Whoever has the longest losing streak
out of the 30 teams in the NHL 16 teams enter the Stanley Cup playoffs based on the points they got during the 82 games during the regular season.8 teams are from the western conference and 8 are from the eastern conference.The first round of the playoffs, or Conference Quarterfinals, consists of four match-ups in each conference, based on the seedings (# 1 vs. # 8, # 2 vs. # 7, # 3 vs. # 6, and # 4 vs. # 5). In the second round, or Conference Semifinals, the top remaining conference seed plays against the lowest remaining seed, and the other two remaining conference teams pair off In the third round, the Conference Finals, the two remaining teams in each conference play each other, with the conference champions proceeding to the Stanley Cup Finals.
For the first three rounds, the higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage (regardless of point record). In the Stanley Cup Finals, it goes to the team with the better regular season record. The team with home-ice advantage hosts Games 1, 2, 5 and 7, while the opponent hosts Games 3, 4 and 6 (Games 5-7 are played "if necessary").
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No, they did not win a Stanley Cup when Wayne Gretzky was on the team.
The Bruins
No, he did not win the Stanley Cup.
Well, the team will have to win 4 games in a row out of the 7 games.What games are counted, and by which teams?Only Stanley Cup Finals gamesOnly games by the Stanley Cup Champion in the Stanley CupGames by the Stanley Cup Champion including regular season games
The Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004.