# Ice Hockey Odds API
URL: https://sockodds.com/sports/hockey-odds-api/

> Access ice hockey betting odds from every Australian bookmaker through the SockOdds API. Ice Hockey odds for NHL including head to head, lines, totals, player props and more.

Access ice hockey betting odds from 25 bookmakers through the SockOdds API. Get ice hockey odds for every game including head to head, lines, totals, player props and more — `sportID=ICE_HOCKEY`.

## Ice Hockey Odds API Features

Our ice hockey odds API is fully filterable, so you pull exactly the data you want — games, player props, teams or specific markets. Curate the feed to your needs with the same parameters SportsGameOdds developers already know.

127 distinct markets are priced across 1 league right now:

- Head to head / moneylines (2-way and 3-way markets)
- Lines, spreads and handicaps
- Totals (over/under)
- Alternative lines
- Player props and game props
- Period-specific markets (periods)

## Ice Hockey leagues

| League | leagueID | Events | Markets | Bookmakers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NHL](https://sockodds.com/leagues/nhl-odds-api/) | `NHL` | 1 | 127 | 11 |

## Ice Hockey Player Props

Access 29 ice hockey player proposition markets — goals, assists, points, shots and goalie saves — pre-match across every game the Australian books price. See the [player prop odds API](https://sockodds.com/player-props-odds-api/) for the full market list by sport and how to filter props in a single request.

## Ice Hockey API Odds with Results

SockOdds delivers ice hockey odds and event data in one configuration:

- Upcoming games with status flags
- Home and away teams with ids
- Players with production ids where the source carries them
- Ice Hockey odds including lines, totals, head to head, player props and more
- Results and grading flags where the source has them

## Quick start: your first Ice Hockey odds API call

```
https://api.sockodds.com/v2/events?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&oddsAvailable=true&sportID=ICE_HOCKEY&limit=10
```

Or one league at a time, which is faster:

```
https://api.sockodds.com/v2/events?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&oddsAvailable=true&leagueID=NHL&limit=10
```

## Stats priced in ice hockey

| statID | Name | Markets | Levels |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `points` | Points / score | 232 | all, team, player |
| `goals+assists` | Goals + assists | 146 | player |
| `assists` | Assists | 93 | player |
| `lastToScore` | Last to score | 86 | team, player |
| `shots_onGoal` | Shots on goal | 78 | player |
| `firstToScore` | First to score | 74 | team, player |
| `goals` | Goals | 37 | player |
| `powerPlay_goals+assists` | Power-play points | 32 | player |
| `blocks` | Blocks | 21 | player |
| `bothTeamsScored` | Both teams to score | 8 | all |
| `goalie_saves` | Goalie saves | 4 | player |
| `goalie_goalsAgainst` | Goals against | 4 | player |

## Ice Hockey Odds API Technical Specifications

### API Architecture

- **REST API** — Simple HTTP endpoints with JSON responses, identical to the SportsGameOdds v2 paths
- **Polling, not push** — the feed refreshes every ~2 minutes; `/v2/stream/events` is reserved and answers 501 rather than pretending
- **Rate limits** — per-key, per-minute meters that bind under concurrency; plans sized to your usage
- **Authentication** — secure API key access via the `x-api-key` header or `apiKey` query parameter

### Data Update Speed

- **Odds updates** — every ~2 minutes across every bookmaker lane
- **Event status** — `status` flags and `info.stale` tell you exactly how current a price is

### Developer Resources

- [Interactive documentation](https://sockodds.com/docs/) — live examples, copy-paste snippets and an [AI (vibe coding)](https://sockodds.com/docs/info/ai-vibe-coding/) context
- [SDKs & libraries](https://sockodds.com/docs/sdk/) — the SportsGameOdds SDKs for TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go and Java work unchanged with the base URL pointed here
- [Postman collection](https://sockodds.com/postman-collection/) — pre-built requests ready to run
- [Support](https://sockodds.com/docs/help/) — email support on every plan, priority on paid plans

### Ice Hockey market coverage by category

| Market category | Example markets | Markets | Availability | Typical bookmakers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Full game lines** | Points / score O/U, Points / score line, Points / score 1X2, Points / score | 26 oddIDs | Pre-match | [BetFocus](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betfocus-odds-api/), [MintBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/mintbet-odds-api/), [Dabble](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/dabble-odds-api/), [Picklebet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/picklebet-odds-api/), [Pinnacle](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/pinnacle-odds-api/), [Unibet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/unibet-odds-api/) |
| **Period markets** | Points / score, Points / score O/U, Points / score line, Points / score 1X2, Both teams to score yes/no | 60 oddIDs | Pre-match | [Ladbrokes](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/ladbrokes-odds-api/), [Neds](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/neds-odds-api/), [Unibet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/unibet-odds-api/), [PointsBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/pointsbet-odds-api/), [BetRight](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betright-odds-api/), [TAB](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/tab-odds-api/) |
| **Score & margin specials** | Last to score yes/no, First to score yes/no | 4 oddIDs | Pre-match | [BetRight](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betright-odds-api/), [Picklebet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/picklebet-odds-api/), [BetDeluxe](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betdeluxe-odds-api/), [BetFocus](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betfocus-odds-api/), [betr (sportsbook)](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betrsportsbook-odds-api/), [MintBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/mintbet-odds-api/) |
| **Team & game specials** | Points / score, Both teams to score yes/no | 8 oddIDs | Pre-match | [BetFocus](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betfocus-odds-api/), [MintBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/mintbet-odds-api/), [BetDeluxe](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betdeluxe-odds-api/), [PointsBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/pointsbet-odds-api/), [Sportsbet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/sportsbet-odds-api/), [TAB](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/tab-odds-api/) |
| **Player props** | Points / score O/U, First to score yes/no, Points / score yes/no, Goals + assists yes/no, Shots on goal O/U, Assists yes/no, Goals O/U | 29 oddIDs | Pre-match | [Ladbrokes](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/ladbrokes-odds-api/), [Neds](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/neds-odds-api/), [Sportsbet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/sportsbet-odds-api/), [Picklebet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/picklebet-odds-api/), [BetRight](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betright-odds-api/), [MintBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/mintbet-odds-api/) |

## Use Cases for Ice Hockey API Data

- [Arbitrage](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/arbitrage-betting-api/) & [+EV tools](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/positive-ev-betting-api/) — compare ice hockey odds across every Australian bookmaker to uncover arbitrage opportunities and positive expected value angles.
- [Odds comparison platforms](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/odds-comparison-api/) — display ice hockey odds from every book side by side for comprehensive line shopping.
- **Pricing models & trading** — use ice hockey market data as inputs for proprietary pricing algorithms and betting strategies.
- [Sports analytics & research](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/sports-betting-machine-learning/) — examine ice hockey line movements and betting-market patterns, and build predictive models on retained events.
- [Betting automation](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/odds-alert-bot-api/) — build systems that monitor ice hockey lines across bookmakers and trigger actions when your target odds appear.
- [Sportsbook & fantasy apps](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/sports-betting-app-api/) — power your ice hockey product with reliable odds, status and bet-slip deeplinks.

## Ice Hockey Odds API Documentation

Our interactive documentation covers everything you need to integrate Ice Hockey odds into your project:

- Full endpoint reference with parameters and response schemas
- Live request and response examples
- Code snippets in Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Go and Java
- Authentication setup and API key management
- Rate limiting and the `notice` field
- Error handling and troubleshooting

[View documentation](https://sockodds.com/docs/)

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