In the shootout, Coyotes forward Clayton Keller beat Lightning goaltender Brian Elliott top shelf with a backhander to open the third round, and Ingram made a left pad save to stop forward Nikita Kucherov’s back-door tuck attempt to decide the game. But Ingram, a former Tampa Bay prospect playing for the first time against his old team, denied everything that came his way. The Lightning continued to outplay the Coyotes in overtime, outshooting them 5-0. On Wednesday against Arizona, Tampa Bay had a 47-26 advantage in shots on goal, including 37-13 after two periods.

It’s just more fair to the game, in my opinion, maybe extend (overtime) to like 10 minutes, and if there’s nothing after 10, then (go to) a shootout, because five minutes is pretty short.” “I think 3-on-3, kind of the better team usually does win even though it is up and down. “For me, I enjoy the shootout, but on the outcome of the game, I think, obviously, the overtime is way better just because the better team could dominate the game and then (in) a shootout, I think anything can happen,” Colton said. It was a major topic at the All-Star Game this month in Sunrise, where the sentiment toward more overtime was overwhelming. Oilers star Connor McDavid said last month that more players would like to see a longer overtime session to avoid shootouts. Players are becoming increasingly critical of extra points being decided by a shootout. With the advent of the shootout, teams that lose in overtime or a shootout still get one point.

Historically, teams were awarded two standings points for a win, one point each for a tie and no points for a loss. In 2015-16, the league went to the current 3-on-3 overtime format before the shootout. The NHL, coming off a lockout that wiped out the 2004-05 season, implemented shootouts following a five-minute overtime for the 2005-06 season to eliminate ties and add excitement to games. It won its first five games decided in overtime before suffering its first overtime loss Feb. In overtime, Tampa Bay has been dominant, going into today 5-1 in the extra period.

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