157 : 14 was the longest shootout in nhl history.
what was the longest shootout in nhl history?
157 : 14
following the lead of minor leagues, as of the 2005–06 season, the nhl ends exhibition and regular season games still tied after a five-minute-length, three-skaters-per-side overtime period (as of the 2015–16 nhl season onwards) with a shootout. the nhl format is a three-round shootout with tiebreaker rounds as needed. all skaters (except goalies) on a team's roster must shoot before any player can shoot a second time. on december 16, 2014 the longest shootout in nhl history went to 20 rounds before nick bjugstad of the florida panthers scored to defeat the washington capitals; the previous record was 15 rounds.
overtime (ice hockey)
if the score remains tied after an overtime period, the subsequent shootout consists of a set number of players from each team (3 in the nhl and iihf rules and 5 in most north american minor leagues, and one in some other leagues) taking penalty shots. after these shots, the team with the most goals is awarded the victory. if the score is still tied, additional shots are played until one team scores and the other doesn't; the scoring team wins and is awarded two points in the standings, while the losing team is awarded one point. in north america, the winning team receives two points regardless of whether the win comes in regulation, overtime or the shootout, while the losing team receives no points for a regulation loss and one point for an overtime or shootout loss. in the nhl, the player scoring the shootout-winning goal is not officially credited with a goal in his personal statistics; thus, a player who scores twice in regulation and once in the shootout is not credited with a hat trick. on december 16, 2014, the florida panthers defeated the washington capitals 2-1 in the 20th round of a shootout, making it the longest shootout in nhl history.
penalty shootout