The 2019-2020 NHL regular season is officially over. On Tuesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced that league will transition into a 24-team, conferenced-based playoff format when play resumes.
He also announced and explained the specific details that the NHL will operate under once the playoffs begin.Here are the details about the playoff format that Bettman outlined:The NHL is currently considering Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St.
Paul, Pittsburgh, Toronto, and Vancouver as hub cities.In this particular playoff format, the top four seeds (determined by points percentage) in the East would be the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers.