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i have no clue about anything hockey but my bf is super into it and as a north carolinian ofc im excited rn too but can someone explain why theres multiple final games? they’re the last 2 why are they playing 4 games isn’t one enough to determine the win?
4 upvotes, 8 comments. Sidechat image post by Anonymous in NHL. "i have no clue about anything hockey but my bf is super into it and as a north carolinian ofc im excited rn too but can someone explain why theres multiple final games? they’re the last 2 why are they playing 4 games isn’t one enough to determine the win?"
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Anonymous 1d

good on you for genuinely trying to learn, enjoy the games. more hockey is more fun

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Anonymous 1d

It's best out of 7 games for every round of the playoffs, so the first team to 4 wins will get the cup. Games 5-7 are marked as "if necessary" because if one team wins games 1-4 with no losses (or plays games 1-5 with 1 loss or 1-6 with 2 losses) they win the cup, the postseason is over, and the remaining games are cancelled

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Anonymous 1d

A post season series is normal in most sports so 1 fluke win doesn’t determine anything, a best of 7 gives the clear distinction of who the better team is. Game 1 isn’t everything, also means more action so huge bonus there

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Anonymous 1d

thanks to whoever commented before deleting it instead of downvoting like the other weirdos. can a girl not ask the hockey page a hockey question god damn

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Anonymous 1d

and the games 5-7 are if necessary? what does this all mean i’m confused

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

For example, last year’s final was between the Panthers and Oilers. The Oilers won game 1, Panthers won games 2 and 3, Oilers won game 4, and the Panthers won games 5 and 6, bringing them to 4 wins in the finals, so game 7 wasn’t played

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

I’m so sorry about that!! I made a typo and had to delete and repost

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18h

It’s first to win 4 games, so if you win the first 4, there’s no point to play 5,6,7

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