How Many Games Are In Round 1 Of The NHL Playoffs?

The first round of the NHL playoffs is upon us and there are some great matchups in store. How many games are in each series and who will advance?

How the NHL Playoffs Work

The NHL playoffs are a tournament held after the NHL’s 82-game regular season to determine the league’s Stanley Cup champion. The playoffs began on April 11, 2019, and will end in June 2019. There are 16 teams in the playoffs, eight from each conference. The conference quarterfinals are best-of-five series; the conference semifinals and conference finals are best-of-seven series.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are an elimination tournament held after the NHL regular season to determine the league’s champion

The playoffs began on April 11, 2012, and will end with the Stanley Cup Finals in June.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are an elimination tournament held after the NHL regular season to determine the league’s champion. The playoffs began on April 11, 2012, and will end with the Stanley Cup Finals in June.

In order to make the playoffs, a team must finish the regular season in either first place in their conference (automatic berth) or in one of the top eight Conference runners-up positions (wild card berth). The four Conference runners-up with the most points qualify for the playoffs as wild cards.

As of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, home ice advantage for all rounds is given to the team with more points (lowest number of standings points). In previous seasons home ice advantage was determined by seeding number (highest seed vs. lowest seed), not by points.

The tournament consists of four rounds of best-of-seven series. The first three rounds determine which team from each conference will advance to the final round, termed the Stanley Cup Finals.

Round 1 Round 2
Eastern Conference: 1A1 – Wild Card #4 1A2 – Wild Card #3
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(WC2) Toronto Maple Leafs 1M1 – Central Division Winner 1M2 – Atlantic Division Winner
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Western Conference: 1W1 – Wild Card #4 1W2 – Wild Card #3
(WC3) Colorado Avalanche vs. vs. vs.
(WC4) Minnesota Wild 1C1 – Pacific Division Winner 1C2 – Central Division Winner

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The Stanley Cup Playoffs are a best-of-seven series

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are a best-of-seven series. The team that scores four goals first in the series wins. If the score is tied after seven games, then the teams keep playing until one team scores. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are held after the regular season ends in April.

The playoffs start with sixteen teams. The top eight teams in each conference (Eastern and Western) make the playoffs. The playoffs are a single-elimination tournament, meaning that once a team loses, they are out of the playoffs.

In each conference, the first round is between the first and eighth seeds, the second round is between the second and seventh seeds, the third round is between the third and sixth seeds, and the fourth round is between the fourth and fifth seeds. The winners of each conference then advance to the Stanley Cup Finals to play for the Stanley Cup.

The first two rounds are played within the conference

The first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs are played entirely within the conference. The top three teams in each division make the playoffs, with two “wild card” teams (the next two best teams in the conference) rounding out the field.

The first round is a best-of-seven series. The team that earned more points in the regular season — regardless of divisional finish — hosts Games 1, 2, 5 and 7. The lower-seeded team hosts Games 3 and 4.

In each best-of-seven series during the first two rounds, the higher seed has home ice advantage regardless of point totals.

How Many Games Are In Round 1 Of The NHL Playoffs?

Round 1 of the NHL playoffs is a best-of-seven series. That means that the first team to win four games will advance to the next round.

Round 1 is a best-of-seven series

In each of the four rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the team with more regular-season points faces the team with fewer points. The first round is a best-of-seven series. The second and third rounds are best-of-seven series. The Stanley Cup Final is a best-of-seven series.

The first two rounds are played within the conference

The first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs are played within the conference, with the top four seeds getting home-ice advantage. The bracket is re-seeded after the first round.

Games are played in a best-of-seven format, meaning the team with more wins advances to the next round. If both teams have won the same number of games after seven games, a deciding game (Game 7) will be played.

The first round of the playoffs is typically scheduled to start the week after the NHL regular season ends

The first round of the playoffs is typically scheduled to start the week after the NHL regular season ends. The schedule for the first round is released after the regular season has ended and all eight playoff matchups have been determined.

Each series in the first round is a best-of-seven format. The team that has home-ice advantage for a particular series will host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary), while the other team will host Games 3, 4 and 6 (if necessary).

In order for a team to advance to the next round, they must win four games before their opponent. If both teams have won three games each and the series is tied 2-2, then Game 5 is considered a must-win game for both teams.