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How To Find The Cheapest 2020-21 NHL Tickets

2020-21 NHL Season Update

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have announced several important updates for the 2020-21 season.

How To Find The Cheapest Tampa Bay Lightning Tickets + Face Value Options

2020-21 Tampa Bay Lightning Attendance Policy Update

The Lightning will be hosting between 3,900-4,000 fans -- roughly 23% capacity -- at Amalie for the 2020-21 season. New safety guidelines have also been put in place, including mask requirements,contactless mobile ticketing, cashless and mobile ordering of concessions. For a full list of new safety guidelines click here.

Conference Finals: How To Get Best Deals on 2019 NHL Playoff Tickets

Of the four teams remaining in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, only two were there last year, and one is making its first appearance in a decade. Demand for tickets on the secondary market is down, according to secondary ticket marketplace TicketIQ.com, making this season a great opportunity for fans to see playoff hockey.

The Boston Bruins are making their third consecutive appearance after losing in the second round last season, and will play the Carolina Hurricanes, who hadn’t made the playoffs since 2009-10 prior to this go-round. The Eastern Conference Final series starts May 9 at Boston’s TD Garden.

In the Western Conference, the San Jose Sharks are making their fourth straight playoff appearance – and that includes a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2015-16. This time around, the Sharks will play the St. Louis Blues, who missed the postseason last year. The Western Conference Final series starts Saturday at San Jose.

According to TicketIQ, the average asking prices for these series are among the lowest of the decade. The $323 series average asking price for the Western Conference Final is the second lowest since 2011, and the $366 Eastern Conference average is the seventh lowest.

For fans looking ahead Stanley Cup tickets are available for all four teams. Right now the Hurricanes, despite being down 0-2 to the Bruins, have the most expensive 'get-in' price for a home game in the speculative Finals market.

Below is a look at both matchups.

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes

• Series average asking price: $366
• Boston average asking price/get-in price: $379/$145
• Carolina average asking price/get-in price: $349/$180

This series has the highest average asking price for an Eastern Conference Final in four years, but it’s only the fifth priciest since 2011, when secondary ticket marketplace TicketIQ.com began tracking data. In terms of historical perspective, the $180 get-in price at Carolina isn’t only the priciest of the two conference finals, it is the 11^th most expensive on the secondary market since 2011. The $145 Boston get-in price is the 16^th priciest.

The Bruins advanced by beating Columbus in six games and the Hurricanes swept the Islanders. This meeting will be the fifth in the playoffs between the two franchises. The first two were when the Hurricanes were the Hartford Whalers. Since their 1997 relocation to Carolina, the teams have split their playoff meetings, with the Bruins winning in the conference quarterfinals in 1997-98, and Carolina winning in the conference semifinals in 2008-09. Carolina made the playoffs this season for the first time since 2009-10, while Boston has been to the Stanley Cup Finals twice since 2010-11, when it beat Vancouver.

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis Blues

• Series average asking price: $323
• San Jose average asking price/get-in price: $366/$127
• St. Louis average asking price/get-in price: $267/$113

This series represents a great deal for fans – it’s the second cheapest in terms of average asking price on the secondary market since 2011, when TicketIQ began tracking data. Only the 2012 series between Vancouver and San Jose, which had an average asking price of $222, was cheaper. The priciest Western Conference Final cost fans $652 in 2017, when the Nashville Predators made an unlikely run to the Finals, and beat Anaheim in the conference finals.

The secondary market average asking price in San Jose is significantly higher than in St. Louis, which is the cheapest place to see a conference final this season. Historically speaking, the $267 average asking price in St. Louis is the third cheapest of the decade, and the get-in price is the bottom 10. 

San Jose needed seven games to beat Colorado in the conference semifinals and advance. The Sharks are making their fourth consecutive postseason appearance, and were Stanley Cup runners-up in 2015-16 – they beat the Blues in the conference finals to advance that season. This meeting marks the sixth time the teams have played in the postseason, and San Jose holds a 3-2 postseason advantage. The Blues eliminated Dallas in seven games to advance and are making their first playoff appearance after failing to qualify last season. Prior to that, St. Louis had advanced to the postseason six straight years.

With the NHL Playoffs quarterfinals in the books, it's now onto the semifinals.  Below is the change in price for each of the advancing teams. TicketIQ offers Low Price Guarantees on all NHL Playoff tickets. With TicketIQ's Low Price Guarantee, if you find the same ticket for less (after fees) on any other major secondary site like StubHub or Seatgeek, TicketIQ will give you 200% of the difference toward the purchase.

With major first round upsets knocking out the Lightning, Flames, Maples Leafs, and Jets-- along with both Stanley Cup finalists Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals--it's anyone's Cup to grab. Of the eight teams left, three have never won a championship (Sharks, Blues, Blue Jackets). For the Islanders, it's been 36 years. The Stars last hoisted the Cup in 1999 when Derian Hatcher wore the C, while the Avalanche last won in 2001 with Patrick Roy tended goal. Only the Hurricanes and Bruins have won a Stanley Cup championship in the last fifteen years, which should make an exciting May and June for all the teams left.

Below is the list of each team. ranked from most expensive to least expensive at the beginning of each series.

Conference Quarterfinals:

The long road to the Stanley Cup – the playoffs don’t end until June – is underway, and this version of the postseason will include a lot of firsts. Why? Of the eight series, five feature teams that have never met in the playoffs, including three in the Western Conference. Remarkably, only San Jose and two-year-old Vegas have played each other in the postseason before. The other three series are first-time playoff matchups.

NHL Tickets Midseason Report: Maple Leafs, Rangers & Bruins Are Most Expensive, Blue Jackets & Islanders Prices On The Rise

Among the NHL teams with the top five average asking prices on the secondary market, two experienced significant price drops between the start of the season and the midway point, and one has experienced a nearly 20% jump in average asking price. All of the moves are tied to the teams’ success – or failure – on the ice.