This year's 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs will look a bit different ... So if there are no play-ins, how does the NHL's format work? With the NHL playing in a four-division format this year for ...

On Sunday, the NHL and NHLPA announced the formalized ... best-of-seven, four-round playoff format. Four teams from each division will qualify for the playoffs. The first two rounds will be ...

The NHL and NHLPA have agreed on a 56-game season starting on ... Everything you need to know for the 2021 season Anaheim Ducks 3y Emily Kaplan NHL Power Rankings: New 1-32 poll, plus biggest ...

It’s never been clearer that the divisional playoff format needs to go, especially after what we’ve seen this season.

The Stanley Cup playoffs have a different format this year because of the NHL’s truncated regular season. Normally, the top three teams in each division and the two best teams in each conference ...

With a month remaining in the NHL regular season ... but going into the 10th season of this format (the 2020 and 2021 playoffs were altered due to COVID), the same matchups have become stale ...

With a month remaining in the NHL regular season, clubs are jockeying for position inside their respective ... but going into the 10th season of this format (the 2020 and 2021 playoffs were altered ...

The NHL's playoff format has been a hot topic of debate in recent seasons, with fans and players alike questioning whether it needs an overhaul. Critics argue that the current structure often ...