Hockey is the most popular sport in Canada to play and watch, and it’s one of the most popular sports to bet on, too. Beyond the NHL, sports betting sites offer hockey fans wagering opportunities outside of Canada with the German DHL, Russian KHL and Swedish SHL often included. Our guide focuses mainly on hockey betting for the NHL.
Our NHL betting guide covers:
There are several great places to enjoy NHL betting online. We’ve listed the best and most trusted online sportsbooks near the top of this page.
There are several different way to enjoy NHL betting. For the novice, a moneyline bet is the easiest one to learn. For the more experienced bettor, a puckline or parlay NHL bet may be a more enticing option. If you’re looking for something a little different, a NHL prop bet is a fun, entertaining NHL betting option.
The easiest way to under NHL odds of +200 is to think of it in $100 increments. If the odds are +200 and you risk $100 and your bet is a winner, you win $200 and recoup your $100. If the NHL odds are -200, you must risk $200 for a chance to win $100 dollars or the inverse.
A three-way NHL bet is similar to a moneyline bet, but overtime and shootout play is not included. So, you bet one team to win, the other team to win, or bet a tie.
Moneyline bets are the most simple types of bets. If you’re new to sportsbetting, this is the type of bet you should learn first. Betting on the moneyline is simply guessing which team will win the game. The NHL betting lines are marked with an integer, which indicates which team is the favorite (the positive number) and which team is the underdog (the negative number). Betting $100 on a positive line allows you to win the amount listed on the site – for example, if the positive line is +200 and you bet $100 and win, you win $300 total. Betting on a negative line requires you to put the amount determined by the sportsbooks at risk for a chance to win $100.
Check out the latest NHL betting odds, moneylines, and goal totals with links to our top-rated hockey betting sites.