Top NHL Anytime Goal Scorer Picks for Stanley Cup Game 5: Back Jordan Staal?

So far, the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Finals has given us one of the craziest and most goal-happy Finals ever. Every Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes game has seen at least 7 goals, with a combined 33 goals over the 12 periods plus two overtimes, for an average of 8.3 per game. 

After the Hurricanes pulled off a 5-3 comeback win in Game 4, from down 3-1 in the first period, the Stanley Cup Final enters Game 5 tonight level at 2-2 as we head to Raleigh, N.C.

PrizePicks offers daily NHL anytime goal scorer projections for every player, and users have already targeted many skaters, making them the most popular goal scorers for tonight’s Stanley Cup Final Game 5: Golden Knights vs. Hurricanes.

Below, we’ll break down the top NHL anytime goal scorer picks on PrizePicks for Tuesday, including each player’s matchup, recent production, and what makes them a popular goal scorer pick.

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Top NHL Anytime Goal Scorer Picks for Stanley Cup Final Game 5 – Thursday, June 11

This Golden Knights vs. Hurricanes Stanley Cup Final is already breaking records for goals scored.

The only championship series in NHL history with 40 goals or more through five games was between Chicago and Montreal in 1973 (46), Islanders and Minnesota North Stars in 1981 (42), Flyers and Islanders in 1980 (42) as well as the Blackhawks and Flyers in 2010 (40).

Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal leads all players with a remarkable 5 goals (plus an assist) across4 games — doing his best to will Carolina to a Stanley Cup. Golden Knights C Brett Howden leads his team with 4 goals.

Each team has multiple different scoring lines they use during each game, depending on the game situation, which dictates how much ice time each player has, which players are on the ice during power play situations, and which are needed for defense. 

Find the Golden Knights current line combinations here, and the Hurricanes’ here, via Daily Faceoff. 

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Here’s are the most popular anytime goal scorer picks for today on PrizePicks as of writing.

1. Hurricanes C Jordan Staal
2. Hurricanes LW Andrei Svechnikov
3. Golden Knights LW Brett Howden
4. Golden Knights C Jack Eichel
5. Hurricanes C Logan Stankoven
6. Golden Knights RW Mitch Marner
7. Hurricanes LW Nikolaj Ehlers
8. Golden Knights RW Pavel Dorofeyev
9. Hurricanes C Sebastian Aho
10. Hurricanes RW Seth Jarvis

Below, we’ll break down three players that could put the puck in the net in the key Game 5 tonight, using advanced stats from Moneypuck.com and NHL Edge Stats.

Vegas C Brett Howden

• Vegas C Brett Howden leads all postseason players with 14 goals over the Golden Knights’ 20 games, scoring in 12 of the contests. 
• PeroneyPuck, the former Lightning first-round pick leads all players this postseason in shooting percentage (37.8%) and goals above expected at 7.6. The 7.6 goals above expected is more than twice the next best player. 
• Per NHL’s Edge Stats, Howden has 8 high-danger goals this postseason, leading all players. The next closest is 6. 
• Howden’s High Danger xGoals (xG) is 3.7, sixth-best in the league and second on his team. 

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Hurricanes C Jordan Staal

• Hurricanes C Jordan Staal has 7 goals through 17 games this postseason, tied for fifth-most in the league. 
• Staal plays on the Hurricanes’ first powerplay line, giving him additional scoring opportunities when they have the man advantage.
• Five of Staal’s goals have come in the Finals, most of any player. In Game 4, he became the first NHL player in 44 years to score a goal in each of the first four games of the Stanley Cup Final.
• The 37-year-old’s 5 goals have come on just 14 shots, for a 35.7% shooting percentage, by far the best in the Final. Overall in the postseason, his 7 goals on 32 shots are 21.9%, seventh among players who have played at least 10 games. 
• According to NHL Edge Stats, 10 of his 14 shots in the series have come directly from high-danger zones right in front of the crease, resulting in 4 of his 5 goals in the Final.

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Hurricanes LW Andrei Svechnikov

• Hurricanes LW Andrei Svechnikov has 4 goals in 17 postseason games, including a goal in Game 3.  
• Svechnikov plays on the Hurricanes’ first line with Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook, but more importantly is also on the first power-play unit.
• His 31 regular-season goals were second on the Hurricanes team, just one behind Seth Jarvis.  
• Per MoneyPuck, the 2018 No. 2 overall pick has 7.1 xG, eighth-best among all players this postseason.
• According to NHL’s Edge Stats, Svechnikov is second among all players with 20 mid-range shots. 

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Jordan Staal, Brett Howden, and Andrei Svechnikov have been all over the net in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and look to add to their goal totals tonight in Game 5. 

Who will light the lamp and give their team a big edge in a crucial Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final?

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