Best NHL Parlay Picks for Opening Night of Playoffs

• The puck drops on the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday night when the Islanders visit the Hurricanes
• Three other series begin, as eight teams eye their first of 16 wins, hoping to raise the Stanley Cup
• See the Best NHL Parlay Picks for opening night of the playoffs

This is it. The best 16 teams in the NHL are about to leave it all on the ice for the next two months. All in hopes of being the last one standing and lifting the Stanley Cup.

The action gets underway on Monday as the Islanders visit the Hurricanes, the Bruins host the Panthers, the Wild take on the Stars in Dallas, and the Kings visit the Oilers.

NHL scoring leader Connor McDavid will be looking to carry over his red-hot play. Meanwhile, the favorite in the Vezina Trophy Odds, Linus Ullmark, is getting set for his second playoff run in Boston.

We lay out the best NHL Parlay Picks for the opening night of the playoffs.

NHL Parlay Picks for Opening Night of Playoffs

The four games are staggered with the two Eastern Conference games taking the early spots, and the Western Conference dominating the night. For a more in-depth look at each Game 1, be sure to check out the NHL odds.

Hockey fans will be spoiled on Monday. The favorites in the Stanley Cup odds will be in action, as the Bruins ran away with the Presidents’ Trophy. Then the best player in the world and runaway favorite in the Hart Trophy odds, Connor McDavid, takes to the ice.

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Pick 1: Islanders @ Hurricanes; Both Teams to Score Twice

While this may not be the most exciting way to lead off the parlay, it’ll provide a little boost to the final number.

Both teams scored in three of the Hurricanes last four games. For the Islanders, their last two games saw both teams score twice.

In their head-to-head season series, two matchups saw Carolina and New York score twice.

When it comes to your NHL Playoff Bracket, this is a first round matchup that’s hard to peg. But it feels like it’ll be close. We’ll take the Isles and Canes to go shot-for-shot on Monday.

Pick 2: Panthers @ Bruins; Boston -1.5

The Boston Bruins were dominant from start to finish this year. They claimed top spot in the league by more than 20 points.

Florida, meanwhile, barely made it in. If it wasn’t for a six-game winning streak down the stretch, they’re staring at the Draft Lottery instead.

Saying that the Panthers were two different teams during the season may be putting it lightly. They were a tough team to get a read on in many respects, but their home and away splits are a good place to start.

Really struggling to see why anyone thinks the Panthers can match up with the Bruins.

Boston in 5, imo.

— Ian McLaren (@iancmclaren) April 14, 2023

Florida was 23-13-5 at home, but 19-19-3 on the road. They allowed 3.6 goals per game on the road, scoring 3.2. Boston lost four games at home all year and allowed an eye-popping 1.8 goals per game at TD Garden.

The two tied the season series 2-2, but both of Florida’s losses came by at least two goals. Expect Boston to come out swinging on Monday night.

Pick 3: Wild @ Stars; Jason Robertson OVER 0.5 points

In just his fourth NHL season, Jason Robertson exploded. He eclipsed previous career bests in goals, assists and points.

He recorded at least a point in six of his last eight regular season games, and was only held off the scoresheet seven times after March 1st.

Robertson also recorded a point in three of the four games between the Wild and Stars this season.

After recording one point in his first four playoff games last year, Robertson scored a goal and added two assists in the final three games against the Flames.

Expect the hot streak to continue, and capitalize on an easily attainable number for one of the league’s best.

Pick 4: Kings @ Oilers; Under 6.5

The allure of McDavid and Leon Draisaitl is likely what has this total sitting at 6.5. And granted, we weren’t exactly high on the Kings’ chances to win the series. But it’s not like the Oilers blew the Kings away this season.

Edmonton won three of the four meetings. But two of those wins were within the last three weeks. The Oilers took those games 2-0 and 3-1.

Joonas Korpisalo has been a wall since coming over from Columbus. He has a .921 save percentage in 11 games, and has allowed two or fewer goals in nine of those games. That includes one of the losses against Edmonton.

In honour of the Oilers and Kings having a rematch in this year playoffs here’s a throwback to the time Cody Ceci turned into a prime WWE wrestler mid game. pic.twitter.com/VAc66Prdwp

— Dyl (@dhockey13) April 14, 2023

Stuart Skinner has been hot lately, too.

Game 1 last year was a 4-3 Kings win. The long-term value may not be there for the Kings, but they’ll be good for a few low-scoring nail biters.