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The NHL and NHL Players’ Association reached an agreement Sunday to play a 56-game regular season starting Jan. 13, 2021, and ending May 8.
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“The National Hockey League looks forward to the opening of our 2020–21 season, especially since the Return to Play in 2019–20 was so successful in crowning a Stanley Cup champion,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. “While we are well aware of the challenges ahead, as was the case last spring and summer, we are continuing to prioritize the health and safety of our participants and the communities in which we live and play. And, as was the case last spring and summer, I thank the NHLPA, particularly Executive Director Don Fehr, for working cooperatively with us to get our League back on the ice.”
Formal training camps will begin Jan. 3. There will be no preseason games. The seven teams that did not participate in the 2019–20 Return to Play will be permitted to open their camps as early as Dec. 31.
The 2020–21 season has been delayed due to continuing concerns surrounding the coronavirus.
Under the agreement, the Stanley Cup Playoffs will feature 16 teams in a best-of-7, four-round format and conclude around mid-July with the plan of returning to a normal hockey calendar for the 2021–22 season (regular season beginning in October). The NHL and NHLPA will release the 2020–21 schedule for each team, health and safety protocols, transition rules and a calendar of critical dates in the coming days.
Games will be within realigned divisions only, including a division of the seven teams based in Canada. In reaching agreement on the format for the 2020–21 season, the NHL and NHLPA determined that the ongoing closure of the United States-Canada border required realignment and also sought to minimize travel as much as possible by shifting to exclusively intradivisional play.
Each team in the East, Central and West divisions will play every other team in its division eight times, and each team in the North Division (Canada teams) will play every other team in its division nine or 10 times.
The top four teams in each division will qualify for the playoffs. The first two rounds will be intradivisional, with the first-place team playing the fourth-place team and the second-place team facing the third-place team in the first round. The four teams that advance from the second round to the Semifinal Round will be seeded by their points total in the regular season (№1 vs. №4; №2 vs. №3).
The current plan is to play games in teams’ home arenas with the understanding that fans will not be permitted to attend in most, at least in the initial part of the season. But depending on prevailing conditions, the NHL will be prepared to play games in one or more neutral venues per division should it become necessary.
The NHL and NHLPA have had to adjust to government regulations at all levels, from restrictions at the Canada-United States border to local limits on gatherings, and the coronavirus situation in each of the markets for the 31 NHL teams. The agreement includes health and safety protocols.
The last game of last season was played Sept. 28, when the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars 2–0 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.
“The players are pleased to have finalized agreements for the upcoming season, which will be unique but also very exciting for the fans and players alike,” Fehr said. “During these troubled times, we hope that NHL games will provide fans with some much needed entertainment as the players return to the ice.”
This is the NHLStreams time in franchise history that the Lightning have opened a new season against the Blackhawks (1992) · The Bolts split the regular season versus …After one of the strangest offseasons in NHL history,
the Chicago Blackhawks will finally be back on the ice Wednesday when they take on the …On the heels of a convincing 5–1 win to open the season, the Lightning and Blackhawks meet again at Amalie Arena on Friday night.
When: Friday, January 15–7 p.m. ET
Where: Amalie Arena — Tampa, FL
TV coverage: FOX Sports Sun(check local listings)
Radio coverage: WFLA 970-AM, Lightning Power Play
Where to stream it: FOX Sports GO or NHL.TV
Lines from Wednesday’s Game (Subject to Change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat — Brayden Point — Steven Stamkos
Alex Killorn — Anthony Cirelli — Mathieu Joseph
Blake Coleman — Yanni Gourde — Barclay Goodrow
Pat Maroon — Mitchell Stephens — Alexander Volkov
The Blackhawks season is going to be filled with many highs and lows, and they started with a low right off the bat after losing 5–1 to the Lightning. Chicago needs to try their best to get a win tonight with their rematch against the Lightning, as otherwise, they are digging themselves into a hole already in the standings.
The ‘Hawks need to show some signs of improvement tonight against the Bolts. Even though the NHL season is not just one game, showing no signs of hope after the first three or four days of the season is not good for this organization.
There is one strength to the ‘Hawks schedule this season. With most games this season featuring back to back matchups against the same team, the ‘Hawks can give their two goalies a chance against the same team to help push the goalie competition along
Defensemen
Victor Hedman — Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh — Cal Foote
Mikhail Sergachev — Erik Cernak
‘Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney
Friday’s Matchup
The Lightning and the Blackhawks are playing their second of eight meetings this season and are playing one another for the second time in three days…Tampa Bay has won 15 of its last 18 regular season matchups against Chicago and is 15–1–2 versus the Blackhawks since the start of the 2010 11 regular season…The Lightning have won nine of their last 10 home meetings with Chicago, five of those wins coming via overtime or a shootout…Tampa Bay owns a .596 points percentage all-time versus Chicago in the regular season, its third highest against any NHL opponent (highest: .683 vs. LAK).
Friday’s Storylines
The Lightning are looking to start the season 2–0 for the first time since the 2016–17 season and the seventh time overall in franchise history (also started 2–0 in 2002–03, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2015–16 and 2016–17)…Tampa Bay is 6–11–1 in game №2 when winning its season opener.
Injuries
2020–21 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 1
Current injuries:
Nikita Kucherov (Hip surgery Dec. 29; Out)
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, January 19 vs. Dallas Stars
Thursday, January 21 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Saturday, January 23 at Columbus Blue Jackets
