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Nah I think the current setup is fine. Like Kyle says at the start of the season there are 3 points avaliable from every match.
If you start giving 3 points to winners of OT matches and 1 point to OT losers than those matches are now worth 4. Meaning there are now extra points in the competition.
You have won the game if you win in OT, but the other team matched you to 60 minutes of hockey. And the OT is just an artificial way to force a result, in days of Yore you would have only been awarded a single point each for the draw. (presuming wins were worth 2)
It also avoids any dodgy dealings by teams. If it’s possible to create an extra point for a game by finishing up even at the end of regulation, both teams could play for that and then go hard in overtime to get full points for the win.
It’s what makes it really hard for NHL teams to catch others once they get behind in the standings – some games are worth three points, but you can only get 2 for a win, so you’re chasing teams and they both get points.
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