Updated Feb. 14, 2020
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| Thursday’s Games: Milwaukee 2 at Chicago 5 Rockford 5 at Manitoba 2 |
Friday’s Games: Toronto at Belleville – 7:00 PM EST Cleveland at Grand Rapids – 7:00 PM EST Utica at Syracuse – 7:00 PM EST Hershey at Binghamton – 7:05 PM EST Bridgeport at Lehigh Valley – 7:05 PM EST W-B/Scranton at Providence – 7:05 PM EST Laval at Hartford – 7:15 PM EST San Diego at Iowa – 7:00 PM CST San Antonio at Texas – 7:00 PM CST Ontario at Stockton – 7:00 PM PST |
Saturday’s Games: Belleville at Toronto – 4:00 PM EST Springfield at Charlotte – 6:00 PM EST W-B/Scranton at Bridgeport – 7:00 PM EST Binghamton at Hershey – 7:00 PM EST San Diego at Iowa – 6:00 PM CST Milwaukee at Manitoba – 6:00 PM CST Cleveland at Rockford – 6:00 PM CST Rochester at Syracuse – 7:00 PM EST Hartford at Lehigh Valley – 7:05 PM EST Grand Rapids at Chicago – 7:00 PM CST San Antonio at Texas – 7:00 PM CST Tucson at Stockton – 6:00 PM PST Colorado at Bakersfield – 7:00 PM PST |
Matchups if the 2020 Calder Cup Playoffs started today:
In 2019-20, the AHL will have 16 teams participating in the postseason.
The top four teams in each of the AHL’s four divisions will qualify for the 2020 Calder Cup Playoffs.
Home-ice advantage in all series will be granted to the team with the higher points percentage.
The division semifinals will be best-of-five series. All other series are in a best-of-seven format.
Following are the tiebreaking procedures used in the event of a tie in points percentage in the standings, regardless of division, following the completion of the regular season. When a tie among three or more teams is broken resulting in a two-team tie, the original tiebreaking method is used.
Between two teams:
a) percentage of games won in regulation (excluding overtime/shootouts)
b) percentage of games won in regulation or overtime (excluding shootouts)
c) percentage of games won in any manner
d) points in season series between teams
e) goal differential
f) goals scored in season series between teams
g) intra-conference points percentage
Among three or more teams:
a) percentage of games won in regulation (excluding overtime/shootouts)
b) percentage of games won in regulation or overtime (excluding shootouts)
c) percentage of games won in any manner
d) points percentage in combined season series
e) goal differential
f) goal differential in combined season series
g) intra-conference points percentage