Game
Each North American Roller Hockey Championships regulation game is played between two teams and is played in two periods. Generally, regional qualifying tournaments are composed of two 17-minute running time periods, championship events are composed of two 12-minute stopped time periods. Pro Division games are composed of two 15-minute stopped time periods. In the event that the game is tied or within a "one-goal" differential in the last two minutes of the game, the game goes to a "stopped clock" scenario until the goal differential is two or more. All games have an intermission of one-minute between periods.
At the end of the regulation time, the team with the most goals wins the game. If a game is tied after regulation time, and no winner needs to be determined, the game shall be called a tie, and each team shall be credited with one point in the standings. If the tournament format calls for a winner, overtime ensues. Overtime is a five-minute sudden-death period, in which the first team to score a goal wins the game. If the game is still tied at the end of overtime, the game enters a shootout. Four players for each team in turn take a penalty shot. The team with the most goals during the four-round shootout wins the game. If the game is still tied after the four shootout rounds, the shootout continues but becomes sudden death. Whichever team ultimately wins the shootout is awarded a goal in the game score and thus awarded two points in the standings. The losing team in overtime or shootout is awarded only one. Shootout goals and saves are not tracked in hockey statistics; shootout statistics are tracked separately.
In some tournament formats, the overtime period may be eliminated and the shootout will occur immediately following the end of the second period. If a tournament format calls for unlimited overtime periods, the length of each period shall be consistent with the time of each period during the game. The game terminates upon the scoring of a goal and the team scoring the goal shall be declared the winner. If no team scores during the overtime period, the teams continue with this format until one team scores.
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