The conversation I've been having inside my head this week: Hockey Brain: "Hooray, hockey's comin' back!" Cynical Brain: "This 24-team tournament and elaborate draft lottery are merely the framework ...

The 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs took 65 days, 24 teams, five playoff rounds, two "bubbles" and, most important, 33,394 COVID-19 tests that returned zero positive results, according to the NHL -- and ...

The NHL always wants the sports spotlight shining on Stanley Cup playoff games, but probably not like this. On a night when games in the NBA, Major League Baseball, MLS and the WNBA were postponed in ...

The NHL's 24-team tournament this summer promises to be one of the most unpredictable -- if not fascinating -- postseasons for hockey ever. Thepaused season due to the coronavirus pandemicprovided ...

Playoffs? Yes, you can now actually say that these are the 2020 NHL playoffs. The tournament is now officially in the first round, with only 16 teams left. Day 1 brings us a slate of four games, ...

1. The greatest playoff tournament ever Just over 77% of the NHL's teams are about to enter the postseason. That's a higher percentage than during the 12-year run of 16 out of 21 teams making the cut, ...