The Stanley Cup playoffs has always been a tough road ... clubs were seeded one through eight based on regular-season record. In 1979, with the NHL at 21 teams, the number of playoff qualifiers ...

With that in mind, here’s a look at three NHL teams that have never won a Stanley Cup, as they head into the 2025 NHL playoffs vying ... This edition or the 1979 edition of the Winnipeg Jets ...

By 1979, 16 teams made the playoffs ... the Stanley Cup playoffs will always deliver high-stakes drama. The NHL playoffs are quite different. Sixteen teams now operate over four rounds.

Boston made the finals in their third season ... The Quebec Nordiques—formerly a WHA team—joined the NHL in 1979 and played for 16 seasons before moving across the border to become the ...

The first iteration of its NHL team, the Jets, played in town from 1979 to 1996 — and never won a Stanley Cup, or even advanced past the second round of the playoffs. Then, the team packed up ...

Lightning in the NHL playoffs, the battle of Florida ... in six straight years since New York saw the Rangers get there in 1979 and the Islanders in each of the following five seasons.

What is the Stanley Cup Playoff format? Origins of the 16-team bracket. Since 1979-80, the NHL has allowed 16 teams to play ...

Since joining the NHL in 1979, the Edmonton Oilers have played ... they suffered just such a defeat in Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs first round on Monday (April 21), when they managed ...

Ken Dryden speaks on Feb. 14, 2025, during the NHL Alumni Association ceremony ... championships from 1976 through his final game in 1979. His illustrious career merely set the table for his ...

Lightning in the NHL playoffs, the battle of Florida ... in six straight years since New York saw the Rangers get there in 1979 and the Islanders in each of the following five seasons.