There's only one way to watch hockey, and that's live. It's no fun having to PVR the game while you're sipping latte's at Starbucks. It's even worse to be stuck watching Dancing with the Stars while your team is battling it out on the ice. Thankfully, there is a solution. If you can get online, chances are, you can watch the big game on your home computer or laptop. There are a couple of sites to visit, that more often than not will have you streaming live hockey games in seconds, so you don't miss a single big hit or fantastic goal.

Still can't find your game? Well maybe it's time to buck up and pay for it. The NHL offers live streaming via NHL Gamecenterhttps://gamecenter.nhl.com/nhlgc/secure/loginform. It does offer plenty of bang for the buck, including the ability to watch four games at once, picture-in-picture, HD quality, and the ability to pause and rewind the action, all via NHL Gamecenter Live. You'll have to sign up for an account, and can pay either monthly or a one time fee for the entire season. This will allow you to watch up to 40 games per week. It will even let you watch games up to two days after the game aired live. For more information visit the NHL Gamecenter FAQhttps://neulion.hs.llnwd.net/e1/nhl/player/nhlgc2/help.htm.

Peer-to-Peer networking is the place to for to watch live hockey online. Just because you can't be home to watch the game, doesn't mean that someone else isn't. There are two places that probably get you what you want. Visit Justin. TVhttp://www.justin.tv/2 or ATDHE.nethttp://www.atdhe.net/index.html3 . Justin TV will require that you search for the sporting event you want. You may also get a number of channels that are static images trying to get you to link to their pay/subscription based sites. So be aware of when somebody is trying to scam you, if you use Justin TV, understand you should never have to leave Justin TV to watch the event.

Where Justin TV is filtered by users, ATDHE.net has events from sites like Justin TV but hand picked by editors who have in advance found the proper feed. Right from their index page, you'll get a list of sporting events taking place that day. If the game is listed, and has started, click on the link to open a new window with your game broadcast live.

If you can't find the game on those two site, you're probably trying to watch the local beer league. But no matter. There's still one more thing to try. Visit MyP2P.euhttp://www.myp2p.eu/guide.php?part=software4 . You'll have to download some software. Sopcast is easy enough to use and is free, but other programs like TV Ants may be necessary as well. Once the software is installed, search MyP2P.eu's list of events, and click on the one you want to watch. If you've installed everything correctly, your software will open up a windown, and voila. Live hockey action.