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Overtime, in ice hockey, is a method of determining the winner and loser of ice hockey matches should a game be tied after regulation. Two main methods include the overtime period (commonly referred to as overtime), and the shootout.

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[edit] Overtime periods

Overtime periods are extra periods beyond the third regulation period during a game, where normal hockey rules apply. Although in the past, full-length overtime periods were played, overtimes today are sudden death, meaning that the game ends immediately when a player scores a goal.

In the National Hockey League regular season, overtimes are five minutes in length, compared to the twenty minutes of regulation periods. In overtime, players play four-on-four hockey. Mats Sundin holds the record for most regular season overtime goals with 15. Should overtime end without either side scoring, the teams then take part in a shootout. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, overtime periods are identical to regulation periods, except that teams continue to play overtime periods until a goal is scored, as a winner and a loser must be determined. Joe Sakic has the record for most career playoff overtime goals with seven. Interestingly, three of the game's legendary players, Mark Messier (109 playoff games), Mario Lemieux (77 games), and Gordie Howe (68 games) never scored a playoff overtime goal.

In many leagues (including the NHL since the 2005-06 season) and in international competitions, a failure to reach a decision in a single overtime may lead to a shoot out. Some leagues may eschew overtime periods altogether and end games in shoot out should teams be tied at the end of regulation.

[edit] Shootout

[edit] International shootouts

In international competition, shootouts (or more formally, the penalty shootout), are often used. Each coach selects five skaters from their team to take penalty shots one at a time against the opposing goaltender, with teams alternating shots. After the ten players have all taken their shots, the team with the most goals is declared the winner. If the shoot out is still tied after five skaters from each team have shot, the shootout continues one skater at a time until one team has won the advantage (assuring that each team has taken an equal number of shots).

In the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy, however, the shootout giving Sweden an upset victory over the United States (women's) terminated after only eight skaters took their shots because Sweden, after their fourth shot, had scored two goals to the US's zero, rendering the remaining two shots redundant.

[edit] North American shootout

Most lower minor leagues (ECHL, Central, UHL) have featured a shootout where, at the end of regulation, a shootout similar to the international tournament format is used.

However, in 2000, the ECHL adopted the AHL's four-on-four overtime before the shootout.

For the 2004-05 AHL season, the AHL followed the ECHL's lead and adopted a five-player shootout. The standard five-man shootout is used after four-on-four overtime for all minor leagues in North America.

Following the lead of minor leagues, as of the 2005-06 season, the NHL ends exhibition and regular season games tied after the five minute overtime period by a shootout. Three skaters per team take shots on the opposing goalies, as opposed to the five in international and minor-league competition. The team with the most goals during their three shots is declared the winner. However, if the same number of goals are scored by both teams during the shootout, a sudden death shootout is begun, as in international competition. The teams alternate taking penalty shots, until one team scores and the other does not, thus producing a winner. All players (except goalies) on a team's roster must shoot before any player can shoot twice.

The shootout is not used in the playoffs for any North American minor league. Instead, 20 minute overtime periods are used until a single goal is scored.

In the National Hockey League All-Star Skills Competition, the competition ends in a penalty shootout known as the Breakaway Relay.

The overtime shootout was ranked No. 1 overall in the book "Glow Pucks & 10-Cent Beer: The 101 Worst Ideas in Sports History" by author Greg Wyshynski (Taylor Trade 2006).

[edit] Selected playoff overtime contests

  • March 24, 1936 - Detroit's Mud Bruneteau ends the longest Stanley Cup playoff game ever, scoring his team and the game's only goal in a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Maroons. The goal came 16:30 into the sixth overtime period for a total of 116:30 of overtime. The game was a mere 3:30 short of the equivalent of playing three games back-to-back-to-back.
  • April 23, 1964 - Bobby Baun of the Toronto Maple Leafs nets a game winner against Detroit 1:43 into overtime in Game 6 of the Finals. The goal is notable because Baun had broken his ankle earlier in the game. It was frozen and taped, and Baun returned to the ice to score the winning goal.
  • May 12, 1986 - Doug Wickenheiser's overtime goal gives the St. Louis Blues a 6-5 win over the Calgary Flames in Game 6 of the Campbell Conference Finals. The goal, known as the "Monday Night Miracle", capped a 5-1 comeback, made all the more impressive that all four comeback goals were scored in the last ten minutes of the third period.
  • May 15, 1990 - After hardly playing in overtime, Petr Klima came off the bench late in triple overtime and scored almost immediately to end the longest overtime in NHL Finals history. The goal gave the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, setting the stage for the Oilers' fifth cup in seven years.
  • April 30, 1994 - Pavel Bure scores 2:20 into the second overtime of the seventh game of the opening round of Vancouver's playoff series with Calgary. The win gave the Vancouver Canucks three consecutive overtime wins over the favored Calgary Flames, who squandered a 3-1 series lead.
  • May 27, 1994 - Stephane Matteau ends the Eastern Conference Finals with a wrap-around goal on New Jersey's rookie goaltender Martin Brodeur. It was Matteau's second multiple overtime goal of the series and propelled the New York Rangers to their first Finals appearance in fifteen years.
  • June 19, 1999 - Brett Hull scores with 5:09 left in the third OT in game six to win the Stanley Cup for the Dallas Stars over the Buffalo Sabres. Further review reveals that Hull's foot was in the crease before the puck entered the crease (which was illegal for that season,) but this was not seen by the on-ice officials and resulted in the "No-Goal" controversy.

[edit] Longest NHL overtime games

This is a list of the longest National Hockey League (NHL) overtime games.

Overtime length Score Date Scorer
1. 116:30 Detroit Red Wings 1-0 Montreal Maroons March 24, 1936 Mud Bruneteau
2. 104:46 Toronto Maple Leafs 1-0 Boston Bruins April 3, 1933 Ken Doraty
3. 92:01 Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 Pittsburgh Penguins May 4, 2000 Keith Primeau
4. 80:48 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4-3 Dallas Stars April 24, 2003 Petr Sykora
5. 79:15 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 Washington Capitals April 24, 1996 Petr Nedved
6. 70:18 Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Detroit Red Wings March 23, 1943 Jack McLean
7. 68:52 Montreal Canadiens 2-1 New York Rangers March 28, 1930 Gus Rivers
8. 68:47 New York Islanders 3-2 Washington Capitals April 18, 1987 Pat LaFontaine
9. 65:43 Buffalo Sabres 1-0 New Jersey Devils April 27, 1994 Dave Hannan
10. 61:09 Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Detroit Red Wings March 27, 1951 Maurice Richard
11. 60:40 New York Americans 3-2 New York Rangers March 27, 1938 Lorne Carr
12. 59:32 New York Rangers 4-3 Montreal Canadiens March 26, 1932 Fred Cook
13. 59:25 Boston Bruins 2-1 New York Rangers March 21, 1939 Mel Hill
14. 57:34 Dallas Stars 3-2 Edmonton Oilers April 27, 1999 Joe Nieuwendyk
15. 55:13 Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Boston Bruins May 15, 1990 Petr Klima*
16. 54:51 Dallas Stars 2-1 Buffalo Sabres June 19, 1999 Brett Hull**
17. 54:47 Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes June 8, 2002 Igor Larionov*
18. 53:54 Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 Toronto Maple Leafs April 16, 2003 Mark Recchi
19. 53:50 Chicago Black Hawks 3-2 Montreal Canadiens April 9, 1931 Cy Wentworth*
20. 52:12 Chicago Black Hawks 2-1 Montreal Canadiens March 26, 1961 Murray Balfour
*Stanley Cup Finals game
**Stanley Cup winning goal


[edit] Notable Minor League and College Overtimes

[edit] ECHL

A May 5, 2000 game between the Louisiana IceGators and Greenville (SC) Grrrowl lasted 61:24 of overtime, with the Grrrowl winning, 3-2.

[edit] AHL

Five AHL games have run four overtimes.

1. May 30, 2003 ---Houston 1 at Hamilton 2 ----------74:56 2. Apr. 10, 1982 ---Rochester 2 at New Haven 3 ---74:08 3. Apr. 04, 1938 ---Syracuse 3 at Cleveland 2 ------62:42 4. Apr. 14, 1953 ---Cleveland 2 at Pittsburgh 3 ------61:46 5. Apr. 11, 1985 ---Nova Scotia 4 at Maine 3 --------60:17

[edit] NCAA Men

A 2000 NCAA regional final in men's ice hockey between St. Lawrence University and Boston University ended with 63:53 of overtime.

On March 5, 2006, Yale University defeated Union College, 3-2, in the ECAC Hockey League first-round playoff game after 81:35 of overtime. It is the longest game in NCAA hockey history. David Meckler scored the winning goal with Yale shorthanded.[1]

Union College also played in the longest game in small college hockey history. On March 16, 1984, Union defeated the Rochester Institute of Technology 5-4 after 33:26 of overtime. [2]Gill Egan scored the winning goal for Union, which lost the next night to Babson College in the National Chapionship game.

A March 8, 1997 game between Colorado College and the University of Wisconsin ended with Colorado College winning, 1-0, after 69:30.

A March 14, 2003 ECAC Quarterfinal game between Colgate University and Dartmouth ended, 4-3 for Colgate, after 61:05 in overtime.

[edit] NCAA Women

On March 10, 1996, New Hampshire defeated Providence, 3-2, in an ECAC Women's Championship game after 85:35 of overtime.

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • The National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book
  • Diamond, Dan. (1992) The Official National Hockey League Stanley Cup Centennial Book
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