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SUN. MAY 3

MTL at TBL: Game 7 (6 p.m. ET; The Spot, HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS, CBC)

MIN at COL: Game 1 (9 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, SN360, SN, TVAS, CBC)

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NHL PROPS WATCH

NHL.com’s fantasy hockey staff of Pete Jensen, Chris Meaney and Troy Perlowitz provide daily players to watch for props in various categories and for free-to-play games throughout the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Player to watch for shots on goal, power-play point and/or goal: Nikita Kucherov, F, TBL

The Tampa Bay Lightning forward has six points (one goal, five assists), four power-play points, 28 shots on goal (leads team; tied for third in NHL) and 66 shot attempts (leads NHL) in six postseason games. Kucherov had 17 shot attempts in Game 6 and has 27 shot attempts and 14 SOG in his past two games. The three-time Art Ross Trophy winner has three points (one goal, two assists), two power-play points and 18 SOG in three home games in the series against the Montreal Canadiens and had two goals and nine SOG in two regular season home games against them this season. Per NHL EDGE stats, Kucherov is second in the entire NHL in offensive zone time percentage (51.1) and ranks highly among forwards in long-range SOG (eight; first), midrange SOG (seven; 92nd percentile), hardest shot (89.23 mph; 91st percentile), average shot speed (66.05; 94th percentile), total skating distance at all strengths (19.30 miles; 88th percentile) and on the power play (4.90; second). — Meaney

Read more: NHL EDGE stats for Game 7

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Others to watch for point:

Brandon Hagel, F, TBL (vs. MTL)
Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL (at TBL)
Mats Zuccarello, F, MIN (at COL)
Nazem Kadri, F, COL (vs. MIN)

Others to watch for assist:

Darren Raddysh, D, TBL (vs. MTL)
Lane Hutson, D, MTL (at TBL)
Ryan Hartman, F, MIN (at COL)
Martin Necas, F, COL (vs. MIN)

Others to watch for shots on goal:

Jake Guentzel, F, TBL (vs. MTL)
Matt Boldy, F, MIN (at COL)
Cale Makar, D, COL (vs. MIN)
Quinn Hughes, D, MIN (at COL)

Others to watch for multiple points:

Nick Suzuki, F, MTL (at TBL)
Nathan MacKinnon, F, COL (vs. MIN)
Kirill Kaprizov, F, MIN (at COL)

Others to watch for blocked shots:

J.J. Moser, D, TBL (vs. MTL)
Mike Matheson, D, MTL (at TBL)
Brock Faber, D, MIN (at COL)

Line combos/trios to consider:

MTL: Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky
TBL: Jake Guentzel — Brayden Point
MIN: Kirill Kaprizov — Mats Zuccarello — Quinn Hughes
COL: Brock Nelson— Valeri Nichushkin