The shootout has been a part of the NHL for two decades now since it was implemented for the start of the 2005-06 season.

After 5,729 ties in the NHL’s first 87 seasons, a controversial change was made in 2005 to eliminate what many considered to be a relic of a bygone era of the tradition-heavy sport. In the past 20 ...

When Jake Oettinger attended NHL games in Minnesota growing up, he loved when the two teams playing got through regulation and overtime and then went to the shootout. “You feel like you won the ...