If Wednesday night gaveth a banger, then Thursday night tooketh back. Unfortunately, that’s the name of the NHL Underdog game sometimes. Like The Dude said in The Big Lebowski, “strikes and gutters.” But our bankroll is still padded after three solid weeks in January. Now it’s Friday night, and the NHL has a light four-game slate, so let’s get a little wild.
Tonight’s card will be a first for The Quick Pick because we’re going to play goals, goals, goals. So strap in and pour yourself a bourbon. Here are my three best goal-scorer NHL Underdog Fantasy Picks for January 26.
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The Quick Pick: Daily NHL Underdog Fantasy Pick ’em Picks for January 26
Ivan Barbashev Higher Than 0.5 Goals (2x Odds)
The VGK will be traveling to the East Coast on Friday night for a meeting with the New York Rangers. They have now won four of their last five, and Ivan Barbashev has had plenty to say about it. He is riding a four game point streak coming into tonight and has three goals in his last five games.
Rewind the clock back to January 18, and Barbashev netted two goals against these same Rangers. The signs are there and the price is spicy, we just need a little cooperation from the Russian. Let’s go ahead and press Ivan Barbashev Higher Than 0.5 Goals in New York on Friday night.
Sam Reinhart Higher Than 0.5 Goals (1.25x Odds)
The Florida Panthers are back on track with a couple of wins in a row in their last two. And there is not a single player in the NHL that has been hotter than Sam Reinhart. Don’t believe me? How about his 11-game point streak coming into tonight’s game against the Penguins?
If that doesn’t do it for you, then maybe this will: Reinhart has scored at least one goal in 14 of the Panthers’ last 16 games. So, the fact that we’re getting 1.25x Odds on Sam to score tonight is highway robbery. Grab Sam Reinhart to go Higher Than 0.5 Goals tonight against the Penguins!
Jared McCann Higher Than 0.5 Goals (1.75x Odds)
The Seattle Kraken will take on the St Louis Blues in Friday’s nightcap on the ice. It was always going to be Jared McCann anchoring our NHL Underdog three-leg goal scorer entry.
McCann comes into Friday’s game riding a nice little four-game point streak. He has also been lighting the lamp lately, with goals in four of his last six games.
The Blues are also a team that concedes over three goals per game, so I like McCann In this spot. Grab your hammer and smash Jared McCann Higher Than 0.5 Goals against the Blues. Look at those potential payouts below!
Best Ways to Build Your Friday Card
-Play all three players together using the “Standard” option on Underdog for a 26.25x winner
-Play all three players together using the “Insured” option on Underdog for a chance at a 13.12x winner for all three or a 3.5x winner for getting two out of three.
