NHL player props and best bets today for 11-8: Release the Kraken

There’s a Friday night four-pack on the ice tonight with plenty of support potential.

There are single stacks, line stacks, and revenge angles to hunt down, and I’m looking at all three angles to make a profit using these NHL player props.

Find out why my NHL picks for Friday, November 8th are betting on one of the league’s hottest scorers, a pair of Buds and a pair of Krakens in a revenge spot.

NHL prop picks and best bets for November 8th

The selection will take place on November 8th. at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Today’s NHL props picks and best bets

Prop Bet #1: Connor McMichael over 0.5 points

-118 at BetMGM

Connor McMichael has become my favorite skater because books were too slow to adjust his props. His 2.5+ shots are at a similar price and are also worth a look in a great matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are allowing a lot of shots and a lot of goals.

The Pens suffered a 5-1 loss last night and will play their third game in four nights. They have the third-highest GAA in hockey and face the best 5-on-5 offense in the East. McMichael has five goals and 27 SOG in his last five games and is the leader of this offense. The power play could also get going as it was one of the worst in hockey and a positive regression is likely.

The Washington Capitals face goaltender Joel Blomqvist, who has a 4.09 GAA and .906 SV% in his last few starts where he has seen a lot of pucks – 127 total shots. The Caps are still undervalued as a team and McMichael is an example of the same disrespect in the market. It will be a big game for Washington’s offense, which averages 4.63 goals per game at home and is 7-1 SU there.

Prop Bet #2: Matthew Knies over 0.5 points + Mitch Marner over 0.5 assists

+196 at DraftKings

With Auston Matthews likely out again, top line and PP duo Matthew Knies and Mitch Marner will shoulder the offensive load tonight against the Detroit Red Wings and their terrible defensive team. Detroit’s penalty kill ranks 31st in hockey, the Wings are in the second game of a back-to-back, they have been outscored in nine straight games by an average of 11 shots per game and are among last in most expected cases 10 target metrics.

Getting a point and an assist seems like a lot, but Marner has a G:A ratio of 2:14 with 14 helpers in 14 games, while Knies is on the heater, adding six goals in his last nine games a real threat develops games. The Toronto Maple Leafs’ power play got going even without Matthews in the lineup and could be successful against Detroit, which has given up three power play goals in a single game twice in its last nine games.

Prop Bet #3: Chandler Stephenson + Jaden Schwartz Over 0.5 points

+405 at DraftKings

That’s about as big as you can get for a two-player point stack. The pair plays together on the second line and on the second power play unit, but the Seattle Kraken split PP time pretty evenly between the two units. This play came through at +400 in the last game against Colorado and has a big chance tonight in a potentially high-scoring game.

Vegas could play Akira Schmid in net tonight, giving Seattle’s offense a boost. The recently drafted goaltender was poor in the minors with a .885 SV% and a 1-5 SU record. No. 1 goaltender Adin Hill has yet to play three straight games and could have the evening off while Carolina is on board Monday.

Seattle’s offense hasn’t been great lately, but this is a tough prize to miss since Chandler Stephenson is a former Golden Knight and this will be his first game against his former team with which he over spent four seasons. The duo also saw a lot of ice time, so 20+ minutes is very likely again tonight.

NHL odds today

Here are the full NHL odds for all of today’s matchups.

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