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FleeceGang · 11-04-2025, 10:08 PM

I brought this up with friend this weekend that I feel the amount of games going to OT or SOs is way up! To that point, 5/6 games that are past the 3rd period tonight have gone to extra time.

Did some quick maths and found that the extra time rate for each season since COVID has been as follows:

21/22 - 22%
22/23 - 23% (Year Flames almost broke the record with 17 loser points)
23/24 - 21%
24/25 - 21%

Then this year we are currently clicking along at a very healthy 29%!

My two working theories are that this is due to a strategy that securing a point is better than an loss so if its tied at any point in the 3rd that teams sit back and just run out time. Or is this due to teams being more equal skill wise?

Would be interested in others thoughts on the matter. I'm probably out to lunch though.

11-04-2025, 10:08 PM	#1
FleeceGang Farm Team Player Join Date: Aug 2020 Exp:	Is it just me or are there more extra time games than ever before? I brought this up with friend this weekend that I feel the amount of games going to OT or SOs is way up! To that point, 5/6 games that are past the 3rd period tonight have gone to extra time. Did some quick maths and found that the extra time rate for each season since COVID has been as follows: 21/22 - 22% 22/23 - 23% (Year Flames almost broke the record with 17 loser points) 23/24 - 21% 24/25 - 21% Then this year we are currently clicking along at a very healthy 29%! My two working theories are that this is due to a strategy that securing a point is better than an loss so if its tied at any point in the 3rd that teams sit back and just run out time. Or is this due to teams being more equal skill wise? Would be interested in others thoughts on the matter. I'm probably out to lunch though.