"Three of the four men's hockey quarterfinal games Wednesday going past regulation provided a reminder of how overtime rules work at the Olympics. 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 period before beating Sweden on Quinn Hughes' OT goal."
"As a coaching staff, we prepared for that. We had a video session on it. The rules to decide games change as the tournament unfolds. Group play is like the NHL All of the round-robin games on the men's and women's sides follow NHL rules: 5 minutes of 3-on-3 OT, followed by a shootout. One change is that the shootout is five rounds at a minimum, whereas the NHL has three."
Olympic men's hockey quarterfinals featured multiple overtime games: Canada beat Czechia 82 seconds into 3-on-3 overtime; Finland rallied late and needed more than three minutes to defeat Switzerland; and the U.S. allowed a goal with 91 seconds left before winning on Quinn Hughes' overtime goal. U.S. coach Mike Sullivan and his staff prepared players with a video session on International Ice Hockey Federation overtime rules. Round-robin group play follows NHL-style overtime: five minutes of 3-on-3 followed by a shootout with a minimum of five rounds. Knockout-stage single-elimination games extend overtime to 10 minutes of 3-on-3 before a shootout.
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