PLAYOFF FORMAT

First round play-off berths will be awarded to the first place team in each division as well as to the next five best teams based on regular season point totals in each conference.

The three division winners in each conference will be seeded first through third, in order of points, for the play-offs and the next five best teams, in order of points, will be seeded fourth through eighth.

In each conference, the team seeded #1 will play #8, #2 vs. #7, #3 vs. #6, and #4 vs. #5 in the Quarter-Final round. Home-ice in the Conference Quarter-Finals is granted to those teams seeded first through fourth in each conference.

In the Conference Semi-Finals and Conference Finals teams will be reseeded according to the same criteria as the Conference Quarter-Finals. Higher seeded teams will have home-ice advantage.

Home-ice advantage for the Stanley Cup Finals will be determined by points.

All series are best of seven.