The NHL has received an exemption from Canadian health officials, remaining teams in the playoffs will be allow to travel across the border travel for the semifinal round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

When the teams are in Canada, they will be required to stay in a bubble and be tested daily for COVID-19, similar to the restrictions, they dealt with last year, while playing in the the two hub cities last year.  Teams will be given designated hotels and they are can not have any interaction with the public.