Ice hockey · NHL · Stanley Cup Playoffs · SHL · Liiga

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pickplay.bet is a free way to bet with friends on ice hockey without real money. Your group forms a private circle, everyone picks the winner of each NHL, SHL or Liiga game before puck drop — overtime and shootouts included — and virtual points land automatically at the final horn. Flag your surest call as a Lock for double points, or stake points against one friend on a Game 7 in a head-to-head Battle.

Create your circle

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How a pick works

Winner picks · home or away

Every hockey game is a straight winner pick: home team or away team, decided on the final score including overtime and the shootout, so there is no draw to worry about. No puck lines, no totals. One tap per game, hidden from the circle until puck drop. Scoring is weighted by the odds of your pick, so calling a road underdog against the Stanley Cup favourite pays far more than backing the home side at 1.40.

Price: Free
Real money: None — virtual points only
Who can join: Invite-only private circles
Lock: 2× points, one per round
Battles: Head-to-head, winner takes the pot
Scoring: Automatic at the final horn

What you can pick

Hockey competitions on pickplay.bet

NHL regular season
82 games per team · October to April
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Best-of-seven series, game by game
SHL
Sweden's top league
Liiga
Finland's top league

Ready in 2 minutes

How to bet with friends on ice hockey

01
Create your circle
Name it and share one invite link. Holding the invite link is the invitation — whoever opens it is in the circle straight away, with no approval queue to babysit. Private by design — no strangers on the leaderboard.
02
Pick every game before puck drop
Call the winner of each game on the slate. Lock one pick per game day for double points. Picks stay hidden until puck drop.
03
Standings update at the final horn
Results sync automatically after every game, overtime and shootouts included. Points, Battles and the leaderboard settle themselves.

FAQ

Hockey questions, straight answers

How do I bet on NHL games with my friends without real money?

Create a private circle on pickplay.bet, invite your friends with one link, and everyone picks the winner of each NHL game before puck drop. Correct picks earn virtual points weighted by the odds, a correct Lock earns double, and head-to-head Battles let you stake points against one friend on one game. Scoring is automatic at the final horn. No real money is involved.

What happens if a hockey game goes to overtime or a shootout?

The pick is settled on the final result, whoever scores in overtime or wins the shootout. There is no draw in hockey on pickplay.bet, so every game has exactly one winning pick.

Which hockey leagues are covered?

The NHL from the regular season through the Stanley Cup Playoffs, plus Sweden's SHL and Finland's Liiga. All three score the same way, so a circle can follow any of them or all of them together.

Is pickplay.bet an NHL pick'em app?

Yes. pickplay.bet works as a free NHL pick'em for friend groups: straight winner picks for every game, a nightly double-points Lock, a season-long private leaderboard with streaks and accuracy, and head-to-head Battles that ordinary pick'em pools do not have.

Is this real-money betting?

No. pickplay.bet is a free prediction game. Every bet uses virtual points that have no monetary value, so nothing is wagered, won, or lost. It is not gambling and is not regulated as gambling.