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Originally Posted by Locke
Okay, I'm not trying to start a fight here, I just...its odd and kind of interesting. You seem to know what you're talking about, I just wanted a little more info.
So you get a 5 minute Major, thats what you're talking about right?
My understanding is that...you can score as many goals as you can in that 5 minutes. A goal does not negate a penalty on a Major. Is that right? Goals dont end the penalty like on a normal 5-on-4 two minute minor? One team is going to be 5-on-4 for 5 minutes period, unless an additional penalty is either drawn or committed.
Now, how they record the stats for all that I will admit to being genuinely unsure.
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Yes, you can score as many as you are able, on the 5 minute PP. We are just talking stats here.
But if you think about it, it is statistically challenging to say you went 3 for 1 - it really doesn't make sense. So they went with the system I described: if you score, you go 1 for 2. If you score again, you go 2 for 3, and so on.
I have never seen it happen, but I suppose if you scored at the last second, you would end up 1 for 1, but if there is even a second left, you go 1 for 2.
It is an interesting statistical quirk.
Edit: just checked the game sheet and the Flames were officially 50% (1 for 2) on the PK, with Pospisil being the only penalties called.