Montreal earned the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference as the lowest advancing seed from the Qualifying Round by defeating Pittsburgh. The Golden Knights defeated the Canucks in seven games after giving up a 3–1 series lead. [57] In game five, Korpisalo shut the door on the Leafs, stopping all 33 shots in a 3–0 victory to advance to the First Round of the playoffs.[58]. They were announced as host cities on July 10 with the NHLPA's ratification of the Return to Play plan, and an extension to its collective bargaining agreement with the NHLPA through the 2025–26 season. Tampa Bay's first came from a misplay by Miro Heiskanen giving Nikita Kucherov a breakaway, sniping the puck past Anton Khudobin. Milbury was later removed from commentary for the remainder of NBC Sports' coverage after making insensitive comments following the fifth game of the Islanders–Capitals First Round series. The Islanders defeated the Capitals in five games. The Stars soon regained the lead when Tyler Seguin's pass around Vasilevskiy got picked up by Corey Perry who, although tied up by Cedric Paquette, allowed the puck to trickle in off his stick. In game one, Carter Hart made 27 saves against the Canadiens, defeating Montreal 2–1. All games were exclusively broadcast by Sportsnet networks and CBC Television under the Hockey Night in Canada brand, and streamed on Sportsnet Now, CBCSports.ca (for games televised by CBC), or the subscription service Rogers NHL Live. [34], In the first period of game one, neither team produced many shots, yet each scored a goal. The NHL fully supported their decision to postpone the games. [39] Vegas forward Alex Tuch and defenceman Shea Theodore both scored twice in their game against St. Louis, emerging victorious 6–4. 3 seed in East", "Kadri scores with 0.1 seconds left, Avalanche defeat Blues in round-robin", "Avalanche beat Blues on wild buzzer-beating goal from Nazem Kadri", "Golden Knights rally for round-robin win against Stars", "Francouz, Avalanche shut out Stars in Cup Qualifiers round-robin", "Golden Knights defeat Blues in Cup Qualifiers round-robin", "Golden Knights defeat Avalanche in OT in round-robin, win West top seed", "Stars defeat Blues in round-robin, secure No. In the opening round of the 24-team playoff format, the top four teams in each conference played each other in a separate Seeding Round-robin to determine the seeding in the First Round. The 2020 Stanley Cup Final had the second-lowest audience since the 2004-05 lockout, second only to 2007’s Ducks-Senators. [151] In game five, Islanders forward Jordan Eberle scored at 12:30 of double overtime to win the game 2–1 and extend the series to a sixth game. During Palat's slashing penalty, John Klingberg's shot deflected off of fellow Stars forward Joe Pavelski to cut the score to 3–1. [3] COVID-19 tests were then to be administered to players and staff every other day. The top four playoff teams in each conference played in a round-robin tournament against each other to determine the final playoff seeding. [29] During Phase 2 of the Return to Play plan, captain Steven Stamkos injured himself while skating, and subsequently missed the round robin and the first three rounds of the playoffs for the Lightning. [130] The Lightning had an offensive outburst in game three, scoring seven goals against Boston in a 7–1 rout. "From the Dept. I also contribute to CNBC.com and The Hockey News. The Stars tied the game 2–2 when Miro Heiskanen's shot from the point rebounded to Joe Pavelski, who put it past Andrei Vasilevskiy to break the record held by Joe Mullen for most career playoff goals scored by a US-born player. The NHL received an exception to this policy for its players and staff, as long as they remained within the secure zone and were restricted from access to or by the general public. Columbus had the same points percentage, but with 25 RWs they finished ninth. [47], Stanley Cup awarded on challenge basis 1893–1914, by prearranged inter-league competitions 1915–1926, to NHL champion since 1927, "NHL announces tentative dates for return to play, compressed off-season", "NHL pauses regular season because of coronavirus", "NHLPA authorizes further negotiations on 24-team return to play format", "NHL is back in business with ratification of CBA, return-to-play plan", "NHL, NHLPA ratify CBA extension through 2025-26 season", "NHL eyeing Toronto, Edmonton as hub cities for season restart", "How did Toronto and Edmonton beat out Las Vegas as NHL hub cities? The Golden Knights defeated the Blackhawks in five games. [118] The Blues evened up the series in game four, with Ryan O'Reilly scoring twice in a 3–1 victory. The teams that advanced from the Qualifying Round were re-seeded five through eight based on their regular season points percentage. But the more pressing issue is how a September championship pits hockey against Major League Baseball, college football, the NFL and, in this case, the NBA too. They last went to the Finals in 2000, which they lost to the New Jersey Devils in six games. After a rush by the Stars was stopped in the offensive zone, Victor Hedman passed the puck to Stamkos, who was racing on the right side, upon which he fired his shot over Khudobin's blocker to make it 2–0. The Stars' third goal started in their own end with Esa Lindell passing to Joel Kiviranta. It’s only going to get worse next season. Mleczko", "Doc Emrick will call Islanders-Lightning series starting in Game 4", "NHL Returns: League, NBC Sports, Rogers SportsNet Ready Made-for-TV Product as Quest for Stanley Cup Resumes", "Blues notebook: Fans asked to participate in virtual cheering for playoffs", "NHL teams seek 'somewhat normal' atmosphere in home away from home", "SIMMONS: 'NHL sold us out,' Canadian broadcast worker says. [17][16] The league implemented a compressed playoff schedule with more back-to-back games than usual to help address "bubble fatigue" among the players, who had to live with monotonous daily routines away from their families for several weeks. This was Vegas' second appearance in the Conference Finals. [1], On May 26, commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed that the league was going to use a 24-team playoff format to finish the season, conducted in two or more host cities as "hubs" with players placed under strict health protocols, quarantined from the general public, and all games played behind closed doors with no fans admitted. These strikes began with the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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