Our three best NHL anytime goal scorer parlay picks for today (4/2/26) prices out at +2237 for hockey bettors looking to take a chance on a lottery ticket at the best NHL betting sites. The picks also appear to hold standalone value as straight bets, something worth noting given that we have had lots of success hitting two of our three legs on these bets this season.
Anytime goal-scorer bets are among the most exciting bets available in any sport. The rush of hitting a long shot goal scorer is hard to match, but even the NHL’s top scorers are less than 50% likely to score on average, and it is a volatile market subject to randomness, so as always, we do recommend staying within your means. Regardless of the score, any uncashed goal-scorer bet is still live to win, while hitting this type of wager early in any matchup is also extremely satisfying.
Nick’s AGS parlay
Cole Caufield -115
The sharper, numbers-based handicapper inside of me says the time to back Caufield scoring has finally passed. Over the last three months, we have outlined him to score in countless articles, and he’s been very good to us, with my general contention being that it didn’t make sense how the price for Caufield to score remained in the +140 price range.
Obviously, that take no longer holds weight, as the market is seemingly guarding quite heavily against Caufield scoring his 50th goal on home ice Tuesday, as he is priced at -115 to score, which is drastically worse than the numbers we have seen on a nightly basis all season long.
Though the price for Caufield to score tonight is arguably poor, and I will feel like an idiot for betting into the narrative if he does not record his 50th tonight, I have enough conviction that tonight is the night to live with -115.
Surely everyone in the organization, Caufield included, simply wants this storyline to be put to rest. In the two games Caufield has been stuck on 49 goals, he’s generated 1.39 individual expected goals and poured 15 attempts on target.
The depleted Florida Panthers have allowed 3.55 goals against per game in 20 games played since the Olympic Break. They may have a little extra jump in playing at the Bell Centre front of hockey’s liveliest crowd, but with numerous key bodies out of the lineup, they are far from the defensive juggernaut we are used to seeing.
Mackie Samoskevich +300
We’ll stay with the Canadiens’ exciting matchup versus the Panthers for our second selection, in backing Samoskevich to score at a long price of +300.
One of the potential problems (or blessings in disguise) for the Panthers relative to other lottery-bound teams, is that they do not have many young skaters attempting to prove themselves at the NHL level. One of the few skaters who does fit that bill is Samoskevich, who has consistently looked like one of the team’s more threatening skaters down the stretch.
Over the last five games, Samoskevich has recorded four goals and has benefited from an upgraded role on the second line and top power-play unit. He’s a respectable shooter and is a fairly dynamic skater, which makes me believe in his current role a price of +300 is pretty appealing.
And while the Canadiens’ recent goals against average is excellent, they have been relying heavily on elite goaltending from Jakub Dobes and Jacob Fowler, and I’m not sure if the recent process is overly sustainable.
We likely won’t see the Panthers hang up a crooked total by any means in this matchup, but they should manage two or three goals, and at +300, Samoskevich is a strong scoring option.
Filip Forsberg +160
Filip Forsberg has been exceptional down the stretch for the Nashville Predators and is a major reason why the team has a legitimate chance of stealing the final playoff berth in the Western Conference. We’ve talked about him a lot of late, and we’re eager to go back to the well Tuesday as he takes on an Anaheim Ducks side that has been one of the worst defensive teams in the league of late.
Forsberg has put up 13 goals and 25 points over the last 20 games. He’s generated 0.43 individual expected goals per game in that span, and attempted 6.25 shots on goal per game in that span. For the people who aren’t interested in underlying numbers, the eye-test has arguably been an even greater testament to Forsberg’s dominance of late, as his average game reel has included a number of notably exceptional offensive sequences.
The Ducks have allowed 3.80 goals against per game over the last 10 matchups, and allowed 4.00 expected goals against per 60. Their overall level of play seems to be propped up by an 8-0 record in shootouts and competing out of the weak Pacific Division, and this is seemingly a great spot to count on another strong offensive performance from Forsberg.
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