Fansided · Nov 29, 2017
Colorado Avalanche: NHL Should Award Three Points in Every Game
The current way the NHL awards points for wins, losses, and overtime losses is unbalanced, unnecessarily rewarding teams like the Colorado Avalanche for getting games to overtime.
The Colorado Avalanche are playing competitive hockey. They have an 11-9-2 record, good for 24 points. To put it in perspective, it took the team 33 games to reach the 24 point mark last season. As such, I find myself checking the NHL standings on a semi-regular basis. When I do so, I am struck by how many teams have overtime losses, which are worth 1 point. I don’t like it.
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