How the game works

NHL overtime rules: regular season ties get 5 minutes of 3 on 3, then a shootout. Playoff games add 20 minute 5 on 5 periods until…

Each hockey team has 6 players on the ice: 5 skaters and 1 goalie. NHL teams dress 20 for each game and can carry up to…

A hockey game has 60 minutes of play in three 20 minute periods. Stoppages and breaks add time, and one 2026 NHL overtime game ran 2…

Hockey has three periods. NHL, college and Olympic periods last 20 minutes each. See break times, overtime rules and how kids’ games differ by level.