Chris Vasile
• Betting Analyst
13+ years betting experience
Updated:
Nov 13, 2026 , 11:56 AM ET
• 4 min read
Brock Boeser is one point away from 500 career points as Vancouver hosts the Rangers, while Brayden McNabb looks to reach 200 against Nashville. Chris Vasile breaks down Friday’s milestone opportunities and his top pick.
Photo By – Reuters Connect. Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser.
Brock Boeser enters Friday one point shy of 500 for his NHL career as Vancouver hosts the Rangers, while Brayden McNabb needs one point for 200 when Vegas faces Nashville.
Our NHL Milestone Tracker backs Boeser to reach 500 career points and breaks down McNabb’s milestone opportunity, plus J.T. Miller’s return to Vancouver.
Here are our latest NHL picks and milestone storylines for Nov. 13.
NHL Milestone Tracker top picks
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| Pick | Milestone |  Probability |
|---|---|---|
 Boeser 1+ point |
499 career points — 1 from 500 | 55% |
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Rangers vs Canucks: Brock Boeser targets 500 career points
Tracker status: New milestone watch — 499 career points; 1 from 500
Brock Boeser is one point from 500, and I’m backing him to get there against the Rangers. He’s recorded a point in five straight games, collecting three goals and two assists, and has 10 points in 14 career meetings with New York.
The Rangers allow 2.80 goals per game, but Boeser’s recent consistency makes this 55% contract worth backing.
NHL Milestone Watch
Predators vs Golden Knights: Brayden McNabb chases 200 career points
Tracker status: New milestone watch — 199 career points; 1 from 200
Brayden McNabb needs one point for 200, but his recent production makes this a tougher sell. He has eight assists in 20 games, including one against Nashville in October, but just one point in his last five outings. Vegas has won four straight, yet McNabb’s limited offensive role makes him a risky selection.
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Recently reached NHL milestones
Shane Pinto — Birthday Mojo cashes
Pinto scored twice, including the overtime winner, and added an assist against Colorado on November 12, cashing our 48% Novig 1+ point selection. Yesterday’s official record was 1-0 for +1.10 units.
Matthew Schaefer — 100 career games
Schaefer scored in his 100th NHL regular-season game on November 12.
Jake Guentzel — 700 career games
Guentzel scored the go-ahead goal in his 700th NHL regular-season game on November 12.
Macklin Celebrini — 200 career points
Celebrini passed 200 career regular-season points with a goal and an assist against Pittsburgh on November 11. His assist also cashed our 57% Novig selection.
Roman Josi — 800 career points
Josi recorded two assists against Anaheim on November 11 to pass 800 career regular-season points, becoming the first Swiss-born NHL player to reach the milestone. His 1+ assist selection at 50% also cashed.
Brayden Point — 700 career points
Point collected two assists against Minnesota on November 7 to reach 701 career regular-season points. Our 33% anytime-goal selection did not cash.
Nico Hischier — 500 career points
Hischier recorded a goal and an assist against Toronto on November 8, passing the 500-point mark.
Morgan Frost — 200 career points
Frost recorded an assist against Seattle on November 4 to reach 200 NHL regular-season points, cashing our repeat 1+ point selection at 49% on Novig for +1.10 units.
Mikko Rantanen — 800 career points
Rantanen reached 800 NHL regular-season points with a goal against Washington on November 3, cashing our official anytime goal selection at 31% on Novig.
How the NHL Milestone Tracker works
The NHL Milestone Tracker is designed to identify noteworthy player and team situations before the milestone becomes the story.
The tracker monitors career totals across goals, assists, points, and games played while also accounting for birthdays, notable events, franchise records, and movement on the NHL’s all-time leaderboards throughout the season.
Each daily scan then separates those situations into different stages.
New indicates a player has entered the relevant milestone range for the first time. Repeat means a player remained within range after a previous game, while Stale helps identify milestones that have lingered long enough that they may no longer deserve the same level of attention.
Birthday Mojo flags players whose birthdays fall on a day their team is playing, giving us another situational angle to evaluate rather than treating the birthday itself as an automatic bet.
New Dad Boost flags players returning to action following the birth of a child. These personal milestones provide potential storylines to monitor, not established statistical advantages.
History & Storyline Watch tracks situations that may not involve a traditional round number or even produce a wager, but still carry historical significance. That includes movement on all-time leaderboards, franchise records, farewell tours, notable returns, and other unique NHL moments.
Those triggers are only the starting point.
Once a player is flagged, we evaluate the matchup, recent production, role, schedule, opponent, and available prediction markets to determine whether the situation creates something worth highlighting.
The goal is simple: identify what’s coming before the moment arrives, then determine whether the numbers surrounding it deserve our attention.
Probabilities are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.
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