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The Lead

The NHL Playoffs Start With A Bang

The Lead

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3.72.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

After more than four months away from competition, the NHL is back -- and the league has gone straight to the playoffs. The Athletic’s Michael Russo joins us to talk about some surprise results on opening weekend, a much-discussed moment during the national anthem, and what the key to success will be in this year’s strange playoff format.

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0:49.5

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1:08.0

After more than four months off, the NHL is back and is gone straight to the playoffs.

1:23.9

Today, the athletics Mike Russo joins us to talk about some surprise results on opening weekend,

1:31.6

a much discussed moment during the national anthem, and what the key to success will be in this year's weird playoffs.

1:38.8

We've never seen anything like this. It's absolutely unprecedented.

1:42.0

It's going to be survival really of the fittest right now.

1:47.1

From Wondry and the Athletic, I'm Kavitha Davidson.

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