Wednesday night marks the first Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche face off, each aiming for a 2-1 series lead. The game starts at 9:30 p.m. ET. After splitting the first two games in Dallas, the Avalanche are favored to advance to the next round (-178) over the Stars (+146) according to FanDuel.
Dallas secured a dramatic overtime win in Game 2 on Monday, with Colin Blackwell scoring the decisive goal against Mackenzie Blackwood. This made him the 11th unique goal-scorer in the series. Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon is the only player with multiple goals so far, netting three in the first two contests.
Looking at Game 3 odds, Colorado is a significant favorite at -187 on the money line, while Dallas is the underdog at +156. The total goals line is set at 6.5, with both Over and Under priced at -110.
A projection model simulates every NHL game 10,000 times to identify top-rated player prop picks. These picks are rated up to five stars and can be used for various betting strategies, including same-game parlays on different platforms.
Stars-Avalanche Same-Game Parlay (+698)
- Nathan MacKinnon Under 1.5 points (-172): 5 stars
- Cale Makar Under 0.5 points (+162): 4 stars
- Jonathan Drouin Under 0.5 points (-108): 4 stars
For Game 3, the suggested Same-Game Parlay focuses on `Under` point totals for three Avalanche players. While MacKinnon has scored heavily in the series, the model notes a trend of him going under this point total in recent home games against strong defenses. Makar has also stayed under his points prop in four of his last five games, and Drouin in three of his last five contests.
