(Undated) — The potential restart of the NHL season is becoming more of a reality. The league’s players union has approved a playoff format that will send 24 teams to the postseason when the league lifts its coronavirus lockdown. The league is expected to approve the plan this week. The exact details of the format haven’t been released but the Blues will most likely get a first-round bye, while teams five through 12 in each conference would meet in a best-of-five play-in round to narrow the field down to the now-standard 16-team playoff. The Blackhawks would face the Oilers in a five-game playoff series.
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