Current NHL Playoff Matchups as of the games of March 28,2014 from ESPN.GO.COM

The NHL first-round playoff matchups based on the current NHL standings. The top three teams in each division earn berths in the playoffs, followed by the next two teams in terms of total points in the conference, regardless of division, for a total of eight teams from each conference.

Eastern Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Boston (50-17-6, 106 pts) Games remaining: 9 (2 Home, 7 Away) vs. Quality teams: 8, vs. East: 7
	Detroit (33-26-14, 80 pts) Games remaining: 9 (4 Home, 5 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. East: 8
Regular season series (Red Wings lead 2-1-0)
Oct 5, 2013 Detroit 1, Boston 4 Oct 14, 2013 Detroit 3, Boston 2 Nov 27, 2013 Boston 1, Detroit 6 Apr 2, 2014 Boston at Detroit
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Montreal (42-26-7, 91 pts) Games remaining: 7 (3 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. East: 6
	Tampa Bay (40-24-9, 89 pts) Games remaining: 9 (6 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 7, vs. East: 7
Regular season series (Lightning lead 2-0-1)
Nov 12, 2013 Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1 (SO) Dec 28, 2013 Montreal 2, Tampa Bay 1 (SO) Feb 1, 2014 Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1 (OT) Apr 1, 2014 Montreal at Tampa Bay
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Pittsburgh (47-22-5, 99 pts) Games remaining: 8 (5 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 7, vs. East: 4
	Columbus (37-30-6, 80 pts) Games remaining: 10 (4 Home, 6 Away) vs. Quality teams: 7, vs. East: 5
Regular season series (Penguins win 5-0-0)
Nov 1, 2013 Columbus 2, Pittsburgh 4 Nov 2, 2013 Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 0 Dec 9, 2013 Columbus 1, Pittsburgh 2 Dec 29, 2013 Pittsburgh 5, Columbus 3 Mar 28, 2014 Pittsburgh 2, Columbus 1
CURRENT MATCHUP
	NY Rangers (41-30-4, 86 pts) Games remaining: 7 (3 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 4, vs. East: 4
	Philadelphia (39-27-7, 85 pts) Games remaining: 10 (5 Home, 5 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. East: 9
Regular season series (Series tied 2-2-0)
Oct 24, 2013 New York 1, Philadelphia 2 Jan 12, 2014 Philadelphia 1, New York 4 Mar 1, 2014 New York 2, Philadelphia 4 Mar 26, 2014 Philadelphia 1, New York 3

In The Hunt
	Washington (34-27-12, 80 pts) Trailing Detroit by 0 points Games remaining: 9 (4 Home, 5 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. East: 5
	Toronto (36-31-8, 80 pts) Trailing Detroit by 0 points Games remaining: 7 (4 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. East: 5
	New Jersey (31-28-14, 76 pts) Trailing Detroit by 4 points Games remaining: 9 (5 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 3, vs. East: 8
	Ottawa (30-29-14, 74 pts) Trailing Detroit by 6 points Games remaining: 10 (6 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. East: 9
	Carolina (32-32-9, 73 pts) Trailing Detroit by 7 points Games remaining: 12 (5 Home, 7 Away) vs. Quality teams: 11, vs. East: 11
	NY Islanders (28-35-10, 66 pts) Trailing Detroit by 14 points Games remaining: 9 (4 Home, 5 Away) vs. Quality teams: 7, vs. East: 9

Eliminated
	Florida (27-39-8, 62 pts) Trailing Detroit by 18 points Games remaining: 8 (6 Home, 2 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. East: 6
	Buffalo (20-45-8, 48 pts) Trailing Detroit by 32 points Games remaining: 10 (5 Home, 5 Away) vs. Quality teams: 8, vs. East: 9

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	San Jose (47-19-9, 103 pts) Games remaining: 7 (4 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. West: 7
	Minnesota (37-26-11, 85 pts) Games remaining: 8 (4 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 7, vs. West: 6
Regular season series (Sharks win 2-1-0)
Dec 8, 2013 San Jose 1, Minnesota 3 Dec 12, 2013 Minnesota 1, San Jose 3 Jan 25, 2014 Minnesota 2, San Jose 3 (OT)
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (47-18-8, 102 pts) Games remaining: 9 (5 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. West: 9
	Los Angeles (43-25-6, 92 pts) Games remaining: 8 (4 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. West: 8
Regular season series (Ducks lead 3-0-1)
Dec 3, 2013 Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 2 (SO) Jan 23, 2014 Los Angeles 1, Anaheim 2 Jan 25, 2014 Anaheim 3, Los Angeles 0 Mar 15, 2014 Anaheim 2, Los Angeles 1 Apr 12, 2014 Anaheim at Los Angeles
CURRENT MATCHUP
	St. Louis (50-16-7, 107 pts) Games remaining: 9 (6 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 8, vs. West: 5
	Phoenix (36-26-12, 84 pts) Games remaining: 8 (5 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. West: 7
Regular season series (Blues win 2-0-1)
Nov 12, 2013 Phoenix 3, St. Louis 2 (OT) Jan 14, 2014 Phoenix 1, St. Louis 2 Mar 2, 2014 St. Louis 4, Phoenix 2
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Chicago (42-18-15, 99 pts) Games remaining: 7 (3 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. West: 3
	Colorado (46-21-6, 98 pts) Games remaining: 9 (3 Home, 6 Away) vs. Quality teams: 8, vs. West: 6
Regular season series (Avalanche win 4-1-0)
Nov 19, 2013 Chicago 1, Colorado 5 Dec 27, 2013 Colorado 2, Chicago 7 Jan 14, 2014 Colorado 3, Chicago 2 (OT) Mar 4, 2014 Colorado 4, Chicago 2 Mar 12, 2014 Chicago 2, Colorado 3

In The Hunt
	Dallas (35-27-11, 81 pts) Trailing Phoenix by 3 points Games remaining: 10 (4 Home, 6 Away) vs. Quality teams: 7, vs. West: 4
	Vancouver (34-30-11, 79 pts) Trailing Phoenix by 5 points Games remaining: 7 (6 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. West: 6
	Winnipeg (33-32-9, 75 pts) Trailing Phoenix by 9 points Games remaining: 8 (3 Home, 5 Away) vs. Quality teams: 7, vs. West: 5
	Nashville (32-32-11, 75 pts) Trailing Phoenix by 9 points Games remaining: 7 (3 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 7, vs. West: 6
	Calgary (31-36-7, 69 pts) Trailing Phoenix by 15 points Games remaining: 8 (2 Home, 6 Away) vs. Quality teams: 7, vs. West: 3

Eliminated
	Edmonton (26-39-9, 61 pts) Trailing Phoenix by 23 points Games remaining: 8 (5 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 8, vs. West: 7

Glossary

• Tiebreaker: In the event teams are tied in the standings, the following tiebreakers are applied to determine which team receives the higher seeding.
• • 1. The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage).
  • 2. The greater number of games won (not including games won in a shootout).
  • 3. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs. If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included. If more than two clubs are tied, the higher percentage of available points earned in games among those clubs, and not including any "odd" games, shall be used to determine the standing.
  • 4. Goal differential.
• Quality Team: Team that has more points than games played.