NHL Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-16
Top 20 NHL player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-16. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks NHL player props on 2026-05-16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki | player points | 3 | 0.5 - 2.5 | 1.5 | 100 to 173 |
| Josh Doan | player points | 3 | 0.5 - 1.5 | 0.8 | -125 to 100 |
| Alex Tuch | player points | 3 | 0.5 - 1.5 | 0.7 | -115 to 100 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | player assists | 3 | 0.5 - 1.5 | 0.8 | -105 to 100 |
| Cole Caufield | player power play points | 3 | 0.5 - 1.5 | 0.6 | 100 to 210 |
| Nick Suzuki | player power play points | 3 | 0.5 - 1.5 | 0.7 | 100 to 146 |
| Josh Norris | player points | 3 | 0.5 - 1.5 | 0.8 | 100 to 135 |
| Alex Newhook | player points | 3 | 0.5 - 1.5 | 0.6 | 100 to 126 |
| Kirby Dach | player assists | 3 | 0.5 - 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 to 520 |
| Konsta Helenius | player assists | 3 | 0.5 - 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 to 450 |
| Jack Quinn | player power play points | 3 | 0.5 - 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 to 436 |
| Zach Benson | player power play points | 3 | 0.5 - 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 to 380 |
| Mike Matheson | player assists | 3 | 0.5 - 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 to 310 |
| Alexandre Carrier | player assists | 3 | 0.5 - 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 to 310 |
| Josh Doan | player power play points | 3 | 0.5 - 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 to 302 |
| Kirby Dach | player points | 3 | 0.5 - 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 to 275 |
| Alexandre Carrier | player points | 3 | 0.5 - 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 to 260 |
| Josh Norris | player assists | 3 | 0.5 - 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 to 251 |
| Konsta Helenius | player points | 3 | 0.5 - 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 to 239 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | player power play points | 3 | 0.5 - 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 to 233 |
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=2026-05-16" \ -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=2026-05-16" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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