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<\/p>\nCutter Gauthier keeps raising the bar as a rising star for the Ducks, and tonight he\u2019ll look to deliver another standout performance against the Red Wings as he leads today\u2019s top NHL player prop picks.<\/p>\n
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Oct 31, 2025 \u2022 11:29 ET<\/p>\n
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Photo By – Imagn Images. Anaheim Ducks left wing Cutter Gauthier (61) controls the puck.<\/p>\n
There are three games on the ice Friday, October 31, and I\u2019ve got a trio of plus-money NHL player props<\/a> to cover you throughout the night.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll want to pay particular attention to the nightcap with emerging Anaheim Ducks star Cutter Gauthier set to show off against the Detroit Red Wings.<\/p>\n Best NHL player prop bets today<\/p>\n Player Our best NHL player props for Friday, October 31<\/p>\n Take a look at our best bets and expert analysis below.<\/p>\n Prop #1: Ross Colton Over 1.5 shots on goal<\/p>\n +115 at BET99<\/a><\/p>\n This is a sneaky price for Colorado Avalanche<\/a> winger Ross Colton<\/a> in this market. His 8.89 shots and 19.1 attempts per 60 minutes are high-end marks and slightly above his respective 8.53 and 17.26 numbers from last season. So, landing a 1.5 shots total at plus money caught my eye.<\/p>\n I also value Colton pacing Colorado forwards with a 61.2 Corsi For percentage and 63.1% shot share at five-on-five.<\/p>\n Time: 4:00 p.m. ET Prop #2: Ryan Leonard Over 0.5 points<\/p>\n +130 at BET99<\/a><\/p>\n Washington Capitals<\/a> winger Ryan Leonard<\/a> has settled into a top-line gig opposite Alex Ovechkin<\/a>, and the sophomore marked the scoresheet in four consecutive games before coming up exempt Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n Look for Leonard to return to the scoresheet and pick up a point against the New York Islanders<\/a> tonight — they’ve allowed the sixth-most goals per game, after all.<\/p>\n Time: 7:00 p.m. ET Prop #3: Cutter Gauthier Over 3.5 shots on goal<\/p>\n +115 at BET99<\/a><\/p>\n Emerging Anaheim Ducks<\/a> star Cutter Gauthier<\/a> paces the NHL in shots per 60 minutes and ranks third in attempts. He\u2019s recorded seven shots on net in consecutive games and skates in a top-six role and jumped up to the No. 1 power-play unit last time out.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gauthier is also showing off with an impressive 57.4 Corsi For percentage and 57.2% shot share at five-on-five.<\/p>\n Time: 10:00 p.m. ET Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change. Pages related to this topic<\/p>\n Neil Parker is, first and foremost, a sports fan. A huge supporter of the Cowboys, Cubs, and Maple Leafs, he has managed to parlay his passion into writing gigs at some of the top websites in the industry.<\/p>\n Neil takes a numbers-based approach to his handicapping and complements his in-depth statistical analysis with a keen eye on the markets to provide the best available odds. He loves to lean on his rolodex of idioms to offset his inner nerd. When it comes to wagering, he throws down on anything that catches his eye at bet365, Betway and BetVictor. He also keeps a close eye on CoolBet because the polar bear brand often has outlier NHL and NFL moneyline prices.<\/p>\n Neil graduated with honors from St. Thomas University in 2007 before completing his BEd at Acadia University in 2010. After teaching a myriad of courses and subjects, he found a groove delivering fun lessons to exceptional learners in non-traditional classroom environments. If his decade-plus teaching run taught him anything about sports betting, it\u2019s to stay the course and use the summer \u2013 or offseason \u2013 to refresh and prepare to be better in the year to come.<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cutter Gauthier keeps raising the bar as a rising star for the Ducks, and tonight he\u2019ll look to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":["post-263699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Colton Over 1.5 shots on goal
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Leonard Over 0.5 points\u00a0
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Gauthier Over 3.5 shots on goal
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