How do the nhl playoffs work

Goal differential. Goals scored. Quality team: Team that has more points than games played. All rights reserved. Florida , 22 points Games remaining: 68 34 home, 34 away vs. East: Tampa Bay , 15 points Games remaining: 70 35 home, 35 away vs.

Toronto , 17 points Games remaining: 68 32 home, 36 away vs. Detroit , 16 points Games remaining: 67 33 home, 34 away vs. Carolina , 20 points Games remaining: 71 36 home, 35 away vs. New Jersey , 16 points Games remaining: 70 33 home, 37 away vs. Washington , 18 points Games remaining: 69 33 home, 36 away vs.

NY Rangers , 17 points Games remaining: 69 37 home, 32 away vs. Columbus , 14 points Trailing Tampa Bay by 1 point Games remaining: 72 35 home, 37 away vs. Philadelphia , 14 points Trailing Tampa Bay by 1 point Games remaining: 71 35 home, 36 away vs.

Pittsburgh , 14 points Trailing Tampa Bay by 1 point Games remaining: 70 32 home, 38 away vs. Boston , 12 points Trailing Tampa Bay by 3 points Games remaining: 71 35 home, 36 away vs. So if there are no play-ins, how does the NHL's format work? Does that mean we could get an unconventional Stanley Cup Final?

With that out of the way, which teams have made the playoffs? But wait, isn't the regular season still going? Are the teams going to be in a bubble like last year?

As of late-April, the NHL was aware of this issue and was looking into adjustments as necessary. More FTW. From The Web. The Latest. NFL 2hr ago Dolphins offensive lineman Robert Hunt scored the greatest big man touchdown that never was Dolphins lineman Robert Hunt scored a touchdown too beautiful to live.

Digital art galley? Who knows. Soccer 5hr ago Peru vs. NFL 6hr ago Baltimore Ravens vs. NFL 6hr ago Ravens vs. Error Please enter an email address. Success Thanks for signing up. Once the matchups are determined, the location of the division names in the bracket above could change. The overall number 1 seed in each conference will be at the top of the bracket. One important thing to note is that teams are NOT re-seeded as they were in the past.

This allows you to now be able to run a bracket pick'em pool just like the March Madness Tournament! Each series is played in a best-of-seven format, which means there can be a maximum of 7 games in a series, but once a team wins 4 games they would be the winner of that series. The rotation for home and away is , which means the better ranked seed would play at home in the first 2 games, then go on the road for the next 2, back at home for game 5, on the road for 6, and finally back home for game 7.

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