Switzerland. National League live: Swiss hockey during play
A Switzerland. National League game watched live lasts 60 minutes of actual play, split into three periods of 20, and the clock stops whenever play does; the score when those 60 minutes are up is the one the 1X2 goes by, even if the game carries on. Depending on the game, in-play betting covers Both Teams To Score, the 1X2 or Double Chance.
Level after three periods: what comes next
Stage | If the score is tied after 60 minutes |
|---|---|
Regular season | Five minutes of sudden death with 3 skaters a side, then a shootout with five shooters per team |
Play-in, first leg | No overtime; the draw stands |
Play-in, second leg | If the two-leg aggregate is level, sudden-death overtime until a goal, no shootout |
Playoffs, playouts, league qualification | 20-minute periods at 5-on-5, with the ice resurfaced between them, until the deciding goal |
A playoff game can therefore stretch over several extra periods, while for the 1X2 the result is still the tie recorded at the end of the third period, which means the X.
Before and after the live game
A 1xBet account, opened online, is what bets are placed from. The next rounds are listed on National League pre-match, other upcoming hockey leagues in the ice hockey Line section, and hockey games in progress from every competition under Ice Hockey.
When the National League is played
The regular season opened on Tuesday 15 September 2026 with a full round, champions Fribourg-Gotteron playing away at Biel, and it runs to 364 games up to round 52, scheduled for Monday 1 March 2027. The play-in is due to start on Thursday 4 March 2027, the quarterfinals and playouts on Saturday 13 March 2027, and the schedule puts the final in the second half of April.