When a football betting fan visits the local Ice Hockey match, they are often confused by the extremely fast action. It is much faster than football and there are more shots, but the puck (the rubber disc used as the “ball”) is small and therefore it can take some time for a new fan to be able to follow the action. Ice Hockey is called the fastest game on earth and because the players are moving so fast it is a great spectator sport because the action is literally end to end.
The biggest league in the world is the NHL which is the National Hockey League played with the top American and Canadian teams. Every one of the top Ice Hockey players in the world plays here as the sport is funnelled to draft the top players to the best league. The matches are split into three twenty minute periods, with a stop clock so there is always sixty minutes of action. If a game is tied there is sudden death overtime, followed by a penalty shootout. (Americans hate draws!)
Ice Hockey betting odds are offered on various aspects of the matches and in various leagues by bwin.com. For example, they offer Ice Hockey odds on when the first goal will be scored, when the first penalty will take place and different spread options on the overall match result. There are usually over twenty five different bets available on each big match.
Period betting is popular with Ice Hockey fans. This allows you to have three bets during the game on the period mini-matches which is something I enjoy betting on. If you were to bet on Team A to win period 1, and the score was 4-0 to Team A, obviously you win that period bet. If you bet on Team A to win Period 2, you start at 0-0 for period 2 for the period bet. If you bet on the outright score for Team B you would probably be facing a losing bet at 4-0 after period 1, but with period betting you can start fresh and perhaps still end the match a winner.
You can even bet on who wins the face-off at the beginning of each period. This is where the centres for each team stand opposite each other (facing off hence the name) and the referee drops the puck directly between them. They attempt to hit the puck to their team mates to get control. The team that gets the puck immediately after the referee drops it is the winner of the Face Off.
Our friends at bwin.com offer a 3 way result after regular time. Your regular match bet therefore ends at this point so the overtime and penalties have no bearing on your three way bet. If you bet on the draw and the match goes to overtime, you win. They offer these odds because many football betting fans cross over to Ice Hockey and this bet is more familiar to them. It is good for fans because plenty of matches go to overtime but because there are usually more goals in an Ice Hockey match this ensures the looks for drawing after regular time is always attractive.
Keep checking bwins live betting section for information on European league matches that are streamed live. Many matches that bwin offer odds on are viewable on ESPN America which also has many Basketball and Baseball matches live, again available for betting on via bwin.
If you want to get more familiar with the rules before betting on Ice Hockey matches or watching it on TV then visit the NHL Rules page on their website. Once you are used to the speed of the game you will find that Ice Hockey is one of the most spectator friendly sports either in person or on TV that you can watch and having a bet on this exciting sport is great fun. Because the playing area in the arenas are not massive you are always close to the action.
By Malcolm Clarke
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