Today’s Best NHL Predictions & Prop Bet Picks, Sunday 4/14: Sebastian Aho blasts the Blackhawks

As the weekend wraps up and the Stanley Cup playoffs approach, the NHL has a solid 5-game slate for us to enjoy. It can certainly become more difficult to handicap games with each team having different levels of motivation, but we’re still locked in with our best NHL predictions for today. We’ve got a pick using the standard markets alongside a player prop, so let’s break down each one.

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Avalanche vs. Golden Knights – Under 6.5 goals (-115)

Under 6.5 goals (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

One of the earlier matchups for today is what could be a Western Conference Finals preview. In fact, it looked to be the most likely one last season before the Colorado Avalanche were shockingly eliminated by the Seattle Kraken. Regardless, these are the 2 most recent Stanley Cup champions, so it’s a great matchup to enjoy on the final Sunday of the regular season. The results between these teams have been quite polarizing, as we’ve seen shutout victories in each of the last 3 contests, with the Avs winning 2 of them. 

So, rather than sweating out whose turn it is to take today’s game, we’re going to focus on what has been a trend when these 2 teams take the ice against one another. That would be low-scoring games. Over their last 5 games, 4 of them have finished with 5 or fewer goals, including 2 of them with just 3 total goals scored. Whether it’s the heightened pressure from such a pivotal matchup or otherwise that causes the skaters to tense up, the fact remains that not many goals are scored, so that’s how we’re starting our NHL predictions for today.

Sebastian Aho over 0.5 assists (-105)

Over 0.5 assists (-105) available at time of publishing. Playable to -125.

We mentioned that we also had a player prop as part of our NHL predictions for today, and that’s where we’re focused on the Carolina Hurricanes. After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals a season ago, they’ll be looking to take the next step behind their leader, Sebastian Aho. His 88 points are by far the most on the team, so while they are primarily a defensive squad, the scoring that they do post is primarily thanks to Aho. While he certainly takes his shots, 53 of those points are assists. 

Of course, we have more opportunities for that type of point to come through, so that’s how we’re going to approach today’s game. It also helps that the Hurricanes are taking on a terrible Chicago Blackhawks team that allows the 4th-most goals per game. Aho had 2 points the last time these teams met, so we have him recording an assist to round out our NHL predictions for today.

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