NHL Will Go Straight To Playoffs

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Published on May 27 2020 5:54 am
Last Updated on May 27 2020 5:55 am

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday they won’t play the 189 games that were left in the regular season and will instead go straight to the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 if and when they return from the coronavirus suspension.

The games would be held in two as-yet undetermined cities without fans. Play could resume in late July or early August, with the Stanley Cup Final in September or possibly later.