{"id":678831,"date":"2026-05-18T15:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/678831\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:15:09","slug":"best-nhl-prop-bets-and-anytime-goal-scorer-picks-today-zach-benson-lane-hutson-ivan-demidov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/678831\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NHL Prop Bets and Anytime Goal Scorer Picks Today (Zach Benson, Lane Hutson, Ivan Demidov)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7r\">There have been goals galore recently in the Eastern Conference Semifinals series between the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7u\">The teams have combined for 45 goals through six games, including 20 goals in the last two contests. There should be plenty of opportunities to cash in on some player props in Game 7 tonight.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7x\">Let\u2019s get right into my favorite NHL player props and anytime goalscorer picks \u2013 and their odds at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/usa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best betting sites<\/a> \u2013 for Monday, May 18.<\/p>\n<p>Best NHL Prop Bets for Monday, May 18<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"83\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4kJjtBu\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zach Benson Anytime Goalscorer (+310) vs. CanadiensLane Hutson OVER 0.5 Assists (-154) at SabresIvan Demidov OVER 0.5 Points (-120) at SabresZach Benson Anytime Goalscorer (+310) vs. Canadiens<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8c\">I broke down why I like Zach Benson to record a point in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/canadiens-vs-sabres-prediction-odds-best-prop-bet-for-nhl-playoffs-game-7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canadiens vs. Sabres betting preview<\/a>, and his odds to score a goal are worth taking as well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8f\">Zach Benson has been one of the best players in the playoffs for the Sabres, and he got rewarded with a promotion to the top line in Game 6. That paid immediate dividends for Buffalo as Benson scored a goal and added an assist for his second multi-point game of the series.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8i\">After putting up 43 points in 65 regular season games, Benson has 9 points in 12 games this postseason. He\u2019s recorded eight of those points in his last seven games, including six points in this series.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8l\">Benson has scored three goals in this series and five goals in his last nine games. With the promotion to the top line and place on the top power-play unit, I\u2019ll take these +310 odds for Benson to light the lamp.<\/p>\n<p>Lane Hutson OVER 0.5 Assists (-154) at Sabres<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8r\">Lane Hutson made a late-season push to win the Calder Trophy last season, and he\u2019s been even better this year. After putting up 78 points (66 assists) in 82 games during the regular season, the shifty defenseman has 13 points (11 assists) in as many games this postseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8u\">He was held off the scoresheet in Game 1, but has recorded at least one assist in each of the last five games. That includes two multi-assist games, including in Game 5 in Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>Ivan Demidov OVER 0.5 Points (-120) at Sabres<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"90\">Ivan Demidov has come alive in this series. He had just one point against the Lightning \u2013 an assist in Game 1 \u2013 and then got an assist in Game 1 against the Sabres as well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"93\">The winger was then held off the scoresheet in Game 2, but now has a four-game point streak, including a goal in each of the last two games.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"96\">Demidov to score again at +320 is intriguing, but I\u2019ll take the safer route with a point at -120.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9b\">Unlock $100 in bonus bets \u2014 all without a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/sportsbook-promos\/draftkings-promo-code\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">promo code for DraftKings<\/a>. Sign up and place a $5 bet and you will receive <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4kJjtBu\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$100 in bonus bets<\/a> no matter what.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9e\">Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9h\">If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There have been goals galore recently in the Eastern Conference Semifinals series between the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678832,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":["post-678831","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\/678831","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=678831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}