2007-01-03 10:35:16 · 10 answers · asked by bugs_bunny 2 in Sports ➔ Hockey
The top 8 teams fom each (west and eastern) conference make it in. You get 2 points for a win, 1 for an OT or Shootout loss, and if you are in the top8 in your conference in points you make it in. Division leaders get a top three spot automatically.
2007-01-03 10:39:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The top 8 teams from each conference make it to the playoffs. The top 8 teams are decided by points 2 for a win 1 for an OT or SO loss. The top 3 teams in each conference are the didvision winners regardless of points and 4-8 are in numerical order of points
2007-01-03 20:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by hockeykicksass2009 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Top 8 Teams for each Side. East and West for a total of 16 teams. In each Confernce there is 3 Differnt Divisions. Made up of usualy 5 teams. The top team in each Division is garenteed to make the playoffs. Ranking them the top 3 going in order by points. After the top three are determind. The remaining 5 spots are determined by Points..
1st seed Plays the 8th seed
2nd plays 7th
3rd plays 6th
4th plays 5th
Here is an example of the Playoff format
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Hope this helped...
2007-01-04 18:09:04 · answer #3 · answered by Shadowman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The eight teams in the East that obtain the most points and the eight teams in the West that obtain the most points throughout the regular season, kinda. However the top three seeds go the the top three point getting teams in each of the divisions for both the East and West standings. This is supposed to ensure that there is equal representation of at least one team from each of the divisions, which there are six.
2007-01-03 21:07:19 · answer #4 · answered by Flynn380 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Top 8 in each conference, seeded 1-8 by points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a OT or shootout loss, 0 pts for a regulation loss). One funny thing is that the winners of the three divisions are seeded 1-3, so the 3rd seed often has fewer points than lower seeds because there's usually one weak division in each conference.
2007-01-03 18:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by rinkrat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
By standing. Clinch the playoffs the top 16 teams (eight in the Eastern Conference and same number in the Western) at finish the season. After, go the way to the Stanley Cup.
2007-01-03 19:44:18 · answer #6 · answered by Beto Red Sox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same as in NBA....top 8 teams go from both conferances
1 seed plays 8 seed
4 plays 5
2 plays 7
3 plays 6
winner of game 1 and game 2 play each other
winner of game 3 and 4 play each other
then the winner of those 2 games face each other which is the conferance championship
the same happens with the other conferance and it is left with 2 teams who will play in the Stanley Cup Finals
2007-01-03 18:39:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Based on most points and division winners. Top 8 in each conference, 3 division winners and the next top 5 point leaders.
2007-01-03 20:21:25 · answer #8 · answered by Rob W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same as in NBA, the division winners get the top spots depending on their points won during the season. The rest are teams that are in the top 8 in points in their conference.
2007-01-03 19:35:03 · answer #9 · answered by Smartest Man Alive 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They pretty much let them all in, which is why it is such a joke.
2007-01-03 18:38:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 8⤋