{"id":423846,"date":"2023-04-27T10:11:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T10:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=423846"},"modified":"2023-04-27T10:11:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T10:11:08","slug":"nhl-2023-playoffs-overtime-rules-that-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nhl-2023-playoffs-overtime-rules-that-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL 2023 Playoffs Overtime Rules That You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the NHL began using the 3-on-3 overtime rules during the regular season, it has become must-see television. Of course, there is nothing better than overtime playoff hockey during the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>There are some distinctions between the two, and for those who don\u2019t understand how NHL overtime works, here is an explanation of what occurs in both the regular season and the playoffs when a game is tied after regulation.<\/p>\n<p>Before the 2015\u201316 season, the NHL adopted a 3-on-3 overtime system. This format was already in use by the AHL and ECHL when the NHL opted to switch it up from 4-on-4.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BENCH FIGHT IN NHL PLAYOFFS \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/crZJpnsesv\">pic.twitter.com\/crZJpnsesv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1649593350490578945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>NHL overtime rules for playoff games<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If the game is tied after regulation, the teams will play another full 20-minute period of overtime at 5-on-5 hockey<\/li>\n<li>It is once again sudden-death style, so the first team to score wins the game<\/li>\n<li>If no one scores in the first OT period, the game continues into a second, and a third, and so on and so forth until a team scores to win it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Should Cale Makar be suspended for his hit on Jared McCann?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SeaKraken?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SeaKraken<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoAvsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoAvsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NHLPlayoffs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XAfPvVvaNr\">pic.twitter.com\/XAfPvVvaNr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NHL Trade Rumors (@nhltraderumours) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nhltraderumours\/status\/1650705183645597697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Changes to NHL overtime rules<\/h2>\n<p>The elimination of ties was the primary aspect of overtime that changed around the turn of the century (more particularly, before the 2005\u20132006 season).<\/p>\n<p>For a long time, if a game was tied after three periods, a fourth period would be played, and the winner would be the side who scored first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">If there was no winner after the overtime period in the regular season, the result would be a tie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">If it was a playoff game, the 2 teams would play as many periods as necessary until there was a goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Although the rules have changed, over time games, at least during the regular season, have become a lot shorter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Plays in first-ever NHL game (which happens to be in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StanleyCup<\/a> Playoffs) and scores first-ever NHL goal. <\/p>\n<p>Karts just out here creating core memories left and right. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fuLvLyGufy\">pic.twitter.com\/fuLvLyGufy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleKraken\/status\/1651425420598980608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The difference between overtime in the regular season and the playoffs<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>NHL Regular Season Overtime Rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ice hockey overtime moves much more quickly during the regular season because there are less players on the rink.<\/p>\n<p>There is one additional 5-minute playing period after the normal playing time has ended. The overtime is played as a 3 on 3 game rather than a 5 on 5. In effect since the 2015\u201316 season is this regulation.<\/p>\n<p>If there remains a tie after the allotted five minutes, a shootout\u2014one of ice hockey\u2019s most thrilling plays\u2014is then used to decide the winner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NHL Playoffs started last night. This is the only hockey post on ESPN\u2019s Instagram yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QtyqBj7whU\">pic.twitter.com\/QtyqBj7whU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Coach Ryan (@T_Ry25_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/T_Ry25_\/status\/1648310582968238085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The side with the most goals at the end of the best-of-three shootout wins.<br \/>\nIf there is a tie at the end of the shootout, then there are subsequent rounds until one team has scored one more time against the opposing goalie.<\/p>\n<p>Overtime in the regular season affects both the winning and the losing team. The team that loses in regular overtime still gets one point in the standings.<\/p>\n<p>For those who aren\u2019t familiar with the way NHL division standings work, instead of simply counting wins and losses, there is a points system.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seahawks legends Geno Smith and Tariq Woolen were out there supporting the Seattle Kraken in the NHL playoffs! <\/p>\n<p>1st playoff win in franchise history at HOME \u2614\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QYG2rRBDlZ\">pic.twitter.com\/QYG2rRBDlZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seattle ON Tap (@SeattleONTap) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleONTap\/status\/1650976090968719360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">You get:<\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">2 points for a win (regardless of whether or not it is regulation or overtime)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">1 point for an overtime loss (before these new rules were put in place, it had to be a tie)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">No points for a regulation loss<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NHL Playoffs Overtime Rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The overtime regulations during the playoffs are very different, and the players must have a different kind of tenacity.<\/p>\n<p>Why? due to the fact that players participate in a subsequent 20-minute session, and if the score remains tied after that, they must play again.<\/p>\n<p>Up until one of the teams scores, both teams continue to play. The winning team is the one who scores the winning goal.<\/p>\n<p>The game proceeds into a second overtime if no one scores in the first one, and so on until someone does.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HERE&#8230; WE&#8230; GO! \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StanleyCup<\/a> Playoffs are kicking off tonight at 7p ET on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@espn<\/a>! \ud83e\udd79 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cuCVJGwGxf\">pic.twitter.com\/cuCVJGwGxf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1647971929100374020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>History of NHL overtime rules<\/h2>\n<p>Before shortening it to 10 minutes in 1927, the NHL introduced a 5-on-5, 20-minute extra period in 1921. The league continued to employ the sudden-death style at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The league switched to non-sudden death the following season, making the session last the entire 10 minutes. At the conclusion of overtime, a draw resulted if the score remained the same.<\/p>\n<p>Due to constraints placed on rail timetables during the Second World War, overtime was taken out of regular-season games in 1942. Every game that remains tied after regulation ends in a draw. Sudden-death overtime sessions of 20 minutes were still used in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight marks Tye Kartye\u2019s first game at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NHL<\/a> level, regular season or playoffs. <\/p>\n<p>Congrats, Tye! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a9hik6bNI9\">pic.twitter.com\/a9hik6bNI9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seattle Kraken PR (@SeattleKrakenPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleKrakenPR\/status\/1651405894905909248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The NHL reinstated the overtime session more than 40 years later, adding a five-minute sudden-death period this time. Up until 1999, the league played in a 5-on-5 style. Then, for the 1999\u20132000 regular season, the league switched to a 4-on-4 model. Teams received one point for a loss in overtime and two points for a victory this season as well. Both teams received a point if there was no overtime scoring.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the NHL lockout in 2005, the shootout was implemented. The winner would be decided by a shootout if no team scored in overtime. This made hockey games without ties impossible.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, the 3-on-3 format was officially approved.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Making your NHL debut in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StanleyCup<\/a> Playoffs is already an accomplishment, but scoring a goal in that game too? Tye Kartye is off to a flying start with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleKraken?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SeattleKraken<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLStats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NHLStats<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aYOQaW0oA9\">https:\/\/t.co\/aYOQaW0oA9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cd45nDJUrI\">pic.twitter.com\/cd45nDJUrI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PR_NHL\/status\/1651427514999291905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Famous NHL overtime games<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>1936 NHL Semis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">The 1936 NHL Semis game holds the record for the longest overtime game in NHL playoff history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">6 overtime periods were added to this game before the Detroit Red Wings eventually won!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tye Kartye becomes the 8th player in NHL history to score playoff goal in NHL debut. \ud83d\udc54 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4p8PRTqoKD\">pic.twitter.com\/4p8PRTqoKD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1651429590559264768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2000 Eastern Conference Semis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">In May 2000, the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins experienced a brutal game at the Eastern Conference Semis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">This game had 5 added overtime periods, making it the third-longest NHL playoff game in history.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Kassian\/status\/1648203532305301504?s=20<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2020 East First Round<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">In the 2020 playoffs, Tampa Bay and Columbus played against each other in an East First Round game that experienced 5 additional periods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This meant that the game lasted over 6 hours in total!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GVlEISPLjPc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Aaron Rodgers Changing His Jersey Number Won Joe Namath\u2019s Heart\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/aaron-rodgers-changing-his-jersey-number-won-joe-namaths-heart\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Aaron Rodgers Changing His Jersey Number Won Joe Namath\u2019s Heart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the NHL began using the 3-on-3 overtime rules during the regular season, it has become must-see television. Of course, there is nothing better than overtime playoff hockey during the postseason. There are some distinctions between the two, and for those who don\u2019t understand how NHL overtime works, here is an explanation of what occurs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":265610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[4093,6039,7608],"class_list":["post-423846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-nhl-news","tag-nhl-overtime-rules","tag-nhl-playoffs-overtime-rules"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}