The 2019-2020 NHL regular season is officially over.
On Tuesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced that league will transition into a 24-team, conferenced-based playoff format when play resumes. He also announced and explained the specific details that the NHL will operate under once the playoffs begin.There is no set start date for the return of play
Two hub cities -- one for Eastern Conference games and one for Western Conference games -- will be announced at a later date Teams will be limited to 50 personnel in their respective hub city.
The NHL is currently considering Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Pittsburgh, Toronto, and Vancouver as hub cities. In this particular playoff format, the top four seeds in the East would be the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers. The top four teams in the West would be the St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knightsand Dallas Stars. Those eight teams will face off in a Round Robin in order to determine seeding for the First Round.No. 5 Penguins vs. No. 12 CanadiensNo. 8 Maple Leafs vs. No. 9 Blue JacketsNo. 7 Canucks vs. No.
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