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The first question comes from Quietstorm560. He wants an explanation of the three point games. Until recently all games were only worth two points, a win was worth two points wereas a loss was worth only one point. Now, as soon as a game gets into an overtime situation both teams get a point, then the winner gets another point. This leads to a theoritical three point game. Let's have an example:

These are the standings:

Team A 6 points

Team B 3 points

Team C 3 points

So if Team A plays Team C and they go to overtime, and Team A wins. Team A gets another 2 points, whereas Team C gets one point. That would make the new standings to look like this:

Team A 8 points

Team C 4 points

Team B 3 points

See how three points were handed out? Team A got two points, and Team C got one point. So if the next night Team B and Team A play, and Team A wins again, but this time in regulation. This would lead to the standings to look like this:

Team A 10 points

Team C 4 points

Team B 3 points

The NHL awards a team an extra point for being tied after three periods. Adrian Dater, of the Denver Post, recently also tackled the subject.