Best NHL Props Oct 20 - McDavid, Hagel & Svechnikov

Connor McDavid 2+ points, Brandon Hagel 4+ shots on goal and Andrei Svechnikov anytime goal are our three best NHL player props for Tuesday night.

We've got four games on the board tonight, and we're taking one prop from three of them. Each pick follows a player whose role, usage and recent form all point the same way.

McDavid has a point in all 8 of his games this season and 2 or more points in 6 of them. He has 23 points already, including 14 over his last 5 games, and he's playing 23:11 a night.

Minnesota's blue line is thin right now. Brock Faber, Jared Spurgeon and Olli Maatta are all out, and goalie Filip Gustavsson is sidelined too. That's a lot to ask of a depleted Wild group against an Oilers team scoring 4.62 goals per game.

Edmonton is without Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, so even more of the offence runs through No. 97. I'm backing him to stack points again at home.

Pick: Connor McDavid 2+ points

Hagel is averaging 4.75 shots per game, and he's hit 4 or more in 5 of his 8 games. That includes 6 and 5 in his last two.

He's logging 21:48 a night with regular power-play time. Tampa Bay are putting up 30.9 shots per game as a team, so the volume is there.

Yanni Gourde is out for the Lightning, which keeps Hagel's minutes high. Vegas give up 25.4 shots per game, but Hagel's shot rate holds up against that, and I like him to get to four again.

Pick: Brandon Hagel 4+ shots on goal

Svechnikov has 6 goals in 10 games, including two separate two-goal nights. One of those came against Vancouver earlier this month. He's averaging close to five minutes of power-play time a night.

Carolina are missing Seth Jarvis, Taylor Hall and Jordan Staal, so Svechnikov's role only grows. Vancouver are also without Thatcher Demko.

The Canucks have lost five straight while allowing 4.5 goals and 32.7 shots per game, and their penalty kill sits at 58.1%. That's the matchup I want for a Hurricanes winger who lives on the power play.

Pick: Andrei Svechnikov anytime goal