Hockey Basic

Every game, when it starts and where it stands.

• MatchupHome and away side
• Puck dropScheduled start timeOne time zone, so a slate reads in order.
• StatusGame stateScheduled, live, final, postponed or cancelled.
• ScoreLive scoreScore only: this feed carries no running clock.
• FinalSettled resultWhat every market on the game resolves against.

The raw counting line, unadjusted.

• GGoals
• AAssistsPrimary and secondary, counted apart.
• PPointsGoals and assists. Most skater props price off this.
• SOGShots on goalSteadier over a short run than goals.
• TOITime on iceMinutes, split by even strength, power play and kill.

Raw counts. The advanced card holds the same events per 60.

• HITHitsLegal checks that separated a man from the puck.
• BLKBlocked shots
• TKTakeawaysPossessions won off an opponent's stick.
• GVGiveawaysPossessions handed straight back.

What a goaltender faced, and what he did with it.

• SV%Save percentageShare of shots faced that were stopped.
• GAAGoals against averageGoals conceded per sixty minutes.
• SAShots againstVolume faced, the context under a save percentage.
• W-LGoaltender recordRegulation only, kept apart from overtime.
• GF/GGoal support per gameGoals his own team scored in his starts.

Who is on the ice, and the ids that tie a name together.

• Player IDStable player identifierWhat makes a name resolve to one person.
• TeamTeam abbreviation
• PosPosition codeCentre, wing or defence.
• #Sweater number
• ActiveActive flagWhether he is currently on a roster.

Availability, which comes before every projection.

• StatusAvailability status
• InjuryInjury typeWhat is wrong, which makes a timeline believable.
• ReturnExpected returnAs reported, where a date has been given.
• NoteReport commentLate scratches lag here: the matchday lineup is final.

The live board across the books, at outcome level.

• MLMoneylineStraight price on each side, in American odds.
• Puck lineSpreadAlmost always the one and a half goal line.
• TotalGame totalCombined goals, with over and under prices.
• GoalsPlayer goals prop
• AssistsPlayer assists prop
• PointsPlayer points propThe most liquid skater prop on the board.
• SOGShots on goal prop
• SavesGoaltender saves propRides on opponent shot volume as much as the goalie.
• BookSportsbook and priceWhich book is showing it, so a line can be shopped.
• Bet slipOutcome level linkLands on the exact outcome at that book.