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Jack Eichel Over 0.5 Points — NHL Picks Today, May 8, 2026

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Published May 8, 2026

The top NHL pick today, Friday, May 8, 2026, is Jack Eichel Over 0.5 Points (VGK @ ANA, 9:40 PM ET). PropsBot’s AI rates the pick at 64.5% Confidence with a 0.3% Edge Score, meaning the modeled probability sits a touch above the implied probability priced into the market. Best available price: DraftKings -245.

Below is the full breakdown — Confidence Score, Edge Score, sportsbook odds comparison, and historical hit rate data — so you can make a data-backed decision before the 9:40 PM ET puck drop.

Window	Hit Rate	Sportsbook	Line	Odds
L5 / L10 / L20	80% / 80% / 70%	DraftKings	0.5 Points	-245
Season	67%	DraftKings	0.5 Points	-245
H2H vs ANA	87%	DraftKings	0.5 Points	-245

Is Jack Eichel a good Over 0.5 Points bet on May 8, 2026?

By David Reilich, Founder of PropsBot.AI · Last updated Friday, May 8, 2026 · Methodology · Editorial standards

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Why Jack Eichel Over 0.5 Points?

PropsBot’s AI models give Eichel a 64.5% Confidence Score on registering at least one point tonight — High Confidence, supported by a 0.3% Edge Score. The edge is tiny on paper, but the hit rate splits do most of the talking on this one. The bigger story is the historical pattern against Anaheim, where Eichel has produced almost every time out.

Historical Performance at 0.5 Points

The hit-rate stack is the case here. L5: 80%. L10: 80%. L20: 70%. Season: 67%. And the head-to-head against Anaheim sits at 87% — the highest split on the card. Eichel hits the over on 0.5 Points in nearly nine of every ten games against this opponent. The L5 and L10 matching at 80% says the recent form is humming, not regressing.

Matchup Context: VGK @ ANA

Anaheim allows 3.5 goals per game and posts a .876 team save percentage — both green flags on the model card. The Ducks penalty kill runs at 76.3%, which is roughly league-average, and they cough up 9.9 penalty minutes per night. That keeps Eichel’s 3.4 power-play minutes pointed at a unit that gives up enough chances. Eichel logs 21.2 minutes a night with an Xpoints/60 of 1.0 and 3.5 shots per game — the volume profile says the chances will be there.

Best Line Available

DraftKings posts -245 on the over — a real chalk number that bakes most of the read into the price. That’s the only book displayed in the PropsBot card. Shop FanDuel, BetMGM, and Caesars before locking in: a swing from -245 to -220 changes the breakeven enough to matter on a play this short.

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Sources & Verification

Career stats: Jack Eichel on NHL.com
Advanced metrics: Expected points and ice time on Hockey-Reference
Game info: Vegas at Anaheim on May 8, 2026

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