Fastest ever NHL period/game?

[redwhiteandblue]

Great game going on between the Blues and Rangers at MSG right now. Honestly has that playoff game feel, absolutely great game.

Second period had a loooong back and forth, not many whistles. The 2nd 20 minutes was over in just about 29 minutes I believe.

Made me wonder, what’s the fastest/quickest period ever played? And for that matter fastest/quickest game ever played?

Couldn’t find this stat anywhere.

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[JaegerDice]

First OT of game 5 of the 2014 WCF was finished in about 26 minutes, I believe. Not sure if thats the record...

 

[Lindemann]

I’m gonna go out on a limb here and bet no game has finished faster than 20 mins

 

[abo9]

I’m gonna go out on a limb here and bet no game has finished faster than 20 mins

And you would be wrong! On January 3rd 1927, during a game between Montreal and Boston the weather conditions made the ice melt as they were playing on the lake. Both teams agreed to tie after 19:59 mins of play.

Of course this is a joke, but I'm curious, maybe some weird scenario happened when it did happen. Whats the longest a game went without any whistle?

 

[TheAngryHank]

I’m gonna go out on a limb here and bet no game has finished faster than 20 mins

If a game were played in space with the ice going the speed of light,with out penalties a period would be less than 20 mins . Alien space hockey and its possible.

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

It would be a game in the old days that didn’t have to worry about mandatory stoppages and commercial delays. Easily will be games that would have beaten 29 and 26 minutes.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

During Game 7 of Boston and Tampa some years back there were no penalties and only 1 goal. I don't remember it well enough though to know how many other stoppages there were.

It was 2011 I think?

 

[PensandCaps]

those Pittsburgh v Tampa ECF games

 

[redwhiteandblue]

Kinda surprised no one could find this answer exactly!

Blows my mind I couldn't find it anywhere on the internet...

 

[x Tame Impala]

If a game were played in space with the ice going the speed of light,with out penalties a period would be less than 20 mins . Alien space hockey and its possible.

Not without gravity, brah

 

[StupidGenius]

It would be a game in the old days that didn’t have to worry about mandatory stoppages and commercial delays. Easily will be games that would have beaten 29 and 26 minutes.

Probably lose less time to commercials now than they did to yard sale line brawls from some of the old timey games.

 

[dennis90]

But the gameplay is stopped due to the f***ing commercials, right? so how can there ever be such a record?

 

[Demandedace]

But the gameplay is stopped due to the f***ing commercials, right? so how can there ever be such a record?

Gameplay only stops if the puck is frozen (goalie holds it, leaves play, penalty). SoC theoretically, if it’s just back and forth you could play a whole 20 min period at once

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

Gameplay only stops if the puck is frozen (goalie holds it, leaves play, penalty). SoC theoretically, if it’s just back and forth you could play a whole 20 min period at once

Theoretically yes that could very well happen, but the odds behind that are so mathematically insane that you may be better off just playing the lottery.

 

[Duke749]

Jets had a game within the last year where they didn’t get to take the 3rd commercial break. Doubt it was one of the fastest though.

 

[gtrower]

And you would be wrong! On January 3rd 1927, during a game between Montreal and Boston the weather conditions made the ice melt as they were playing on the lake. Both teams agreed to tie after 19:59 mins of play.

Of course this is a joke, but I'm curious, maybe some weird scenario happened when it did happen. Whats the longest a game went without any whistle?

Wasn’t it less than a month ago that they ended a period early in the BoA after 19 minutes and change because of a brawl?

 

[Demandedace]

Theoretically yes that could very well happen, but the odds behind that are so mathematically insane that you may be better off just playing the lottery.

That’s the point of this thread though, what’s the closest we have ever come to it

 

[Kamiccolo]

I believe the answer is whatever game you are at live.

Seriously why does it feel like the game just flies by live? You are woo it's finally here and then it's the end of the 2nd and you are like WTF.

 

[valet]

All playoff OTs. They only do like 1 commercial break per period and it's so much better.

 

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

I don't watch much NHL these days (time zone makes it hard), but regularly go to my local German third division team (semi-pro). This thread makes me remember one reason for that (beyond the gorgeous old barn and that shouting obscenities is fun): you can count on the game being played within roughly two hours because there's no commercial breaks or offside reviews. There's real value in that. In footy you'd call it flow of the game.

 

[Oan]

Jets had a game within the last year where they didn’t get to take the 3rd commercial break. Doubt it was one of the fastest though.

Were the advertisers livid about it? Do they get compensations if there was only one commercial break for a period?

 

[Hennessy]

I was paying on/off attention to that game (mostly listening in the background as I surfed the web), but was shocked when I realized the 2nd had just ended. It was the quickest period of hockey I've ever "witnessed".

 

[JoVel]

I believe the answer is whatever game you are at live.

Seriously why does it feel like the game just flies by live? You are woo it's finally here and then it's the end of the 2nd and you are like WTF.

If you're having fun time goes by quicker. It's not exactly rocket science.

 

[Kamiccolo]

If you're having fun time goes by quicker. It's not exactly rocket science.

It was a light hearted comment.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Curious if an entire period(not the 3rd) went without any breaks thus no commercials, would they add them in later? Perhaps that's a bit too unrealistic of a scenario, but say they played the last 6+ minutes of the 1st without a whistle. Would they have a extra set of commercials in the intermission, or 4 sets in the 2nd or 3rd?