Does hockey have 3 or 4 periods?

Can a hockey game end in a tie?

So is it true – hockey can no longer end in a draw? Hockey games no longer end in a draw. The NHL and most other professional hockey leagues use an overtime and penalty shootout system to decide the winner between two teams.

What happens if a hockey game is tied? Like most sports, the team that scores the most goals at the end of the match is declared the winner. See the article : Is hockey 3 or 4 quarters?. In the event that the score is tied at the end, either a tie is declared or the game goes into extra time or penalty shootout.

What is the difference between hockey and ice hockey?

To counter the obvious, the first thing to know is that the two different variations are played on different types of terrain. Field hockey is played on a water-based astroturf pitch, while ice hockey is played on an ice rink. With this marked difference in terrain comes different physical demands on the players.

Is hockey and ice hockey the same? In most of the world the term hockey itself refers to field hockey, while in Canada, the United States, Russia and most of Eastern and Northern Europe it usually refers to ice hockey. See the article : How long is a game of field hockey?.