NHL PrizePicks Player Predictions for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals
Stanley Cup Finals – Game 1: Below are three of the best picks for tonight’s NHL game on PrizePicks according to our projections team. Using factors like advanced analytics, projected linemates and power-play usage, scorekeeper biases, and matchups, every single pick is going to be based on what our projections say is a meaningful edge. Get access to all of these picks, including much more, by subscribing to the RotoGrinders Props & Pick’em package.
Keep in mind that the NHL news cycle is rather fluid based on what occurs at morning skate, so what is listed below may become a better/worse play depending on which lines skaters are expected to be on. As a result, make sure you are keeping up with our NHL starting lineups page, as our projections team updates lines within seconds of that news breaking.
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If you want to play along but haven’t signed up yet, grab a special offer with our PrizePicks promo code “GRINDERS” to get $50 on a $5 entry! PrizePicks – one of the most popular DFS pick’em sites – provides player projections for NHL matchups each day. It is then up to the user to decide whether a player will ultimately exceed or fall short of those projections in the games. With a huge roster of players available from which to choose, we just need to make a minimum of two picks to build an entry.
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PrizePicks Top NHL Picks for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals
Now that you’re signed up, here are some of our top NHL DFS picks on PrizePicks for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals:
- Brad Marchand more than 1.5 Shots
- Aleksander Barkov less than 0.5 Assists
- Evan Bouchard less than 0.5 Assists

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Brad Marchand more than 1.5 Shots
The shots projection for Brad Marchand looks like a strong pick based on the current data. The PrizePicks projection of 1.5 compares favorably based on our NHL simulations. This pick projects to hit 56.3% of the time based on the assumptions, and that represents a 1.9% edge.
Aleksander Barkov less than 0.5 Assists
The assists projection for Aleksander Barkov looks like a strong pick based on the current data. The PrizePicks projection of 0.5 compares favorably based on our NHL simulations. This pick projects to hit 56.9% of the time based on the assumptions, and that represents a 2.5% edge.
Evan Bouchard less than 0.5 Assists
The assists projection for Evan Bouchard looks like a strong pick based on the current data. The PrizePicks projection of 0.5 compares favorably based on our simulations. This pick projects to hit 54.9% of the time based on the assumptions, and that represents a 0.6% edge.
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