How does overtime work in the playoffs?
Rule- Canada
- PWHL
- Professional women's hockey
- Official Rulebook
- 2025-26
- Fans
In the playoffs, when a game is tied after three 20-minute periods, the teams take a 15-minute intermission and then resume playing 20-minute periods, changing ends for the start of each overtime period. The team that scores the first goal in overtime is declared the winner of the game.
Source: PWHL Official Rulebook 2025-26, Rule 86.5.
Updated 25 Oct 2026