"of the 44 preseason games sent to overtime with a tied score, 33 games (75 per cent) produced a goal via 3-on-3 play. Bettman said the average was "pretty much what we expected." Detroit GM Ken Holland said in June the league targeted a 70 per cent success rate as a benchmark.
More interesting was the average time it took to produce a goal: 2:49.
Even though 3-on-3 was implemented with the idea of ending more games, was there any concern amongst the governors that they were ending too fast?
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We even saw the first penalty shot goal produced by 3-on-3, with the Rangers' Keith Yandle beating Philadelphia's Steve Mason on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
Before this change to the overtime format, penalty shots occurred far more frequently than 3-on-3 instances in the regular season. Now, with an increase in the number of breakaways due to 3-on-3, we could see the number of penalty shots rise, too."
For the penalty shot I assume it was from a player on a breakaway being taken down. What about regular penalties. In regulation teams don't go below 3 players on the ice. If there are multiple penalties that would make a team lose more than two players, then one or more of the penalties is delayed.
How are penalties given in OT, do teams go down to 2 players, or even 1? or is a penalty an automatic penalty shot (unless they are offsetting penalties). Will referees be even less likely to call a penalty in 3on3 OT than in regulation?
