When the National Hockey League missed the entire 2004-05 season due to a labor war, it emerged the following season with a very new look. Among numerous changes, the league instituted a salary cap and introduced us to the shootout, saying goodbye to tie hockey games. With this change came a new standings point system, one marked by wins, losses, and overtime/shootout losses.
It’s been 20 years now, and each of the 30 clubs that have been around for the entirety of that time has seen at least 150 of their games go to the extra session before being decided.