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The Chicago Blackhawks finished first in the Central Division earning 109 points. The Nashville Predators finished as the Western Conference's second wild-card, earning 94 points. This is the third playoff meeting between these teams with Chicago winning both previous series. They last met in the [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015 Western Conference First Round]], which Chicago won in six games. Chicago won four of the five games in this year's regular season series. |
The Chicago Blackhawks finished first in the Central Division earning 109 points. The Nashville Predators finished as the Western Conference's second wild-card, earning 94 points. This is the third playoff meeting between these teams with Chicago winning both previous series. They last met in the [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015 Western Conference First Round]], which Chicago won in six games. Chicago won four of the five games in this year's regular season series. |
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Revision as of 17:21, 9 April 2017
The 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) will begin on April 12, 2017.
The Washington Capitals made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners for the second consecutive year with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season. The Detroit Red Wings failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 1989–90 season, ending the NHL's longest active playoff streak at 25 consecutive seasons; the streak was also tied for the third-longest streak in NHL history.[1] The longest active streak moved to the Pittsburgh Penguins with eleven consecutive appearances.[2] The Edmonton Oilers made the playoffs for the first time since 2006, ending a record-tying playoff drought for a team with ten years missed (the Florida Panthers also missed the playoffs between 2001 and 2011 inclusively).[3] Five Canadian teams qualified for the post-season, after sending no teams to playoffs in the previous year.
Playoff teams
This will be the fourth year in which the top three teams in each division make the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference (for a total of eight playoff teams from each conference).
The following teams qualified for the playoffs:[4]
Eastern Conference
- Boston Bruins
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Montreal Canadiens
- New York Rangers
- Ottawa Senators
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Washington Capitals
Western Conference
- Anaheim Ducks
- Calgary Flames
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Edmonton Oilers
- Minnesota Wild
- Nashville Predators
- San Jose Sharks
- St. Louis Blues
Playoff seeds
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
- Montreal Canadiens, Atlantic Division champions – 103 points
- Ottawa Senators
Metropolitan Division
- Washington Capitals, Metropolitan Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Columbus Blue Jackets
Wild Cards
Western Conference
Central Division
- Chicago Blackhawks, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 109 points
- Minnesota Wild – 106 points
- St. Louis Blues
Pacific Division
3. San Jose Sharks – 99 points
Wild Cards
- Calgary Flames – 94 points (41 ROWs)
- New YorkIslanders – 94 points (39 ROWs)
First Round
Eastern Conference First Round
(A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (WC1) New York Rangers
The Montreal Canadiens finished first in the Atlantic Division earning 103 points. The New York Rangers finished as the Eastern Conference's first wild-card. This will be the sixteenth playoff meeting between these two teams with New York winning eight of the fifteen previous series. They last met in the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals, which New York won in six games. Montreal won all three games in this year's regular season series.
TBD | New York Rangers | TBD | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre |
TBD | New York Rangers | TBD | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre |
TBD | Montreal Canadiens | TBD | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
TBD | Montreal Canadiens | TBD | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
TBD | New York Rangers | TBD | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre |
TBD | Montreal Canadiens | TBD | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
TBD | New York Rangers | TBD | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre |
Start date TBD | |
(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M3) Columbus Blue Jackets
The Pittsburgh Penguins finished second in the Metropolitan Division. The Columbus Blue Jackets finished third in the Metropolitan. This will be the second playoff meeting between these teams; they last met in the 2014 Eastern Conference First Round, which Pittsburgh won in six games. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series.
TBD | Columbus Blue Jackets | TBD | Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena |
TBD | Columbus Blue Jackets | TBD | Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena |
TBD | Pittsburgh Penguins | TBD | Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena |
TBD | Pittsburgh Penguins | TBD | Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena |
TBD | Columbus Blue Jackets | TBD | Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena |
TBD | Pittsburgh Penguins | TBD | Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena |
TBD | Columbus Blue Jackets | TBD | Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena |
Start date TBD | |
Western Conference First Round
(C1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (WC2) New York Islanderss
The Chicago Blackhawks finished first in the Central Division earning 109 points. The Nashville Predators finished as the Western Conference's second wild-card, earning 94 points. This is the third playoff meeting between these teams with Chicago winning both previous series. They last met in the 2015 Western Conference First Round, which Chicago won in six games. Chicago won four of the five games in this year's regular season series.
TBD | New York Islanders | TBD | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center |
TBD | New York Islanders | TBD | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center |
TBD | Chicago Blackhawks | TBD | New York Islanders | Barclays Center |
TBD | Chicago Blackhawks | TBD | New York Islanders | Barclays Center |
TBD | New York Islanders | TBD | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center |
TBD | Chicago Blackhawks | TBD | New York Islanders | Barclays Center |
TBD | New York Islanders | TBD | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center |
Start date TBD | |
(C2) Minnesota Wild vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues
The Minnesota Wild finished second in the Central Division earning 106 points. The St. Louis Blues finished third in the Central. This is the second playoff meeting between these teams; their only previous meeting was the 2015 Western Conference First Round, which Minnesota won in six games. St. Louis won three of the five games in this year's regular season series.
TBD | St. Louis Blues | TBD | Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center |
TBD | St. Louis Blues | TBD | Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center |
TBD | Minnesota Wild | TBD | St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center |
TBD | Minnesota Wild | TBD | St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center |
TBD | St. Louis Blues | TBD | Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center |
TBD | Minnesota Wild | TBD | St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center |
TBD | St. Louis Blues | TBD | Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center |
Start date TBD | |
Television
This marks the sixth postseason under NBC Sports' current 10-year contract for American television rights. Playoff games will be nationally televised by either NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network, or NHL Network. During the first round, these national telecasts will co-exist with those of regional rightsholders (except for games specifically broadcast over-the-air on NBC), after which NBC Sports will have exclusive rights to the remaining games.
This will be the third postseason under Rogers Communications' 12-year contract for Canadian television rights. Under a time-brokerage agreement, playoff games and the Stanley Cup Finals will air on CBC, but Rogers will assume editorial control and the ownership of any advertising revenue from the telecasts.[5] English-language telecasts of playoff games will also air on the Sportsnet networks. In a separate sub-licensing agreement with Rogers, French-language coverage will be on TVA Sports.
References
- ^ Dusterberg, Kurt (March 28, 2017). "Red Wings playoff streak ends at 25 seasons". NHL.com. NHL Enterprise, L.P. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ Rosen, Dan (March 22, 2017). "Sidney Crosby key in Pittsburgh NHL playoff berth". NHL.com. NHL Enterprise, L.P. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ Van Deist, Derek (March 28, 2017). "Oilers clinch playoff berth for first time since 2006". NHL.com. NHL Enterprise, L.P. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "2016–2017 Wild Card Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Shoalts, David. "Hockey Night in Canada: How CBC lost it all". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 20, 2017.