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
	Montreal (14-4-1, 29 pts) Games remaining: 63 (31 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 42, vs. East: 43
	Ottawa (8-5-4, 20 pts) Games remaining: 65 (33 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 43, vs. East: 46
Regular season series
Dec 20, 2014 Ottawa at Montreal Jan 15, 2015 Montreal at Ottawa Feb 18, 2015 Montreal at Ottawa Mar 12, 2015 Ottawa at Montreal
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Tampa Bay (12-4-2, 26 pts) Games remaining: 64 (31 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 42, vs. East: 45
	Boston (11-8-0, 22 pts) Games remaining: 63 (30 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 44, vs. East: 39
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
	Pittsburgh (12-3-1, 25 pts) Games remaining: 66 (33 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 39, vs. East: 44
	Detroit (8-4-5, 21 pts) Games remaining: 65 (31 Home, 34 Away) vs. Quality teams: 42, vs. East: 40
Regular season series (Red Wings lead 1-0-0)
Oct 23, 2014 Pittsburgh 3, Detroit 4 (OT) Feb 11, 2015 Detroit at Pittsburgh Mar 15, 2015 Detroit at Pittsburgh
CURRENT MATCHUP
	NY Islanders (11-6-0, 22 pts) Games remaining: 65 (35 Home, 30 Away) vs. Quality teams: 40, vs. East: 46
	NY Rangers (7-6-4, 18 pts) Games remaining: 65 (30 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 38, vs. East: 44
Regular season series (Islanders lead 1-0-0)
Oct 14, 2014 New York 6, New York 3 Jan 13, 2015 New York at New York Jan 27, 2015 New York at New York Feb 16, 2015 New York at New York Mar 10, 2015 New York at New York

In The Hunt
	Toronto (9-7-2, 20 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 0 points Games remaining: 64 (31 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 43, vs. East: 40
	New Jersey (8-8-2, 18 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 2 points Games remaining: 64 (33 Home, 31 Away) vs. Quality teams: 42, vs. East: 43
	Florida (6-4-5, 17 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 3 points Games remaining: 67 (34 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 47, vs. East: 45
	Washington (7-7-3, 17 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 3 points Games remaining: 65 (31 Home, 34 Away) vs. Quality teams: 42, vs. East: 45
	Philadelphia (7-7-2, 16 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 4 points Games remaining: 66 (32 Home, 34 Away) vs. Quality teams: 42, vs. East: 44
	Columbus (6-10-1, 13 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 7 points Games remaining: 65 (33 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 43, vs. East: 43
	Carolina (5-9-3, 13 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 7 points Games remaining: 65 (33 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 43, vs. East: 46
	Buffalo (4-13-2, 10 pts) Trailing Ottawa by 10 points Games remaining: 63 (31 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 43, vs. East: 43

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (11-4-4, 26 pts) Games remaining: 63 (31 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 43, vs. West: 39
	San Jose (10-8-2, 22 pts) Games remaining: 62 (36 Home, 26 Away) vs. Quality teams: 43, vs. West: 42
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 (12-6-0, 24 pts) Games remaining: 64 (33 Home, 31 Away) vs. Quality teams: 45, vs. West: 37
	Calgary (11-6-2, 24 pts) Games remaining: 63 (33 Home, 30 Away) vs. Quality teams: 42, vs. West: 42
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
	St. Louis (12-4-1, 25 pts) Games remaining: 65 (30 Home, 35 Away) vs. Quality teams: 44, vs. West: 39
	Los Angeles (9-5-4, 22 pts) Games remaining: 64 (30 Home, 34 Away) vs. Quality teams: 45, vs. West: 39
Regular season series (Kings lead 1-0-0)
Oct 16, 2014 St. Louis 0, Los Angeles 1 (SO) Dec 16, 2014 Los Angeles at St. Louis Dec 18, 2014 St. Louis at Los Angeles
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Nashville (11-4-2, 24 pts) Games remaining: 65 (33 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 42, vs. West: 35
	Chicago (10-7-1, 21 pts) Games remaining: 64 (30 Home, 34 Away) vs. Quality teams: 41, vs. West: 41
Regular season series (Series tied 1-0-1)
Oct 18, 2014 Nashville 1, Chicago 2 (OT) Oct 23, 2014 Chicago 2, Nashville 3 Dec 6, 2014 Chicago at Nashville Dec 29, 2014 Nashville at Chicago

In The Hunt
	Winnipeg (9-7-3, 21 pts) Trailing San Jose by 1 point Games remaining: 63 (34 Home, 29 Away) vs. Quality teams: 41, vs. West: 40
	Minnesota (10-7-0, 20 pts) Trailing San Jose by 2 points Games remaining: 65 (33 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 44, vs. West: 41
	Arizona (8-9-1, 17 pts) Trailing San Jose by 5 points Games remaining: 64 (33 Home, 31 Away) vs. Quality teams: 46, vs. West: 39
	Colorado (6-8-5, 17 pts) Trailing San Jose by 5 points Games remaining: 63 (33 Home, 30 Away) vs. Quality teams: 42, vs. West: 42
	Dallas (6-8-4, 16 pts) Trailing San Jose by 6 points Games remaining: 64 (32 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 45, vs. West: 37
	Edmonton (6-10-2, 14 pts) Trailing San Jose by 8 points Games remaining: 64 (31 Home, 33 Away) vs. Quality teams: 47, vs. West: 41

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.