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\"NationalIt is a common thing that almost all bookmakers you can think of tend to devote more than half of the total odds offered to soccer since it is regarded as the most popular sport in the world. They do that based on the knowledge that the majority of punters mostly follow soccer<\/a> and understand at least the basics of placing a bet regarding that sport.<\/p>\n

However, sometimes, when there are no attractive soccer games to watch and bet on, people turn to other sports that have major league competitions going on at that moment. Also, some sports lovers prefer other games and want to have the opportunity to place a bet on them.<\/p>\n

Hockey<\/a> is one of the sports which is widespread across Canada and North America, especially the Ice variety, but betting on it sometimes might not be understood that well. Therefore, if you are interested in making your favourite ice-hockey game more exciting, check out the guide below for detailed instructions.<\/p>\n

NHL Rules<\/h2>\n

Before you even think of placing any bets, the first step is to understand the rules of the game<\/a>. Of course, since there are two goals on two opposite sides, the basic rule is to score more goals than your opponent.<\/p>\n

Hockey Tutorial<\/h3>\n

Each team can have 20 players in total, but on the ice, you can have six: three attackers, two defenders, and one goaltender. Also, there is an unlimited number of substitutions throughout the match that can be performed at any point in time.
\n\nThe field is marked with red and blue lines. Blue lines divide the ice into three zones: an attacking, a neutral, and a defending zone. The red line is there to split the ice into two halves, similar to any other field or court in other sports.<\/p>\n

There are two basic rules that you need to be aware of in ice hockey: offside and icing. You are probably already familiar with offside, and here it is the same \u2014 you cannot enter your opponent\u2019s defending zone before the puck.<\/p>\n

Icing means that you cannot strike the puck from your half of the ice straight into the opponent\u2019s goal without it touching any other player. I mean, technically you can, but the goal will not be accepted, so there\u2019s no point in trying.<\/p>\n

Now that you know the basics of the sport, let\u2019s move on to the betting itself.<\/p>\n

Best NHL Betting Sites<\/h2>\n

Get yourself over to any of the betting sites listed below, for not only will you find a plethora of NHL-related betting opportunities on offer<\/a> at all of these Canadian sports bettor-friendly betting sites, but plenty of Canadian Dollar free bets and bonuses are also up for grabs and available to be claimed.<\/p>\n

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