Any playoff format with a wild card can result in said wild card playing a team with a worse record but not getting home ice (field) advantage. Look at football; this year the 9-7 Redskins played at home against the 10-6 Packers, who were the Wild Card. Last year the 7-8-1 Panthers hosted the 11-5 Arizona Cardinals. This is how wild card playoff formats work.
It's as if some hockey fans are unaware that other sports exist.
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