Below is the end of last night's Bruins-Capitals preseason game:
Dave Goucher calls David Pastrnak's OT winner pic.twitter.com/k96Ey2D7lI
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In case you didn't notice, there were only six players on the ice. It's a new rule the NHL adopted this year--three-on-three in overtime. In 1999, the league switched from the standard five-on-five in OT to four-on-four. Now, another man has been cut out in attempt to further reduce the number of games that end in shootouts (which still happen if nobody scores after five minutes of three-on-three).
Here's what I would've liked to see instead:
A four-minute four-on-four OT, followed by three minutes of three-on-three if it's still tied. Then maybe two minutes of two-on-two before an eventual shootout? That would probably decrease the number of shootouts by an even greater amount, as well as increase the fun/entertainment factor.
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