NHL Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-04
Top 20 NHL player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-04. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks NHL player props on 2026-05-04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt | player saves | 8 | 9.5 - 29.5 | 28.4 | -132 to -103 |
| Scott Wedgewood | player saves | 9 | 8.5 - 24.5 | 24.4 | -130 to 119 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | player points | 8 | 0.0 - 13.6 | 1.3 | -620 to 128 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 4.5 | 3.4 | -852 to 356 |
| Matt Boldy | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 3.5 | 2.6 | -1300 to 192 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 3.5 | 2.7 | -750 to 571 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 3.5 | 2.6 | -590 to 390 |
| Cale Makar | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 3.5 | 2.4 | -620 to 350 |
| Brock Faber | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.1 | -210 to 1020 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.9 | -215 to 980 |
| Martin Necas | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.9 | -490 to 683 |
| Ryan Hartman | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.9 | -395 to 750 |
| Brock Nelson | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.8 | -215 to 900 |
| Porter Martone | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.5 | -320 to 790 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.9 | -280 to 790 |
| Nazem Kadri | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.9 | -265 to 790 |
| Quinn Hughes | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.9 | -290 to 750 |
| Sam Malinski | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -250 to 750 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.5 | -450 to 470 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.5 | -440 to 470 |
Get +EV opportunities programmatically
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