When the NHL announced they’d be changing the overtime format from 4-on-4 to 3-on-3, I was excited.
I’m not as lukewarm on the shootout as other people seem to be, as it totally eliminated the tie, which made hockey games feel like they had a certain degree of pointlessness. But, it didn’t seem all that fair to go to a shootout, where goals weren’t officially scored to decide the game. Scoring in overtime is infinitely more exciting than winning a game on a novelty, and three-on-three overtime sounded absolutely bananas.
Watch as the Sedins almost win 3-on-3 overtime in four seconds pic.