Current NHL Playoff Matchups as of the games of April 1,2014 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 (52-17-6, 110 pts) Games remaining: 7 (2 Home, 5 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. East: 5
	Columbus (38-30-7, 83 pts) Games remaining: 8 (3 Home, 5 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. East: 4
Regular season series (Bruins win 3-0-0)
Oct 12, 2013 Boston 3, Columbus 1 Nov 14, 2013 Columbus 2, Boston 3 (OT) Nov 30, 2013 Columbus 1, Boston 3
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Tampa Bay (42-25-9, 93 pts) Games remaining: 6 (5 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. East: 4
	Montreal (43-27-7, 93 pts) Games remaining: 5 (3 Home, 2 Away) vs. Quality teams: 4, vs. East: 4
Regular season series (Lightning win 3-0-1)
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 1, Tampa Bay 3
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Pittsburgh (48-23-5, 101 pts) Games remaining: 6 (3 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. East: 3
	Detroit (35-26-14, 84 pts) Games remaining: 7 (3 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. East: 6
Regular season series (Series tied 1-0-1)
Dec 14, 2013 Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 1 Mar 20, 2014 Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 5 (OT) Apr 9, 2014 Detroit at Pittsburgh
CURRENT MATCHUP
	NY Rangers (42-30-4, 88 pts) Games remaining: 6 (3 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. East: 4
	Philadelphia (39-27-9, 87 pts) Games remaining: 8 (4 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. East: 8
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
	Toronto (37-32-8, 82 pts) Trailing Columbus by 1 point Games remaining: 5 (2 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 3, vs. East: 4
	Washington (34-29-13, 81 pts) Trailing Columbus by 2 points Games remaining: 6 (2 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. East: 4
	New Jersey (32-28-16, 80 pts) Trailing Columbus by 3 points Games remaining: 6 (4 Home, 2 Away) vs. Quality teams: 4, vs. East: 5
	Ottawa (32-29-14, 78 pts) Trailing Columbus by 5 points Games remaining: 8 (4 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. East: 8
	Carolina (33-32-11, 77 pts) Trailing Columbus by 6 points Games remaining: 9 (4 Home, 5 Away) vs. Quality teams: 8, vs. East: 8
	NY Islanders (30-35-10, 70 pts) Trailing Columbus by 13 points Games remaining: 7 (2 Home, 5 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. East: 7

Eliminated
	Florida (27-42-8, 62 pts) Trailing Columbus by 21 points Games remaining: 5 (5 Home, 0 Away) vs. Quality teams: 4, vs. East: 3
	Buffalo (21-45-9, 51 pts) Trailing Columbus by 32 points Games remaining: 8 (3 Home, 5 Away) vs. Quality teams: 7, vs. East: 7

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (49-18-8, 106 pts) Games remaining: 7 (4 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. West: 7
	Minnesota (39-26-11, 89 pts) Games remaining: 6 (4 Home, 2 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. West: 4
Regular season series (Ducks win 2-1-0)
Oct 5, 2013 Anaheim 4, Minnesota 3 (OT) Dec 11, 2013 Minnesota 1, Anaheim 2 Jan 28, 2014 Minnesota 4, Anaheim 2
CURRENT MATCHUP
	San Jose (47-20-9, 103 pts) Games remaining: 6 (4 Home, 2 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. West: 6
	Los Angeles (44-26-6, 94 pts) Games remaining: 6 (2 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 4, vs. West: 6
Regular season series (Kings lead 3-0-1)
Oct 30, 2013 San Jose 3, Los Angeles 4 (OT) Nov 27, 2013 Los Angeles 2, San Jose 3 (SO) Dec 19, 2013 San Jose 1, Los Angeles 4 Jan 27, 2014 Los Angeles 1, San Jose 0 Apr 3, 2014 Los Angeles at San Jose
CURRENT MATCHUP
	St. Louis (51-17-7, 109 pts) Games remaining: 7 (4 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. West: 4
	Dallas (37-27-11, 85 pts) Games remaining: 8 (4 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 7, vs. West: 3
Regular season series (Series tied 2-1-1)
Nov 23, 2013 Dallas 1, St. Louis 6 Dec 29, 2013 St. Louis 3, Dallas 2 (OT) Mar 11, 2014 Dallas 3, St. Louis 2 (OT) Mar 29, 2014 Dallas 4, St. Louis 2 Apr 11, 2014 St. Louis at Dallas
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Colorado (48-21-6, 102 pts) Games remaining: 7 (2 Home, 5 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. West: 5
	Chicago (42-19-15, 99 pts) Games remaining: 6 (3 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. West: 3
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
	Phoenix (36-27-12, 84 pts) Trailing Dallas by 1 point Games remaining: 7 (4 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. West: 6
	Vancouver (34-31-11, 79 pts) Trailing Dallas by 6 points Games remaining: 6 (5 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 4, vs. West: 5
	Nashville (33-32-11, 77 pts) Trailing Dallas by 8 points Games remaining: 6 (2 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 6, vs. West: 6
	Winnipeg (33-33-10, 76 pts) Trailing Dallas by 9 points Games remaining: 6 (3 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 5, vs. West: 3

Eliminated
	Calgary (31-38-7, 69 pts) Trailing Dallas by 16 points Games remaining: 6 (2 Home, 4 Away) vs. Quality teams: 4, vs. West: 3
	Edmonton (26-40-9, 61 pts) Trailing Dallas by 24 points Games remaining: 7 (4 Home, 3 Away) vs. Quality teams: 7, 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