Hockey fans across North America will be tuning in for Saturday's battle between Canada and the United States of America.
The pregame narrative: Tensions are high between the neighbouring countries, which only adds another layer to this classic hockey rivalry. I'm picking three players — Sam Reinhart, Jack Eichel and Mark Stone — to score in a game with no shortage of star power.
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Best Bet: Reinhart to score (+185)
Opportunity is the name of the game when scoping out goalscorers, and Reinhart is seeing some favourable deployment.
The Florida Panthers superstar is skating on Canada's first line and top power-play unit, putting him in some offensively friendly situations.
The calibre of players he's skating alongside can't be ignored, either. Reinhart plays with Connor McDavid and Mitch Marner at even strength. On the power play, he shares the ice with McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Sidney Crosby and Cale Makar.
It's hard to find a better collection of players on any roster in this tournament.
Reinhart didn't register a point in Canada's thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over Sweden, but it wasn't for a lack of trying. He totalled three shots in the game.
The winger is a consistent shooter, ranking 43rd in the NHL in shots this season (149). Expect Reinhart to be a scoring threat all game long.
Key stat: Reinhart is tied for third in the NHL in goals (31).
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Eichel to score a goal (+240): This is a good price for Eichel to tickle twine.
The Vegas Golden Knights centre is thriving as a playmaker, as his 50 assists are the fourth-most in the NHL. Eichel is coming off the second 30-goal campaign of his career, however, and is more than capable of being a goalscorer.
It's hard not to like the opportunities he's receiving on Team USA. Eichel is skating on the first line, between Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, and on the top power-play unit alongside Matthew Tkachuk, Jake Guentzel, Auston Matthews and Zach Werenski.
Eichel was heating up as a goalscorer before this tournament, tallying seven goals in eight games.
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Stone to score a goal (+310): Stone only has 14 goals for Vegas this season, but he delivered for Canada against Sweden.
The Golden Knights captain scored in the team's 4-3 victory. The reason why I'm coming back to him is his spot in Canada's lineup.
Stone is skating on a stacked second line alongside Crosby and MacKinnon, two of the NHL's absolute best forwards.
Crosby demonstrated against Sweden that he's more than capable of dishing it to his linemates. He registered three assists in the contest, including a feed on the game-winner.
Look for Stone to cash in with his star-studded support crew.
Picks made at 10:26 a.m. ET 02/15/2025.
