The NHL is coming back.
took a big step Tuesday toward completing its 2019-20 season amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Commissioner Gary Bettman announced a 24-team playoff format that was accepted by the Players’ Association through a vote that concluded Friday night. The tournament will feature the top 12 teams in each conference, with seeds based on points percentage and calculated using every team’s record at the time of the pause. The top four seeds in each conference would automatically advance to the traditional round of 16, but seed Nos. 5 through 12 would have to play their way in.
The tournament will be played in two hub cities to be announced at a later date, Bettman said – one for the Eastern Conference playoffs and one for the Western Conference playoffs. Potential cities include Chicago, Columbus, Las Vegas, Edmonton, Vancouver, among several others.If early proposals hold true, the opening round is expected to consist of five-game series, with the first team to win three advancing. The matchups are:No. 6 Carolina Hurricanes vs. No. 11 New York RangersNo.
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