A: Snow flurries refers to light snowfall with no accumulation on the ground, and snow showers is the term used to describe light to moderate snowfall where a small amount of accumulation is possible. A snow shower starts and stops suddenly and snow flurries can fall on and off all day.
Sporting Charts explains Game Misconduct. A game misconduct is different from a match penalty, because a player receiving a match penalty will cause his team to be shorthanded for a certain amount of time (usually for five minutes). penalty suspending the recipient for the rest of the current game, but usually not causing the recipient's team to be shorthanded. Any player who receives a game misconduct will automatically be fined $200 by the NHL and may be subject to further fines or suspensions.
Overtime periods are extra periods beyond the third regulation period during a game, where normal hockey rules apply. Although in the past, full-length overtime periods were played, overtimes today are sudden death, meaning that the game ends immediately when a player scores a goal.For the 1983-84 season, the NHL introduced a regular season overtime period of five minutes, compared to the twenty minutes of regulation periods. April 18, 1987 - Pat LaFontaine of New York Islanders scores a goal against Washington Capitals at 68:47 of overtime which ends longest game seven in NHL playoff history. 2  Islanders goaltender Kelly Hrudey makes a record 73 saves. 3  See Easter Epic.