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I have often seen debates that the league should go to a 'Three point system' (Regulation or OT win =3pts and loss = 0 pts, Shootout win=2pts and shootout loss=1pt.) or that they should go back to the 'Old System' with a Win being 2 points, a loss being zero, and a tie being 1 (no shootout).
So, I wondered how the league would look this year if that were the case. A breakdown of this is given after the jump.
Ok, here it is. The points and ranking of teams is given in the four columns on the right. ROW stands for Regulation or Overtime wins (not shootout wins). There are some key movements. In the East, there is really only one change of significance and that is that the Rangers who are solidly in a playoff spot, would be struggling without their 8 points in the shootout. In the West, it’s LA who has benefited from 9 shootout wins. Interestingly, there is no change in who makes the playoffs and who does not. Of course in different years, things could be different, however, not hugely different. No matter what scenario I considered, the Oilers did not make the playoffs.
I also realize that this is an imperfect measure as teams might play the games differently if they knew that the point system was different, but anyway it’s interesting to have a look.
Rk |
EASTERN |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
ROW |
3Pt System |
Rank |
Old System |
Rank |
1 |
75 |
45 |
20 |
10 |
100 |
42 |
142 |
1 |
97 |
1 |
|
2 |
76 |
44 |
22 |
10 |
98 |
40 |
138 |
2 |
94 |
2 |
|
3 |
Boston Bruins |
75 |
42 |
23 |
10 |
94 |
40 |
134 |
3 |
92 |
3 |
4 |
76 |
45 |
23 |
8 |
98 |
36 |
134 |
4 |
89 |
4 |
|
5 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
75 |
40 |
24 |
11 |
91 |
34 |
125 |
5 |
85 |
5 |
6 |
76 |
40 |
29 |
7 |
87 |
37 |
124 |
6 |
84 |
6 |
|
7 |
76 |
41 |
30 |
5 |
87 |
33 |
120 |
7 |
79 |
8 |
|
8 |
75 |
38 |
28 |
9 |
85 |
33 |
118 |
8 |
80 |
7 |
|
9 |
75 |
35 |
30 |
10 |
80 |
31 |
111 |
9 |
76 |
9 |
|
10 |
76 |
34 |
32 |
10 |
78 |
30 |
108 |
10 |
74 |
10 |
|
11 |
75 |
32 |
31 |
12 |
76 |
27 |
103 |
12 |
71 |
11 |
|
12 |
75 |
34 |
36 |
5 |
73 |
31 |
104 |
11 |
70 |
12 |
|
13 |
76 |
29 |
35 |
12 |
70 |
25 |
95 |
13 |
66 |
13 |
|
14 |
76 |
29 |
36 |
11 |
69 |
25 |
94 |
15 |
65 |
15 |
|
15 |
76 |
29 |
37 |
10 |
68 |
27 |
95 |
14 |
66 |
14 |
Rk |
WESTERN |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
ROW |
3Pt System |
Rank |
Old System |
Rank |
1 |
76 |
50 |
17 |
9 |
109 |
46 |
155 |
1 |
105 |
1 |
|
2 |
75 |
44 |
22 |
9 |
97 |
40 |
137 |
2 |
93 |
2 |
|
3 |
76 |
44 |
23 |
9 |
97 |
39 |
136 |
3 |
92 |
3 |
|
4 |
77 |
41 |
25 |
11 |
93 |
37 |
130 |
4 |
89 |
4 |
|
5 |
75 |
43 |
26 |
6 |
92 |
34 |
126 |
7 |
83 |
7 |
|
6 |
76 |
41 |
25 |
10 |
92 |
35 |
127 |
5 |
86 |
5 |
|
7 |
75 |
42 |
28 |
5 |
89 |
38 |
127 |
6 |
85 |
6 |
|
8 |
74 |
40 |
26 |
8 |
88 |
35 |
123 |
8 |
83 |
8 |
|
9 |
77 |
38 |
28 |
11 |
87 |
29 |
116 |
10 |
78 |
10 |
|
10 |
74 |
38 |
26 |
10 |
86 |
33 |
119 |
9 |
81 |
9 |
|
11 |
75 |
35 |
32 |
8 |
78 |
33 |
111 |
11 |
76 |
11 |
|
12 |
75 |
34 |
32 |
9 |
77 |
30 |
107 |
12 |
73 |
12 |
|
13 |
75 |
33 |
31 |
11 |
77 |
29 |
106 |
13 |
73 |
13 |
|
14 |
74 |
28 |
38 |
8 |
64 |
23 |
87 |
14 |
59 |
14 |
|
15 |
75 |
23 |
41 |
11 |
57 |
21 |
78 |
15 |
55 |
15 |