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Water is sprayed over a concrete floor that contains freezing pipes.
Regulation size for an NHL rink is 200' by 85'. If the game is tied at the end of regulation, a 5 minute sudden death overtime is played. If the score is still deadlocked, the game ends in a tie. Generally, a game lasts 2 and a half to 3 hours, but this depends on whether or not it is televised. Untelevised games will proceed faster.