If the gold-medal game is tied after 60 minutes, there will be a 20-minute sudden-death period.
In the playoffs, sudden-death 12-minute four-on-four periods are played until one team scores.
During the gold medal game, a 20-minute, sudden-death period is played.
In these cases, sudden-death 12-minute four-on-four periods are played until one team scores.
Overtime is a five-minute sudden-death period, in which the first team to score a goal wins the game.
If teams are tied, they will play two sudden-death periods.
Cleveland received the ball first in the sudden-death period but was stopped by the Denver defense.
It was time for a third sudden-death period.
It has not been decided what will happen if the match is tied after the 10-minute, seven-per-side, sudden-death period.
After a short break, the teams squared off for a 20-minute sudden-death period to decide who would advance to the next round.