An anytime goal-scorer bet is one of the most popular and straightforward player prop wagers in NHL betting. It allows you to bet on a specific player to score a goal at any point during the game, whether it’s the first goal, last goal, or any goal in between. This bet type offers an exciting way to stay engaged with the game, as your selected player can score at any moment to cash your bet.
Let’s take a look at three skaters to feature in an anytime goal-scorer parlay in the NHL on Tuesday night, which prices out at +2523 on bet365. I’d personally recommend also staking these anytime goal-scorer picks as a round-robin wager, allowing us to profit off hitting two of three of our goal-scorers finding the back of the net.
Nick’s AGS parlay
Nico Hischier (+200)
It’s been a disastrous season for the New Jersey Devils, who would now need to go on a miraculous run to avoid missing the playoffs after entering the season priced at -330 to make the postseason. Hischier is still looking like a worthy captain, though, as he’s continued to show strong compete level in all areas of the ice, despite the fact that this is almost surely a lost season for his side.
As the Devils offence remains highly ineffective, Hischier has seemingly become a little more inclined to attempt to call his own number in front of goal recently. Over the last 16 games, Hischier has recorded eight goals, but tallied just three assists. He’s attempted 5.18 shots per game in that span and averaged 0.47 individual expected goals per game in that span.
Hischier is by no means an elite shooter from distance, but he’s consistently managed to get chances in tight and has a strong willingness to battle in the dirty areas.
The red-hot Blue Jackets present as a fairly average target for offensive production. Though they have been dominating where it counts under new head coach Rick Bowness, they have still allowed 3.59 xGA/60 during his tenure, and have been winning with a fairly high event style of play.
With eight goals over the last 16 games, Hischier has been a solid bet with prices in the +200 range to score, and the underlying metrics suggest he is likely to remain comparably productive moving forward.
Tage Thompson (+165)
There is no debating that the Tampa Bay Lightning are an elite defensive team, as they have allowed just 2.87 xGA/60 over the last 20 games and 2.53 goals against per game this season. While it’s daunting to take on a goal-scorer versus the Lightning, getting a price of +165 for Thompson to score is hard to pass up given the way he and the Sabres have been rolling along the last third of the season.
Since December 8th, Thompson has put up 17 goals and 35 points across 27 games. He’s scored at least once in 51.8% of games in that span, and even remotely comparable production would make prices in this range extremely profitable. Over the last 10 games, he has generated 5.82 individual expected goals and averaged 6.6 shot attempts per game.
Thompson features one of the best one-timers in the game, and is also capable of beating goaltenders from a distance with his wicked wrister. His recent underlying metrics suggest a shooter of any calibre would be producing respectably, but those metrics are more convincing given that Thompson’s chances from distance are likely to be undervalued by any model, as the scoring percentage allotted to those chances is based off of a sample drawn from the entire league.
Jared McCann (+230)
Though McCann is not quite at the calibre of Thompson as a shooter, he is without question the best shooter on the Seattle Kraken’s roster. Jordan Eberle leads the team with 19 goal and is priced at +200 to score in Tuesday’s matchup, but McCann has 16 goals in just 30 games and appears to be the superior target.
Eberle and McCann team up on the Kraken’s top line alongside Matty Beniers, and the unit has been in excellent form, having combined for 19 points over the last five games. Across 187.7 minutes of play, they hold an expected goal share of 60% and are generating 62.02 shot attempts per 60.
Seattle’s top power-play unit has succeeded on 23.6% of opportunities over the last 10 games and has done a good job of helping create looks for its top shooter in McCann.
Over the last six games, McCann has generated 3.01 individual expected goals from a total of 28 attempts. The Ducks have suppressed offence more effectively of late as Lukas Dostal has returned to top form, but they still present as a solid target given that they have allowed 3.51 goals against per game this season, which is the second-highest mark in the NHL.
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