The Stanley Cup Playoff format will remain at 16-games, but there will be no more Wild Card teams. Instead, the top four teams in each division will clinch a playoff berth. From there, those four squads will face off against each other in a mini tournament (No. 1 vs. No. 4, No. 2 vs. No. 3) until a division winner is determined. The four division winners will then be reseeded based off their regular-season point total in the Stanley Cup Semifinals (No. 1 vs. No. 4, No. 2 vs. No. 3), with the two victors advancing to the Finals.
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Veteran forward Joe Pavelski also missed the first day of practice. Pavelski had 13 goals in the playoffs, more in a single postseason than any other player 36 or older and only one fewer than his 14 during the regular season. His 61 career playoff goals are now the most for an American-born skater. San Jose Sharks Team NHL Face Coverings
Tampa Bay is shooting to be just the fourth NHL team in three decades to repeat. The defending champions will be led by Steven Stamkos up front, Conn Smythe Trophy winner Victor Hedman on defense and Vezina Trophy finalist Andrei Vasilevskiy in net.
Against all odds, the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship was completed. Based on the way the tournament went, the odds of the United States winning the whole thing may have been even longer. However, for the fourth time in 11 years, the Americans skated off the ice with the gold medal following one of the more spectacular defensive efforts and goaltending performances the U.S. has ever enjoyed at that level.
• During a November game last season, Farabee was demoted to a lower line and hardly played in the third period because of uncharacteristic turnovers. The 20-year-old winger, who can be so good and smart with the puck on his stick, was quick to give it up that night and the coaches told him afterward. Tampa Bay Lightning Team NHL Face Coverings
Hall had just 16 goals and 36 assists in 65 games between the Devils and Coyotes last season, but the 2018 Hart Trophy winner is in position to hop back over the point-per-game mark in 2021 after signing a one-year deal with Buffalo. Both New Jersey and Arizona finished in the bottom 10 offensively last season, and neither team had a player score more than 45 points. In fact, Hall's 19 assists in just 30 games with the Devils put him five helpers shy of second on the team. In Buffalo, Hall will join forces with Jack Eichel, who has both the playmaking ability to set Hall up for success and the sniping ability to finish off the pretty feeds that Hall's teammates last year were flubbing. Hall bet on himself by signing for just one year, and the highly motivated winger has put himself in a great position for that bet to pay off. NHL Face Coverings
4 – Washington Capitals: This will be an interesting season for this group of veterans. Alex Ovechkin is entering the final year of his contract, while Nick Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov T.J. Oshie and others will try to help their captain carry the load. Adding Zdeno Chara will definitely help, but there are some question marks between the pipes. With Henrik Lundqvist sidelined, will Ilya Samsonov be able to hold down the fort? If he’s capable of doing so, this team can win another Stanley Cup. Florida Panthers Team NHL Face Coverings