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[–] Dougedey@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hopefully the NHL likes what the PWHL are doing and move to the 3 for a win, 2 for an OT or shootout win, 1 for OT/SO loss, or 0 for regular loss point system

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not much of a hockey spectator, I like a shootout because of the variety/novelty, but I also understand its not the best way to identify the "better" team (whatever that means).

This points system makes sense to me, it incentivizes playing right until the buzzer.

[–] Dougedey@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

For me, it’s the “oh here’s an extra point” that doesn’t make sense. Soccer allows draws, but a point gets “lost”, 3 for a win, 1 each for a draw. I’d prefer that personally, but this is a good balance.

[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago

If they do that, they need to introduce rules to stop teams from continuously skating the puck back into their own zone. I'd rather watch a shootout than 7 minutes of the LA kings trying to keep the puck away from Connor McDavid.