Shmanske, Stephen; Lowenthal, Franklin - In: Journal of Sports Economics 8 (2007) 4, pp. 435-442
The National Hockey League (NHL) in 1999-2000 changed its rules for games that are tied at the end of regulation time … that play was too conservative during overtime because teams feared losing the one point already earned. The new rules … called for a team to retain its one point earned for tying in regulation even if it ultimately lost during the overtime. This …