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Contents.League business Salary cap On June 21, 2018, the announced that the would be set at $79.5 million per team for the 2018–19 season. Rule changes No major rule changes have been implemented this season.On-ice ads in the rink corners After a trial during the 2018 and, the NHL began to allow teams to sell on-ice advertising placements in the corners of the rink. NHL chief revenue officer Keith Wachtel estimated that these new placements could provide up to $10 million in additional revenue to teams per season. During the playoffs, these advertising areas will be controlled by the league. Sports betting On October 29, 2018, it was announced that would become the NHL's 'official partner' in the United States.
This deal includes direct access to new forms of internal statistics data, as well as brand licensing agreements in relation to its, and came in the wake of a court ruling earlier in the year which declared the (a U.S. Law that forbade the legalization of sports betting outside of Nevada and other exempted states) to be unconstitutional. Expansion On December 4, 2018, NHL Commissioner officially announced that the league had approved an expansion team in, which is planned to begin play in the 2021–22 season.
To accommodate the addition in 2021, the new will be placed in the, while the will be moved to the. Media rights This was the eighth season under the NHL's ten year U.S. Rights deal with and fifth season of its twelve year Canadian rights deals with and.On December 20, 2017, and struck an agreement to renew its sublicensing agreement for through the end of Rogers's current broadcast contract. The two sides had previously reached an agreement to extend its original four-year agreement by an additional year.
Rogers announced that long-time commentator retired from Hockey Night after calling a limited schedule of games.Three teams shifted their radio broadcast rights exclusively to, all of which in heavily crowded large with multiple sports teams seeking a limited number of radio outlets. The 'Audio Network' will now be exclusively carried on. The and have a broadcast agreement with for the New York City market that will see only a limited number of games broadcast on their flagship sports station, with the rest being carried on the company's platform (the university radio station remains the Islanders' radio flagship). WFAN had already carried only a limited number of games from those teams in recent seasons, previously pawning off the remainder on other non-sports stations such as.In an effort to expand the league's television audience in Europe, the NHL began to schedule a 'European Game of the Week' broadcast during the season for its European rightsholders. The initiative launched with an NHL Global Series game in, on October 6, 2018. Fifty other weekend games were also scheduled within the afternoon window so they could air live during the hours in Europe. Draft The was held June 22 and 23, 2018.
The, by virtue of winning the draft lottery on April 28, held the first overall selection, using it to select defenseman.Preseason games in China Two preseason games were played in China. The and played one game (Calgary as home team) at the in on September 15, 2018, and played another (Boston as home team) at in on September 19, 2018. Preseason games in Europe Two preseason games were played in Europe.
The played against at in, Switzerland, on October 1, 2018. The played against at in, Germany, on October 3, 2018. Coaching changes Coaching changesOff-seasonTeam2017–18 coach2018–19 coachStory / AccomplishmentsGulutzan was fired on April 17, following the Flames' failure to make the playoffs. In two seasons, the Flames went 82–68–14 under Gulutzan. The Flames made the playoffs in Gulutzan's first season with the team before missing out the following year.
On April 23, Peters was named the Flames' new head coach. He had coached the Carolina Hurricanes the previous four seasons.Peters resigned on April 20, following the Hurricanes' failure to make the playoffs. Under Peters the Hurricanes went 137–138–53 and missed the playoffs in all four seasons. On May 8, Brind'Amour, who had spent the previous seven years as an assistant coach for the Hurricanes, was named the Hurricanes' new head coach.Hitchcock retired from coaching on April 13, following the Stars' failure to make the playoffs to become a consultant for the franchise.
The Stars went 319–186–60–20 under Hitchcock, winning the in, going back the following season, and winning the twice. On May 4, Montgomery was named the Stars' new head coach.
He previously coached the with whom he won the.Weight was relieved of his duties by the Islanders on June 5, a few weeks after the hiring of as the president of hockey operations for the Islanders. The Islanders went 59–49–14 under Weight in his one-and-a-half seasons as head coach, never making the playoffs. Weight would remain with the Islanders. On June 21, Trotz was hired as head coach, and was previously the head coach of the and with whom he won the in.Vigneault was fired by the New York Rangers on April 7, hours after the team's last regular season game after failing to make the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade and the second time since the.
The Rangers went 226–147–37 under Vigneault, going to the Finals in his first year as head coach and winning the Presidents' Trophy the following season. On May 23, Quinn was named the Rangers' new head coach. He previously served as the assistant coach for the during the 2012–13 season.Trotz resigned on June 18 amid speculation of a contract dispute that neither he nor the Capitals confirmed. In four seasons under Trotz, the Capitals went 205–89–34, won two Presidents' Trophies and won the. On June 29, Reirden was named head coach by the Capitals. Reirden, in his first NHL head coach position, had been an assistant with the Capitals for all four seasons under Trotz.In-seasonTeamOutgoing coachIncoming coachStory / Accomplishments.Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019, after going 2–15–4 in their past 21 games and losing seven consecutive games.
Carlyle, who had previously coached the Ducks between 2005 and 2011, was rehired at the start of the and went 111–74–35 and made the playoff both years. Carlyle was 384–256–96 throughout his time with the Ducks and won the Stanley Cup in. General manager Murray took over as interim head coach for the rest of the season.Quenneville was fired on November 6, 2018, after starting the season 6–6–3. Quenneville had been the head coach of the team since 2008 and guided them to three in, and, while also accumulating an overall record of 797–452–249 with the team., the head coach for the, succeeded Quenneville as head coach of the Blackhawks.McLellan was fired on November 20, 2018, after starting the season 9–10–1. McLellan had been the Oilers' head coach since the 2015–16 season, leading the team to a 123–119–24 record and a playoff berth in 2016–17. Hitchcock, a head coach with the third most wins in the NHL, was hired out of his announced retirement to replace McLellan for the remainder of the season.Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018, after starting the season 4–8–1. Under his only season as head coach of the Kings, Stevens led the team to a 45–29–8 record and a wild card playoff berth in 2017–18.
Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Desjardins was named the interim head coach.Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019, with the Senators having a 22–37–5 record and losing six consecutive games. Boucher had coached the Senators since the with a record of 94–108–26 and making it to the Conference Finals in 2017. Crawford, who last coached the Dallas Stars, was named the interim head coach.Hakstol was fired on December 17, 2018, after starting the season 12–15–4. Hakstol served as head coach since the 2015–16 season, leading the team to a 134–101–42 record and two playoff appearances. Former New York Islanders head coach Gordon was named the interim head coach.Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018, after starting the season 7–9–3. Yeo had coached the Blues since February 1, 2017, leading the team to a 73–49–11 record and a playoff berth in 2016–17.
Berube, who had served as assistant coach with the Blues since 2017, was named the interim head coach.(.) Indicates interim.Front office changes General managersOff-seasonTeam2017–18 GM2018–19 GMStory / AccomplishmentsFletcher was fired by the Wild on April 23, shortly after their defeat in the first round of the playoffs. He had been the Wild's general manager since the start of the 2009–10 season. Fenton was hired as his replacement on May 21; he had previously held the same position with the 's.On April 30, 2018, it was announced that Lou Lamoriello would not return as general manager.
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On May 11, 2018, assistant general manager Kyle Dubas was named his replacement.Snow was fired by the Islanders on June 5, a few weeks after the hiring of as the president of hockey operations for the Islanders. Snow had been the Islanders' general manager since the start of the 2006–07 season. Lamoriello replaced Snow as the Islanders' general manager.Yzerman resigned on September 11, but remained with the Lightning in an advisory role for the last year of his contract. He was replaced by the Lightning's assistant general manager who had also served as the organization's AHL affiliate general manager since 2010. Under BriseBois, the and appeared in three finals and won one over his eight seasons.In-seasonTeamOutgoing GMIncoming GMStory / AccomplishmentsChiarelli was fired as the Oilers' general manager on January 22, 2019, with the Oilers in seventh place in the Pacific Division. Chiarelli had been the general manager since 2015 and the Oilers had made the playoffs once during that time, advancing to the second round in 2017. On January 23, it was announced that Keith Gretzky had been named interim general manager for the Oilers.Hextall was fired as the Flyers' general manager on November 26, 2018, with the Flyers in last place in the Metropolitan Division.
Hextall had been the general manager since 2014 and the Flyers had made the playoffs twice, never advancing past the first round. On December 3, it was announced that Chuck Fletcher had been named general manager for the Flyers.Team presidentsOff-seasonTeam2017–18 President2018–19 PresidentStory / AccomplishmentsBrandon, who served as team president while concurrently serving a similar position with the, resigned from both positions on May 1, 2018. He had spent three years as the Sabres' president. Pegula, the wife of owner, replaced Brandon in both positions, and became the only current female team president in the NHL.
Brandon's departure was the first of several resignations and dismissals resulting from a downsizing of Pegula's executive payroll.Arena changes. The moved half of their home schedule back to their previous home, the, after the proved to be unsuitable as a full-time NHL venue. The Islanders continue to play the remaining half of their home schedule at the Barclays Center, an arrangement that will last until 2021, when is scheduled to open. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Islanders played their first round home games at the Nassau Coliseum and their second round home games at the Barclays Center. The ' home arena was renamed from Scottrade Center to on July 1, 2018. The ' home arena was renamed from the Air Canada Centre to on July 1, 2018.Regular season The regular season began on October 3, 2018, and ended April 6, 2019.
This season, the mandatory 'bye week' that each team received was extended from five to seven days, to also include All-Star Weekend. The regular season schedule was released on June 21. International games Three regular season games, branded as the NHL Global Series, were played in Europe. The and played at the in, Sweden, on October 6, 2018.
The and played two games at in, Finland, on November 1 and 2, 2018. Outdoor games.
Main article: Bracket In each round, teams compete in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with plays at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team is at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division make the playoffs, along with two in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference.In the First Round, the lower wild card in the conference plays against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card plays against the other division winner, and both wild cards are #4 seeds. The other series match the second and third place teams from the divisions.
In the first two rounds, home ice advantage is awarded to the team with the better seed. Thereafter, it is awarded to the team that had more points in the regular season followed by the tie breakers, if necessary. This bracket.A1Tampa Bay0WCColumbus4WCColumbus2A2Boston4A2Boston4A3Toronto3A2Boston4WCCarolina0M1Washington3WCCarolina4WCCarolina4M2NY Islanders0M2NY Islanders4M3Pittsburgh0A2Boston3C3St. Louis4P2San Jose2P1Calgary1WCColorado4WCColorado3P2San Jose4P2San Jose4P3Vegas3Legend. A1, A2, A3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the, respectively.
M1, M2, M3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the, respectively. C1, C2, C3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the, respectively. P1, P2, P3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the, respectively. WC – Wild Card teamsStatistics Scoring leaders The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of games played on April 6, 2019. PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM8241784114425093679358248238242356196–38Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders led the league in regular season at the conclusion of games played on April 6, 2019, while playing at least 1,800 minutes.
PlayerTeamGPTOIWLOTLGASOSV%GAA321,895.9271.89462,6877.9341.98462,6936.9302.13432,2875.9272.28553,21265.9252.33402,3905.9222.34402,3954.9142.39533,21286.9252.40563,21304.9182.42462,61094.9122.48NHL awards. See also:The league's awards were presented at the NHL Awards ceremony, that was held following the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs on June 19 at the. Finalists for voted awards were announced during the playoffs and winners were presented at the award ceremony. Voting concluded immediately after the end of the regular season.
The, the and are not presented at the awards ceremony. The is announced during the summer and presented in the fall.2018–19 NHL awardsAwardRecipient(s)Runner(s)-up/Finalists(Best regular-season record)(Eastern Conference champion)(Western Conference champion)(Player with most points)(Tampa Bay Lightning)(Edmonton Oilers)(Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication)(New York Islanders)(Columbus Blue Jackets)(San Jose Sharks)(Best first-year player)(Vancouver Canucks)(St.
Louis Blues)(Buffalo Sabres)(Most valuable player, playoffs)(St. Louis Blues)N/A(Defensive forward)(St. Louis Blues)(Boston Bruins)(Ottawa Senators/Vegas Golden Knights)(Most valuable player, regular season)(Tampa Bay Lightning)(Pittsburgh Penguins)(Edmonton Oilers)(Best coach)(New York Islanders)(St. Louis Blues)(Tampa Bay Lightning)(Best defenseman)(Calgary Flames)(San Jose Sharks)(Tampa Bay Lightning)(Leadership and humanitarian contribution)(Minnesota Wild)(Arizona Coyotes)(New York Rangers)(Sportsmanship and excellence)(Florida Panthers)(Calgary Flames)(St. Louis Blues)(Outstanding player)(Tampa Bay Lightning)(Chicago Blackhawks)(Edmonton Oilers)(Leadership and community activities)(Philadelphia Flyers/Nashville Predators)(Calgary Flames)(Carolina Hurricanes)(Top goal-scorer)(Washington Capitals)(Edmonton Oilers)(Top general manager)(Boston Bruins)(St. This section needs additional citations for. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
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