Noble gas diffusion in minerals, notably diffusion of the important radiogenic nuclides 40Ar and 4He for application in closure temperature determinations and thermochronometry, is reviewed by Baxter (2010).
1 The fewer number of games played (only used during the season, as all teams will have played 82 games once the season is over). 2  The greater number of games won. 3  Starting in the 2010â11 NHL season, shootout wins are not included in the tie-breaking procedure.
Currently, a maximum total of 2430 regular season games (not including 1 game playoffs) are played each year - 2178 intraleague, and 252 interleague. Each team has played 162 games since 1961 (AL) or 1962 (NL). Before that it was 154.