The NHL has surprised a lot of fans in a recent statement, revealing a surprising change to the playoffs schedule. The start date, initially set for April 22nd, has now been moved up to Saturday, April 20th. Sounds like the NHL will be moving the start date of the playoffs to Saturday April 20th. Originally was the 22nd. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/irfgaffar/status/1772630681165644239'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Anticipation builds are fans are eagerly looking forward to cheer their teams on in the playoffs.