The NCHC Hockey Tiebreakers table presents the status of each team's tiebreakers (in no particular order). Maximum, current, and minimum tiebreakers values are provided. Not all tiebreakers can be listed (such as head-to-head, common games, etc.). Desktop users can hover over a table header or value for detailed information.
Win Percentage in head-to-head games between the tiebreaker teams. Note this is not the typical points per games but based solely on win/tie/lose outcomes.
Every team plays its conference opponents either 2 or 4 times.
Additionally, all shoot-out and overtime game outcomes are converted to ties.
Balanced means that this tiebreaker is applicable only if a each tiebreaker team has played every tiebreaker opponent (not all opponents) an equal number of home / away games.
Win percentage in games between the tiebreaker teams. This is not accumulated points but win percentage based upon win/tie/lose record. Overtime and shootout results are converted to ties for this tiebreaker.
Every team plays its opponents either 2 or 4 times.
Goal Differential per game in games between the tiebreaker teams. Every team plays its opponents either 2 or 4 times.
Win Percentage against the 1st place team(s) from the regular season (including tied teams). If still tied, apply the tiebreaker using the 2nd place team(s), proceeding through all teams in the conference if necessary.
This is not accumulated points but win percentage based upon win/tie/lose record. Overtime and shootout results are converted to ties for this tiebreaker.
| Record | Tiebreakers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | WRi Wins in Regulation |
WOSi Wins in OT and SO |
LOSi Losses in OT and SO |
LRi Losses in Regulation |
GPi Games Played |
Ptsi Pts = 3*WR + 2*WOS + 1*LOS + 0*LR |
Wins Ri Wins in Regulation Maximum | Current Values |
1st Placei Win Percentage against the 1st Place team(s) Overtime and shootout results are converted to ties. Maximum|Current|Minimum Values |
2nd Placei Win Percentage against the 2nd Place team(s) Overtime and shootout results are converted to ties. Maximum|Current|Minimum Values |
3rd Placei Win Percentage against the 3rd Place team(s) Overtime and shootout results are converted to ties. Maximum|Current|Minimum Values |
| Western Michigan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 521|5 | 1.00 | --- | .001.00|---|.00 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 |
| Arizona St. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 420|4 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 | 1.00 | --- | .001.00|---|.00 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 |
| St. Cloud State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 321|3 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 | 1.00 | --- | .001.00|---|.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 422|4 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 |
| Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 319|3 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 | 1.00 | .50 | .001.00|.50|.00 | 1.00 | .25 | .001.00|.25|.00 |
| Colorado College | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 119|1 | 1.00 | .50 | .001.00|.50|.00 | 1.00 | .75 | .001.00|.75|.00 | 1.00 | .25 | .001.00|.25|.00 |
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 220|2 | 1.00 | .25 | .001.00|.25|.00 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 |
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 218|2 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 | 1.00 | .25 | .001.00|.25|.00 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 |
| Miami | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 016|0 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 | 1.00 | .00 | .001.00|.00|.00 | 1.00 | .25 | .001.00|.25|.00 |