Yes, they would play one overtime then they will go into a shootout, until someone comes out victorious.
Overtime was implemented in the 1974 season for regular season games. Before that there was no overtime to break a tie in a regular season game. Of course, playoff games have always had overtime.
NO they had ties.
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yes it is the same as the regular season
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16 games in the regular season
As of December 2010, it is a tie: the Chicago Bears, the Denver Broncos and the Washington Redskins have each won 22 regular season overtime games since the overtime rule was introduced in 1974.
In the NHL, there is one (1) five (5) minute 'sudden death' overtime period during the regular season, followed by a shoot-out if necessary. There is an unlimited amount of twenty (20) minute 'sudden death' periods during the playoffs.
There can not be a tie at the end of the regular time period of the game. If there is, the teams play overtime. If neither team scores in overtime (15 minutes) in regular season, the game ends in a tie. There are no ties in the playoffs.
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Washington beat the Miami Dolphins, 16-13 in overtime, in the first regular season game of 2007.
Each team plays 82 regular season games (not including playoffs). Counting all teams 1,230 games are played during the regular season.