Ice Hockey Betting Rules
Ice Hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent’s net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.
Ice hockey is most popular in Canada, central and eastern Europe, the Nordic countries, Russia and the United States. Ice hockey is the official national winter sport of Canada. In addition, ice hockey is the most popular winter sport in Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland.
North America’s National Hockey League (NHL) is the highest level for men’s ice hockey and the strongest professional ice hockey league in the world. The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is the highest league in Russia and much of Eastern Europe. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is the formal governing body for international ice hockey, with the IIHF managing international tournaments and maintaining the IIHF World Ranking. Worldwide, there are ice hockey federations in 76 countries.
In Canada, the United States, Nordic countries, and some other European countries the sport is known simply as
hockey; the name “ice hockey” is used in places where “hockey” more often refers to the more popular field hockey, such as countries in South America, Asia, Africa, Australasia, and some European countries including the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands.
The following are rules on ice hockey betting and should be adhered to to avoid your bets becoming void.
Special rules will take precedence over the common rules nevertheless.
Overtime counts unless otherwise stated.
If a money line, total or handicap bet ends in a draw and no odds have been offered for this option, all bets will be void.
If the match is abandoned before the end of the regular playing time, the results are regarded to be official after 55 minutes of playing time. If not otherwise stated, this applies to all kinds of bets, with the exception of ‘’Live betting” where if the match is abandoned at any time the bets will be void unless the betting market has already been determined.
All games must be played on the scheduled calendar day at the scheduled venue. Otherwise, all bets on the game will be void.
Ice Hockey Money Line
Predict the team to win the match, Example;
| Game |
P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
Score |
OT |
| New York Rangers |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
– |
| Toronto |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
– |
Final Score; New York Rangers 4 Toronto 3
Result: New York Rangers WIN
Puck Line aka – Handicap Spread
Predict the team that covers the handicap spread from the final score, Example;
| Game |
P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
Score |
OT |
| New York Rangers |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
– |
| Toronto |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
– |
Match Spread; New York Rangers -1.5 Toronto +1.5
Full-Time Score = New York Rangers 4 Toronto 3
Result: Toronto +1.5
Total Match Goals
Predict the total goals of the match. Example;
| Game |
P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
Score |
OT |
| New York Rangers |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
– |
| Toronto |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
– |
Total Goals; Under/Over 5,5
Full-Time Score = New York Rangers 4 Toronto 3
Result: Over 5,5
First Period Totals Goals (P1)
Predict the goals scored in P1 only, Example;
| Game |
P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
Score |
OT |
| New York Rangers |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
– |
| Toronto |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
– |
First Period Total Goals; Under/Over 1,5
First Period Score = 1
Result: Under 1,5
Second Period Totals Goals (P2)
Predict the total goals scored in P2 only. Example;
| Game |
P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
Score |
OT |
| New York Rangers |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
– |
| Toronto |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
– |
Second Period Total Goals; Under/Over 1,5
Second First Period Score = 3
Result: Over 1,5
Total Match Goals Odd/Even
Predict the goals scored in the match, will be odd or even. Overtime does not count. Example;
| Game |
P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
Score |
OT |
| New York Rangers |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
– |
| Toronto |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
– |
Total Goals Score; New York Rangers 4 Toronto 3
Result: Odd
Championship Winner
Predict the team to win the championship.
League Winner
Predict the team to win the league. Playoffs are included.
Conference Winner
Predict the team that will win the respective conference. Playoff conference finals are included.
Divisional Winner
Predict the team that will win the respective division. Playoff conference finals are not included.
Series Winner
Predict the team to win the given series.
