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kungalfonzo
Drömmen om ett roligt slutspel lever för mig som Oilers supporter

Gäller att ta sig förbi Blackhawks först, kan bli en tuff nöt bara det
Ett litet sammandrag för dem som inte hunnit sätta sig in i upplägget.
In the EASTERN Conference,
Boston Bruins (44-14-12, 100 points),
Tampa Bay Lightning (43-21-6, 92 points),
Washington Capitals (41-20-8, 90 points)
Philadelphia Flyers (41-21-7, 89 points)
will each have a bye and PLAY EACH OTHER ONCE to determine the order of the top four seeds for the first round of the playoffs.
The EASTERN Conference QUALIFYING Round will have four BEST-OF-5 series:
Pittsburgh Penguins (40-23-6, 86 points) vs. Montreal Canadiens (31-31-9, 71 points);
Carolina Hurricanes (38-25-5, 81 points) vs. New York Rangers (37-28-5, 79 points);
New York Islanders (35-23-10, 80 points) vs. the Florida Panthers (35-26-8, 78 points);
Toronto Maple Leafs (36-25-9, 81 points) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (33-22-15, 81 points).
In the WESTERN Conference,
St. Louis Blues (42-19-10, 94 points),
Colorado Avalanche (42-20-8, 92 points),
Vegas Golden Knights (39-24-8, 86 points)
Dallas Stars (37-24-8, 82 points)
will each have a bye and play ROUND-ROBIN to determine their seeding order.
The WESTERN Conference best-of-5 QUALIFYING round series are:
Edmonton Oilers (37-25-9, 83 points) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (32-30-8, 72 points);
Nashville Predators (35-26-8, 78 points) vs. Arizona Coyotes (33-29-8, 74 points);
Vancouver Canucks (36-27-6, 78 points) vs. Minnesota Wild (35-27-7, 77 points);
Calgary Flames (36-27-7, 79 points) vs. Winnipeg Jets (37-28-6, 80 points).
Games in the qualifying round will be played with playoff overtime rules. The round-robin games will be played with regular-season overtime and shootout rules with ties in the standings broken by regular-season points percentage.
The Qualifying Round and Seeding Round Robin will be held at two hub cities to be identified -- one for the 12 participating Eastern Conference teams and one for the 12 Western Conference teams - and begin at a date to be determined. Candidates for the hub cities include Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Pittsburgh, Toronto and Vancouver.
After the round-robins and the qualifying round, the conference-based playoffs will be continue in the two hub cities. Each of the winners of the qualifying round will advance to face one of the round-robin teams in the first round. The Return to Play Committee is discussing whether those first-round series will be set through seeding or by bracket.
The Return to Play Committee also has yet to decide the length of the first-round and second-round series, and whether the second-round series will be determined through seeding or by bracket.
The conference finals and Stanley Cup Final will each be a best-of-7 series. Commissioner Bettman told NBCSN there is a slim possibility the final three series can be played in the home arenas of the teams that reach those rounds, but that would require a substantial change in the outlook of the pandemic. It's most likely all games will be played in the hub cities without fans in attendance.