Who's lighting the lamp in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals?
NHL PRO Projections have a good idea – and that includes a strong sense of which skaters not to pick.
The puck drops on the Stanley Cup opener tonight when the Carolina Hurricanes host the Vegas Golden Knights (8 p.m. ET/ABC)
The Hurricanes are favored with a total of 5.5, but I'm more interested in where PRO's data-driven goal-scorer system is laying value.
Here are some smart picks, alongside a shortlist of goal scorers perhaps to avoid.
NHL Picks Tonight: Goal Scorer Predictions, +260 Best Bet
After comparing individual player forecasts to odds around the market, PRO Projections flagged two skaters worth a bet.
One is a prediction on a player NOT to score, the other is a +260 best bet to slip one past the netminder.
First up, PRO Projections love the idea of taking
