Rewarding trash play with stupid momentum system

I mean, I'm not gonna assume your play time or what you actually do with the game here but this so called "momentum" builds up by alot more than what you just pointed out here. No point in actually listing everything that factors in it but to your credit, it's a very stupid and useless catch up mechanic (just like what Mario kart has) where skill should be the main and probably even the only factor in a win or loss. The bigger issue in my opinion is that EA has, to this day, never made that list public or released as an official mechanic. If I remember correctly, the "momentum" mechanic probably dates back to something  like NHL 2008-2010. It was even denied being present by some devs when asked about it on the forums. The fact that we don't have an actual listing of what ever drives momentum is beyond me. After all these years though, the community has a pretty good idea what makes it tick and it's alot more than just forcing faceoffs.

Again. To reiterate, this is very-very - very dumb when the whole point to a sport is competing with each other by putting our skills and hockey iq sense to the test. You can keep the participation ribbons  and medals to the battlefield community. 

@circlesaroundyou 

There is no momentum system. Other than the rate at which players are moving. Energy does make a difference though. As energy goes down and their bars turn to yellow and red, their stats drop. You'll have the best chances at your players taking advantage of their attributes by managing their energy. One of the best ways to do this is to cover the puck. Most like to pass it back out, but that's going to tire out your players more as well as cause line changes to happen more often when you don't expect them.