Ice Hockey Odds Canada

Upcoming NHL fixtures to price up

These are the next NHL matchups in the schedule. Times are shown in UTC — convert to your local zone (Toronto/Montréal are UTC−4 to −5 depending on the season).

• Carolina Hurricanes vs Florida Panthers — 29 Sep, 21:10 UTC
• Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montréal Canadiens — 29 Sep, 23:10 UTC
• Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers — 30 Sep, 00:10 UTC
• Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks — 30 Sep, 02:10 UTC
• Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks — 30 Sep, 02:40 UTC
• Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins — 30 Sep, 23:40 UTC
• Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings — 1 Oct, 02:10 UTC
• Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres — 1 Oct, 23:10 UTC
• New Jersey Devils vs Philadelphia Flyers — 1 Oct, 23:10 UTC
• New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning — 1 Oct, 23:10 UTC

The Canadian derby — Leafs vs Canadiens — and the Battle of Alberta-adjacent Oilers vs Canucks tend to draw the deepest markets. On the big-name games you'll usually see the fullest set of props: puck line, totals (over/under on goals), period betting, player points and shots on goal.

How hockey odds actually differ between books

Two numbers matter when you compare Ice Hockey odds: average margin (the built-in overround — lower is better for you) and best-price share (how often a book posts the top price in a sampled market).

From our sampled odds data across all sports:

• Pinnacle: 3.12% average margin, top price in 53.4% of sampled markets. The lowest margin here by a clear distance.
• DraftKings: 4.21% margin, best price 54.5% of the time — the widest best-price share in the sample.
• FanDuel: 4.06% margin, best price 23.5%.
• BetMGM: 4.69% margin, best price 14.6%.
• Caesars Sportsbook: 5.35% margin, best price 36.7%.
• Unibet: 5.74% margin. 888sport: 6.63%. Betway: 6.09%. BetRivers: 6.28%. LeoVegas: 6.86%.

These figures are cross-sport samples, not hockey-only, so treat them as a guide to a book's general pricing discipline rather than a puck-line guarantee. The pattern holds up in practice: the two sharpest books on price (Pinnacle, DraftKings) are the ones worth checking first when you want value, and the higher-margin books are where you pay more juice for the same wager.

Best sportsbooks for NHL betting by bettor type

Choose based on what you actually do with a hockey market:

• **Value hunters / line shoppers:** Pinnacle (odds rating 9.4) and DraftKings (best-price share 54.5%). Pinnacle runs the lowest margins but keeps it lean — Live Betting and Fast Payout only, no Bet Builder. Avoid Pinnacle if you want same-game parlays or live streaming.
• **All-round hockey coverage:** bet365 leads on market coverage (9.6) and sports depth (9.5), with Live Betting, Cash Out, Bet Builder and Live Streaming. A strong default if you want depth on props plus streaming.
• **Same Game Parlay + streaming:** FanDuel (app 9.3, live capability 8.9) and DraftKings both carry Same Game Parlay, Cash Out, Fast Payout and Live Streaming — well suited to building multi-leg NHL slips.
• **App-first bettors:** bet365 (9.3), FanDuel (9.3) and DraftKings (9.2) top the app scores. theScore Bet (8.8) is worth a look if you already use its scores app.
• **Canadian-facing brands:** Sports Interaction (founded 1997, supports InstaDebit alongside Interac and Visa) and theScore Bet are long-standing options aimed at Canadian bettors, though both sit lower on odds (7.2 and 7.3).
• **Fast withdrawals:** BetRivers rates highest on withdrawals here (8.6) and carries Fast Payout; Betano (8.7) and FanDuel (8.7) also score well.

Every listed book quotes a withdrawal window of 0–24h and a $10 minimum deposit, so those aren't the deciding factors — pricing, props and app quality are.

Live hockey betting, cash out and streaming

NHL games swing fast, and in-play markets move with every power play. If you bet hockey live, prioritise live capability and streaming:

• **Live Betting + Live Streaming:** bet365, DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Unibet and bwin all list live streaming. bet365 (live capability 9.4) rates highest.
• **Cash Out:** available at bet365, Betway, Unibet, 888sport, DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, theScore Bet, Sports Interaction, PointsBet, Betano, bwin and LeoVegas — useful for locking in a totals bet before an empty-net goal wrecks it.
• **Bet Builder:** bet365, Betway, Unibet, 888sport, Betano and bwin let you combine hockey selections into one slip.

Streaming availability for a specific game depends on rights in your province, so check the schedule inside the app before you rely on it.

Payments and legality for Canadian hockey bettors

Interac is supported across every book on this page — the standard for Canadian deposits and withdrawals. Apple Pay is available at bet365, Betway, Unibet and theScore Bet. Sports Interaction additionally supports InstaDebit. Visa is near-universal; Mastercard appears at bet365.

Legal status: all listed operators are registered with iGaming Ontario, which — with the AGCO — regulates online betting in Ontario at a minimum age of 19. This is an Ontario framework, not a Canada-wide licence. In other provinces, availability runs through provincial lottery corporations and regulators, so what you can legally use depends on your province. Confirm the operator is offered where you live before depositing.