Former head coach of the Russian national hockey team Vladimir Plyushchev in an interview legal betting He proposed returning to the three-point system to win in regular time in Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) games.
In his opinion, the current scoring system where the winner of a match gets two points regardless of whether they won the match in regulation or overtime is unfair.
“If one team is clearly weaker than the other and plays in extra time, then the stronger team gets two points, and the team that is not playing by one point gets one point. The question is: How is this possible? This means there was a match-fixing moment. We need to bring back the three point rule for a win. Some play 60 minutes, some slide, but at the same time they can also score points because there is more overtime,” Plyushchev said.
The switch to the two-point system took place before the start of the 2018/19 season. A similar point distribution system is used in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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