Support growing in NHL for longer 3-on-3 OT, fewer shootouts


              Minnesota Wild center Frederick Gaudreau (89) scores past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) in the shootout of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
            
              Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, right, stops a shot by Buffalo Sabres right wing Jack Quinn in the shootout of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
            
              Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) prepares to shoot on Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) for the only goal of the shootout in an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Seattle. The Avalanche won 2-1. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
            
              Vancouver Canucks' Andrei Kuzmenko (96) successfully shoots the puck past Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) for a shootout goal in an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
            
              New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin (10) scores the winning goal against Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) during the shootout of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Rangers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Support growing in NHL for longer 3-on-3 OT, fewer shootouts