{"id":632361,"date":"2026-04-26T16:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/632361\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:39:09","slug":"best-player-prop-bets-for-the-nhl-playoffs-on-sunday-4-26-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/632361\/","title":{"rendered":"Best player prop bets for the NHL Playoffs on Sunday 4\/26\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading151976_e554f3-7c\">Get the best NHL picks today, including the top player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for Sunday\u2019s four-game playoff slate.<\/p>\n<p>The first round of the 2026 NHL Playoffs continues on Sunday, with four matchups spanning from 2:00 p.m. ET to 9:30 p.m. ET. Here is a list of today\u2019s matchups:<\/p>\n<p>BUF Sabres at BOS Bruins Game 4 \u2013 2:00 p.m. ET (BUF up 2-1)<\/p>\n<p>COL Avalanche at LA Kings Game 4 \u2013 4:30 p.m. ET (COL up 3-0)<\/p>\n<p>TB Lightning at MTL Canadiens Game 4 \u2013 7:00 p.m. ET (MTL up 2-1)<\/p>\n<p>EDM Oilers at ANA Ducks Game 4 \u2013 9:30 p.m. ET (ANA up 2-1)<\/p>\n<p>Below, I\u2019ll break down my top player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook.<\/p>\n<p>For up-to-date <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/leagues\/hockey\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NHL betting<\/a> information and data, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/dknetwork.draftkings.com\/draftkings-sportsbook-betting-splits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DraftKings Sportsbook betting splits<\/a> page and <a href=\"https:\/\/dknetwork.draftkings.com\/draftkings-sportsbook-player-props\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">player props<\/a> page!<\/p>\n<p>Best NHL player prop bets for Sunday 4\/26\/26<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/event\/tb-lightning-%2540-mtl-canadiens\/34049595?category=all-odds&amp;subcategory=goalscorer\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/event\/tb-lightning-%2540-mtl-canadiens\/34049595?category=all-odds&amp;subcategory=goalscorer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Brandon Hagel Anytime Goalscorer (+165)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hagel has scored four goals in this series and in 11 of his past 20 road outings dating back to the start of the new year. Tampa Bay\u2019s second line, comprised of Hagel, Anthony Cirelli and Jake Guentzel, holds a 71.4% xGoals% through the first three games. I\u2019d expect some more urgency from the <a data-autolink-id=\"2789\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/teams\/hockey\/nhl\/tampa-bay-lightning--odds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lightning<\/a> in this one, and Hagel is just one of three players with four or more goals this postseason. He is also tied for the second-most takeaways this postseason, which could lead to more opportunities in the offensive zone. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/event\/edm-oilers-%2540-ana-ducks\/34049596?category=all-odds&amp;subcategory=points\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/event\/edm-oilers-%2540-ana-ducks\/34049596?category=all-odds&amp;subcategory=points\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Leon Draisaitl 2+ Points (+100)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Draisaitl has notched two points in each of the first three games of the series, and he has found plenty of success against the <a data-autolink-id=\"2807\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/teams\/hockey\/nhl\/anaheim-ducks--odds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ducks<\/a> in the past. He has recorded 2+ points in a whopping 12 of his last 16 meetings against Anaheim. Plus, Game 4 is predicted to be another high-scoring affair, with the game\u2019s total set at O\/U 7.5 goals. Given the projected game script, I\u2019m certainly not worried about Draisaitl not being involved in the festivities. There have been 16 combined power play opportunities thus far, which only increases Draisaitl\u2019s chances of padding the stat sheet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get the best NHL picks today, including the top player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for Sunday\u2019s four-game&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":632362,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":["post-632361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}