While the format for the playoffs has not been finalized, the New York Rangers may have to win more postseason games than any other team in NHL history in order to hoist the Stanley Cup. Not only that, how the NHL has classified the qualifying round will lead to some strange statistics.
For the last 33 years the requirement to win the Cup has been consistent. A team must win four best-of-seven series in order to be NHL champions. It could take a maximum of 28 games to do it, but the Stanley Cup puzzle was complete if a team won 16 times.