Gary Bettman to make formal announcement on NHL's return today at 4:30pm ET

This just in, the NHL is expected to make a formal announcement regarding the league's 24 team playoff format later today at 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm ET.

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Gary Bettman to make an announcement today at 4:30 p.m. ET regarding the Return to Play Plan for the 19-20 NHL season. Find it on NBCSN and NHL Network in the U.S., Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada, and streaming live on https://t.co/EawMCSnXrh and across NHL Social platforms.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) May 26, 2020

The announcement will be covered by NBCSN, NHL Network, Spoortsnet and NHL.com.

It's expected that commissioner Gary Bettman will officially unveil the NHL's plans regarding the resumption of the 2019-20 season and its expanded 24 team playoff format. Stay tuned, hockey fans. NHL hockey is right around the corner.

Gary Bettman to make formal announcement on NHL's return today at 4:30pm ET

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