How to Pick an NHL Playoff Pool

The end of the NHL regular season means also the end of fantasy hockey—or not. Fantasy hockey never stops and to make sure that the competitive fire in you continues burning these playoffs, why not join an NHL Playoff pool? Let’s not take too much of your time. Below is a quick rundown of how an NHL Playoff pool works.

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The Pool

In its simplest sense, an NHL Playoff pool allows hockey fans to own a group of NHL players playing in the postseason and get points depending on the production of their selected players. It’s practically a postseason-specific version of fantasy hockey. The number of participants in an NHL Playoff pool varies but the usual size ranges from six to 12 members. The team owner with the most points at the end of the season wins the pool.

Scoring

There are a number of scoring methods used in every pool. It is important for team owners to be aware of what is used in their respective pools. And perhaps the most common scoring type used is the one that assigns a point for each goal, a point for each assist, two points for each win, and a point for every overtime loss. Other leagues employ advance scoring systems, where goalie wins and penalties earned among others are taken into account.

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Pool Types

Two of the most common types of pools are the draft and non-draft. Under the draft type, team owners can’t own a player that is already on another owner’s team. A pool often goes through a draft to determine the composition of each owner’s team. The draft is similar to the snake style used in other fantasy leagues so the owner who picked first will be the last to choose in the next round.

The non-draft pool, on the other hand, allows owners to pick any player for their team. So instead of waiting for draft turns, each owner will just have to select say 25 players on their team without feeling bummed that another owner has beaten them to their favorite player. Duplicate ownership of a player is entirely okay in non-draft pool leagues.