The 2026 NHL playoffs mean true overtime hockey is back. Three-on-three play and shootouts are out and there could be some very long games.

For the most part, hockey is hockey, but some NHL rules differ from international rules. The International Ice Hockey Federation overseas international hockey play, which includes Olympic ice hockey, ...

Olympics hockey, just like the NHL, doesn't allow for ties. Canada and Czechia are the latest two nations to embody that, as their quarter-final matchup in the 2026 Winter Olympic games headed to ...

Here's how overtime works in the NCAA Hockey Tournament ahead of Wisconsin and Denver playing for the 2026 national ...

NHL players are heading back to the Olympics for the first time in 12 years, so hockey's biggest stars will need to brush up on the international rulebook. The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics will be the ...

MILAN — The past five hockey games at the Olympics have gone past regulation, providing repeated refreshers on how overtime rules work. The U.S. beat Canada in 3-on-3 OT in the women's final on ...

Canada beat Czechia 82 seconds into 3-on-3 overtime. Finland also tied it late and needed more than three minutes to defeat Switzerland. The U.S. allowed a goal with 91 seconds left in the third ...

Editor's note: Follow USA men's hockey vs. Canada live updates in the gold medal game at 2026 Winter Olympics. Olympics hockey, just like the NHL, doesn't allow for ties. A game will go to overtime if ...