allowed 2 line passes...also, goalies cant play the puck near their own goal they are defending...3 on 3 O.T. that actually count in the players totals. If Gretzky and the Oilers had those rules, hed have scored 2000 goals. Not too mention open ice body checks not allowed. Completely different game now, and just awful to watch. NHL actually changed the rules in 1984 to try and slow down the Oilers and 99.
Removing the 2 line pass rule improved the game but, of course, did allow more goal scoring. A 2005 rule change. I don’t think Ovechkin ever scored from a two line pass. His goals are scored from his kitchen, the left center of the attacking zone.
Goalies cannot play the puck behind the goal line in the corners but can play the puck behind the net. A stupid rule directed at one goalie who has long since retired. Rule should be rescinded.
Overtime goals do count in stats, but that is one game deciding goal per overtime which usually goes onto a shootout and those goals do not count in stats. This was a rule change in 1983, near the start of Gretzky’s career.
Open ice body checks are allowed. Gretzky played at 6 feet 180-85 pounds. OV plays at 6’3” and 235 pounds. Completely different playing styles. Was Gretzky ever suspended? OV was suspended several times for the sin of playing hockey.
Allora.