Nhl format playoffs. The nhls 24 team playoff will favor the top seeded teams. The top four teams of each conference would be given bye weeks and would play the winners of the wild card matchups from lower seeded. The nhl will return to play this year with a 24 team playoff format.
The nhl shared the competitive format for the 24 team playoff setup for how the 2020 nhl playoffs will work. The round robin pertains to the seeding for the top four teams in each. He also announced and explained the specific.
The top four teams in the nhls eastern and western conferences will not be thrust into the win or go home format the other 16 franchises face in the canadian hub cities of toronto and edmonton. The 2019 20 season is officially.