How bets on overtime in hockey are calculated at Mostbet bookmaker

If you have started betting on hockey, then it will definitely be useful for you to find out the features of overtime on hockey, as well as the calculation of bets for this time at the Mostbet bookmaker.

What is overtime in hockey?

Overtime in ice hockey is extra time, which lasts 5 minutes, necessary to determine the winner in such circumstances when regular time is not enough, that is, when the result is a draw after three periods. The term "overtime" came from the English language and among all sports, it took root most of all in hockey, while in other sports the designation "extra time" is more common.

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In accordance with the current ice hockey rules, overtime is mandatory in any game (regardless of its status - championship, playoffs), if after regular time the score remains equal. Overtime is actively practiced in games, since it is he who helps to determine the strongest team.

How many points are awarded for winning in overtime?
According to the new rules, starting from the 2018-2019 season. in the KHL, 2 points are awarded for a win in overtime (as well as for a win in regular time), the team that loses in overtime receives 1 point. The same rules in the NHL, VHL and MHL.

How many overtimes are there in hockey?

You also need to know how many overtimes there are in hockey (NHL, KHL) - only one overtime is possible within the regular season, the game is 3 on 3, but if the teams do not score the puck within the allocated 5 minutes, then a shootout is held. The team that scores more goals during this time will win the match.

Playoff games differ both in the length of overtime and in the number of possible overtimes. Extra time in this case lasts 20 minutes, and 4 players from each team participate. Shootouts in the playoffs are not provided for by the rules, so overtime replaces each other until one of the teams scores the puck into the opponent's goal.

To date, the longest overtime in the history of the KHL was recorded on March 22, 2018. In the fifth match of the playoff series between CSKA and Jokerit. The game ended only in the 5th overtime, at the 143rd minute of the match.

These rules are common to the NHL and KHL, however, changes are possible depending on the decision of the organizers of the competition. The organizers inform about the duration and number of overtimes in advance, before the start of the competition. In accordance with this, overtime may not be in the game at all, but then it is necessary to know in advance the rules for determining the winner by shootouts. This makes hockey an even more interesting game in which a weaker team can win over a stronger opponent.