NHL Wednesday bets: Three games to target for goals and points props

The Minnesota Wild's surprising shutout loss ruined our parlay last night, a truly disappointing showing.

The only thing to do is move on to a fresh slate Wednesday night. Typically when bets lose, it can be wise to examine your loss and learn from it. I don't see that being the case here, we just got an unlucky and uncharacteristic game from the Wild.

With that, the approach will remain the same here for these lottery ticket parlays. Meant to be fun and tailed responsibly, we will be hitting another at some point - and Wednesday offers a great opportunity to do so.

We have three games circled for potential scoring, and in those games, I've highlighted my three favorite players to record a point and a goal.
Parlayed together, a points parlay comes to +338 on FanDuel, while the goals parlay is currently +1651 odds.

I'm also going to highlight a long-shot alternative pick I like from each team, in case you'd like to consider a different angle.
Let's get to it.

Chicago Blackhawks

The Blackhawks should have their chances against an Edmonton team allowing 4.2 goals per game in their last five at home, including four Tuesday night to Vegas.

Chicago has been scoring at a solid rate on the road lately, averaging 3.4 goals per game in their last five.

That's a solid intersection, fueling the first leg of tonight's parlay.

Alex DeBrincat

When looking at Chicago's recent production on the road, DeBrincat easily rises above the rest. He has seven goals in his last nine on the road, scoring in five of those games. He's been solid at putting the puck in the net when away from Chicago, scoring a goal in 46% of away games this year.

DeBrincat has also been steady with shots on goal when on the road, registering 3+ SOG in eight straight.

With steady involvement and a good target on the other end, DeBrincat is my favorite option from Chicago.

Point odds: -152 (FD) Goal odds: +158 (FD)

Alternative option: Dominik Kubalik

Kubalik sees a large chunk of his production on the power play, and Edmonton has the worst Penalty Kill rate in the NHL.

Kubalik has two goals in his last four away games.

Goal odds: +310 DK

Nashville Predators

Nashville has been here before, and you likely know who's coming if you remember the Predators on the road.

Before we get there, some numbers that support a bet on a Nashville goal-scorer. The Predators 3.2 goals scored per game in their last 10 on the road is the 10th best mark in the NHL.

They'll be facing Dallas Wednesday, who have been generous to goals at home, allowing 3.4 in their last five (eighth-most).

This should be a high-scoring game on both ends, but one Nashville skater in particular has been automatic on the road.

Filip Forsberg

As the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Forberg most definitely ain't broke, with a point in nine of his last 10 road games and six goals in his last five.

This guy is rolling, so why deviate away from that? His odds are solid for such consistent scoring, so we'll load him up again as our second leg.

Point odds: -178 (FD) Goal odds: +146 (FD)

Alternative option: Mikael Granlund

Granlund centers the top line alongside Forsberg and Matt Duchene, a line that has been generating consistent points.

Granlund has a point in seven of his last nine games on the road, and despite this involvement, he's scored just once in the past 24 games.

He's on the top power play unit, too, so it's strange to see so few goals.

Goal odds: +380 DK

Seattle Kraken

One thing that continues to be clear when looking at these numbers every day is to bet on goals against the worst teams, no matter how that team has been scoring themselves.

It's why we will be targeting Arizona Wednesday, who are letting up 4.8 goals per game in their last five road games, the highest mark in the NHL.

Arizona played a Vancouver team Tuesday night that hadn't been scoring much at home, and they proceeded to pour in five.

Now it's Seattle's turn, whose 2.4 goal-scoring average at home is not tremendous. We can't ignore Arizona's struggles.

Jared McCann

When looking at recent production no matter the location, the arrow squarely points to betting on Jared McCann.

McCann has scored in four of his last five games, including his most recent home game.

He also leads Seattle in power play usage, and Arizona should yield plenty of PP advantages for Seattle in this one.

Point odds: -144 (FD) Goal odds: +158 (FD)

Alternative option: Calle Jarnkrok

This feels like a great game to take a straight bet on a Seattle goal-scorer with high odds, given how many goals Arizona is letting in.

Jarnkrok has been solid at home recently, with four goals in his last eight games. Against this team and at these odds, he could be worth a look.

He's been involved in the offense lately too, averaging 3.2 SOG in his last five home games.

Goal odds: +300 (FD)

Closing Thoughts

My preferred angle is a points and goals parlay of the three main skaters highlighted above. As a reminder, their points parlay is +338 on FanDuel and their goals parlay is +1651.

By all means, take these goal-scorer straight or round robin them, that is likely the best long-term strategy.

If you want to really swing for the fences, perhaps you'll join me on a small parlay of these alternative options, which comes in at a tantalizing +7378 on DraftKings.

Don't get it mixed, that's a ridiculous bet, but it sure would be fun, wouldn't it?

Good luck!