The NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs mean a major change in the overtime format. There won't be any more 3-on-3 play. It is 5-on-5 instead, just like in regulation play. There won't be any more shootouts ...

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 ...

Jackson Blake scored 5:28 into overtime for his second of the game, Logan Stankoven also scored in regulation and the ...

There was only one game on the NHL playoff schedule Monday, and it couldn't have been a more important one. The Buffalo Sabres hosted the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of their second-round series with ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.