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Wow, thanks @AlaskaFlyerFan for the great answer. That's exactly what i wanted to know! Been watching hockey for 20 years and was always one of those things that bugged me. It doesn't bother me that they count it that way, just that i didn't know WHY they counted that way. Makes total sense. As for the "game winning goal" question: @ruxpin, i'm with you, i couldn't tell if it was a serious question or not. I also agree that the game winner should be the one that actually creates the lead and not the last goal scored. You only need one to win, so any other goals after that are essentially meaningless in the scheme of that particular game. I appreciate the thread and answers! This is my first time on the forum and you guys are great. Thank you.

My opinion on game winning goals? Love em... if they're put in by the B's!

Since the game clock is a timer (time is set and runs down to 0) i can't for the life of me understand why game events (penalties, hits, goals, etc) are recorded in a stop-watch format (time starts at 0 and moves up). Can anyone give some perspective that i might be missing? To me it seems like it would make more sense, and be easier to cross reference game times with events if they both used the same format but i feel like just might not be understanding something. Any help would be appreciated as i couldn't find anything through searching google. Thanks!