NHL Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-02
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.
| Player | Market | Sources | Line range | Avg | Over price range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Vejmelka | player saves | 10 | 8.5 - 25.5 | 25.3 | -135 to 130 |
| Carter Hart | player saves | 9 | 8.5 - 24.5 | 24.3 | -128 to 119 |
| Jack Eichel | player points | 10 | 0.0 - 11.1 | 1.4 | -310 to 235 |
| Clayton Keller | player points | 10 | 0.0 - 9.6 | 1.3 | -265 to 1280 |
| Dylan Guenther | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 3.5 | 2.9 | -1100 to 476 |
| Jack Eichel | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 3.5 | 2.9 | -750 to 255 |
| Lawson Crouse | player goals | 3 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 0.1 | 234 to 22500 |
| Ivan Barbashev | player goals | 3 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 0.1 | 261 to 22500 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -490 to 658 |
| Logan Cooley | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -215 to 900 |
| Nick Schmaltz | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -380 to 707 |
| Mark Stone | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -255 to 790 |
| Shea Theodore | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.3 | -235 to 790 |
| Rasmus Andersson | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.3 | -245 to 750 |
| Clayton Keller | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -355 to 560 |
| Tomas Hertl | player points alt | 7 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.8 | -1667 to 3000 |
| Rasmus Andersson | player points alt | 4 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.6 | 135 to 4500 |
| Brett Howden | player points alt | 4 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.8 | 135 to 4500 |
| MacKenzie Weegar | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.8 | 140 to 4500 |
| Mitch Marner | player goals | 3 | 0.5 - 2.5 | 0.6 | 271 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"
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