NHL Live Scores: Power Play, Penalty Box and Shots
If you want NHL live scores that show the power play as it happens, a ticker can carry more than the score and the clock. On GridTicker, a live hockey game shows each team's shots on goal. During a power play, it shows PP and the time left on the penalty next to the team with the extra skater, along with the name of the player in the penalty box and what he was called for. Two men up reads 5-ON-3. This article covers how to read each part of a live hockey game on the strip, then lists tonight's NHL schedule.
What a live NHL game shows
A hockey game on the strip starts with the same pieces as any other game. The visitors sit on top and the home team underneath, each beside a bar in its color. With Logos on, the bar is replaced by the team's crest. The team that is ahead has its score lit up, so you can see who leads before you read the numbers.
A red dot means the game is live. Next to it are the clock and the period. A game that has not started shows its start time and the channel carrying it. A finished game says Final, and Final/OT if it went to overtime.
Hockey adds three things the other sports don't show in the same way: shots on goal, the power play, and the last play in words.
Reading a power play
A power play is the stretch of a game when one team has an extra skater because an opponent is serving a penalty. A goal scored during it can change a close game, so it's the part of hockey most worth catching while it's happening.
The time left and who is in the box
During a power play, PP and the time left on the penalty sit beside the team with the extra skater. On a screen, a power play with a minute and twenty-four seconds left reads PP 1:24, followed by the player in the box and the penalty, such as high-sticking.
That gives you three answers in one line:
- Which team has the advantage. PP sits next to that team.
- How long it has left. The clock next to PP counts down the penalty, not the period.
- Who is off and why. The player's name and the infraction tell you whether it's a routine call or one that might draw attention later.
Two men up
When a team has two players in the box at once, the other team plays with two extra skaters. The strip shows that as 5-ON-3. That's a short window when a goal is likely, and it's worth looking up for.
Shots on goal
Each team's shots on goal appear with the score. A tied game can look even on the scoreboard, but the shot count shows which team is controlling play. It also shows when a goalie is keeping his team in a game it's being outshot in.
Goals: PP GOAL, SH GOAL and EN GOAL
When a team scores, the play gets its own moment on the strip for two minutes, with the scorer's name. Hockey goals are labeled by how they happened:
- PP GOAL – scored on a power play
- SH GOAL – scored shorthanded, by the team that was a player down
- EN GOAL – scored into an empty net
On a screen, the goal also lists who assisted. If you'd rather not have these moments on a particular screen, turn off Score celebrations for that screen under How each device draws it.
The last play in words
On a screen, hockey also shows the last play in words. A badge marks plays that were a timeout, a penalty or a review. When a penalty is called, the badge and the PP line show up together: one tells you what happened, the other how long it lasts.
Tonight's NHL games: Monday, November 2
All times are Eastern.
| Time (ET) | Game | TV | Probable starters | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 PM | Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins | NESN, NHL Net, Scripps Sports | Carter Hart vs Jeremy Swayman | TD Garden |
| 7:00 PM | Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers | DSN, ESPN+, Scripps Sports | John Gibson vs Akira Schmid | Amerant Bank Arena |
| 8:00 PM | Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks | Altitude Sports, CHSN+, ESPN+ | Mackenzie Blackwood vs Spencer Knight | United Center |
| 9:00 PM | Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks | ESPN+, NBC Sports BA | Dustin Wolf vs Yaroslav Askarov | SAP Center at San Jose |
Two of tonight's teams played Saturday afternoon. Boston beat Chicago 5-4 in overtime at TD Garden. Detroit lost to St. Louis 5-4 at Little Caesars Arena.
The weekend's other results
- Edmonton won twice in New York: 4-0 over the Islanders on Saturday and 4-1 over the Rangers on Sunday.
- Nashville beat Tampa Bay 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday.
- Carolina shut out Winnipeg 7-0 on Sunday.
- Minnesota beat Washington 5-1 on Sunday.
- Anaheim beat Ottawa 6-3 on Sunday night.
Later this week
Tuesday has 11 games. They include Edmonton at New Jersey at 7:30 PM on Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu, and Carolina at Nashville at 8:00 PM. On Wednesday, Chicago at Florida (7:30 PM) and San Jose at Los Angeles (10:00 PM) are both on TNT and truTV.
Standings next to the scores
In early November, the standings start to matter. GridTicker can carry NHL tables on the strip: a row per division and a wild-card table for each conference. Tables are off until you choose them, and they appear only for leagues that are also on under Feeds. The standings section of the guide explains how to read the colors and numbers.
How GridTicker helps on a hockey night
GridTicker is a live ticker that runs in any modern browser, on Windows, macOS, Linux or a Raspberry Pi, with nothing to install. You can put it on a spare monitor or a TV. For hockey, these settings matter most:
- Star your teams under Favorites. With Favorites first on, your teams lead their league. With Favorites only on, that league shows nothing else.
- Upcoming and Upcoming reaches under What to show choose how far ahead games appear, from today only to the next two weeks. Records puts each team's win-loss record beside its name on a game that hasn't started.
- Stack tickers in rows gives each ticker its own row, so hockey isn't split up by headlines or stock quotes. Pause on hover stops the strip while your mouse is over it, so you can read a PP line before it scrolls away. Both are in How each device draws it.
- Schedules let you show scores only in the evening, when most games are played.
- The Games and Big moments sections of the guide show how a hockey game and a goal look on the strip.
To have tonight's games with the power play clock on your own screen, set up a strip at https://app.gridticker.com/signup.