An NHL playoff series typically consists of seven games.
the draft
Every series in the NHL playoffs is a best of 7
if you win the championship playoff series in the NHL
win the first 4 games of the best of 7 game series.
The only NHL teams to overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series are the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders.
All NHL Playoff series are best of 7, meaning if you lose 4 you are out
Sharks
there is 7 games, but its best of seven so it could be over after 4 games
Delay of game and a chance to discredit the refs
The Montreal Canadiens have played the most overtimes in NHL playoff history.
Boston against habs 2011