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NHL NEWS APRIL 11 – RECORD NHL PLAYOFF TURNOVER SHOWCASES COMPETITIVE BALANCE

Intense competitive balance, a hallmark of recent NHL seasons, again was a notable feature in 2016-17 as seven teams made the Stanley Cup Playoffs after not qualifying in 2015-16 (BOS, CGY, CBJ, EDM, MTL, OTT and TOR).

  • The seven-team turnover matched the largest year-to-year change in NHL history, equaling the mark achieved in 2014-15. Overall, there has been playoff turnover of at least five clubs in 10 of the past 12 seasons.
  • Five Canadian teams qualified for the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, one year after – for only the second time in NHL history – none did.
  • Four of the bottom five teams from the 2015-16 regular season qualified for the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Toronto (30th in 2015-16), Edmonton (29th), Columbus (27th) and Calgary (26th).
  • The Maple Leafs became the first team since the 2007-08 Flyers to qualify for the postseason the year after finishing last in the overall NHL standings.
  • Seven teams posted double-digit gains in points from the 2015-16 regular season, led by the Oilers (+33), Blue Jackets (+32), Maple Leafs (+26), Canadiens (+21) and Wild (+19).
  • Of the League’s 16 playoff teams, three made coaching changes midseason (BOS, MTL and STL). In 2015-16, Pittsburgh’s Mike Sullivan became the sixth head coach in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup after taking over midseason.

RED WINGS MISS PLAYOFFS IN JOE LOUIS ARENA’S FINAL SEASON
The Red Wings missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 1989-90, ending a run of 25 consecutive postseason appearances – tied for the third-longest such streak in NHL history:

Most Consecutive Playoff Appearances, NHL History
29 – Boston Bruins (1967-68 through 1995-96)
28 – Chicago Blackhawks (1969-70 through 1996-97)
25 – St. Louis Blues (1979-80 through 2003-04)
25 – Detroit Red Wings (1990-91 through 2015-16)

Longest Active Playoff Streaks, NHL
11 – Pittsburgh Penguins (since 2006-07)
9 – Chicago Blackhawks (since 2008-09)
7 – New York Rangers (since 2010-11)
6 – St. Louis Blues (since 2011-12)

The Red Wings also closed the doors on Joe Louis Arena, their home since 1979-80. Playing in his 1,000th NHL game, captain Henrik Zetterberg posted 1-1—2 to lift Detroit to a 4-1 victory over New Jersey in the building’s finale on April 9.

SNEAK PEEK AT WEDNESDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
NY Rangers @ Montreal, Game 1, 7 p.m.
Boston @ Ottawa, Game 1, 7 p.m.
Columbus @ Pittsburgh, Game 1, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis @ Minnesota, Game 1, 9:30 p.m.
San Jose @ Edmonton, Game 1, 10 p.m.

Complete Stanley Cup First Round schedule here.

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