The shootout.
It’s an aspect of the game that is favoured by many, due to it’s exciting and unpredictable nature. An aspect of the game that is also hated by a selective group, because they believe a tie should be settled with hockey, not a talent contest.
An aspect of the game that always ends with a winner, a loser, and a hero.
Since it’s introduction in the 2005-06 season, the shootout has garnered a wide array of emotions from NHL fans around the world, seeing everything from adoration to complete disdain. It’s a “love it or hate it” kind of thing.
Each team sends out three players to compete in a best-of-three shootout challenge. In the occasion of a tie in score after all six shooters, both teams will designate one player at a time to try and end the game. It’s a chance for players to show their stuff and prove that they have some magic up their sleeves.
In it’s five-year National Hockey League lifespan, the shootout has brought ...
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