NHL Line Shopping Opportunities for 2026-05-21
Top 20 NHL player props by line dispersion on 2026-05-21. Where books disagree, line shopping pays.
Where the books disagree most today
The table below ranks NHL player props on 2026-05-21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon | player shots on goal | 9 | 0.0 - 4.5 | 2.9 | -20000 to 162 |
| Jack Eichel | player shots on goal | 8 | 0.0 - 3.5 | 2.1 | -660 to 410 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | player shots on goal | 8 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.9 | -320 to 680 |
| Nazem Kadri | player shots on goal | 8 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.9 | -295 to 630 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | player shots on goal | 8 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.9 | -335 to 580 |
| Cale Makar | player shots on goal | 8 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.9 | -345 to 560 |
| Martin Necas | player shots on goal | 8 | 0.0 - 2.5 | 1.9 | -395 to 500 |
| Noah Hanifin | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.9 | 120 to 4500 |
| Nicolas Roy | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 2.0 | 120 to 4000 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 2.0 | 125 to 4000 |
| Brett Howden | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.8 | 135 to 4000 |
| Devon Toews | player points alt | 7 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.9 | -1000 to 2200 |
| Rasmus Andersson | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.6 | 155 to 3300 |
| Ross Colton | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.6 | 160 to 3300 |
| Brett Kulak | player points alt | 3 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.4 | 210 to 3300 |
| Josh Manson | player points alt | 3 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.5 | 265 to 3300 |
| Brayden McNabb | player points alt | 4 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.3 | 290 to 3300 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.9 | 108 to 3000 |
| Tomas Hertl | player points alt | 5 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.9 | 112 to 3000 |
| William Karlsson | player points alt | 4 | 1.0 - 3.0 | 1.4 | 113 to 3000 |
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=2026-05-21" \ -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=2026-05-21" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
For information only. Sports betting carries risk. Past dispersion doesn't guarantee future +EV.
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