 Sometimes this deduction may be carried over to a following season, particularly if the infraction occurs during the off-season, meaning that the competitor will start the following season with a negative points total rather than zero.Official listings while a tournament is in progress may need to take account of competitors having played differing fractions of their schedules.Some use average points (such as the "points percentage" of the National Hockey League) and others total points (such as the English Premier League, although comparisons between teams typically mention where one has "games in hand" on the other).