Ice Hockey Betting Rules (NHL)

Hockey Rules

1. If a game is not played on the scheduled date, all wagers will be graded “No Action”.
2. If a venue is changed, bets already placed will stand when the home team is still designated as such.
3. Hockey games are official after 55 minutes of play.
4. For period betting, the quoted period must be complete for wagers to be official.
5. Overtime and/or Shootouts are included in all wagers.
   • Regulation Time (3-Way) Wagering is graded according to the first 60 minutes of play
   • Third-period wagering includes Overtime
6. In the event of a game being decided by a Penalty Shootout, one goal will be added to the winning team’s score and the game total for settlement purposes.
7. A player must take the ice during the game for player props to have action.
8. All International Hockey is settled including overtime and Penalties.
9. Division winner wagers are graded according to regular season results.
10. NHL Regular season wins wagers are official once the named team plays at least 80 regular season games.
11. Regular Season Team Points wagers are calculated as:
    • Teams earn 3 points for regulation wins.
    • Teams earn 2 points for overtime wins.
    • Teams earn 1 point for overtime losses.
    • Teams earn 0 points for regulation losses.
12. Conference winner wagers include playoffs unless otherwise stated.
13. All grading disputes will be resolved using the official league governing body as the official source.  For instance, NHL grading disputes will be resolved using NHL.com as the official source.

Hockey Live Betting:

1. All wagers include overtime and shootout unless otherwise stated.
2. Regulation time (3 Way) wagers are settled according to the result at the end of 60 minutes
3. For live betting wagers that include the time of an event happening, the time ranges count up from 0:00. For example, the selection “Start of the Period – 6:00” would be for the first 6 minutes of the period, where “6:01 – End of period” would be for the final 14 minutes of the period.
4. Period-specific markets are for goals scored exclusively within the period in question.
5. The period must be complete for wagers to be official unless the result has already been decided.
6. Third-period wagering includes Overtime.
7. All grading disputes will be resolved using NHL.com as the official source.
8. The period must be complete for wagers to be official unless the result has already been decided.
9. Third-period wagering includes Overtime
10. All grading disputes will be resolved using NHL.com as the official source.

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