Play 'NHL Fantasy Stars' | 'NHL Goal Chase'
---
MORE 2026 PLAYOFFS COVERAGE:
Fantasy playoff rankings | EDGE stats
X-factor for each team | Sleeper picks
---
THU. APRIL 23
BUF at BOS: Game 3 (7 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, NESN, MSG-B, TVAS2, SN360)
CAR at OTT: Game 3 (7:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TBS, FDSNSO, HBO MAX)
COL at LAK: Game 3 (10 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, FDSNSC, truTV, TNT, ALT, SN360, SN, TVAS)
---
NHL PROPS WATCH
Player to consider for shots on goal, point and/or goal: Taylor Hall, F, CAR
The Carolina Hurricanes forward has three points (one goal, two assists) and nine shots on goal in two games during the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Hall has found chemistry on the second line and second power play with Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake, who have combined for nine points (three goals, six assists), 24 SOG and 39 shot attempts through the first two games against the Ottawa Senators. Hall, who finished the regular season with eight points (three goals, five assists) in his final six games, has seven points (three goals, four assists) in six games against the Senators as a member of the Hurricanes. The 34-year-old is tied for ninth in shot attempts differential (plus-18) among forwards when he’s on the ice at 5-on-5. Per NHL EDGE stats, Hall ranks highly among forwards in offensive zone time percentage (48.2; 87th percentile) and high-danger SOG (four; tied for eighth in NHL) in the postseason and ranked in the 98th percentile among forwards in offensive zone time percentage (47.7) in the regular season. -- Chris Meaney
Player to watch for goal, shots on goal and/or point: Quinton Byfield, F, LAK
The Los Angeles Kings forward leads them in shots on goal (nine) and is tied with his frequent linemate, Trevor Moore, and Adrian Kempe for the team lead in shot attempts (13). As the Kings search for their first win of the series, Byfield has been an all-around standout so far; the 23-year-old is one of three forwards with at least three hits, three blocked shots and 10 shot attempts through their first two games of the postseason (others: David Pastrnak, Shane Pinto). Byfield, the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, is playing on the all-forward first power play with Kempe, Anze Kopitar, Alex Laferriere and Artemi Panarin; Los Angeles has scored a power-play goal in each game of this series. Per NHL EDGE stats, Byfield ranked highly at his position in max skating speed, 20-plus mph speed bursts, high-danger shots on goal, midrange shots on goal and midrange goals during the regular season. -- Troy Perlowitz
---
Others to consider for point:
Jackson Blake, F, CAR (at OTT)
Drake Batherson, F, OTT (vs. CAR)
Alex Tuch, F, BUF (at BOS)
Morgan Geekie, F, BOS (vs. BUF)
Artturi Lehkonen, F, COL (at LAK)
Others to consider for multiple points:
Nathan MacKinnon, F, COL (at LAK)
David Pastrnak, F, BOS (vs. BUF)
Tage Thompson, F, BUF (at BOS)
Others to consider for assist:
Martin Necas, F, COL (at LAK)
Sebastian Aho, F, CAR (at OTT)
Tim Stutzle, F, OTT (vs. CAR)
Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF (at BOS)
Pavel Zacha, F, BOS (vs. BUF)
Others to consider for shots on goal:
Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR (at OTT)
Logan Stankoven, F, CAR (at OTT)
Nikolaj Ehlers, F, CAR (at OTT)
Cale Makar, D, COL (at LAK)
Viktor Arvidsson, F, BOS (vs. BUF)
Others to consider for blocks:
Jake Sanderson, D, OTT (vs. CAR)
Thomas Chabot, D, OTT (vs. CAR)
Brandt Clarke, D, LAK (vs. COL)
Mattias Samuelsson, D, BUF (at BOS)
Charlie McAvoy, D, BOS (vs. BUF)
Line combos/trios to consider:
CAR: Taylor Hall -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake
