Teams Eliminated From Nhl Playoffs 2024. 16 total teams make the stanley cup playoffs, eight from the east and eight from the west. The stanley cup dream for 16 teams has been dashed, but for the fans of those teams there is still plenty to root for in the stanley cup playoffs.

The stanley cup dream for 16 teams has been dashed, but for the fans of those teams there is still plenty to root for in the stanley cup playoffs. Is the american thanksgiving theory holding up so far this year in the nhl playoff race?