NHLAngle 1BetMGM
Jackson Blake Over 0.5 Assists
Carolina Hurricanes @ Edmonton Oilerspuck drop 9:00 PM ET
last 5 2 of 5 · 40%last 10 7 of 10 · 70%last 20 13 of 20 · 65%season 7 of 11 · 64%
Next best +160 at NoVigSame 0.5 line
NHL PLAYER PROPS · Thursday, October 22
Final. These games have been played; every price is as published.
Hurricanes vs Oilers player props, and the case against each one.
Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers, puck drop 9:00 PM ET. Below are our 2 best props in this game, chosen on recent form, season baseline, the matchup and the odds actually available, with the exact price, where to get it, and the reason each 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.
ON THURSDAY'S CARD
Vasily Podkolzin Over 0.5 Points
-113at Bally Bet
podkolzin has a point in 9 of his last 10 and in 8 of 9 games this season, 1.33 points a game that ranks 97th percentile among forwards.
6 of those points came on the power play, 98th percentile, and he is playing 19.2 minutes a night. last year's 0.45 a game is why the line is only 0.5, but this run is long enough to count as the new normal.
This one was on the Lab's card for Thursday, which took the best five lines across the whole slate. See how the card settled.
| Pick | Price | Book | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Blake Over 0.5 Assists | +160 | BetMGM | over in 70% of his last ten; Jackson Blake averages 0.91 assists a game through 11 games this season, against 0.27 for forwards (98th percentile of 459 forwards), and 0.38 a game over 81 games last season |
| Connor McDavid Over 0.5 Assists | -200 | DraftKings | over in 90% of his last ten; Connor McDavid averages 2.22 assists a game through 9 games this season, against 0.27 for forwards (100th percentile of 459 forwards), and 1.10 a game over 82 games last season |
The reads behind them
Form here is 60% of a player's last ten games and 40% of the season, 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, and these are separate from the card play above.
Why this pick?
Jackson Blake has gone over 0.5 assists in 64% of 11 games this season and 70% across the last ten.
Jackson Blake averages 0.91 assists a game through 11 games this season, against 0.27 for forwards (98th percentile of 459 forwards), and 0.38 a game over 81 games last season.
Jackson Blake averages 1.00 points a game through 11 games this season, against 0.47 for forwards (91st percentile of 459 forwards), and 0.65 a game over 81 games last season.
Jackson Blake averages 18.5 minutes of ice time a game through 11 games this season, against 14.6 for forwards (84th percentile of 459 forwards), and 16.5 a game over 81 games last season.
NHLAngle 2DraftKings
Connor McDavid Over 0.5 Assists
Carolina Hurricanes @ Edmonton Oilerspuck drop 9:00 PM ET
Full game log and every book on Connor McDavid
−200DraftKings
last 5 5 of 5 · 100%last 10 9 of 10 · 90%last 20 15 of 20 · 75%season 9 of 9 · 100%
Next best −203 at PinnacleSame 0.5 line
Why this pick?
Connor McDavid has gone over 0.5 assists in 100% of 9 games this season and 90% across the last ten.
Connor McDavid averages 2.22 assists a game through 9 games this season, against 0.27 for forwards (100th percentile of 459 forwards), and 1.10 a game over 82 games last season.
Connor McDavid averages 2.89 points a game through 9 games this season, against 0.47 for forwards (100th percentile of 459 forwards), and 1.68 a game over 82 games last season.
Connor McDavid averages 23.6 minutes of ice time a game through 9 games this season, against 14.6 for forwards (100th percentile of 459 forwards), and 23.0 a game over 82 games last season.
What this is, and what it is not
These are our strongest props in this matchup, 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 points props for Thursday.
Built from the Lab's board for Thursday, October 22 and published at Oct 22, 12:12 PM 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.