NHL Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-02

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Top 20 NHL player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-02. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.

Where the books disagree most today

The table below ranks NHL player props on 2026-05-02 by line dispersion (the gap between the lowest and highest line offered by any book). Wider gaps = more line-shopping value, more potential +EV. Computed from NHL prop closing lines pulled from 20 active sources.

PlayerMarketSourcesLine rangeAvgOver price range
Karel Vejmelkaplayer saves108.5 - 25.525.3-135 to 130
Carter Hartplayer saves98.5 - 24.524.3-128 to 119
Jack Eichelplayer points100.0 - 11.11.4-310 to 235
Clayton Kellerplayer points100.0 - 9.61.3-265 to 1280
Dylan Guentherplayer shots on goal100.0 - 3.52.9-1100 to 476
Jack Eichelplayer shots on goal100.0 - 3.52.9-750 to 255
Lawson Crouseplayer goals30.0 - 2.50.1234 to 22500
Ivan Barbashevplayer goals30.0 - 2.50.1261 to 22500
Pavel Dorofeyevplayer shots on goal100.0 - 2.52.1-490 to 658
Logan Cooleyplayer shots on goal100.0 - 2.52.1-215 to 900
Nick Schmaltzplayer shots on goal100.0 - 2.52.1-380 to 707
Mark Stoneplayer shots on goal100.0 - 2.52.1-255 to 790
Shea Theodoreplayer shots on goal100.0 - 2.52.3-235 to 790
Rasmus Anderssonplayer shots on goal100.0 - 2.52.3-245 to 750
Clayton Kellerplayer shots on goal100.0 - 2.52.1-355 to 560
Tomas Hertlplayer points alt71.0 - 3.01.8-1667 to 3000
Rasmus Anderssonplayer points alt41.0 - 3.01.6135 to 4500
Brett Howdenplayer points alt41.0 - 3.01.8135 to 4500
MacKenzie Weegarplayer points alt51.0 - 3.01.8140 to 4500
Mitch Marnerplayer goals30.5 - 2.50.6271 to 4248

Get +EV opportunities programmatically

# Pre-computed +EV bets (Pro tier)
curl "https://parlay-api.com/v1/sports/icehockey_nhl/ev?min_edge=0.02&date=2026-05-02" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

# Pre-computed cross-book arbitrage (Pro tier)
curl "https://parlay-api.com/v1/sports/icehockey_nhl/arbitrage?min_profit=0.005&date=2026-05-02" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.

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