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Originally Posted by MarkGio
I remember back in the day a team would go into triple overtime or whatever and despite all that effort, if they lost there was no consolation. And both teams were dead tired and barely skating by the 2nd overtime, especially western teams. It was hard on the fans to finish watching a late game too. I like knowing the latest I'll stay up is 11:30 for an 8:00pm start.
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Triple overtime only happens in the playoffs. There is no consolation for losing a playoff game, but it's five on five the entire time (unless penalties). The longest OT that the NHL ever had in the regular season was 10 minutes. Since 1983-84, it's been 5 minutes.