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 NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs are underway, bringing a major change to the overtime format. No more three-on-three play, no more shootouts after five minutes of scoreless play, as happens during ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 and in certain instances unfair. Should the NHL switch to ...

That would make as much sense as the NHL playoff format. Year after year ... jersey before the Rangers played the Capitals on May 3, 2021. USA TODAY Sports Much more. Because if one lone protester ...

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 ...