Current NHL Playoff Matchups as of the games of April 11,2014 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. The next two teams in terms of total points in the conference, regardless of division, earn the wild card spots. This gives a total of eight teams from each conference.

The top seed in each division plays one of the wild-card teams in its conference. The division leader with the most points plays the wild-card team with the least points. The second and third seeds in each division face each other in the first round.

Eastern Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Boston (53-18-9, 115 pts) Games remaining: 2 (1 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
	Detroit (38-28-15, 91 pts) Games remaining: 1 (0 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. East: 0
Regular season series (Red Wings lead 3-1-0)
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 2, Detroit 3
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Tampa Bay (45-27-9, 99 pts) Games remaining: 1 (0 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. East: 1
	Montreal (45-28-8, 98 pts) Games remaining: 1 (1 Home, 0 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. East: 1
Regular season series (Lightning lead 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 (51-24-5, 107 pts) Games remaining: 2 (2 Home, 0 Away) vs. Quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
	Columbus (42-32-7, 91 pts) Games remaining: 1 (0 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 0, vs. East: 1
Regular season series (Penguins lead 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 (45-31-5, 95 pts) Games remaining: 1 (0 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. East: 1
	Philadelphia (41-30-9, 91 pts) Games remaining: 2 (1 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
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

Eliminated
	Washington (38-30-13, 89 pts) Trailing Detroit by 2 points Games remaining: 1 (1 Home, 0 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. East: 1
	New Jersey (34-29-18, 86 pts) Trailing Detroit by 5 points Games remaining: 1 (1 Home, 0 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. East: 1
	Ottawa (35-31-14, 84 pts) Trailing Detroit by 7 points Games remaining: 2 (1 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
	Toronto (38-35-8, 84 pts) Trailing Detroit by 7 points Games remaining: 1 (0 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. East: 1
	Carolina (35-35-11, 81 pts) Trailing Detroit by 10 points Games remaining: 1 (0 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. East: 1
	NY Islanders (33-37-11, 77 pts) Trailing Detroit by 14 points Games remaining: 1 (0 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 0, vs. East: 1
	Florida (29-44-8, 66 pts) Trailing Detroit by 25 points Games remaining: 1 (1 Home, 0 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. East: 1
	Buffalo (21-50-9, 51 pts) Trailing Detroit by 40 points Games remaining: 2 (1 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (52-20-8, 112 pts) Games remaining: 2 (1 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
	Dallas (40-30-11, 91 pts) Games remaining: 1 (0 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. West: 1
Regular season series (Stars lead 2-1-0)
Oct 20, 2013 Dallas 3, Anaheim 6 Nov 26, 2013 Anaheim 3, Dallas 6 Feb 1, 2014 Dallas 2, Anaheim 0
CURRENT MATCHUP
	San Jose (50-22-9, 109 pts) Games remaining: 1 (0 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. West: 1
	Los Angeles (46-28-7, 99 pts) Games remaining: 1 (1 Home, 0 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. West: 1
Regular season series (Kings lead 3-1-1)
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 1, San Jose 2
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Colorado (52-22-7, 111 pts) Games remaining: 1 (0 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. West: 1
	Minnesota (43-26-12, 98 pts) Games remaining: 1 (1 Home, 0 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. West: 1
Regular season series (Avalanche lead 4-0-1)
Nov 29, 2013 Colorado 3, Minnesota 1 Nov 30, 2013 Minnesota 2, Colorado 3 (SO) Dec 14, 2013 Minnesota 2, Colorado 1 (SO) Jan 11, 2014 Colorado 4, Minnesota 2 Jan 30, 2014 Minnesota 4, Colorado 5
CURRENT MATCHUP
	St. Louis (52-22-7, 111 pts) Games remaining: 1 (1 Home, 0 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. West: 0
	Chicago (46-20-15, 107 pts) Games remaining: 1 (0 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. West: 1
Regular season series (Blues lead 3-2-0)
Oct 9, 2013 Chicago 2, St. Louis 3 Oct 17, 2013 St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 (SO) Dec 28, 2013 Chicago 5, St. Louis 6 (SO) Mar 19, 2014 St. Louis 0, Chicago 4 Apr 6, 2014 St. Louis 2, Chicago 4

Eliminated
	Phoenix (36-29-15, 87 pts) Trailing Dallas by 4 points Games remaining: 2 (2 Home, 0 Away) vs. Quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
	Nashville (36-32-12, 84 pts) Trailing Dallas by 7 points Games remaining: 2 (1 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
	Winnipeg (37-35-10, 84 pts) Trailing Dallas by 7 points Games remaining: 0
	Vancouver (35-34-11, 81 pts) Trailing Dallas by 10 points Games remaining: 2 (1 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 0, vs. West: 2
	Calgary (35-39-7, 77 pts) Trailing Dallas by 14 points Games remaining: 1 (0 Home, 1 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. West: 1
	Edmonton (28-44-9, 65 pts) Trailing Dallas by 26 points Games remaining: 1 (1 Home, 0 Away) vs. Quality teams: 1, vs. West: 1

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.