Sports As coronavirus has current season on hiatus, NHL says playing 82 games in 2020-21 is goal March 19, 2020Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAYComments Off on As coronavirus has current season on hiatus, NHL says playing 82 games in 2020-21 is goal NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said that any plan to finish this season would be made with the goal of playing a full regular season in 2020-21.