NHL Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-17
Top 20 NHL player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-17. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks NHL player props on 2026-05-17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | player saves | 10 | 8.5 - 25.5 | 25.3 | -135 to -100 |
| Nick Suzuki | player points | 9 | 0.0 - 10.1 | 1.3 | -310 to 180 |
| Tage Thompson | player points | 10 | 0.0 - 9.6 | 0.5 | -235 to 285 |
| Cole Caufield | player points | 10 | 0.0 - 9.1 | 0.5 | -225 to 260 |
| Montreal Canadiens | spreads | 10 | -3.0 - 4.5 | -1.4 | -900 to 1500 |
| Buffalo Sabres | spreads | 10 | -4.5 - 3.0 | 1.4 | -205 to 500 |
| Total | totals | 10 | 6.0 - 11.5 | 6.6 | -190 to 260 |
| Tage Thompson | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 3.5 | 3.0 | -700 to 280 |
| Cole Caufield | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 3.5 | 2.5 | -560 to 340 |
| Zach Benson | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.3 | -189 to 1160 |
| Josh Doan | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.2 | -230 to 980 |
| Jack Quinn | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.2 | -260 to 790 |
| Alex Tuch | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.2 | -345 to 630 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | player shots on goal | 8 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -355 to 600 |
| Nick Suzuki | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.2 | -320 to 630 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.2 | -450 to 460 |
| Joshua Norris | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.7 | 125 to 4000 |
| Noah Dobson | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.6 | 135 to 4000 |
| Jason Zucker | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.7 | 141 to 4000 |
| Bowen Byram | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.6 | 145 to 4000 |
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=2026-05-17" \ -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=2026-05-17" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
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