NHL Overtime Stats and Analysis

Stats Last Updated :   June 10, 2010

With the change in rules, the rate of ties for NHL games is, for now, very difficult to predict. To help, the following charts show the results from previous years, breaking down results into tied after regulation time and the results in an overtime period.

The charts are divided into three sections based on NHL overtime rule changes. Stats for the current year will be updated daily.

Overtime Results 1990 - 1998
  Total OT Games   Overtime Results   Net Ties
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Results 8,695 1662   263 1145 254   1145
As %   19.1%   15.8% 68.9% 15.3%   13.2%
Overtime Results 1999 - 2003
  Total OT Games   Overtime Results   Net Ties
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Results 6,062 1428   286 770 372   770
As %   23.6%   20.0% 53.9% 26.1%   12.7%
Overtime Results 2005 - 2009
  Total OT Games   Overtime Results   Net Ties
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Results 6,139 1413   288 804 321   804
As %   23.0%   20.4% 56.9% 22.7%   13.1%

Overtime Results by year
  Total OT Games   Overtime Results   Net Ties
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1990 840 19.8%   13.9% 67.5% 18.7%   13.3%
1991 880 19.2%   13.0% 69.2% 17.8%   13.3%
1992 984 16.4%   21.7% 60.2% 18.0%   9.9%
1993 1,066 19.7%   20.5% 65.2% 14.3%   12.9%
1994 624 16.2%   9.9% 74.3% 15.8%   12.0%
1995 1,066 18.9%   18.9% 68.2% 12.9%   12.9%
1996 1,066 20.1%   15.4% 67.3% 17.3%   13.5%
1997 1,064 20.6%   12.3% 75.3% 12.3%   15.5%
1998 1,105 20.0%   14.5% 72.9% 12.7%   14.6%
                 
1999 1,148 22.7%   19.2% 55.9% 24.9%   12.7%
2000 1,228 22.1%   19.5% 55.1% 25.4%   12.2%
2001 1,230 22.0%   21.9% 55.2% 23.0%   12.1%
2002 1,229 25.5%   19.8% 50.2% 30.0%   12.8%
2003 1,227 25.4%   19.9% 53.8% 26.3%   13.7%
                 
2005 1,229 22.9%   21.4% 51.6% 27.0%   11.8%
2006 1,230 22.8%   19.6% 58.4% 22.1%   13.3%
2007 1,228 22.1%   19.1% 57.4% 23.5%   12.7%
2008 1,226 22.9%   22.4% 56.2% 21.4%   12.9%
2009 1,226 24.3%   19.5% 60.7% 19.8%   14.8%