The 2022 NHL playoffs are set to start with the Tampa Bay Lightning seeking to three-peat. The Lightning draw the Toronto Maple Leafs in spherical one after ending the common season tied for the fifth-most factors within the Japanese Convention. The NHL hasn’t seen a franchise win the Stanley Cup in three consecutive seasons because the New York Islanders gained 4 titles in a row within the early ‘80s.
4 groups have higher odds than Tampa Bay to win the Stanley Cup coming into the playoffs, according to DraftKings. The Colorado Avalanche are the betting favorites after ending the common season with 119 factors, probably the most within the Western Convention. The Florida Panthers are the favorites within the East after ending with a league-best 122 factors. The Panthers are led by a dynamic offense that includes Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov, and Sam Reinhart.
We’ll lay out the format and schedule for the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs beneath.
2022 NHL Playoffs format
The Stanley Cup playoffs characteristic a best-of-7 sequence in every spherical with a 2–2–1–1–1 format. Right here’s how the playoffs work, via NHL.com:
The highest three groups in every division will make up the primary 12 groups within the playoffs. The remaining 4 spots will probably be stuffed by the following two highest-placed finishers in every convention, primarily based on regular-season document and no matter division.
Within the First Spherical, the division winner with the very best document in every convention will probably be matched in opposition to the wild card with the lesser document; the wild card with the higher document will play the opposite division winner.
The groups ending second and third in every division will meet within the First Spherical inside the bracket headed by their respective division winner. First-round winners inside every bracket play each other within the Second Spherical to find out the 4 contributors within the Convention Finals.
Dwelling-ice benefit by the primary two rounds goes to the group that positioned larger within the regular-season standings. Within the Convention Remaining and Stanley Cup Final, home-ice benefit goes to the group that had the higher regular-season document, whatever the groups’ last standing of their respective divisions.
2022 NHL Playoffs schedule
Sport 1: Monday, Could 2 Boston at Carolina, 7:00 p.m., ESPN, SN360, TVA Sports activities
Sport 2: Wednesday, Could 4 Boston at Carolina, 7:00 p.m., ESPN, SN360, TVA Sports activities
Sport 3: Friday, Could 6 Carolina at Boston, 7:00 p.m., TNT, Sportsnet, TVA Sports activities
Sport 4: Sunday, Could 8 Carolina at Boston, 12:30 p.m., ESPN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports activities
Sport 5: * Tuesday, Could 10, Boston at Carolina TBD
Sport 6: * Thursday, Could 12, Carolina at Boston TBD
Sport 7: * Saturday, Could 14, Boston at Carolina TBD
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs playoffs schedule
Sport 1: Monday, Could 2, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, ESPN2, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA
Sport 2: Wednesday, Could 4, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto ESPN2, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sport 3: Friday, Could 6, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay TBS, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA
Sport 4: Sunday, Could 8, 7 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay TBS, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA
* Sport 5: Tuesday, Could 10 TBD Tampa Bay at Toronto TBD
* Sport 6: Thursday, Could 12 TBD Toronto at Tampa Bay TBD
* Sport 7: Saturday, Could 14 TBD Tampa Bay at Toronto TBD
Sport 1: Tuesday, Could 3: Pittsburgh vs. New York, 7:00 p.m., ESPN, SN360, TVA Sports activities
Sport 2: Thursday, Could 5: Pittsburgh vs. New York, 7:00 p.m., TNT, SN360, TVA Sports activities
Sport 3: Saturday, Could 7: New York vs. Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m., TNT, Sportsnet, TVA Sports activities
Sport 4: Monday, Could 9: New York vs. Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m., ESPN, SN1, TVA Sports activities
* Sport 5: Wednesday, Could 11: Pittsburgh vs. New York TBD
* Sport 6: Friday, Could 13: New York vs. Pittsburgh TBD
* Sport 7: Sunday, Could 15: Pittsburgh vs. New York TBD
Washington Capitals vs. Florida Panthers playoffs schedule
Tuesday, Could 3: Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2, SN360, TVA Sports activities
Thursday, Could 5: Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m., TBS, SN360, TVA Sports activities
Saturday, Could 7: Florida at Washington, 1 p.m., ESPN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports activities
Monday, Could 9: Florida at Washington, 7 p.m., TBS, SN1, TVA Sports activities
* Wednesday, Could 11: Washington at Florida TBD
* Friday, Could 13: Florida at Washington TBD
* Sunday, Could 15: Washington at Florida TBD
Sport 1: Monday, Could 2, 9:30 p.m. St. Louis vs. Minnesota, ESPN, SN360, TVA
Sport 2: Wednesday, Could 4, 9:30 p.m. St. Louis vs. Minnesota ESPN, SN360, TVA
Sport 3: Friday, Could 6, 9:30 p.m. Minnesota vs. St. Louis TNT, SN360, TVA
Sport 4: Sunday, Could 8, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota vs. St. Louis TBS, SN360, TVA
* Sport 5: Tuesday, Could 10 TBD St. Louis vs. Minnesota TBD
* Sport 6: Thursday, Could 12 TBD Minnesota vs. St. Louis TBD
* Sport 7: Saturday, Could 14 TBD St. Louis vs. Minnesota TBD
Sport 1: Monday, Could 2, 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, ESPN2, SN, CBC, TVA
Sport 2: Wednesday, Could 4, 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton ESPN2, SN, CBC, TVA Sport 3: Friday, Could 6, 10:00 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles TBS, SN, CBC, TVA
Sport 4: Sunday, Could 8, 10:00 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles TBS, SN, CBC, TVA
* Sport 5: Tuesday, Could 10 TBD Los Angeles at Edmonton TBD
* Sport 6: Thursday, Could 12 TBD Edmonton at Los Angeles TBD
* Sport 7: Saturday, Could 14 TBD Los Angeles at Edmonton TBD
Sport 1: Tuesday, Could 3: Nashville vs. Colorado, 9:30 p.m., ESPN, SNE, SN360, TVA
Sport 2: Thursday, Could 5: Nashville vs. Colorado, 9:30 p.m., TNT, SNE, SN360, TVA
Sport 3: Saturday, Could 7: Colorado vs. Nashville, 4:30 p.m., TNT, Sportsnet, TVA
Sport 4: Monday, Could 9: Colorado vs. Nashville, 9:30 p.m., ESPN, SN1, TVA
* Sport 5: Wednesday, Could 11: Nashville vs. Colorado TBD
* Sport 6: Friday, Could 13: Colorado vs. Nashville TBD
* Sport 7: Sunday, Could 15: Nashville vs. Colorado TBD
Sport 1: Tuesday, Could 3: Dallas vs. Calgary, 10:00 p.m., ESPN2, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA
Sport 2: Thursday, Could 5: Dallas vs. Calgary, 10:00 p.m., TBS, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA
Sport 3: Saturday, Could 7: Calgary vs. Dallas, 9:30 p.m., TNT, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA
Sport 4: Monday, Could 9: Calgary vs. Dallas, 9:30 p.m., TBS, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA
* Sport 5: Wednesday, Could 11: Dallas vs. Calgary TBD
* Sport 6: Friday, Could 13: Calgary vs. Dallas TBD
* Sport 7: Sunday, Could 15: Dallas vs. Calgary TBD
