Player props can be useful in a variety of ways -- from taking advantage of them straight up to measuring a player's potential to produce in daily fantasy hockey on FanDuel. Here, we're going to focus on the former.

Utilizing numberFire's NHL projections as a guide, here are some NHL player prop bets that look appealing via the NHL odds at FanDuel Sportsbook.

Please note that betting lines and numberFire's NHL DFS projections may change throughout the day after this article is published. All advanced statistics are used from MoneyPuck.com and NaturalStatTrick.com. Lineup notes and starting goaltenders come from Daily Faceoff.

Today’s Top NHL Player Prop Picks

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Martin Necas Anytime Goal Scorer (+230)

You never really know what you will get out of this Pittsburgh Penguins team on a nightly basis. The talent is there, but the goaltending and defense are suspect, which could cause problems in this matchup against a solid forechecking team like the Carolina Hurricanes.

Despite it being a relatively quiet beginning to the year for Martin Necas, we’re not banking on that continuing. Necas is listed at a palpable number to find the back of the net in this juicy matchup versus the Pens.

San Jose Sharks vs. Winnipeg Jets

Kyle Connor Anytime Goal Scorer (+100)

It’s been another quietly strong start to the season for the Winnipeg Jets, and they’ll be gifted a nice matchup tonight at home against the San Jose Sharks. The chances have been there for Kyle Connor through three games, which have seen him compile 2 goals, an assist, and 12 shots on goal.

The Sharks haven’t been getting blown out through three games, but the talent isn’t there defensively or in net for that to be sustainable. The Jets can potentially give the Sharks a rude awakening, and they are banking on Connor to drive the bus in this clash.

Anaheim Ducks vs. Colorado Avalanche

Cale Makar Anytime Goal Scorer (+270)

It would be an understatement to say it’s been a slow start to the season for the Colorado Avalanche. The Avs remain winless early on, but lucky for them, they’ll be taking on a lackluster Anaheim Ducks squad at home tonight.

Cale Makar has struggled in his own zone to kick off the season, but he’s still been the dominant offensive defenseman we’ve known. With one goal and seven assists over four games, we’ll look toward Makar to have another banner showing and help break the team out of their slump.

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