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Originally Posted by Ironic Mustache
There aren't draws. They do a shortened sudden death overtime followed by a shootout. If the game ends in regulation, the winning team gets 2 points, the loser gets 0. Once it goes to overtime, the winning team still gets 2, but the loser now also gets 1.
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This is also one of the worst fucking things about the NHL. I never liked this change. They don't do this in the playoffs. You don't get rewarded for losing in overtime and there's no shootout. You really don't know who is a legitimate threat to win the cup. Two first round series last year had at least 4 overtime games. Only two series in the 2012 playoffs didn't have an overtime game. So why change the way game is played in the playoffs? In the regular season if tied after 60 minutes, it's 4 on 4 for 5 minutes then a penalty shot contest. In the playoffs it's 5 on 5 in 20 minute increments until somebody scores. It's stupid.
AP of course preferred the older system of playing an extra period until somebody scores and if not, then it's a tie and the loser gets nothing for losing. Like how it is in the playoffs now (except the tie). Or fucking carry the regular season format over into the playoffs. The world cup has been decided on penalty kicks. Stanley Cups can be decided on penalty shots. Whatever it is, be fucking consistent.
Nothing worse than having a good regular season 4 on 4 and penalty shot team get blown out of the first round because the game ends differently.
EDIT: single season records don't mean jack shit when the season starts in January.