For better or for worse, the 3-on-3 overtime has severely limited the effects and sheer number of shootouts in the NHL regular season. The Pittsburgh Penguins, for instance, only had five shootouts in the 2018-19 season last year. Rewind that to 2013-14 and 2014-15 and it was 10 per season.
But considering last year the Pens had 100 points in the standings and were only a four point swing away from either winning the division or missing the playoffs completely, those extra points in the shooutout remain critical, though impossible to really plan for.
Pittsburgh was 2-3 last year in the skills competition, which is a bit surprising.