Who’s In The NHL Playoffs 2020?

See which teams are in the 2020 NHL playoffs and find out how to watch the Stanley Cup playoffs.

NHL Playoffs 2020

The NHL playoffs are upon us and it’s time to see who’s in and who’s out. The 2020 NHL playoffs will feature 24 teams, with the top 12 teams in each conference qualifying. This year’s playoffs will be held entirely in hub cities and will be played in August and September. Who’s your pick to win the Stanley Cup this year?

Who’s in?

The 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs is the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League. The playoffs began on August 1, 2020, and will end no later than October 4, 2020, with the Stanley Cup Finals.

The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference based on regular season points percentage, are competing in a modified best-of-five game series for the first two rounds in Canadian cities Edmonton and Toronto. All games are taking place in one ” bubbles ” with no fans in attendance.

Who’s out?

As the NHL regular season winds down, the playoff picture is beginning to take shape.
16 teams will qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs: the top three teams in each division plus two wild-card teams in each conference, for a total of eight from the Eastern Conference and eight from the Western Conference.

The first and second rounds will be played within each conference, meaning there can be no crossover until the conference finals. The first two rounds are best-of-seven series; all subsequent rounds are best-of-seven.

The playoffs will begin on Tuesday, April 14.

Here is a look at who has clinched a spot and who is still fighting for their lives:

Who’s in?
The Tampa Bay Lightning have clinched the Presidents’ Trophy as the team with the NHL’s best regular-season record. They will enter the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the East.
Joining them as division winners are the Washington Capitals (Metropolitan), Boston Bruins (Atlantic) and Colorado Avalanche (Central).
From there, it’s a muddled mess in both conferences. In the East, it appears as though either the Philadelphia Flyers or Pittsburgh Penguins will claim one of the wild cards, while four teams –the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets and Florida Panthers — are within three points of each other vying for the other spot. In addition, any of those four could still win their division; none are more than four points back of first place in their respective divisions. It should be an exciting finish to say the least!
In the West, it’s a battle for survival with five teams within three points of each other vying for those final two playoff spots: The Edmonton Oilers, Nashville Predators, Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames and Arizona Coyotes (although Arizona would need some help to get in).

How did they make it?

NHL playoffs are here, and 16 teams are fighting for the chance to lift the Stanley Cup.
The Tampa Bay Lightning, last year’s Presidents’ Trophy winners as the team with the best regular-season record, are back and looking to avenge their disappointing first-round playoff loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Bolts are joined by the likes of the Stanley Cup-defending St. Louis Blues, Western Conference powerhouse Edmonton Oilers and East dark horse Pittsburgh Penguins as teams to watch during this year’s NHL playoffs.
The 2020 NHL playoff field is set. Here’s a look at how each team made it into the postseason:

Tampa Bay Lightning (1) – NHL’s best record in 2019-20
Boston Bruins (2) – At least 100 points in eight straight seasons
Washington Capitals (3) – Defending Stanley Cup champions
Philadelphia Flyers (4) – Hart Trophy finalist Claude Giroux
Pittsburgh Penguins (5) – Crosby, Malkin aim for third straight Cup finals appearance
Carolina Hurricanes (6) – Won Metropolitan Division for first time since 2005-06 season
Columbus Blue Jackets (7) – Swept Lightning in first round last year
Islanders (8) – Experienced core led by Anders Lee, Ryan Pulock and Mathew Barzal

NHL Playoffs 2019

The NHL playoffs are upon us and it looks like there are some great match-ups in store. The Tampa Bay Lightning will take on the Boston Bruins, the Calgary Flames will face off against the Colorado Avalanche, and the San Jose Sharks will square off against the Vegas Golden Knights. Who will come out on top?

Who’s in?

As the regular season comes to an end, 12 teams have clinched a spot in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.

In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs have all clinched a spot.

In the Western Conference, the Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators have all clinched a spot.

The remaining six spots will be determined by the outcome of games on Saturday.

Who’s out?

Heres’ a list of the teams that didn’t make the NHL playoffs this year.

How did they make it?

The top three teams in each division automatically made the playoffs (indicated by blue background below), while the next two teams with the best records regardless of division rounded out the field of Wild Card entrants (yellow).

In order to prevent teams from resting players down the stretch, a point system was implemented to seed teams within each conference.
The Tampa Bay Lightning set a new NHL record points in a season with 128, edging out the Indianapolis Racers for most standings points in a season.

NHL Playoffs 2018

The NHL playoffs are an elimination tournament held after the conclusion of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) regular season. The playoffs begin in April and conclude in June with the Stanley Cup Finals, the league’s championship series.

Who’s in?

The NHL Playoffs are upon us and it is time to find out who’s in and who’s out. The playoff field is set and the matchups have been decided. The first round of the playoffs will begin on Wednesday, April 11th.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will take on the Columbus Blue Jackets, while the Nashville Predators will face off against the Dallas Stars. In the other first-round matchup, the Winnipeg Jets will take on the St. Louis Blues.

The Lightning are the favorites to win the Stanley Cup, but anything can happen in the playoffs. Be sure to tune in to see who comes out on top!

Who’s out?

The Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators, Winnipeg Jets, and Vegas Golden Knights are all out of the playoffs.

How did they make it?

The NHL playoffs are an elimination tournament held after the end of the Stanley Cup regular season to determine the winner of the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy of National Hockey League (NHL). Twelve teams from each of the league’s two conferences qualify for the playoffs. Each team plays a maximum of 28 playoff games.