IIHF Competitions OT and SO rules

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OT and SO rules should be following.

Preliminary and round-robin games:
Overtime period: If the game is tied at the end of regulation, a five-minute sudden-death overtime is played.
Players on ice: Teams play with three skaters and one goaltender per side.
Tie-breaker: If no goal is scored during the five-minute overtime, the game proceeds to a shootout.

Playoff and bronze medal games:
These rules apply to qualification, quarter-final, semi-final, and bronze medal games.
Overtime period: There is a 10-minute sudden-death overtime period.
Players on ice: Teams play with three skaters and one goaltender per side.
Tie-breaker: If the game is still tied after the 10-minute period, it proceeds to a shootout.

Gold medal game
Format: The gold medal game is decided by 20-minute sudden-death overtime periods until a goal is scored.
Players on ice: Teams play with three skaters and one goaltender.
No shootout: Unlike other playoff games, the gold medal game does not have a shootout. Overtime periods continue until a winner is decided on the ice