It appears that every decade in the modern NHL, there must be one season that has its schedule drastically altered. Unfortunately, this year it’s not just a brutal battle between the league and the player union, but instead a global pandemic that has affected every inch of everyone’s lives to the point of never-ending anxiety. Just that thing.
The 2020-21 regular season will have around 50 to 60 games for each team, as reported earlier this week. A distinct number has not been yet finalized, since the NHL and NHLPA are still trying to agree on the economics of the new shortened season.