Current NHL Playoff Matchups

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
	Tampa Bay (10-3-1, 21 pts) Games remaining: 68 (33 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 47, vs. East: 47
	Boston (9-6-0, 18 pts) Games remaining: 67 (32 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 47, vs. East: 43
Regular season series
Jan 13, 2015 Tampa Bay at Boston Mar 12, 2015 Tampa Bay at Boston Mar 22, 2015 Boston at Tampa Bay Apr 11, 2015 Boston at Tampa Bay
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Montreal (10-4-1, 21 pts) Games remaining: 67 (34 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 44, vs. East: 46
	Detroit (7-3-4, 18 pts) Games remaining: 68 (34 Home, 34 Away) vs. Quality teams: 45, vs. East: 42
Regular season series (Canadiens lead 1-0-0)
Oct 21, 2014 Detroit 1, Montreal 2 (OT) Nov 16, 2014 Montreal at Detroit Feb 16, 2015 Montreal at Detroit Apr 9, 2015 Detroit at Montreal
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Pittsburgh (10-2-1, 21 pts) Games remaining: 69 (34 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 46, vs. East: 47
	Ottawa (7-3-3, 17 pts) Games remaining: 69 (34 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 49, vs. East: 47
Regular season series
Dec 6, 2014 Ottawa at Pittsburgh Feb 12, 2015 Pittsburgh at Ottawa Apr 7, 2015 Pittsburgh at Ottawa
CURRENT MATCHUP
	NY Islanders (9-5-0, 18 pts) Games remaining: 68 (36 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 47, vs. East: 48
	Philadelphia (7-5-2, 16 pts) Games remaining: 68 (33 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 46, vs. East: 46
Regular season series
Nov 24, 2014 Philadelphia at New York Jan 19, 2015 Philadelphia at New York Feb 5, 2015 New York at Philadelphia Apr 7, 2015 New York at Philadelphia

In The Hunt
	Toronto (7-5-2, 16 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 1 point Games remaining: 68 (33 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 48, vs. East: 44
	Washington (6-5-3, 15 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 2 points Games remaining: 68 (33 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 45, vs. East: 47
	NY Rangers (6-5-2, 14 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 3 points Games remaining: 69 (33 Home, 36 Away) vs. Quality teams: 45, vs. East: 46
	New Jersey (6-6-2, 14 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 3 points Games remaining: 68 (35 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 49, vs. East: 45
	Florida (4-4-4, 12 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 5 points Games remaining: 70 (36 Home, 34 Away) vs. Quality teams: 53, vs. East: 46
	Carolina (4-6-3, 11 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 6 points Games remaining: 69 (36 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 52, vs. East: 47
	Columbus (4-9-1, 9 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 8 points Games remaining: 68 (34 Home, 34 Away) vs. Quality teams: 51, vs. East: 45
	Buffalo (3-11-2, 8 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 9 points Games remaining: 66 (32 Home, 34 Away) vs. Quality teams: 48, vs. East: 44

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (10-3-2, 22 pts) Games remaining: 67 (34 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 48, vs. West: 42
	San Jose (8-5-2, 18 pts) Games remaining: 67 (36 Home, 31 Away) vs. Quality teams: 47, vs. West: 43
Regular season series (Sharks lead 1-0-0)
Oct 26, 2014 San Jose 4, Anaheim 1 Nov 29, 2014 Anaheim at San Jose Dec 22, 2014 San Jose at Anaheim Dec 31, 2014 San Jose at Anaheim Jan 29, 2015 Anaheim at San Jose
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Vancouver (10-5-0, 20 pts) Games remaining: 67 (35 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 48, vs. West: 39
	Calgary (9-5-2, 20 pts) Games remaining: 66 (35 Home, 31 Away) vs. Quality teams: 44, vs. West: 43
Regular season series (Canucks lead 1-0-0)
Oct 8, 2014 Vancouver 4, Calgary 2 Dec 20, 2014 Calgary at Vancouver Jan 10, 2015 Calgary at Vancouver Feb 14, 2015 Vancouver at Calgary
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Nashville (9-3-2, 20 pts) Games remaining: 68 (35 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 46, vs. West: 38
	Los Angeles (8-4-3, 19 pts) Games remaining: 67 (32 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 48, vs. West: 42
Regular season series
Nov 25, 2014 Los Angeles at Nashville Jan 3, 2015 Nashville at Los Angeles Mar 14, 2015 Nashville at Los Angeles
CURRENT MATCHUP
	St. Louis (9-4-1, 19 pts) Games remaining: 68 (33 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 47, vs. West: 40
	Winnipeg (8-5-2, 18 pts) Games remaining: 67 (34 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 46, vs. West: 42
Regular season series
Nov 23, 2014 St. Louis at Winnipeg Feb 26, 2015 St. Louis at Winnipeg Mar 10, 2015 Winnipeg at St. Louis Mar 19, 2015 St. Louis at Winnipeg Apr 7, 2015 Winnipeg at St. Louis

In The Hunt
	Chicago (7-6-1, 15 pts) Trailing San Jose by 3 points Games remaining: 68 (33 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 44, vs. West: 43
	Minnesota (7-6-0, 14 pts) Trailing San Jose by 4 points Games remaining: 69 (35 Home, 34 Away) vs. Quality teams: 47, vs. West: 43
	Arizona (6-7-1, 13 pts) Trailing San Jose by 5 points Games remaining: 68 (34 Home, 34 Away) vs. Quality teams: 51, vs. West: 43
	Colorado (4-7-5, 13 pts) Trailing San Jose by 5 points Games remaining: 66 (33 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 46, vs. West: 42
	Dallas (4-6-4, 12 pts) Trailing San Jose by 6 points Games remaining: 68 (33 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 49, vs. West: 41
	Edmonton (5-8-1, 11 pts) Trailing San Jose by 7 points Games remaining: 68 (33 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 50, vs. West: 43

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.