How can a drawn game - with a total of 3 points - be worth more than a regular game - 2 points?
That's the way the nhl does it and it works fine for them.
It works fine because the game doesn't think of the points awarded as a whole.
It's not "The game is worth 'x' amount of points; it's "The winners always get two and the losers get 1 or 0 depending on circumstances."
Winner gets two points - always.
Lose in regulation - you get 0
Good enough to keep it level at full time but lose in overtime - you get one point.
For those that don't think like that, if they can only think 'but some games have three points total, others have two' line of thinking then the above idea will never cut it for them.
For those that can see the winners always getting two points and the losers only getting one if they force an overtime...then the above is fine.
I'm used to the nhl way so it sits fine with me, others aren't.
Overtime in the nhl works a bit different as well.
During the game it is 5 on 5 (plus goalies)
Overtime it is 4 on 4 (plus goalies) to open the game and try to get a goal.
No goals in overtime? There's a shootout.
