How to Figure Our Your NHL Team's Points in the Standings

The NHL recently did away with ties in the regular season. The working of the league standings has changed because of this. NHL standings still function differently than the standings in any other pro sport; here's how to make sense of them.

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Instructions

    • 1

      Learn the NHL point system. With each game, a team can score 2 points, 1 point or 0 points. If a team wins, regardless of whether it is in regulation or overtime, it is awarded 2 points.

    • 2

      Understand that, if your favorite NHL team loses and the game ends in regulation, then your team is awarded 1 point.

    • 3

      Know that, if your NHL team survives long enough to get into overtime but loses in overtime, they are awarded 1 point for staying in the game until overtime.

    • 4

      When you've figured out if your team should receive 2 points for a win, 1 point for an overtime loss or a 0 points for a regulation, add up the points to get the team's total.