As a result, the league shortened the season length from 84 games the year before to 48 and, for first and only time in NHL history, the regular season extended into May.
As a result, the league shortened the season length from 84 games, like the year before, to 48. Furthermore, the season lasted from January 20 to May 3; this was the first and only time in NHL history that the regular season extended into May.