The NHL may be down to its final two.
The league halted play on March 12 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a myriad of options have been considered since as to how play may resume if health and governmental officials give the green light.
But a source told Newsday on Saturday that the return-to-play scenarios have been narrowed to two and the timing of when games can resume – if they do – will likely determine which format is used.
The first scenario includes 24 teams. Under this plan, the top four teams would play for playoff seeding and the bottom teams would have postseason play-in games.