All I know I have enjoyed most of the OT's this season. Yes, it can be described as pond hockey but we are also witnessing the incredible skill of the NHL players.

from Rob Vollman at NHL.com,

During the 2014-15 regular season, 136 of the 306 games extending past regulation were decided during 4-on-4 overtime, a rate of 44.4 percent. This season, the rate has vaulted to 70.6 percent, with 24 of the 34 tied games resolved in 3-on-3 overtime, as of Nov. 4.

The average time before a goal is scored has been 3:05, compared to 4:02 for overtime games at this point last season.

There wasn't a lot of data on which to base a projection of what would happen in 3-on-3 overtime because it is a unique circumstance, different from other 3-on-3 manpower situations arising in the course of the regular season. In the previous 10 seasons, there were 386.7 minutes of 3-on-3 play, during which 12 goals were scored (1.86 goals per 60 minutes). The number of shots increased significantly relative to 5-on-5 situations but 5.0 percent of those shots were successful.

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