assists a game through 7 games this season, against 0.28 for forwards (76th percentile of 443 forwards), and 0.30 a game over 50 games last season.
Jaden Schwartz averages 0.86 points a game through 7 games this season, against 0.49 for forwards (85th percentile of 443 forwards), and 0.52 a game over 50 games last season.
Pittsburgh Penguins have allowed 3.15 goals a game over 82 games last season, against a league average of 3.08.
Next best +310 at FanaticsSame 0.5 line
Gabriel Landeskog has scored a goal in 26% of 73 games last season, 40% of his last twenty, 40% of his last ten and 20% of his last five. This season it is 29% of 7 games.
Gabriel Landeskog averages 0.29 goals a game through 7 games this season, against 0.20 for forwards (71st percentile of 443 forwards), and 0.23 a game over 60 games last season.
Gabriel Landeskog averaged 2.20 shots on goal a game over 60 games last season, against 1.62 for forwards (80th percentile of 476 forwards).
Gabriel Landeskog averages 16.0 minutes of ice time a game through 7 games this season, against 14.7 for forwards (64th percentile of 443 forwards), and 16.4 a game over 60 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.
Same slate: Best NHL points props for Friday.
Built from the Lab's board for Friday, October 16 and published at Oct 16, 11:01 AM ET. Each price above is the best across every book quoting the line, stamped with when it was last pulled, and frozen at that number. Prices move; check before you bet. The sentences above are generated from the same numbers printed beside them. 19+. If betting stops being fun, ConnexOntario, 1-866-531-2600.