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TOP hockey tips for today 18.1.2026

🏒 Liberec vs Litvinov (Tipsport Extraliga – Czech Republic)

Prediction: Liberec to win ▼

🏒 Cologne vs Iserlohn (DEL – Germany)

Prediction: Cologne to win ▼

FAQ INDEX	TOP TIPS IN 7 DAYS			VITISPORT TIP							INDEX
FAQ INDEX	TOP TIPS IN 7 DAYS			score			1	0	2	tip	INDEX
NHL NHL
18.01	Dallas Stars	Tampa Bay Lightning	3	:	4	33 %	20 %	47 %	2	-1.8
18.01	Detroit Red Wings	Ottawa Senators	4	:	3	46 %	20 %	34 %	1	1.6
Czech Republic Extraliga
18.01	Energie Karlovy Vary	HC Sparta Praha	3	:	2	45 %	21 %	35 %	10	1.4
18.01	HC Vítkovice Ridera	HC Kometa Brno	2	:	3	30 %	19 %	51 %	2	-2.8
18.01	HC Rytíři Kladno	HC Olomouc	3	:	2	50 %	19 %	31 %	1	2.6
18.01	BK Mladá Boleslav	HC Oceláři Třinec	3	:	3	38 %	22 %	40 %	02	-0.3
18.01	HC Plzeň 1929	Mountf. H. Králové	3	:	2	49 %	20 %	31 %	1	2.4
18.01	HC Pardubice	HC České Budějovice	3	:	3	41 %	22 %	38 %	10	0.4
18.01	Bílí Tygři Liberec	HC VERVA Litvínov	4	:	1	62 %	17 %	22 %	1	5.4
Germany DEL Bundesliga
18.01	Straubing Tigers	Augsburger Panther	4	:	2	53 %	19 %	28 %	1	3.3
18.01	REV Bremerhaven	Schwenninger ERC	4	:	3	48 %	20 %	32 %	1	2.2
18.01	Kölner Haie	Iserlohn Roosters	5	:	2	66 %	16 %	19 %	1	6.4
18.01	Grizzly Wolfsburg	Eisbären Berlin	3	:	3	38 %	22 %	40 %	02	-0.3
18.01	Löwen Frankfurt	ERC Ingolstadt	2	:	5	22 %	17 %	61 %	2	-5.3

18.01	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	EHC München	3	:	4	34 %	21 %	45 %	02	-1.5
18.01	Dresdner Eislöwen	Adler Mannheim	2	:	3	30 %	19 %	51 %	2	-2.8
Slovakia Extraliga
18.01	MsHK Zilina	Liptovský Mikuláš	3	:	2	47 %	20 %	33 %	1	1.8
18.01	HKm Zvolen	HK Spišská Nová Ves	4	:	2	54 %	18 %	27 %	1	3.6
18.01	HC 05 Banská Bystrica	HK Dukla Michalovce	4	:	2	52 %	19 %	29 %	1	3.1
18.01	HC Košice	HC 21 Prešov	3	:	2	44 %	21 %	35 %	10	1.3
18.01	Dukla Trenčín	HC Slovan Bratislava	2	:	4	27 %	18 %	54 %	2	-3.6
18.01	HK Poprad	HK Nitra	3	:	2	44 %	21 %	35 %	10	1.3
Switzerland Nationalliga A
18.01	HC Lugano	SC Langnau Tigers	3	:	2	51 %	19 %	30 %	1	2.8
18.01	Lausanne HC	Rapperswil - J. Lakers	3	:	2	46 %	20 %	34 %	1	1.7
Russia KHL
18.01	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Avangard Omsk	3	:	3	40 %	22 %	38 %	10	0.3
18.01	Lada Togliatti	HC Sochi	3	:	2	44 %	21 %	35 %	10	1.1
Austria ICE Hockey League
18.01	Red Bulls Salzburg	HC Bolzano	4	:	2	53 %	19 %	28 %	1	3.4
18.01	HC Pustertal Wölfe	Ferencvárosi TC	4	:	2	60 %	17 %	23 %	1	4.9
18.01	Black Wings Linz	Klagenfurter AC	3	:	3	38 %	22 %	40 %	02	-0.3
Belorussia Extraliga
18.01	HC Metalurg Zhlobin	HC Lida	3	:	2	46 %	20 %	34 %	1	1.6
18.01	HC Brest	Yunost Minsk	2	:	3	35 %	21 %	44 %	02	-1.1
18.01	HC Dinamo Molodechno	HC Aviator Baranovichi	5	:	2	68 %	15 %	17 %	1	7.0
18.01	HC Vitebsk	HC Mogilev	4	:	2	56 %	18 %	26 %	1	4.0
Denmark Metal Ligaen
18.01	IK Sonderjylland	Herning Blue Fox	2	:	4	24 %	17 %	59 %	2	-4.8
18.01	Herlev Eagles	Odense Bulldogs	4	:	3	52 %	19 %	29 %	1	3.0
France Ligue Magnus
18.01	Diables r. de Briançon	Anglet Hormadi Élite	5	:	2	62 %	17 %	21 %	1	5.5
18.01	Boxers de Bordeaux	Br?leurs de Grenoble	2	:	4	27 %	18 %	55 %	2	-3.7
Latvia Optibet Liga
18.01	HS Riga	HK Zemgale/LLU	1	:	5	14 %	14 %	72 %	2	-7.9
Polen Ekstraliga
18.01	TH Unia Oswiecim	Cracovia Krakow	5	:	2	65 %	16 %	19 %	1	6.2
18.01	TMH Polonia Bytom	GKS Tychy	2	:	3	31 %	20 %	50 %	2	-2.5
Canada AHL
18.01	Colorado Eagles	Henderson Silver Knights	3	:	2	47 %	20 %	33 %	1	1.9
18.01	Providence Bruins	Cleveland Monsters	3	:	2	51 %	19 %	30 %	1	2.8
18.01	Rockford IceHogs	Chicago Wolves	3	:	4	37 %	21 %	42 %	02	-0.6
18.01	Charlotte Checkers	Hershey Bears	4	:	3	49 %	20 %	32 %	1	2.3
18.01	Calgary Wranglers	Bakersfield Condors	2	:	5	22 %	17 %	62 %	2	-5.4
18.01	Belleville Senators	Utica Comets	3	:	3	40 %	22 %	38 %	10	0.3
Canada OHL
18.01	Niagara IceDogs	Brantford Bulldogs	2	:	4	23 %	17 %	60 %	2	-4.9
18.01	North Bay Battalion	Flint Firebirds	4	:	3	47 %	20 %	33 %	1	2.0
18.01	Kitchener Rangers	Guelph Storm	4	:	2	55 %	18 %	27 %	1	3.7
18.01	Owen Sound Attack	Barrie Colts	3	:	5	28 %	19 %	54 %	2	-3.5
Canada QMJHL
18.01	Sherbrooke Phoenix	Shawinigan Cataractes	3	:	4	32 %	20 %	48 %	2	-2.2
18.01	Charlottetown Islanders	Rimouski Oceanic	4	:	2	55 %	18 %	27 %	1	3.9
18.01	Moncton Wildcats	CB Screaming Eagles	5	:	2	63 %	16 %	21 %	1	5.6
Switzerland Nationalliga B
18.01	HCC Chaux-De-Fonds	GCK Lions	3	:	2	42 %	21 %	36 %	10	0.8
18.01	EHC Arosa	EHC Basel	2	:	5	21 %	16 %	63 %	2	-5.7
18.01	EHC Olten	EHC Visp	4	:	3	47 %	20 %	33 %	1	2.0
18.01	HC Sierre - Anniviers	HC Thurgau	4	:	1	62 %	17 %	22 %	1	5.4
18.01	Bellinzona Snakes	EHC Chur Capricorns	2	:	5	21 %	17 %	62 %	2	-5.5
Germany DEL2 Bundesliga
18.01	EV Ravensburg	Lausitzer Füchse	4	:	2	53 %	19 %	28 %	1	3.3
18.01	Wölfe Freiburg	Starbulls Rosenheim	2	:	4	27 %	18 %	55 %	2	-3.8
18.01	Landshut Cannibals	ETC Crimmitschau	3	:	3	40 %	22 %	38 %	10	0.2
18.01	Eisbären Regensburg	ESV Kaufbeuren	5	:	1	71 %	14 %	15 %	1	7.6
18.01	Kassel Huskies	Krefeld Pinguine	4	:	3	47 %	20 %	33 %	1	1.9
18.01	Bietigheim Steelers	1. EV Weiden	3	:	2	48 %	20 %	32 %	1	2.2

18.01	Bad Nauheim	DEG Metro Stars	3	:	3	42 %	21 %	37 %	10	0.7
Hungary Erste Liga
18.01	DVTK Jegesmedvék Miskolc	Budapest Akadémia	4	:	3	46 %	20 %	34 %	1	1.7
18.01	Corona Brasov Wolves	HSC Csíkszereda	5	:	2	61 %	17 %	22 %	1	5.2
18.01	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	Fehervari Titanok	2	:	5	22 %	17 %	62 %	2	-5.4
18.01	Debreceni EAC	Újpesti TE	4	:	3	49 %	20 %	31 %	1	2.4
Sweden HocekyAllsvenskan
18.01	Södertälje Sportklubb	IK Oskarshamn	3	:	3	37 %	21 %	42 %	02	-0.7
NHL NHL
19.01	Colorado Avalanche	Washington Capitals	4	:	3	50 %	19 %	31 %	1	2.6
19.01	Carolina Hurricanes	Buffalo Sabres	4	:	3	44 %	21 %	35 %	10	1.1
19.01	Seattle Kraken	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	:	4	35 %	21 %	44 %	02	-1.1
19.01	Edmonton Oilers	St. Louis Blues	3	:	2	43 %	21 %	36 %	10	0.9
Russia KHL
19.01	Amur Khabarovsk	Metall. Magnitogorsk	1	:	4	17 %	15 %	68 %	2	-7.0
19.01	Admiral Vladivostok	AK Bars Kazan	2	:	3	30 %	19 %	51 %	2	-2.9
19.01	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Torpedo N. Novgorod	3	:	3	40 %	22 %	38 %	10	0.2
19.01	Dynamo Moscow	Severstal Cherepovec	2	:	3	36 %	21 %	42 %	02	-0.8
19.01	SKA St. Petersburg	HC Dinamo Minsk	3	:	4	37 %	22 %	41 %	02	-0.5
Denmark Metal Ligaen
19.01	Rungsted IK	Frederikshavn	3	:	3	41 %	22 %	37 %	10	0.5
Norway EHL
19.01	Stavanger Oilers	Nidaros Hockey	5	:	1	74 %	14 %	12 %	1	8.3
Canada AHL
19.01	Springfield Thunderbirds	Wilkes Barre Penguins	2	:	4	24 %	17 %	59 %	2	-4.7
19.01	Coachella Valley Firebirds	Abbotsford Canucks	4	:	2	56 %	18 %	26 %	1	4.0
19.01	Texas Stars	Ontario Reign	2	:	3	30 %	19 %	51 %	2	-2.8
19.01	Bridgeport Islanders	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	4	:	3	50 %	19 %	31 %	1	2.6
19.01	Syracuse Crunch	Rochester Americans	4	:	3	48 %	20 %	32 %	1	2.1
Canada WHL
19.01	Vancouver Giants	Prince George Cougars	3	:	4	33 %	20 %	47 %	2	-1.8
19.01	Wenatchee Wild	Seattle Thunderbirds	4	:	3	42 %	21 %	37 %	10	0.6
Sweden HocekyAllsvenskan
19.01	Kalmar HC	Mora IK	4	:	1	60 %	17 %	23 %	1	5.1
NHL NHL
20.01	Toronto Maple Leafs	Minnesota Wild	4	:	3	47 %	20 %	33 %	1	1.8
20.01	Vegas Golden Knights	Philadelphia Flyers	5	:	2	65 %	16 %	19 %	1	6.2
20.01	Chicago Blackhawks	Winnipeg Jets	2	:	3	29 %	19 %	52 %	2	-3.0
20.01	Calgary Flames	New Jersey Devils	3	:	2	45 %	21 %	34 %	10	1.5
20.01	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	New York Rangers	4	:	3	48 %	20 %	32 %	1	2.2
20.01	Vancouver Canucks	New York Islanders	2	:	4	28 %	19 %	54 %	2	-3.5
20.01	Florida Panthers	San Jose Sharks	4	:	3	44 %	21 %	35 %	10	1.1
Russia KHL
20.01	Lada Togliatti	HC Barys Astana	2	:	3	34 %	20 %	46 %	2	-1.6
20.01	Salavat Ulaev UFA	Avangard Omsk	3	:	3	40 %	22 %	38 %	10	0.3
20.01	Yekaterinburg	Sibir Novosibirsk	4	:	2	57 %	18 %	26 %	1	4.2
20.01	Shanghai Dragons	Spartak Moscow	3	:	4	35 %	21 %	45 %	02	-1.4
Norway EHL
20.01	Storhamar Dragons	Valerenga Oslo IF	4	:	3	44 %	21 %	35 %	10	1.3
Canada WHL
20.01	Portland Winterhawks	Spokane Chiefs	3	:	4	34 %	20 %	46 %	2	-1.6
Finland Mestis
20.01	Jokerit Helsinki	PYRY Hockey	4	:	2	58 %	17 %	24 %	1	4.6
20.01	Imatran Ketterä	Kiekko - Vantaa	3	:	3	39 %	22 %	39 %	10	0.1
Finland Liiga
21.01	SaiPa Lappeenranta	JYP Jyväskylä	4	:	3	51 %	19 %	30 %	1	2.8
21.01	Kiekko-Espoo	HPK Hämeenlinna	3	:	3	38 %	22 %	41 %	02	-0.4
21.01	HIFK Helsinki	Vaasan Sport	3	:	3	38 %	22 %	41 %	02	-0.4
Canada WHL
21.01	Red Deer Rebels	Regina Pats	3	:	4	37 %	21 %	42 %	02	-0.7
21.01	Medicine Hat Tigers	Calgary Hitmen	5	:	3	53 %	19 %	28 %	1	3.3
21.01	Prince Albert Raiders	Victoria Royals	5	:	3	60 %	17 %	23 %	1	4.9
Czech Republic Maxa Liga
21.01	HC Vsetín	HC ZUBR Přerov	3	:	2	49 %	20 %	31 %	1	2.4
21.01	SC Kolin	Pirati Chomutov	4	:	2	57 %	18 %	25 %	1	4.3
21.01	HC Baník Sokolov	HC Zlin	3	:	2	45 %	21 %	34 %	10	1.5
21.01	HC Slavia Praha	HC Stadion Litoměřice	3	:	2	45 %	21 %	34 %	10	1.5

21.01	HC Dynamo Pardubice B	HC Tábor	3	:	2	51 %	19 %	30 %	1	2.8
21.01	HC Frýdek Místek	HC Poruba	3	:	2	47 %	20 %	33 %	1	2.0
21.01	HC Dukla Jihlava	Horácká Slavia Třebíč	3	:	1	55 %	18 %	27 %	1	3.7
Sweden SHL
22.01	Brynäs IF	Djurgardens IF	3	:	2	47 %	20 %	33 %	1	2.0
22.01	Frölunda HC	Skelleftea AIK	3	:	2	45 %	21 %	34 %	10	1.5
22.01	Färjestads BK	Lulea Hockey	3	:	3	39 %	22 %	39 %	02	0.0
22.01	HV 71 Jönköping	Linköpings HC	3	:	2	44 %	21 %	35 %	10	1.3
22.01	Leksands Stars	Rögle BK Ängelholm	2	:	3	34 %	21 %	45 %	02	-1.5
22.01	Örebro HK	Växjö Lakers	3	:	3	37 %	21 %	42 %	02	-0.7
22.01	Timra IK Red Eagles	Malmö Redhawks	3	:	3	39 %	22 %	39 %	02	-0.1
Finland Mestis
22.01	Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat	KeuPa HT	4	:	3	49 %	20 %	31 %	1	2.4

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