It’s time to focus on the NHL games, including the schedule for the NHL playoffs in 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup qualifier began on Saturday, August 1 in the capitals of Edmonton and Toronto.
The top four teams in both conferences will play a three-game round robin for seeding in the First Round. The Stanley Cup qualifier will be the best-of-5 series with the losing teams entering Phase 2 of the NHL Draft Lottery.
Below is a full 2020 NHL playoff schedule of both the round robin and the Stanley Cup qualifiers.
EASTERN CONFERENCE (Scotiabank Arena)
Round-robin
Philadelphia Flyers (3-0-0, 6 points)
Tampa Bay Lightning (2-1-0, 4 points)
Washington Capitals (1-1-1, 3 points)
Boston Bruins (0-3-0, 0 points)
Sunday, August 2: Flyers 4, Bruins 1 (recap)
Monday, August 3rd: Lightning 3, Capitals 2 (SO) (recap)
Wednesday, August 5th: Lightning 3, Brown 2 (recap)
Thursday, August 6th: Flyers 3, Capitals 1 (recap)
Saturday, August 8th: Flyers 4, Lightning 1 (recap)
Sunday, August 9th: Capitals 2, Bruins 1 (recap)
First round matchups
• Flyers vs. Canadiens
• Capitals vs. islanders
• Bruins vs. Hurricanes
• Lightning will play the winner of Toronto / Columbus series.
(5) Pittsburgh Penguins Vs. (12) Montreal Canadiens (MTL won series 3-1)
Saturday, August 1st: Canadiens 3, Penguins 2 (recap)
Monday, August 3rd: Penguins 3, Canadiens 1 (recap)
Wednesday, August 5th: Canadiens 4, Penguins 3 (recap)
Friday, August 7th: Canadiens 2, Penguins 0 (recap)
(6) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (11) New York Rangers (CAR won series 3-0)
Saturday, August 1st: Hurricanes 3, Rangers 2 (recap)
Monday, August 3rd: Hurricanes 4, Rangers 1 (recap)
Tuesday, August 4th: Hurricanes 4, Rangers 1 (recap)
(7) New York Islanders vs. (10) Florida Panthers (NYI won series 3-1)
Saturday, August 1st: Islanders 2, Panthers 1 (recap)
Tuesday, August 4th: Islanders 4, Panthers 2 (recap)
Wednesday, August 5th: Panthers 3, Islanders 2 (recap)
Friday, August 7th: Islanders 5, Panthers 1 (recap)
(8) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (9) Columbus Blue Jackets (Series tied 2-2)
Sunday, August 2nd: Blue Jackets 2, Maple Leafs 0 (recap)
Tuesday, August 4th: Maple Leafs 3, Blue Coats 0 (recap)
Thursday, August 6th: Blue Jackets 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT) (recap)
Friday, August 7th: Maple Leafs 4, Blue Jackets 3 (OT) (recap)
Sunday, August 9th: Blue coats vs. Maple Leafs, 8 pm ET – NBCSN (live broadcast)
[NBC 2020 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF HUB]
WESTERN CONFERENCE (Rogers Place)
Round-robin
Sunday, August 2nd: Avalanche 2, Blues 1 (recap)
Monday, August 3rd: Golden Knights 4, Stars 3 (recap)
Wednesday, August 5th: Avalanche 4, Stars 0
Thursday, August 6th: Golden Knights 6, Blues 4 (recap)
Saturday, August 8th: Golden Knights 4, Avalanche 3 (OT) (recap)
Sunday, August 9th: Stars vs. Blues, 3 pm ET – NBC
First round matchups
• Avalanche vs. Coyotes
• Blackhawks vs. Golden Knights
• Blues / Stars vs. Canucks
• Blues / Stars vs. Flames
(5) Edmonton Oilers vs. (12) Chicago Blackhawks (CHI won series 3-1)
Saturday, August 1st: Blackhawks 6, Oilers 4 (recap)
Monday, August 3rd: Oilers 6, Blackhawks 3 (recap)
Wednesday, August 5th: Blackhawks 4, Oilers 3 (recap)
Friday, August 7th: Blackhawks 3, Oilers 2 (recap)
(6) Nashville Predators vs. (11) Arizona Coyotes (ARZ won series 3-1)
Sunday, August 2nd: Coyotes 4, Predators 3 (recap)
Tuesday, August 4th: Predators 4, Coyotes 2 (recap)
Wednesday 5 August: Coyotes 4, Predators 1 (recap)
Friday, August 7th: Coyotes 4, Predators 3 (OT) (recap)
(7) Vancouver Canucks vs. (10) Minnesota Wild (VAN won series 3-1)
Sunday, August 2nd: Wild 3, Canucks 0 (recap)
Tuesday, August 4th: Canucks 4, wild 3 (recap)
Thursday, August 6th: Canucks 3, Wild 0 (recap)
Friday, August 7th: Canucks 5, Wild 4 (OT) (recap)
(8) Calgary Flames Vs. (9) Winnipeg Jets (CGY won series 3-1)
Saturday, August 1st: Flames 4, Jets 1 (recap)
Monday, August 3rd: Jets 3, Flames 2 (recap)
Tuesday, August 4th: Flames 6, Jets 2 (recap)
Thursday, August 6th: Flames 4, Jets 0 (recap)
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