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 Originally Posted by BananaStand
overtime losses still get you a point in the standings.
This is the worst rule in the game imo. Right now, if the game is tied in the final period, there is no incentive to take a chance to win, since you can get a minimum one point for taking the game to overtime, and possibly two if you win in OT/shootout.
Make a regular time win 3 points, an OT win 2, an OT loss 1, and a regulation loss 0, and teams will have an incentive to win in regulation.
The reason the league doesn't do this is because OT is exciting and they want to encourage it. But I'd rather have a 60 minute exciting game than 60 minutes of close checking and a 5 minute exciting OT.
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