Moneyline

A moneyline bet asks one question: who wins? There is no spread to cover. You pick a side, and the price tells you how much you get paid if it comes in. In the NHL, the standard moneyline at most sportsbooks includes overtime and the shootout, so a game always produces a winner. Some books also post a three-way regulation line (60 minutes only), where a tie after regulation is its own outcome.

How the price works

Moneylines are usually shown in American odds in Canada, though many crypto sportsbooks let you switch to decimal odds. A minus sign marks the favourite, a plus sign the underdog.

Worked example

Toronto -150, Edmonton +130 (illustrative prices).

• $50 on Toronto at -150 earns a profit of $50 × 100 / 150 = $33.33, so $83.33 back in total.
• $50 on Edmonton at +130 earns a profit of $50 × 130 / 100 = $65, so $115 back.

The implied probabilities are 60.0% (150 / 250) and 43.5% (100 / 230). They add up to 103.5%; the extra 3.5% is the book's overround.

What to check

• Whether the line includes overtime and shootout or is regulation only.
• If you bet in BTC or another volatile coin, the odds fix your payout in that coin, not in Canadian dollars. A winning ticket can be worth more or less in CAD by the time you withdraw.