Hockey is back! The NHL season is set to kick off on January 13th 2021. Here’s what we know
•56 game regular season from January 13th-May 22
•Last day of Stanley Cup Playoffs late July.
•four divisions based on geography due to to Covid-19 realms, no conferences
•only play teams within division
•top four teams make the postseason
•Stanley Cup Semifinalists will be reseeded by points
Here are the divisions:
EAST:
•Boston Bruins
•Buffalo Sabers
•Washington Capitals
•Philadelphia Flyers
•Pittsburgh Penguins
•New York Islanders
•New York Rangers
•New Jersey Devils
CENTRAL:
•Tampa Bay Lightning
•Carolina Hurricanes
•Columbus Blue Jackets
•Dallas Stars
•Nashville Predators
•Florida Panthers
•Chicago BlackHawks
•Detroit Red Wings
WEST:
•Vegas Golden Knights
•St Louis Blues
•Colorado Avalanche
•Minnesota Wild
•Arizona Coyotes
•Anaheim Ducks
•San Jose Sharks
•Los Angeles Kings
NORTH:
•Toronto Maple Leafs
•Montreal Canadians
•Edmonton Oilers
•Calgary Flames
•Vancouver Canucks
•Winnipeg Jets
•Ottawa Senators
Each team will play each other eight times, with teams in the Canadian division facing off nine or 10 times, since their are only seven teams.
TEAMS MEETING FOR 10TH TIME:
•Flames vs Oilers
Flames vs Canucks
Oilers vs Canucks
Habs vs Leafs
Habs vs Senators
Leafs vs Jets
Jets vs Senators
Fans in the stands will depends on your state regulations.
No, the Rangers, Islanders, Devils, and Sabers will not be permitting fans.
Coyotes, Stars, and Predators will permit a limited number of fans.
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