NHL playoff overtime: Longest games, rules, 2026 OT results
The NHL playoff overtime rules have been highlighted as the Stanley Cup Final progresses. This year, the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers have already experienced multiple overtime games. The postseason format features 5-on-5 sudden death play, with no shootouts, leading to potentially lengthy games.
- ▪The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers went to overtime three times in the first four games of the Stanley Cup Final.
- ▪This postseason has seen 20 overtime games, including three double-overtime games.
- ▪NHL playoff overtime is played 5-on-5, unlike the 3-on-3 format used in other tournaments.
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