NHL Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-18
Top 20 NHL player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-18. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks NHL player props on 2026-05-18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 3.5 | 3.0 | -870 to 240 |
| Buffalo Sabres | spreads | 10 | -1.5 - 1.5 | -1.5 | -295 to 235 |
| Montreal Canadiens | spreads | 10 | -1.5 - 1.5 | 1.5 | -300 to 230 |
| Zach Benson | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.3 | -227 to 940 |
| Nick Suzuki | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -265 to 790 |
| Jack Quinn | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -385 to 630 |
| Cole Caufield | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -580 to 390 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | player shots on goal | 8 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -335 to 600 |
| Josh Doan | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -280 to 630 |
| Alex Tuch | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -380 to 470 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | player shots on goal | 10 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 2.1 | -500 to 340 |
| Alex Newhook | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.7 | 127 to 4500 |
| Bowen Byram | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.8 | 130 to 4500 |
| Jason Zucker | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.5 | 137 to 4000 |
| Noah Dobson | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.6 | 140 to 4000 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | player points alt | 7 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 2.1 | -2500 to 1100 |
| Joshua Norris | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.9 | 100 to 3500 |
| Mike Matheson | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.3 | 190 to 3300 |
| Owen Power | player points alt | 4 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.4 | 193 to 3300 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | player points alt | 4 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.6 | 193 to 3300 |
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=2026-05-18" \ -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=2026-05-18" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
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