What makes a game-tying goal a game tying goal?

Question

Duh!!! To most of you!! lol But how does it actually count as a stat? GW is game winner (DUH) when it is scored in overtime or the clincher in a 60 minute game. When does the Game-tying goal come in to play? Check out GT in the stats. How come no one has one? What is the point?

Answer 1

The game-tying goal stat is no longer in use because games no longer end in ties. Back in the day, when games had 5 minute sudden death overtime only to settle ties, if the game was still tied, then each team got a point and the end result was a tie game. The stat came in to play then to record who scored the goal that tied the game at the score that the game ended in. Because games no longer end in ties nowadays with the inclusion of the shootout, this stat is no longer used. I am actually somewhat surprised that, because of its non-usuage, that websites like NHL.com have not dropped it from their stat sheets. But, what the stat used to be was to record who scored the last goal in a game that ended in a tie.

Answer 2

A game tying goal is recorded if the score is tied at the end of the game. Example If the Devils are leading the Wild 3-2 and the Wild score to tie the game (no matter what period or what time) Whoever scored the goal for the WIld, They are credited for the game tying goal. But since the NHL doesnt have ties anymore, because someone either wins in overtime or the shootout, no gets credit for game tying goals anymore, that would be the reason why every one has 0 for game tring goal stats. Im not sure why its even a stat anymore, since no one can get credit for them.

Answer 3

2 seasons ago, before they implemented the shootout, if the game ended up in a tie, whovever scored the final goal of the game got credit for the game-tying-goal. But because now there are no ties, there are no game tying goals (no a GTG is not when the goal ties up the game. If it were like that, there would be about 300000000 each season). The reason the stat is still there is because the host site has still not taken it off. THERE ARE NO MORE GAME TYING GOALS!!! That is until they take away the shootout which won't happen.

Answer 4

Exactly what it sounds like, It's a goal that Results in the game being tied.
So if the Score is Bruins 4 and Kings 3, And the Kings score to make it 4-4, That is a Game-Tying goal.

A Goal that ties the game up

Answer 5

there are no more game tying goals because there are not ties in the nhl anymore. the category is there because it used to be an official stat back when ties still could happen. a game-tying goal was the last goal scored that made the game end in a tie.

Answer 6

A game-tying goal is a goal that is scored that ties the game and the game ends with that same score after the game tying goal. Nobody has any because ties have been eliminated from the NHL.

Answer 7

Whatever goal that ties up the score. Say if the Caps are playing the Rangers and the score is 2-1 Rangers and Ovetchkin scores that would be a game tying goal, because the score is now tied.

Answer 8

its a goal that when its scored it tyes the game. Ex. 2-1 they score now its 2-2 that was the game tying goal.

Answer 9

May be a hold over stat from the days when games could end in a tie. No one can have one now because all games are decided.

Answer 10

The league has forgotten to remove this statistic from their compilations. I believe that this category will end up being changed to a category that compiles goals that brought a game to overtime. I would call it a PSG (Point Saving Goal)>