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UMass Lowell 2021-2022: Which way are we going?

Article by Mike McMahon on the 3 on 3 overtime. I've never been a fan of it. I wish they would have kept it 5 on 5.
Years ago when the NCAA Hockey Rules Committee first started discussing changing overtime there were several threads created (see Rule's Committee Recommends 4 on 4 OT, RPI to adjust for OT losses and Rule Changes: Who got screwed and wants a fix? thread and the Women's Forum NCAA Committee Recommends Change To Overtime In 2016-17 thread). At the time I created a quick spreadsheet showing the number of regular season games; OT games; OT games won; and OT games lost. I have updated it with the past four seasons:

[TABLE="width: 657"]
[TR]
[TD]Season[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]RS games[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]OT games[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]won[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]tied[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]% OT games[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]% won[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]% tied[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1975-76[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]582[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]11.17%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]70.77%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]29.23%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]includes 2 multiple OT games counted as ties[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1984-85[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]876[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]115[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]79[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]13.13%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]68.70%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]31.30%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]includes 4 multiple OT games counted as ties[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1986-87[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]897[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]11.59%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]75.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]25.00%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1987-88[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]924[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]11.36%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]56.19%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]43.81%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]includes 2 multiple OT games counted as ties[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]1988-89
ex/CCHA
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]714[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]92[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]12.89%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]60.87%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]39.13%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]includes 5 multiple OT games counted as ties[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]1988-89
CCHA
[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]144[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]20.14%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]41.38%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]58.62%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]1988-89[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]858[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]68[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]53[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]14.10%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]56.20%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]43.80%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1998-99[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]922[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]144[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]15.62%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]38.19%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]61.81%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]2008-09[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]990[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]205[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]76[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]129[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]20.71%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]37.07%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]62.93%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2012-13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1002[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]196[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]134[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]19.56%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]31.63%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]68.37%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2013-14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1003[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]168[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]16.75%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]32.74%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]67.26%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2014-15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1002[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]190[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]18.96%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]41.05%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]58.95%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2015-16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1021[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]219[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]141[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]21.45%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]35.62%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]64.38%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2016-17[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]186[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]128[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]18.27%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]31.18%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]68.82%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2017-18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1016[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]189[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]18.60%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]38.10%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]61.90%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]2018-19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1015[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]214[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]106[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]21.08%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]49.53%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]50.47%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]2019-20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1017[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]199[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]125[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]19.57%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]37.19%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]62.81%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Start of 3x3[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl64"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl64"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl64"] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]2020-21[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]599[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]18.86%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]61.95%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]38.05%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl68"]2021-22[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]503[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]18.89%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]61.05%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]38.95%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl64"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl64"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl64"] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Average[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16103[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2749[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1240[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1509[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]17.07%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]45.11%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]54.89%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


As can be seen, in 2018-19 the number of OT games that ended in a win rose to almost 50%, but fell back in 2019-20. So far under the current 3x3 overtime rules the number of wins has vs ties has flipped and now over 60% of OT games end with a win. You can argue whether or not 3x3 is real hockey, or fun to watch or whatever, but to date it has done what it was intended to do.

I never saw a need to change from the old 10 minute overtimes, but that ship sailed decades ago. As for 3x3, I think it is terrible and not real hockey. If it is why not play all 60 minutes 3x3? Or at the very least, all postseason overtimes 3x3? If you can't support 3x3 play for either of these situations than you really don't have a very strong argument for changing the rules for regulation OT.

Edit: 1988-89 was the last season with 10 minute overtimes, except for CCHA league games which used 5 minute overtimes. The percentage of overtime games with a winner in those 10 minute OTs (60.87%) was nearly the same as the percentage of 5 minute 3x3 overtimes the past 2 seasons (61.54%).

Sean
 
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For anyone who's interested, here is the history of the NHL's overtimes:

[TABLE="width: 529"]
[TR]
[TD]Season[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]RS games[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]tie games[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]won[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]SO/tied[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]% OT games[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]% won[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]% SO/tied[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1978-79[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]680[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]111[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]16.32%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1979-80[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]840[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]142[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]16.90%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1980-81[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]840[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]165[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]19.64%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1981-82[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]840[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]148[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]17.62%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1982-83[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]840[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]127[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]15.12%[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"]5x5 overtime[/TD]
[TD]OT games[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1983-84[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]840[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]140[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]16.67%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]38.57%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]61.43%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1984-85[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]840[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]152[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]18.10%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]31.58%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]68.42%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1985-86[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]840[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]135[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]79[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]16.07%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]41.48%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]58.52%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1986-87[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]840[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]148[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]17.62%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]37.16%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]62.84%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1987-88[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]840[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]146[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]49[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]17.38%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]33.56%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]66.44%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1988-89[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]840[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]149[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]17.74%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]34.90%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]65.10%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1989-90[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]840[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]155[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]18.45%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]35.48%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]64.52%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1990-91[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]840[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]166[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]19.76%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]32.53%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]67.47%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1991-92[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]880[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]169[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]19.20%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]30.77%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]69.23%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1992-93[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1008[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]165[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]16.37%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]39.39%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]60.61%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1993-94[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1092[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]214[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]140[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]19.60%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]34.58%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]65.42%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1994-95[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]624[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]16.19%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]25.74%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]74.26%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1995-96[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1066[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]201[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]64[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]137[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]18.86%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]31.84%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]68.16%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1996-97[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1066[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]214[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]144[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]20.08%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]32.71%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]67.29%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1997-98[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1066[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]219[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]165[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]20.54%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]24.66%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]75.34%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1998-99[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1107[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]221[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]162[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]19.96%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]26.70%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]73.30%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"]4x4 overtime[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1999-00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1148[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]261[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]115[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]146[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]22.74%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]44.06%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]55.94%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2000-01[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]274[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]122[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]152[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]22.28%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]44.53%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]55.47%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2001-02[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]270[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]149[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]21.95%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]44.81%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]55.19%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2002-03[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]313[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]156[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]157[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]25.45%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]49.84%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]50.16%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2003-04[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]315[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]145[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]170[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]25.61%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]46.03%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]53.97%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2005-06[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]136[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]145[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]22.85%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]48.40%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]51.60%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2006-07[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]281[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]164[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]22.85%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]41.64%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]58.36%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2007-08[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]272[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]156[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]22.11%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]42.65%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]57.35%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2008-09[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]282[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]123[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]159[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]22.93%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]43.62%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]56.38%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2009-10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]301[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]184[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]24.47%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]38.87%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]61.13%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2010-11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]297[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]148[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]149[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]24.15%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]49.83%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]50.17%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2011-12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]300[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]119[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]181[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]24.39%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]39.67%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]60.33%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl66"]2012-13[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]720[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]162[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]22.50%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]40.12%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]59.88%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl66"]2013-14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]307[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]129[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]178[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]24.96%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]42.02%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl68, align: right"]57.98%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2014-15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]306[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]136[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]170[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]24.88%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]44.44%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]55.56%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"]3x3 overtime[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl66"]2015-16[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]275[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]168[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]22.36%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]61.09%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]38.91%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2016-17[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]1230[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]289[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]190[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]99[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]23.50%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]65.74%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]34.26%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2017-18[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]1271[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]296[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]193[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]103[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]23.29%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]65.20%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]34.80%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl66"]2018-19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]1271[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]271[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]184[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]21.32%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]67.90%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]32.10%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2019-20[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]1082[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]250[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]162[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]23.11%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]64.80%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]35.20%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2020-21[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]868[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]195[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]130[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]65[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]22.47%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]66.67%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]33.33%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2021-22[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]507[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]64[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]20.71%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]60.95%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]39.05%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]no OT[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4040[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]693[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]17.15%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl69"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5x5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14629[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2695[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]887[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1808[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]18.42%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]32.91%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]67.09%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4x4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17858[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4222[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1865[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2357[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]23.64%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]44.17%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]55.83%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3x3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7459[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1681[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1091[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]590[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]22.54%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]64.90%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl69, align: right"]35.10%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


As can be seen, 3x3 this season is at its lowest percentage of wins, but about the same as the win percentage for college games.

Sean
 
Thanks for the information Sean.
You're welcome. In fact I hadn't realized that the discussions here were that long ago. I also edited my post to explain the 1988-89 season records with and without CCHA games. I find it interesting that the 10 minute overtimes had about the same percentage of games won in OT as the 5 minute 3x3 overtime game do. So, in my opinion they should drop the 3x3 and go back to 10 minute 5x5 OTs.

In 2019-20 leagues had the option of a second 3x3 overtime period and four leagues used it (Atlantic Hockey, B1G, NCHC and WCHA). Here are the overtime results split out between those four leagues and the two (Hockey East, ECAC) that didn't use it:

[TABLE="width: 529"]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]2019-20[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD]OT games[/TD]
[TD]won[/TD]
[TD]lost[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]% won[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"]% tied[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]w 3x3[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]30.34%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]69.66%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65"]w/o 3x3[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]42.73%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl66, align: right"]57.27%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


It appears that more of the teams with the 3x3 option played for the tie vs the win in the first overtime, whether for league points, pairwise or both, then those teams without the option. Once they got the second overtime they then played for the win:

[TABLE="width: 529"]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl66"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]5x5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]3x3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]won[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]tied[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]% to 3x3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]% won[/TD]
[TD="class: xl65"]% tied[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl66"]2019-20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]69.66%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]50.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl67, align: right"]50.00%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]



Sean
 
For those who subscribe to it, the video stream for tomorrow's game at St. Lawrence is on ESPN+
 
A nice win by the Hawks. As usual they made it interesting with those 3rd period penalties. Hopefully Lucas Condotta and Brian Chambers will be back soon. Lucas took what looked like a knee on knee hit in the first UVM game.

Barry Scanlon @Scanlon65
UMass Lowell about to drop the puck at St. Lawrence. River Hawks without two top forwards - Lucas Condotta (injured) and Brian Chambers (COVID protocol). First game in 18 days. UML leads all-time series 13-9-1.
 
St Lawrence posts their highlights on YouTube but does not show anything else. So frustrating to see schools do that.
Lowell always shows all the goals in their highlights of the game.
 
Is it me, or has Lowell taken more majors this year than most I remember? It feels like I'm seeing a major every other game (yes, I know that's not factual).

Currently 12th in the Pairwise, but a couple of stats still scare me about this team.

32nd in the nation in GPG, but 4th in GAPG. 10th in the nation in PP%, which again ... just doesn't seem that way when you're watching, so this is much higher than I had expected us to be.

That first stat is about where I expected. Can we keep up the numbers on the other two though?

One that does need to get a bit better, especially if we're going to continue struggling offensively, Lowell is 26th in killing penalties.
 
St Lawrence posts their highlights on YouTube but does not show anything else. So frustrating to see schools do that.
Lowell always shows all the goals in their highlights of the game.

I agree, that's frustrating. Thankfully the UML hockey twitter account has been regularly posting each goal highlight throughout the game.

#1-Korencik
https://twitter.com/RiverHawkHockey/status/1476345588857942017?s=20

#2-Berglund
https://twitter.com/RiverHawkHockey/status/1476349324695068672?s=20

#3-Austin
https://twitter.com/RiverHawkHockey/status/1476358767914663942?s=20

Interesting camera angles for those first two.
 
Is it me, or has Lowell taken more majors this year than most I remember?
I thought the same thing last night. It feels like they happen in the 3rd in a close game too.

One that does need to get a bit better, especially if we're going to continue struggling offensively, Lowell is 26th in killing penalties.
This already has gotten way better. Bob said on the radio broadcast last night that if you exclude the first three games where Lowell gave up 9 PPG, they have a PK in the 90% range. He said this in the 2nd period as well, so the percentage would have gotten even better.

I think special teams is a big strength for Lowell. I've heard Norm say in interviews several times over the years he likes the combined percentage to be 105, and right now they are at 109. So yeah, the numbers on either end are likely to go down some. I'm thinking especially the PP one will trend closer to 20%.

The offense overall is still a big concern for me. I do take comfort in seeing Minn-Duluth directly above Lowell in the GPG ranking. They have more margin for error than Lowell does in terms of the making the national tournament. Hopefully the offense is good enough to finish with a very good out of conference record. Especially given the weaker opponents on the schedule.
 
Is it me, or has Lowell taken more majors this year than most I remember? It feels like I'm seeing a major every other game (yes, I know that's not factual).

Lowell has taken 4 majors in 17 games this season, which doesn't sound like a lot until you compare to the rest of Hockey East:

BC 4
Vermont 3
Northeastern 3
UMass 2
Maine 2
UNH 2
BU 1
PC 1
Merrimack 1
UConn 0
 
Both games with Bentley postponed until a later date

any word on whose end? Omicron is going to be a mess until it runs through the population. Obviously I have my stance. If too many players are sick to play that I understand, anything else I'm sure I'd have an intense discussion on the basis of what we believe about Omicron variant.
 
any word on whose end? Omicron is going to be a mess until it runs through the population. Obviously I have my stance. If too many players are sick to play that I understand, anything else I'm sure I'd have an intense discussion on the basis of what we believe about Omicron variant.

From the UML email announcement.

both the Wednesday home game at the Tsongas Center and Saturday road game at Bentley have been postponed due to protocols within the program. The teams are working on rescheduling the dates and more information will be provided as those dates are confirmed.
 
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