Following the first game between the Sabres and Devils in Europe, the launch of the 2024-25 campaign on North American soil looms forthwith. With a view to season-long expectations from teams and, more pointedly, individual players, here are 10 attractive top ESPNBET prop wagers to consider.
Maybe he doesn't pot 42 to beat Gretzky's record before mid-April — and a good gaggle of pundits believe he will — but 30? Even after last year's confoundingly slow start, the game's greatest scorer still eked out 31. In fact, the only time Ovechkin hasn't amassed at least 30 was when he played 45 games during the NHL's Covid-shortened 2020-21 campaign. And he still managed 24 that season.
More Patrice Bergeron-esque than others who swung through the position last year, Elias Lindholm is an upgrade as the Bruins' new No. 1 center. One that should suffice in helping to boost the elite scorer past the 50 plateau once more. Comfortably.
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He's fit, he's jazzed, and he's looking to sign a mega-money long-term extension with the Wild next summer. After scoring 47 goals three seasons ago, 40 in only 67 games in 2022-23, and 46 in 75 this past year, Kaprizov — in his 27-year-old prime — is guaranteed to at least flirt with the 50-mark in a full, healthy campaign. For the number, I like his chances of busting through.
On a top line and power play with Nikita Kucherov, the 30-year-old sports an excellent shot at again scoring 40, as he has on two other occasions in his career. It also doesn't hurt that Guentzel should feel extra incentivized at proving he was worth signing while the Lightning decided to move on from beloved captain Steven
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