Stanley Cup 2020 – SCHEDULE

Odds 2020-07-12

At the end of May, the NHL announced the “Return to Play plan”. This plan has now been approved by all parties involved and has entered phase 3, ie a game schedule finally has been presented. On August 1, the qualifiers for the Stanley Cup 2020 begin in the “hub cities” of Edmonton and Toronto. To avoid travel and unnecessary exposure to Covid-19, all matches are held in selected hub cities where all teams stay throughout the playoffs.

Stanley Cup 2020 – this is how it will be played

The four best teams from both conferences play three matches each in a round robin that is important in the seeding before the round of 16. Other teams play qualifiers in the best of five matches.

This is what the game schedule looks like for the first qualifying rounds

EASTERN CONFERENCE (Scotiabank Place, Toronto)
1 aug	Montreal Canadiens	Pittsburgh Penguins	Match 1/5
1 aug	New York Rangers	Carolina Hurricanes	Match 1/5
1 aug	Florida Panthers	New York Islanders	Match 1/5
2 aug	Philadalphia Flyers	Boston Bruins	Round-robin
2 aug	Columbus Blue Jackets	Toronto Maple Leafs	Match 1/5
3 aug	Washington Capitals	Tampa Bay Lightning	Round-robin
3 aug	Montreal Canadiens	Pittsburgh Penguins	Match 2/5
3 aug	New York Rangers	Carolina Hurricanes	Match 2/5
4 aug	Carolina Hurricanes	New York Rangers	Match 3/5
4 aug	Florida Panthers	New York Islanders	Match 2/5
4 aug	Columbus Blue Jackets	Toronto Maple Leafs	Match 2/5
5 aug	Tampa Bay Lightning	Boston Bruins	Round-robin
5 aug	Pittsburgh Penguins	Montreal Canadiens	Match 3/5
5 aug	New York Islanders	Florida Panthers	Match 3/5
6 aug	Washington Capitals	Philadalphia Flyers	Round-robin
6 aug	Carolina Hurricanes	New York Rangers*	Match 4/5
6 aug	Toronto Maple Leafs	Columbus Blue Jackets	Match 3/5
7 aug	Pittsburgh Penguins	Montreal Canadiens*	Match 4/5
7 aug	New York Islanders	Florida Panthers*	Match 4/5
7 aug	Toronto Maple Leafs	Columbus Blue Jackets*	Match 4/5
8 aug	Boston Bruins	Washington Capitals	Round-robin
8 aug	Pittsburgh Penguins	Montreal Canadiens*	Match 5/5
8 aug	New York Rangers	Carolina Hurricanes*	Match 5/5
9 aug	Philadalphia Flyers	Tampa Bay Lightning	Round-robin
9 aug	Florida Panthers	New York Islanders*	Match 5/5
9 aug	Columbus Blue Jackets	Toronto Maple Leafs*	Match 5/5

*only if necessary

WESTERN CONFERENCE (Rogers Place, Edmonton)
1 aug	Chicago Blackhawks	Edmonton Oilers	Match 1/5
1 aug	Winnipeg Jets	Calgary Flames	Match 1/5
2 aug	St. Louis Blues	Colorado Avalanche	Round-robin
2 aug	Arizona Coyotes	Nashville Predators	Match 1/5
2 aug	Minnesota Wild	Vancouver Canucks	Match 1/5
3 aug	Dallas Stars	Las vegas Golden Knights	Round-robin
3 aug	Chicago Blackhawks	Edmonton Oilers	Match 2/5
3 aug	Winnipeg Jets	Calgary Flames	Match 2/5
4 aug	Arizona Coyotes	Nashville Predators	Match 2/5
4 aug	Minnesota Wild	Vancouver Canucks	Match 2/5
4 aug	Calgary Flames	Winnipeg Jets	Match 3/5
5 aug	Colorado Avalanche	Dallas Stars	Round-robin
5 aug	Edmonton Oilers	Chicago Blackhawks	Match 3/5
5 aug	Nashville Predators	Arizona Coyotes	Match 3/5
6 aug	Las vegas Golden Knights	St. Louis Blues	Round-robin
6 aug	Vancouver Canucks	Minnesota Wild	Match 3/5
6 aug	Calgary Flames	Winnipeg Jets*	Match 4/5
7 aug	Edmonton Oilers	Chicago Blackhawks*	Match 4/5
7 aug	Nashville Predators	Arizona Coyotes*	Match 4/5
7 aug	Vancouver Canucks	Minnesota Wild*	Match 4/5
8 aug	Las vegas Golden Knights	Colorado Avalanche	Round-robin
8 aug	Chicago Blackhawks	Edmonton Oilers*	Match 5/5
8 aug	Winnipeg Jets	Calgary Flames*	Match 5/5
9 aug	Dallas Stars	St. Louis Blues	Round-robin
9 aug	Arizona Coyotes	Nashville Predators*	Match 5/5
9 aug	Minnesota Wild	Vancouver Canucks*	Match 5/5

*only if necessary