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Outside the NHL, shootouts have provided memorable hockey moments at the Olympics
The NHL eliminated ties by introducing shootouts in 2005, with 2,486 games decided this way and a decline to 5.9% shootout frequency last season.
- For two decades the National Hockey League has used the shootout, with a total of 2,486 games decided by this regular-season tiebreaker.
- After the lockout return in 2005-06 the NHL adopted the shootout following the American Hockey League trial, ending 5,729 ties in the league's first 87 seasons.
- Patrick Kane tops shooters with 53 goals and 132 attempts, while Erik Christensen boasts the highest shootout conversion rate at 52.7%.
- The percentage of games decided by shootouts has fallen from 15% at its 2009-10 peak to a record low 5.9% last season, aided by the 2015 introduction of 3-on-3 overtime.
- International tournaments long used the shootout to decide medals, with the International Ice Hockey Federation employing them at the Olympics and world championships, though some players debate its permanence after the Carolina and Florida 6-all tie on April 4, 2004.
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