What Day Do The NHL Playoffs Start?

The NHL playoffs are one of the most exciting times of the year for hockey fans. Here’s everything you need to know about when they start.

Introduction

The National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs are an elimination tournament held after the conclusion of the NHL’s regular season. The playoffs begin in late April, after the end of the NHL’s 82-game regular season, and end in June with the Stanley Cup Finals. From 1953 to 1967, the NHL used a best-of-seven game series for its semifinal and Stanley Cup Finals rounds; it switched to best-of-five for 1968 and 1969 before returning to best-of-seven in 1970.

What day do the NHL playoffs start?

The NHL playoffs start on April 11th.

How long do the NHL playoffs last?

The NHL playoffs are a best-of-seven series played between the top teams in each conference. The first two rounds are played within the conference, with the top seed playing the lowest remaining seed and the second playing the next-lowest remaining seed. The winners of those two series advance to play each other in the conference finals.

The conference champions then face off in the Stanley Cup Finals, a best-of-seven series played between the Eastern and Western Conference champions. The team that wins four games in the Finals is crowned Stanley Cup champion.

What is the Stanley Cup?

The Stanley Cup is the most prestigious trophy in all of professional hockey. It is awarded to the team that wins the Stanley Cup Final, which is the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL).

The Stanley Cup was first presented in 1892 and has been awarded every year since 1926. The Cup is named after Lord Stanley of Preston, a British statesman who served as the Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893.

The Stanley Cup is made of silver and is about 3 feet (91 cm) tall. It has a base that can hold 11 names for winning teams. There are also five bands on the body of the trophy that can each hold 13 names. So, a total of 75 team names can be engraved on the Stanley Cup.

How many teams make the playoffs?

The NHL playoffs are an elimination tournament held after the conclusion of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) regular season to determine the league champion and the winner of the Stanley Cup. Playoffs for the Stanley Cup began on April 16, 2015, and ended on June 15, 2015, with the Chicago Blackhawks defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning four games to two in the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals.

As of 2020, sixteen teams (the top four in each of the four divisions) qualify for the playoffs. The remaining teams compete in a best-of-seven first-round series, followed by best-of-seven divisional semifinals and finals and finally the best-of-seven conference finals.

Who are the defending Stanley Cup champions?

The defending Stanley Cup champions are the Washington Capitals.

Conclusion

It is safe to say that the NHL playoffs will start on Thursday, April 11th.