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As of the 2005-2006 season, NHL games can no longer end in a tie. If the game is tied at the end of regulation, both teams are awarded one point and the teams will play five minutes of 4 on 4 hockey (assuming there are no carry over penalties). If at the end of the five minutes AND the teams are still tied, then the teams have a shootout until one team wins. The winning team earns one additional point.
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Ezrano you go into over time:) If a game ends up in a tie then you would go into over time. The quarters would be 5 minutes long and then at the end of the 5 minutes which ever team is ahead will win. However, it is still tied at the end of the 5 minutes then you will continue to play 5 minutes every quarter until there is a winner at the end of one of the quarters.
Yes, it can. If the game is just a regular season game then it can end in a tie. But if you are in a tournament, the quarterfinal, semifinal, and the championship games cannot end it a tie because a winner is needed to decide who will go on to the next round. How they determine the winner varies in each tournament. The most common way though, is two overtime periods that are usually 5-15 minutes long (depending on the tournament), sometimes it is the first to score is the winner (golden goal) or the winner at the end of the two overtime periods. If the game is still tied after overtime, then in goes into a penalty shootout. In the shootout each team selects 5 shooters to shoot from the penalty spot (a spot that is 12 yards away from the goal line). Whoever made more shots after the 5 shots is the winner. But if it is still tied then you'd go into sudden death, where the first team to miss loses.
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