The top NHL pick today, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, is Kirill Kaprizov Over 0.5 Points (MIN @ COL, 8:10 PM ET). PropsBot’s AI rates the pick at 68.7% Confidence with a 1.5% Edge Score, meaning the modeled probability sits about 1.5 points above the implied probability priced into the market. Best available price: Hard Rock Bet -240.
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 8:10 PM ET puck drop.
| Window | Hit Rate | Sportsbook | Line | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L5 / L10 / L20 | 60% / 60% / 60% | Hard Rock Bet | 0.5 Points | -240 |
| Season | 71% | Hard Rock Bet | 0.5 Points | -240 |
| H2H vs COL | 100% | Hard Rock Bet | 0.5 Points | -240 |
Is Kirill Kaprizov a good Over 0.5 Points bet on May 5, 2026?

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Why Kirill Kaprizov Over 0.5 Points?
PropsBot’s AI assigns Kirill Kaprizov a 68.7% Confidence Score on the Over 0.5 Points line. That lands in the High Confidence band (65–79%). The 1.5% Edge Score is thinner than I’d like at -240 juice — modeled true price sits around -278, market is at -240. The model still has him on the right side of the line; you’re paying for the certainty Kaprizov is going to touch the scoresheet.
Historical Performance at 0.5 Points
Season-long Kaprizov clears this 71% of the time. Recent stretch is colder — 60% over the L5, 60% over the L10, 60% over the L20. Same number three windows running, which is unusual and the reason the AI didn’t push higher. The H2H vs Colorado read is the one outlier in his favor: 100% in the games this matchup has produced (small sample, but he showed up). At 22.1 minutes a night with 3.7 on PP1, he’s getting touches every time he hits the ice.
Matchup Context: MIN @ COL
This is the hard part of the read. Colorado surrenders 2.4 goals per game — that’s tight team defense. Their PK is sitting at 84.5%, which dulls the value of Kaprizov’s PP1 run time. Avalanche allow only 26.1 shots against per game, so secondary assists off rebound chaos thin out. Game O/U sits at 6.5. None of this is the matchup you draw up for an Over. What keeps the pick alive: the bar is 0.5 — Kaprizov has to do one thing, once. Goal, primary helper, secondary helper. He hits that bar 71% of the time against the entire league.
Best Line Available
Hard Rock Bet has Kaprizov Over 0.5 Points at -240. That’s 70.6% implied. Shop other books before you click — anything south of -240 is the price to grab. If a book has stretched the line to 1.5 Points or 0.5 Anytime Goal, those are different reads with different math. This pick is the standalone Over 0.5 Points only.
Recent Track Record on PropsBot’s NHL Points Picks
Full pick-by-pick history for PropsBot’s NHL Points picks at High Confidence (Confidence Score 65–79%) is published at Performance Methodology — every entry has the date, line, book, and graded outcome.
How PropsBot Models NHL Points Props
Multiple AI models score the prop, then their consensus collapses to a single Confidence Score and an Edge Score — full methodology at /performance-methodology/. The models train on player-level shot attempt data, ice time, Corsi rates, shooting percentages, and opponent defensive tendencies.
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Sources & Verification
- Career stats: Kirill Kaprizov on NHL.com
- Advanced metrics: Points and shot share on Hockey-Reference
- Game info: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche on May 5, 2026
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