Overtime In Ice Hockey

Overtime is a method of determining a winner in an ice hockey game when the score is tied after regulation.

Overtime in ice hockey. Two main methods include the overtime period commonly referred to as overtime and the shootout. The first team to score a goal is the winner of the game. If league rules dictate a finite time in which overtime may be played with no penalty shoot out to follow the game s winning team may or may not be necessarily determined. The main methods of determining a winner in a tied game are the overtime period commonly referred to as overtime the shootout or a combination of both.

Overtime in ice hockey is a method of determining the winner and loser of ice hockey matches should a game be tied after regulation. The ncaa playing rules oversight panel approved changes to the overtime format in men s and women s ice hockey starting with the 2020 21 academic year. At the start of overtime a faceoff is used to put the puck into play at center ice. Under the new rule all teams tied at the end of regulation will play a five minute 3 on 3 sudden victory overtime period to decide a winner.

New rule calls for 3 on 3 overtime followed by a three person shootout in conference games regular season tournaments. The ncaa playing rules oversight panel approved changes to the overtime format in men s and women s ice hockey starting with the 2020 21 academic year.