NHL PLAYER PROPS · Friday, October 23
Final. These games have been played; every price is as published.
3 selections from 17 NHL points props across 2 games that cleared our form and pricing filters on Friday's slate. Each one shows the price, the book quoting it, the matchup behind it, and the reason it might be wrong.
Our graded record is 124-99-6 at +35.4% ROI since Sep 25, as of Nov 1. Every public pick since Sep 25, 2026, losers included.
| Pick | Price | Book | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Caufield Over 1.5 Points | +190 | Bally Bet | over in 40% of his last ten; Cole Caufield averages 0.89 points a game through 9 games this season, against 0.48 for forwards (87th percentile of 467 forwards), and 1.09 a game over 81 games last season |
| Connor Bedard Over 0.5 Points | -175 | theScore Bet | over in 70% of his last ten; Connor Bedard averages 1.00 points a game through 3 games this season, against 0.48 for forwards (91st percentile of 467 forwards), and 1.09 a game over 69 games last season |
| Gage Goncalves Under 0.5 Points | -180 | theScore Bet | under in 80% of his last ten; Gage Goncalves averages 0.00 power-play points a game through 8 games this season, against 0.12 for forwards (28th percentile of 467 forwards), and 0.03 a game over 74 games last season |
Form here is 60% of a player's last ten games and 40% of his season rate, last season's until this one has enough games behind it, weighed against what the books are charging once the vig is stripped out, and against what the matchup says. A prop only appears when the matchup backs it as well as the form does.
Next best +188 at BetRiversSame 1.5 line
Cole Caufield has gone over 1.5 points in 44% of 9 games this season, 30% of his last twenty, 40% of his last ten and 60% of his last five.
Cole Caufield averages 0.89 points a game through 9 games this season, against 0.48 for forwards (87th percentile of 467 forwards), and 1.09 a game over 81 games last season.
Cole Caufield averages 0.11 power-play points a game through 9 games this season, against 0.12 for forwards (66th percentile of 467 forwards), and 0.36 a game over 81 games last season.
Cole Caufield averages 19.7 minutes of ice time a game through 9 games this season, against 14.6 for forwards (90th percentile of 467 forwards), and 18.2 a game over 81 games last season.
Next best −190 at bet365Same 0.5 line
Connor Bedard has gone over 0.5 points in 65% of 69 games last season and 70% across the last ten.
Connor Bedard averages 1.00 points a game through 3 games this season, against 0.48 for forwards (91st percentile of 467 forwards), and 1.09 a game over 69 games last season.
Connor Bedard averages 0.67 power-play points a game through 3 games this season, against 0.12 for forwards (98th percentile of 467 forwards), and 0.30 a game over 69 games last season.
Connor Bedard averages 20.3 minutes of ice time a game through 3 games this season, against 14.6 for forwards (93rd percentile of 467 forwards), and 20.9 a game over 69 games last season.
Next best −185 at DraftKingsSame 0.5 line
Gage Goncalves has gone under 0.5 points in 100% of 8 games this season and 80% across the last ten.
Gage Goncalves averages 0.00 power-play points a game through 8 games this season, against 0.12 for forwards (28th percentile of 467 forwards), and 0.03 a game over 74 games last season.
Colorado Avalanche have allowed 5.70 points a game to forwards through 10 games this season, against a league average of 6.31.
Colorado Avalanche have allowed 1.20 power-play points a game through 10 games this season, against a league average of 2.02.
These are our strongest market-specific props, chosen on the best combination of recent form, season baseline, the matchup itself, and the line actually available. The Lab's card is a separate five-pick slate selected across every market, and it is graded on the public record.
Where the record lives: the Lab's public record starts Sep 25, 2026, the card and the boosts together, with every pick and every loss on the results page. Each prop above is frozen with the exact price and book shown from the moment it was published. These angles are not on that graded record; the card and the boosts are.
Same slate: Best NHL shots on goal props for Friday.
Built from the Lab's board for Friday, October 23 and published at Oct 23, 10:30 AM ET. Each price above is the best across every book quoting the line, stamped with when it was last pulled, and frozen at that number. Prices move; check before you bet. The sentences above are generated from the same numbers printed beside them. 19+. If betting stops being fun, ConnexOntario, 1-866-531-2600.
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