The Stanley Cup playoffs comprise four rounds with winners determined by best-of-seven game series. Teams with the higher ...

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 ...

This highlights exactly what is wrong with the current NHL playoff format. The format isn’t all bad. It prioritizes divisional matchups in the early rounds, which can help fuel existing rivalries.

Since 2014, the NHL has used its unique playoff format: the top three teams in the four divisions qualify, along with the top two wild cards in each conference. From there, the division winners ...

Bettman also poured water on the idea of the NHL having a play-in tournament before the start of the playoffs. The NBA introduced a change to its playoff format in 2019-20 that sees four teams per ...

The New York Islanders are scheduled to host All-Star Weekend at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, in early February. It’s expected to be an unofficial send-off for NHL players who will be going to the ...

If you ask the NHL Commissioner, Gary Bettman, the current playoff format isn't going anywhere. NHL insider Pierre LeBrun asked Bettman directly about changing the format. In LeBrun's words ...