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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Screw up the records? The NHL was under the 2 point per game system for the majority of its existence.
The additional point screwed up the records.
I think everyone agrees that the 3-2-1 system is fairest.
But the desire to have teams appear to be closer to .500 obviously trumps that.
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They’re still under the two point system, as that’s the maximum number of points a team can walk away with.
The single point replaces the point awarded for ties and is not meaningfully different. That’s why half the top ten all-time teams (and three of the top five) are pre-OTL point. Hell, two of the top five teams all-time for points in a single season only played 80 games.
So no, the “additional” point didn’t screw up the records.