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NHL INformation
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC
New Jersey
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
NORTHEAST
Boston
Buffalo
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
SOUTHEAST
Carolina
Florida
Tampa Bay
Washington
Winnipeg
WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL
Chicago
Columbus
Detroit
Nashville
St. Louis
NORTHWEST
Calgary
Colorado
Edmonton
Minnesota
Vancouver
PACIFIC
Anaheim
Dallas
Los Angeles
Phoenix
San Jose
Once again this season, the Flyers will play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference with the New Jersey Devils,
New York Islanders, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. The Flyers will take on each of their division rivals six times
– three at home and three on the road. They will play the teams from the Northeast Division (Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres,
Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs) and Southeast Division (Carolina Hurricanes, Florida
Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets) a total of four times each, twice at home and twice
on the road, for a total of 64 games within the Eastern Conference.
The remaining 18 games will come against Western Conference opponents. The Flyers will play home-and-home series this
season against three Western Conference foes – the Chicago Blackhawks, the Minnesota Wild and the San Jose Sharks.
Anaheim, Calgary, Colorado, Dallas, Detroit and Edmonton will all visit the Wells Fargo Center this season, and the Flyers will
pay one-way visits to Columbus, Los Angeles, Nashville, Phoenix, St. Louis and Vancouver.
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF FORMAT
The National Hockey League’s 30 clubs are aligned into two conferences, each consisting of three divisions (Eastern Conference:
Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast; Western Conference: Central, Northwest, Pacific). The number of teams qualifying for
the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs will be 16.
First-round playoff berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division, as well as to the next five-best teams (based
on regular-season point totals in each conference). The three division winners in each conference will be seeded first through
third (in order of points) and the next five best teams (in order of points) will be seeded fourth through eighth. In each conference,
the team seeded #1 will play the team seeded #8, #2 vs. #7, #3 vs. #6, and #4 vs. #5 in the Conference Quarterfinal round.
Home-ice in the Conference Quarterfinals is granted to those teams seeded first through fourth in each conference.
In the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals, teams will be re-seeded according to the same criteria as the Conference
Quarterfinals (division leaders will be seeded first and granted home-ice advantage while the remaining teams will be
seeded in order of regular-season points). Home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup series will be determined by points. All
series are best-of-seven.
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