The NHL will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16, if it is able to resume play.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman revealed the games would be held inside empty arenas at two hub cities, where players, staff and others would be housed during the season restart.
Bettman said Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Toronto and Vancouver are being considered.
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The first- and second-round playoff matchups could be either best-of-five or best-of-seven series, but the conference finals and Stanley Cup final will be best-of-seven. Bettman added that he does not believe training camps will open before the first half of July.
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