Last night was the perfect case for why the loser point sucks. Both teams stopped skating and trying with about 2 minutes left. After the hawks killed the penalty, both teams stopped and were content to get the point. Its bad. And it dilutes the final standings.
3 points for a regulation win
2 points for an overtime win
no points for an overtime loss
1 point for an overtime tie.
1 extra point for a shootout win.
The shootout and the 3 on 3 are not hockey, IMO, and dont occur in the playoffs so why have them in the regular season? Well, the NHL likes it for some reason, and casual fans seem to like it so I dont think it is going away. So if it wont go away, then use the above point structure to make winning in regulation really important.
Losers should not get a point. Points should be very hard to come by. Separate the men from the boys.