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Originally Posted by Jiggy_12
Yeah I guess so, but why should a team be awarded for that to begin with?
In the other 3 major NA sports, baseball, football, basketball - they all have overtime (or extra innings) in which there is still the same total amount of credit for the win handed out, and zero credit for the loss.
I don't know why the NHL is compelled to complicate it.
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The NBA and MLB have the same rules in OT/extra innings as they do when the game starts, in terms of number of players, penalties, scoring plays, etc. In the NFL it's slightly different if the 1st score is not a TD, but games can end in a tie. It's not comparable to the NHL where they go from 5 on 5, to 3 on 3, to a shootout. It is unreasonable to have a regular season NHL game go until a winner is decided with regulation rules. If you don't want to end the game Ina tie, which I wouldn't mind, then a 3-2-1-0 point system makes the most sense. The winning team is rewarded more for winning earlier, and games are all worth the same amount of points.
I think a team should be rewarded for finishing regulation if they aren't behind. It doesn't bother me the Flames have less points but more ROWs, because that's the system everyone has and plans for. It's like blaming Trump for winning the election but losing the popular vote. And in no way am I a trump supporter.