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NHL Should Eliminate the Shootout & Finish Games With 3-on-3 Overtime

NHL Should Eliminate the Shootout & Finish Games With 3-on-3 Overtime

Brendan Azoff | January 26, 2021

The shootout has lost its flare. There, I said it. I have watched too many great games be decided by a shootout when they could have easily been solved by…

The Loser Point is Hurting the NHL

Evan Peterson | July 31, 2018

The 2004-05 NHL lockout changed the direction of the league for many years to come. Commissioner Gary Bettman and the players failed to reach a collective bargaining agreement for the…

Hurricanes Still Running Out on Overtime

Mark Shiver | June 16, 2017

Overtime has been a challenge that the Carolina Hurricanes have not been able to overcome in recent years. Whether it has been the overtime period or in shootouts, the ‘Canes…

NHL’s Overtime Point Ruins Hockey

Drew Johnson | June 4, 2017

Hockey’s overtime point has been subject to debate. At best, the point awarded to teams for losing after regulation time functions as a participation trophy. At worst, it opens the…

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