3-on-3 Overtime and the Minnesota Wild

Overtime rules are changing again. With Americans hating games ending in ties, the NHL sought to add a shootout to create a finality and a clear winner and loser each and every game. However the shootout has over stayed its welcome. More and more hockey fans are getting tired of the gimmick that is used to end games that aren't ended in overtime. For years the NHL has gone to a five minute 4v4 sudden death overtime session in an attempt to create more space, more speed, and hopefully more goals.

But a lot of games still head to the talent contest. One in which a guy like T.J. Oshie, a guy that can get erased in a seven-game playoff series, can shine in the one-on-one match-up between shooter…