Shoot out
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In an ice hockey shootout, each coach selects players (three in the NHL, five in other leagues) from their team to take a penalty shot against the opposing goaltender. The skaters take their shots one at a time, alternating between teams.
After the six players have all taken their shots, the team with the most goals is declared the winner. If after the predetermined number of shooters each the contest is still tied, the coaches send additional players to participate, until one team is successful and the other team fails.
In some leagues, every player who is entitled to play (not in the penalty box or ejected) must have an attempt at a penalty shot before to play before the a player may be used again. In some leagues, there is a specific number of shooters required before a shooter may be used again in a shootout
This is done until there is a winning outcome to the match.
The longest shootout in North American ice hockey is 21 rounds, established twice, once in the ECHL and the UHL.
- ECHL: On October 16, 1992, the Birmingham Bulls tied the Hampton Roads Admirals, 6-6, on a goal with 20 seconds remaining in regulation. The two teams played a scoreless five-minute overtime, with Birmingham winning on the 21st round.
- UHL: On December 17, 2004, the Danbury Trashers tied the Elmira Jackals, 5-5, and won the shootout in the 21st round.
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