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There are no longer ties in the NHL as a result of rule changes after the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]]. A rule that was instituted in the [[1999–2000 NHL season]] states that when a team loses in [[overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]], they shall earn one point. The rule includes [[Shootout (sports)#Ice hockey|shootouts]], which were instituted after the aforementioned lockout. Points awarded to teams losing in overtime and shootouts are sometimes pejoratively labelled "loser points" or, often also intended in a pejorative sense, "Bettman points"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/wide-open-canadian-division-featuring-more-goal-scoring-fewer-bettman-points|title = Wide-open Canadian Division featuring more goal scoring, fewer Bettman Points than rest of NHL}}</ref> after the [[Gary Bettman|NHL commissioner]] who introduced them to the league. Supporters of the current point structure argue that the point for an overtime or shootout loss is not a point for losing but, rather, a point earned for the initial draw with teams that winning in overtime or a shootout receiving an additional "bonus" point.
Many European leagues (although not the [[Kontinental Hockey League]]), [[IIHF]] tournaments, and the [[Professional Women's Hockey League]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=2024-01-01 |title=PWHL to feature new shorthanded goal rule, three-point standing system |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/pwhl/article/pwhl-to-feature-new-shorthanded-goal-rule-three-point-standing-system/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115202907/https://www.sportsnet.ca/pwhl/article/pwhl-to-feature-new-shorthanded-goal-rule-three-point-standing-system/ |archive-date=2024-01-15 |access-date=2024-01-15 |work=Sportsnet}}</ref> use a system that awards [[Three points for a win|three points for a regulation win]], two for an overtime or shootout win, one for an overtime or shootout loss, and none for a regulation loss. This system replicates the ranking system used in [[soccer]] (three points for a regulation win and one for a regulation tie) in addition to the overtime
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