Last season I calculated what the playoff race would look like if there was
3 points = regulation win
2 points = overtime/shoot-out win
1 point = overtime/shoot-out loss
0 point = regulation loss
The playoff race was very similar with the modified system to how it was with the system being currently implemented. There was some variance, but the top teams were still the top, the playoff bubble teams were playoff bubble teams, and playoff races were competitive. In the end I concluded that with either system, the playoff race would be exciting.
I should mention one team could have benefited from the modified, more logical system last year (and this is why I was curious about in the first place): The Calgary Flames. They were awful in overtime and shootouts last year, but won their games in regulation; so in some respects the Flames got screwed by the system.
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