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Hockey Score Counter
A hockey score counter keeps each team’s goals and shots on goal by period. This one also ends a tied game by the league’s rules: NHL 3-on-3 overtime and a shootout recorded as one goal, IIHF game-winning shots, an NCAA tie, and the standings points each result is worth.
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Team A 0–0 Team B, 1st period
Level after 3 periods: 5 minutes of 3-on-3, sudden death; then a 3-round shootout.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team A | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Team B | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Team | Shots on goal | Its goalie’s saves | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team A | 0 | 0 | — |
| Team B | 0 | 0 | — |
Tap Goal +1 under the team that scored; a goal counts as a shot on goal too. Shot saved is a shot the goalie stopped. Use Empty-net goal when the other goalie had been pulled, so it does not count against them. Tap End when the rink clock runs out. Ctrl+Z undoes.
This keeps the score, the shots and how a tied game ends; it does not officiate the game. It has no game clock and no penalty timers, so it does not track the power play, and it cannot tell whether a goal was good. It is not an official scoresheet. It is for ice hockey: field hockey, roller hockey and air hockey are scored differently.
Goals are the easy part. What a scoreboard gets wrong is the ending: how long overtime lasts, whether a shootout follows, why a shootout win reads 3–2, and how many points the loser takes. This counter plays the ending by the rulebook you pick, and works out save percentage the way the statistics do.
In ice hockey, a team scores one goal at a time across three periods. A game level after regulation goes to sudden-death overtime and, in many leagues, a shootout. Alongside the score, teams count shots on goal, from which each goalie’s save percentage is calculated.
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Key facts
| Detail | Answer |
|---|---|
| Price | Free, no sign-up, no ads |
| Scoring | Goals by period, overtime and shootout, with a box score |
| Shots | Shots on goal per team; a goal counts as a shot |
| Save percentage | Saves over shots faced, empty-net goals left out |
| Rules | NHL regular season and playoffs, IIHF, NCAA, NCAA conference shootout, or no overtime |
| Overtime | Sudden death; 3-on-3 for 5 or 10 minutes, or 20-minute playoff periods |
| Shootout | 3 or 5 rounds, ended early when one team cannot catch up, then sudden death |
| Final score | A shootout win adds one goal to the winner; an NCAA tie adds none |
| Standings points | NHL 2-1-0 and IIHF 3-2-1-0, given with the final |
| Undo | Every goal, shot, period change and shootout attempt |
| Where data goes | Nowhere. Local storage in this browser only |
| Official record | No. No clock and no penalties; it keeps the score and the ending |
How to keep score in ice hockey with the counter
Pick the league once, then tap as the game goes.
Choose the rules
NHL regular season or playoffs, IIHF, NCAA, NCAA with a conference shootout, or no overtime. They decide how a tied game ends, so changing them starts a new game.
Name the teams
So the call, the box score and the shots table read properly.
Tap goals and saved shots
Goal +1 under the team that scored, Shot saved for a shot the goalie stopped. A goal counts as a shot on goal by itself.
Mark empty-net goals
When the other team has pulled its goalie, tap Empty-net goal, so the goalie is not charged with it.
End each period
Tap End when the rink clock runs out. A tied game goes to overtime, where the next goal ends it.
Run the shootout
If overtime ends level, tap who shoots first, then Scores or No goal for each shot. The counter says when it is decided and records the final score.
Where a hockey score counter gets used
Any game without a scoreboard operator, and anyone who wants the ending recorded right.
Youth and minor hockey
A parent in the stands keeping goals and shots when the rink board shows only the clock.
Adult rec and beer leagues
Goals by period and a shootout or a tie, the way the league settles it.
Goalie parents and coaches
Shots faced and a save percentage that leaves out the empty-net goal.
Watching on TV
Follow an NHL, IIHF or college game and know what a level score after 60 minutes leads to.
Pond and outdoor hockey
Just the goals, with a box score at the end and no overtime if you choose.
Standings arguments
Check how many points an overtime loss is worth in the NHL against the IIHF.
How a tied hockey game ends: overtime, shootout and points by league
Every league plays three 20-minute periods at the top level, and in every league overtime is sudden death: the first goal wins. What differs is how long overtime lasts, how many skaters play it, and what happens if nobody scores. The free hockey scoreboards at the top of a search, checked on 2026-10-01, leave this to you. Hockey Scoreboard Online plays a five-minute overtime whatever the league. Digital Tally Counter’s offers “5-min OT”, “Shootout” or both, with no league attached. KeepTheScore’s has a shootout mode. None says that a shootout win is recorded as one goal, and none gives the standings points.
| League | Overtime | If still level | Can it end tied? |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHL regular season | 5 minutes, 3-on-3, sudden death | Shootout: 3 rounds, then sudden death rounds | No |
| NHL playoffs | 20-minute periods, 5-on-5, sudden death | Another 20-minute period, as many as it takes | No |
| AHL regular season | 5 minutes, 3-on-3 | Shootout: 3 rounds | No |
| PWHL regular season | 5 minutes, 3-on-3 | Shootout | No |
| IIHF round robin | 5 minutes, 3-on-3 | Game-winning shots: 5 shooters each, then one at a time | No |
| IIHF playoff games before the final | 10 minutes, 3-on-3 | Game-winning shots, as above | No |
| College (NCAA) regular season | 5 minutes, 3-on-3 | A tie. A conference may add a 3-round shootout for its own standings | Yes |
| NCAA tournament, PWHL playoffs | 20-minute periods, 5-on-5 | Another period | No |
Sources: the NHL’s overtime and shootout rules (3-on-3 since the 2015–16 season, the shootout since 2005–06); the IIHF tournament format, which sets five shooters each and then a tie-break “by one player of each team, with a reversed shooting order”, in which the same player may shoot every time; College Hockey Inc.’s summary of NCAA rules. The IIHF gold medal game plays a longer overtime set in each tournament’s format, so it is not a preset here. Youth and recreational leagues set their own; many let a game end tied, which is the No overtime setting.
A shootout win is recorded as one goal
Whatever the shootout itself finishes, the game is recorded as a one-goal win. A game level at 2–2 after overtime that is won 2–0 in the shootout goes into the record as 3–2. The extra goal belongs to the team, not to a player: shootout goals do not count in any player’s goal total, and shootout shots do not count against any goalie’s save percentage.
| Stage | Team A | Team B | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| After three periods | 2 | 2 | Level: overtime |
| After overtime | 2 | 2 | Still level: shootout |
| The shootout | 2 of 2 shots | 0 of 2 shots | Over after B’s second miss: with one shot left, B could reach only 1 |
| Final score | 3 | 2 | One goal added to the winner |
| NHL standings | 2 points | 1 point | The shootout loss still earns 1 |
The NCAA is the exception. When a conference shootout follows a tied overtime, the game stays a tie in the NCAA record, with no goal added, and the shootout decides only who gets the extra conference point. Choose NCAA conference with shootout and the counter records it that way.
Standings points for each result
| Result | NHL (2–1–0) | IIHF and PWHL (3–2–1–0) |
|---|---|---|
| Win in regulation | 2 | 3 |
| Win in overtime or the shootout | 2 | 2 |
| Loss in overtime or the shootout | 1 | 1 |
| Loss in regulation | 0 | 0 |
| Points in the game | 2, or 3 if it went past regulation | Always 3 |
The NHL has given the overtime loser a point since 1999–2000, which is why a game that reaches overtime puts three points into the standings and one decided in regulation only two. The IIHF counts it as a point each for the tie after regulation and one more for the team that wins, so every game is worth three. When the counter’s rules have a points system, the final call gives both teams’ points.
Shots on goal and save percentage: what counts
Save percentage is saves divided by shots on goal faced, and both halves have rules. Several free scoreboards work saves out as shots minus goals, which is right only until a goalie is pulled or a game goes to a shootout.
| Event | Shot on goal? | Counts in the goalie’s save %? |
|---|---|---|
| Shot stopped by the goalie | Yes | Yes, as a save |
| Goal | Yes | Yes, as a goal against |
| Goal into an empty net | Yes, for the shooting team | No: no goalie faced it |
| Shot that hits the post or crossbar | No | No |
| Shot that misses the net | No | No |
| Shot blocked by a skater | No | No |
| Shootout attempt | No | No |
Sources: the definitions of a shot on goal and save percentage used in NHL statistics. A shot on goal is one that would have gone in had the goalie not stopped it, or that did go in. Save percentage is written as a decimal in North America: .917 means 91.7% of shots faced were stopped.
Save percentage, worked through
Team B outshoots Team A 33 to 24 and wins 4–2, with its last goal scored into an empty net after Team A pulled its goalie.
| Goalie | Shots faced | Saves | Goals against | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team A’s goalie | 32 (33 minus the empty-netter) | 29 | 3 | .906 |
| Shots minus goals, the common shortcut | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879, wrong |
| Team B’s goalie | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 |
Enter that game in the counter, using Empty-net goal for the last one, and the shots table shows .906 and .917. Shots on goal for Team B still read 33, because an empty-net goal is a shot on goal for the team that scored it.
What a power-play goal ends, and what it does not
The counter keeps no penalty clock, so it does not run the power play; the rink clock and the penalty box do that. These are the rules that decide when a power play ends, because they are the questions a scorekeeper is asked.
| Penalty | Length | Team on the power play scores | Short-handed team scores |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor | 2 minutes | The penalty ends; the player returns | Nothing ends |
| Double minor | 4 minutes | Only the 2 minutes being served end | Nothing ends |
| Major | 5 minutes | Nothing ends: served in full | Nothing ends |
| Misconduct | 10 minutes | No power play: the player is replaced on the ice | — |
- Two minors at once. A team with two players in the box plays 3 skaters against 5. A power-play goal releases the minor that would have expired first; the other keeps running.
- Never fewer than three skaters. A third penalty does not start until one of the first two ends, so it is stacked and served afterwards.
- Coincidental penalties. In the NHL, one minor to each team at the same stoppage, with both at full strength, is played 4-on-4. Under IIHF rules coincidental penalties do not change the numbers on the ice at all.
- Overtime. A team on the power play in 3-on-3 overtime adds a skater rather than the other team losing one, so a minor makes it 4-on-3.
Source: the NHL and IIHF rules on minor, major and coincidental penalties, as summarised in Penalty (ice hockey).
Online counter vs a clicker, an app, paper and a spreadsheet
Every counting method trades something away. This is what each one actually costs you.
| Feature | This online counter | Handheld clicker | Counter phone app | Pen and paper | Spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | $5–$15 | Free with ads, or paid | Cost of paper | Subscription |
| Anything to install | No | Buy the device | App store download | No | Yes, or a web login |
| Several counts at once | Unlimited | One per device | Usually limited | Yes, messy | Yes |
| Fix a miscount | Undo and redo | Start over | Sometimes | Cross it out | Edit the cell |
| Counts by more than one | Any step size | One at a time | Sometimes | Manual maths | Yes |
| Below zero | Yes | No | Rarely | Yes | Yes |
| Keeps the count if you close it | Saves automatically | Until you reset the dial | Yes | If you keep the paper | Yes |
| Works with no signal | Yes, after first load | Yes | Yes | Yes | Often not |
| Keyboard and shortcuts | Full | None | None | None | Partial |
| Sends your data anywhere | Never | Never | Often, for accounts and ads | Never | Yes, to the cloud |
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Frequently asked questions
How does overtime work in the NHL?
In the NHL regular season a game level after three periods goes to five minutes of 3-on-3 overtime, and the first goal wins. If nobody scores, a shootout follows: three rounds, then sudden death rounds. In the playoffs there is no shootout: teams play full 20-minute periods at 5-on-5 until someone scores, as many as it takes.
How does a shootout count in the final score?
The team that wins a shootout is credited with one goal, whatever the shootout score was. A game level 2-2 after overtime and won 2-0 in the shootout is recorded as a 3-2 win. Shootout goals do not count in players’ goal totals, and shootout attempts are not counted as shots on goal or in a goalie’s save percentage.
How many points do you get for an overtime loss?
One. In the NHL a win is worth 2 points however it comes, a loss in overtime or the shootout 1, and a regulation loss 0. The IIHF and PWHL use 3-2-1-0: 3 for a regulation win, 2 for an overtime or shootout win, 1 for an overtime or shootout loss, and 0 for a regulation loss.
Can a hockey game end in a tie?
Not in the NHL, which has decided every regular-season game with overtime or a shootout since 2005-06, and not in IIHF tournaments. College hockey can: an NCAA regular-season game level after five minutes of 3-on-3 overtime is a tie, even if a conference then holds a shootout for its own standings. Many youth and recreational leagues also allow ties.
How is save percentage calculated?
Save percentage is saves divided by shots on goal faced. A goalie who faces 32 shots and stops 29 has a save percentage of .906. Goals scored into an empty net are not counted against the goalie, and shootout attempts are not counted at all. Shots that miss the net, hit the post or are blocked by a skater are not shots on goal.
What counts as a shot on goal in hockey?
A shot on goal is a shot that goes in, or that would have gone in had the goalie not stopped it. A shot that hits the post or crossbar and stays out is not a shot on goal, nor is one that misses the net or is blocked by a defending skater. An empty-net goal is a shot on goal for the team that scored it.
Does a power play end when a goal is scored?
It depends on the penalty. A minor penalty ends when the team on the power play scores. A double minor loses only the two minutes being served. A major is served in full however many goals are scored. A goal by the short-handed team ends nothing. This counter does not track penalties; the rink clock does.
How does overtime work in international hockey?
In IIHF round-robin games, a tie after three periods goes to five minutes of 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime, then game-winning shots: five shooters each, and then one at a time with the order reversed. Playoff games before the final play ten minutes of overtime first. Under IIHF points, a regulation win is worth 3, an overtime or shootout win 2 and that loss 1.
Is this an official hockey scoresheet?
No. It is a score counter for youth games, rec leagues, goalie parents and following games on television. It keeps goals by period, shots on goal, save percentage and the overtime and shootout in this browser and sends nothing anywhere. It has no game clock or penalty timers and does not decide whether a goal stands.
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