The road to the Stanley Cup is relentless and thrilling. Each series in the NHL playoffs is a battle to the death, where ...

Each team will play three tournament games in a traditional round-robin format in order to accumulate points in the standings ...

Overtime in the NHL isn’t just an extension of the game, it’s a battle full of adrenaline. With different rules in the ...

Of the 32 NHL ... playoffs, and it could be four or five depending on wild card spots. Each conference, Eastern and Western, have a total of eight teams in the playoffs. So, what is the exact ...

If the NHL were to change its playoff format, the league’s players, coaches and organizations would need to agree on a new ...

The Athletic has live coverage of United States vs Finland in the 4 Nations Face-Off Connor McDavid knows what you might be ...

The NHL has more or less maintained its current Stanley Cup playoffs format – a divisional gauntlet with wild cards – for a decade. Changing it is possible, but it's easier said than done.

A new tournament is pitting some of the biggest stars in the NHL against each other. Here’s everything you need to know about ...

Things can change very quickly in the NFL. That's especially true in the playoffs, where the dynamic format of the postseason bracket can create a variety of different matchups for each team after ...

Legacies are defined in the playoffs ... current format ensures that 43.75 percent of the league's teams are involved in postseason play, lower than the NBA (53.3 percent) and NHL (50 percent ...