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elsinore11 t1_jasayc8 wrote

Reply to comment by RawlingsRaptor in [Sportsnet] History has been made! After beating the Buffalo Sabres tonight, the Boston Bruins have become the fastest team in NHL history to reach 100 points in a single season (61 GP). by BCLetsRide69

Maybe I should phrase it better? Starting in 2015, a third point is created when OT begins. You now get one point for overtime losses and shootout losses. So teams heading into OT now receive an average of 1.5 points where before it was an average of 1.0 points.

Put another way, only 9 of 32 NHL teams are currently under .500.

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daulm t1_jat8znj wrote

>where before it was an average of 1.0 points.

This is also not accurate. The rules changes eliminated ties after overtime, prior to that teams could still lose in OT and earn a point, they could tie in OT and earn a point, or they could win in OT and earn 2 points.

A lot of OT games used to end in a tie, so teams are getting more points than they used to, and the bruins have surely earned a few more points due to the OT rule changes, even if they are not great at shootouts.

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elsinore11 t1_jatexmz wrote

If you lost in OT before the change, you’d receive zero points. Teams essentially played defense and settled for the one point so they didn’t go home empty handed.

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daulm t1_jaw4rke wrote

This is from the wiki for Points in Ice hockey:

> A rule that was instituted in the 1999–2000 NHL season states that when a team loses in overtime, they shall earn one point for making it to overtime.

It is also how I remember the scoring before the league removed ties and implemented shootouts. This happened in the 05-06 season.

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