how do you get a tie in nhl
From November 21, 1942, when overtime was eliminated due to war time restrictions and continuing until the 1983 -- 84 season, all NHL regular-season games tied after 60 minutes of play ended as ties. On June 23, 1983, the NHL introduced a regular-season overtime period of five minutes. If the five-minute overtime period ended with no scoring, the game ended as a tie (the World Hockey Association had used a 10-minute regular season overtime period, as had the NHL prior to World War II). In the first games to go to overtime, on October 5, 1983, the Minnesota North Stars and Los Angeles Kings skated to a 3 -- 3 tie, and the Detroit Red Wings and Winnipeg Jets tied 6 -- 6. The first regular-season game decided by overtime was on October 8, 1983, as the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 8 -- 7.