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 parlay to score a goal in the NHL on Thursday night, which prices out at +4130 on bet365. I’d personally recommend also staking as a round robin wager, allowing us to profit off hitting two of three of our goalscorers finding the back of the net.
Nick’s AGS parlay
Brady Tkachuk to Score: +135
In seven attempts so far this season, we have hit one anytime goal-scorer parlay, which priced out at +1878. I’d absolutely love to see another one get home heading into the holiday break, and I’m happy to lead off with Tkachuk Thursday in a matchup versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, who were one leg of our previous winner.
At +135, Tkachuk is tied with a couple other skaters in being the sixth-most likely skater to score out of Thursday’s hefty 10-game card. Still, considering the amount of quality scoring chances Tkachuk has been getting recently, it seems to be a very livable price with Tkachuk set to face off against a Penguins side that has allowed 4.2 goals against per game over the last 10 matchups.
Tkachuk is fresh off a critical overtime winner versus the Winnipeg Jets, earning the Senators a much-needed additional point. Though it was just his second goal of the season and did come in 3-on-3 play, the underlying numbers suggest he was due.
In six games since Tkachuk’s first goal of the season, he’s generated 3.64 expected goals from 26 shots on target. Finishing has been an issue for Ottawa’s current top line of Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, and Fabian Zetterlund, but they have generated 3.65 xGF/60 and have generally looked quite threatening.
Cole Caufield to Score: +140
After recording 37 goals in 82 games last season, Caufield has gotten off to a solid start with 17 goals in his first 33 games of the campaign and is solidifying himself as one of the purer goal-scorers in the game. In his last eight games played, Caufield has generated 4.11 expected goals from 49 attempts on goal.
Caufield should have a good chance of being on the end of some quality scoring chances once again in Thursday’s matchup versus the Chicago Blackhawks. Nick Suzuki has evolved into one of the better two-way centres in the game and has done a good job of helping locate Caufield in dangerous areas, while Zachary Bolduc has complemented the Canadiens’ top two forwards well on the top unit given his propensity to keep plays alive and forecheck effectively.
Over the last 15 games, the Canadiens’ power play unit has succeeded on 33.3% of opportunities, as Ivan Demidov’s addition has made the top unit much less stagnant and added several new wrinkles. Though Demidov is garnering a decent share of the shot attempts on the Canadiens’ man advantage, the improved upside of the overall unit is still helpful to the top option being Caufield on his strong side.
Over the last 15 games, the Blackhawks hold an expected goal share of 44.6% and allowed 3.6 goals against per game. They are a low-event team, which prevents this from being an ideal matchup, but it’s certainly a livable one and we should see the Canadiens’ top unit carry play effectively in this matchup.
MacKenzie Weegar to Score: +650
After leading with two chalky scorers who are each considered the most likely skater to score from their respective sides, we are going to go off the board with Weegar at +650.
Weegar has scored twice in the last 10 games, and his recent shot volume is encouraging given how long this price is and the way that the Seattle Kraken have been getting caved in over the last month of play. Over the last five games, Weegar has poured 17 shots on target from a whopping total of 35 attempts.
Weegar’s typical shot attempt is not as threatening as an average skater’s, but he has hit the 20-goal plateau in his career and is capable of placing his slapper effectively given some space. The Kraken play pretty soft on the points in the defensive zone and have allowed the eighth-most shots on goal to defenders this season.
Since November 17th the Kraken have allowed 4.37 xGA/60, which is by far the worst mark in the NHL in that span. The Flames should spend plenty of time attacking in the offensive zone in Thursday’s matchup and will likely work low to high fairly often in the offensive zone against a Kraken side that just tries to collapse and survive.