Ice hockey is a team sport played between 2 teams with 6 players per side, including the goaltender. The game is played on the ice rink. The objective of the game is to get puck into the opponent’s goal by passing it with hockey sticks between teammates. The winner is the team which scores more pucks against the opposing team.
A hockey game consists of 3 periods, each 20 minutes long. Only "actual playing time" is calculated. The intervals between periods last 15 minutes each. If the score is tied at the end of 3 periods, additional time (overtime) is appointed. In case the tie is not broken after overtime, penalty shots (bullets) are appointed. The need of overtime, as well as its duration and the necessity and number of penalty shots is agreed individually and must comply with the given competition regulations.
In ice hockey the bets are accepted on regular time of match, except for the market “Match winner”, during the calculation of which the result registered in overtime or penalty shootout is also taken into account. The results registered in overtime and penalty shootout are not taken into account during the calculation of the bets made on the outcomes offered for regular time.
The bets offered on the outcomes of ice hockey matches:
- Victory of the first team in match (period) – “Win 1”.
- Draw in match (the period) – “X”.
- Victory of the second team in match (period) – “Win 2”.
- The first team will not lose match (period) – “1X”.
- One of the teams will win match (period) – “12”.
- The second team will not lose match (period) – “X2”.
- The first team will win (not lose) match (period) with the handicap taken into account – “Handicap 1”.
- The second team will win (not lose) match (period) with the handicap taken into account – “Handicap 2”.
- Bets on total number of goals scored by the teams in match (period) – “Total over (under) the value of bet argument"
- Bets on the total number of goals scored by each team individually in match (period) – “Total over (under) the value bet argument”.
- Bets on total number of goals scored in match (period) to be even (odd).
- Bets on match winner
The results registered in overtime (penalty shootout) are also taken into account during the calculation of bets made on this outcome.
There can be championships or tournaments, in which penalty shootout is immediately played in case of the tied score at the end of regular time without overtime being played. Besides, according to requirements of particular tournaments or championships, the overtime can be played as many times as needed for one of the teams to win.
It is also possible that after the tied score in the regular time, the teams will finish the game with the tied result. In this case, if the provider offered bet on the outcome “Match winner”, it will be calculated with the odds “1” (one).
Bets on final score of match:
- It is offered to select the precise score registered at the end of the match from the options available in the program (line).
- Bets on the first (the second) team to score (not to score) a goal.
- Bets on both teams to score (not to score) a goal.
- Bets: which team will score (none of the teams will score) the first (the second or the next goal) in match.
- Bets on number of points scored by a player.
In hockey the number of points scored by a player equals to the summed number of goals scored by him and performed assists, which resulted in goals.
If several players were involved in the attack resulted in goal, it is possible that a point will be awarded to each of them.
The basis for calculation of bets made on points scored by a player is the information provided by the official website of the given tournament.
The bets on scored goals and match result:
- “Match total over (under) the offered argument and Win1”
- “Match total over (under) the offered argument and Draw”
- “Match total over (under) the offered argument and Draw”
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Bets on the comparative productivity of periods:
It is offered to predict in which period more goals will be scored. - Bets on match winner to be defined in overtime (penalty shootout).
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Bets on the number of 2 min. penalties.
Not the quantity of assigned 2-min. penalties, but their summed time (in minutes) is taken as basis during calculation of bets made on this outcome.
For example, in match five 2-min. penalties were awarded. The first team received 2-min. penalty two times and the second team – 3 times. In this case, the calculation of the bets made on the number of 2-min.penalty is performed on the basis that the first team had 4 minutes (2x2) and the second team – 6 minutes (2x3). - The bets on number of shots on target in match.
The information provided by the official websites of tournaments and championships, which are included in the table, is taken as basis during calculation of bets on hockey matches (except for the bet on “number of point scored by a player”).
The match, which has been interrupted and has not been continued or finished in 24 hours, is considered to be completed if it was played for not less than 50 minutes. In the other cases, the event is considered to be not completed. The bets on “Match Winner” are subject to calculation with the odds “1” (one) if the match has been interrupted with the tied score and is considered to be completed. If the match has been interrupted and is considered to be not completed, the bets, the outcomes of which have been already determined at the time of interruption and do not depend on the final result of the match, are subject to calculation, and all the other bets are calculated with the odds “1” (one).
Bets are also accepted on the other possible outcomes of ice hockey matches offered by the provider in the program (line).