The NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs mean a major change in the overtime format. Unlike the Olympics, where 3-on-3 overtime is played even in the gold medal game, the NHL switches things up in the ...

NHL overtime is quite dramatic these days, with 3-on-3 hockey for five minutes giving way to a shootout if games are still tied. But in the NHL playoffs? The drama is tenfold ... and the rules are ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Seth Jarvis scored on a power play in overtime after Carolina erased a deficit in regulation only to gave up a late tying goal, and the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in ...

The Stanley Cup Final is underway and just like last year, there has been some overtime. The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers went to overtime three times in the first four games. The Oilers won ...

What are the NHL's playoff overtime rules for the 2026 Stanley Cup Final?

Last year's Stanley Cup Final featured three overtime games. Will there be OT this year? Here are the rules, longest games and 2026 results.