Updated 11:26 AM PST, April 23, 2019. The Associated Press and The Canadian Press surveyed an NHL Players' Association representative or alternate representative from all 31 teams on several questions related to the state of the game. While the players polled love 3-on-3 overtime, results were mixed when it came to which rules they don't like.
Here is the history of the overtime rules in the NHL: Inception to 1942: A 10 minutes non-sudden death overtime. World War II to the 1982-1983 season: Game simply ended if game was tied after the 60 minutes of regulation. 1983-84 season to 2003-2004: NHL reintroduced a 5 minuter overtime period of 5-on-5 sudden-death hockey, which ends in tie If the game is tied after regulation, the two teams will play a full 20-minute period of overtime. Unlike the regular season, which features 3 on 3, the extra frames in the postseason are at 5 on In the NHL regular season, if the score is tied at the end of normal play, overtime consists of one 5-minute period of 3-on-3 hockey. If the game remains tied after 5 minutes, it will go to a shootout. However, in the playoffs, there are no 3-on-3 and no shootouts. Instead, overtime is played 5-on-5 for 20-minute periods in the sudden-death style. The NHL currently uses a five-minute sudden death 3-on-3 overtime in the regular season before heading to a best-of-three shootout if no winner is decided, while the playoffs currently have continuous 5-on-5 sudden death overtime until one team scores. 45 of 228 games across the league this season so far have gone to overtime, with 28 of them