On the Length of NHL Shootouts
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May 1, 2008
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W. J. Hurley
Royal Military College of Canada
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When NHL teams are tied after 60 minutes of regulation time and 5 minutes of sudden-death overtime, they go to a shootout to determine who gets the overtime point. Teams alternate shots until a winner is determined. The probability of observing shootouts of various lengths is calculated.
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