Who Is Still In The NHL Playoffs?
It’s down to the final four in the NHL playoffs. Who’s still standing and who’s going home?
NHL Playoffs
The National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs are an elimination tournament held after the conclusion of the NHL regular season. In the playoffs, the eight teams that qualified from each conference compete for the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup is the oldest professional sports trophy in North America and is awarded to the playoff champion at the end of the playoffs.
Who is still in the NHL playoffs?
As of May 8th, 2021, the following teams are still in the NHL playoffs:
-Boston Bruins
-Washington Capitals
-New York Islanders
-Pittsburgh Penguins
– Carolina Hurricanes
-Florida Panthers
– Tampa Bay Lightning
-Dallas Stars
What teams have been eliminated?
As of April 23, 2020, the following teams have been eliminated from the playoffs:
-Boston Bruins
-Tampa Bay Lightning
-Washington Capitals
-Philadelphia Flyers
-St. Louis Blues
-Colorado Avalanche
-Vegas Golden Knights
What is the schedule for the rest of the playoffs?
The National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs are an elimination tournament, held after the conclusion of the regular season, to determine the winner of the Stanley Cup, North America’s oldest professional sports trophy. The Stanley Cup Playoffs, commonly referred to as “the playoffs”, is an elimination tournament consisting of four rounds of best-of-seven series. Each qualifying team plays in a best-of-seven series against a single elimination opponent in order to advance to the next round, with the final round being a best-of-seven series between the two remaining teams.
The NHL playoffs consist of four rounds. The first round is known as the Qualifying Round, in which the bottom four teams in each conference play one another in a best-of-five series to determine which team will advance to the First Round.
The First Round features the top four teams from each conference playing one another in a best-of-seven series.
The Second Round features the winners of each First Round matchup playing one another in another best-of-seven series.
The Third Round is known as the Conference Finals and features the winners of each Second Round matchup playing one another in yet another best-of-seven series with a berth in the Stanley Cup Final on the line.
Finally, the Stanley Cup Final is a best-of-seven series between the winners of each Conference Final that determines who will hoist Lord Stanley’s Mug at season’s end.
Stanley Cup
It’s that time of year again where the temperatures are rising and the NHL playoffs are in full swing. The Stanley Cup is up for grabs and there are 16 teams remaining. Who are the contenders and who is your pick to win it all?
Who is the favorite to win the Stanley Cup?
The second round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs is behind us and now just four teams remain in the hunt for hockey’s ultimate prize. In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Bruins will take on the Carolina Hurricanes, while the Western Conference features a showdown between the San Jose Sharks and the St. Louis Blues.
The Bruins are the favorite to win it all according to oddsmakers, as they sit at +175 on the Stanley Cup odds. The Sharks are just behind them at +350, while the Blues and Hurricanes are both +400 long shots.
What teams are most likely to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals?
Now that the NHL regular season is over, it’s time to start thinking about the playoffs.
The Cup is awarded to the playoff champion at the end of each season.
So, which teams are most likely to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals?
Here are a few contenders:
The Tampa Bay Lightning are one of the top teams in the NHL and they’re looking to make a deep run in the playoffs. They made it to the Stanley Cup Finals last year, but they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Washington Capitals are also a team to watch out for. They’re one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference and they have a lot of experience in the playoffs.
Finally, there’s the Pittsburgh Penguins. They’re always a dangerous team in the playoffs and they have two of the best players in the world in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
So, who will make it to the Stanley Cup Finals? We’ll have to wait and see!
NHL Awards
The coveted Stanley Cup is up for grabs and the NHL playoffs are in full swing. 16 teams started the journey but now only 4 remain. Who will take home the hardware this year?
Who are the finalists for the Hart Trophy?
The Hart Memorial Trophy is awarded “to the player judged to be the most valuable to his team” in the National Hockey League. It is named after Dr. David Hart, father of Clarence Hart, and has been given out annually since 1924.
The finalists this year are:
Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche
Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets
Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers
Who are the finalists for the Vezina Trophy?
The Vezina Trophy is awarded “to the goalkeeper who is judged to be the best at his position” as voted on by the general managers of all NHL teams.
Finalists for the Vezina Trophy this season are Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, New York Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner, and Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask.
Who are the finalists for the Calder Trophy?
The Calder Trophy is awarded to the NHL’s top rookie. The finalists this year are Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson, Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin, and Arizona’s Clayton Keller.
