NHL on Yik Yak | 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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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?

6 upvotes, 9 comments. Yik Yak 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?"

Anonymous 2d

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

Anonymous 2d

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

Anonymous 2d

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

Anonymous 8h

Im also kinda new to hockey so it took me a min to understand it too but i much prefer a game series to just one game that determines the winner cuz I dont think just one game is enough to say one team is better than another!!

Anonymous 2d

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

Anonymous 2d

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

Anonymous

#1 2d

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

Anonymous

OP 2d

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

Anonymous

OP 1d

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