The NHL and NHLPA have tentatively agreed to play a 56-game schedule this upcoming season, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports.

The potential deal remains contingent on a vote from each side. The league plans to hold a board of governor's meeting at some point this weekend, while the NHLPA executive board will hold a call Friday night, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

Besides the recently pandemic-shortened season, the last time the league played a campaign fewer than 82 games was the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season when a 48-game slate was used.

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