3 NHL Best-of-the-Board Props to Back on November 12

Thursday’s NHL slate opens with a lunch-hour puck drop in Helsinki and ends with two Atlantic Division rivals and a hat-trick hero in prime time. That is a lot of hockey to chew on, so we picked one prop from each corner of the board: a shots-on-goal play with a Finnish accent, a volume shooter at TD Garden, and a goal-scorer ticket on a player who just made franchise history.

Odds shift fast on game day, so always compare numbers before you tap anything. If you are newer to props, our guide on how betting odds work will help you read the prices below. Here is the mixed bag for November 12.

Bobby McMann Over 1.5 Shots on Goal Gets a Helsinki Passport

The Seattle Kraken and Carolina Hurricanes open the 2026 NHL Global Series Finland at Veikkaus Arena at 12:00 PM ET, and Bobby McMann (No. 74) is projected to skate on the Kraken’s top line with Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle. McMann has 44 shots on goal through 16 games, good for 2.8 per night, and he fired five on Calgary on November 4 and four on Toronto on October 28. The over 1.5 shots on goal is priced at -190 at BetMGM, which tells you the market sees this as a low bar for a first-line winger.

Be honest about the matchup, though. Carolina allows an NHL-best 22.4 shots per game, so this is not a get-rich-quick spot. The case here is role and volume: McMann plays about 17 minutes a night, sits on the top line, and has cleared two shots in most of his recent games. He needs only two pucks on net, and the Kraken themselves give up 30.1 shots a game, which keeps the pace of play high. The price is steep, so treat this as a modest-stake anchor for your card, not a big swing. It is an early start, so get your bet in before the puck drops.

David Pastrnak Over 3.5 Shots on Goal Is a Boston Volume Play

If you want a shooter, Pastrnak (No. 88) is the poster child. He leads the Bruins with 64 shots in 18 games, an average of 3.6 per game, and he tops the team with eight goals and 16 assists for 24 points. Over his last 10 games he is averaging 3.3 shots, and he has logged at least two shots in 8 of those 10. The over 3.5 is listed at -120 at DraftKings, a near coin-flip price for a player whose season average sits just above the number.

The Bruins host Montreal at 7:00 PM ET at TD Garden, and Boston is 8-1 on home ice this season. The Canadiens are still without Ivan Demidov and goaltender Sam Montembeault, and Pastrnak should see his usual power-play looks and a full workload north of 20 minutes. He put up four shots against Anaheim and Los Angeles and five against San Jose in October, the kind of volume that comes simply from being on the ice. If you like digging through player props, this is a steady number that fits a repeatable process.

Nikita Kucherov Anytime Goal Scorer Rides the Hot Hand

Nikita Kucherov (No. 86) scored a third-period natural hat trick in Tampa Bay’s 8-3 win in Buffalo on Wednesday night. It was the third natural hat trick of his career, a franchise record, and the eighth hat trick overall, and it brought his season goal total to eight. He finished the night with a goal on a breakaway and another on a one-timer from the right circle to complete the trick.

Now Tampa Bay heads to Columbus to face a Blue Jackets club sitting at 7-9 that allows roughly 3.1 goals per game. Kucherov works on the first power-play unit, averages about 21 minutes of ice time, and has been producing better than a point per game. The anytime goal scorer at +170 pays well for a player who just showed he can finish in bunches against a goalie group that has posted sub-.910 numbers. A plus-money price on one of the best pure scorers in the league is exactly how you want to round out a mixed card, and if you like pairing props, our same game parlays primer shows how it works.

Lock These In: Today’s Edge

Here is the full card: one steady anchor, one volume shooter, and one scorer with real juice behind him. Shop around for the best number at your book, since lines can move between now and puck drop.

• Bobby McMann OVER 1.5 shots on goal (-190 at BetMGM), Kraken vs. Hurricanes, 12:00 PM ET
• David Pastrnak OVER 3.5 shots on goal (-120 at DraftKings), Canadiens at Bruins, 7:00 PM ET
• Nikita Kucherov anytime goal scorer (+170), Lightning at Blue Jackets, 7:00 PM ET

Start the day with a Finnish lunch special, cruise through the Boston shot parade, and finish with the hottest scorer on the board. Bet responsibly and only what you can afford to lose.