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 (18-7-3, 39 pts) Games remaining: 54 (26 Home, 28 Away) vs. Quality teams: 35, vs. East: 36
	Boston (15-12-1, 31 pts) Games remaining: 54 (26 Home, 28 Away) vs. Quality teams: 35, vs. East: 36
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
	Detroit (17-6-5, 39 pts) Games remaining: 54 (25 Home, 29 Away) vs. Quality teams: 36, vs. East: 32
	Montreal (17-10-2, 36 pts) Games remaining: 53 (28 Home, 25 Away) vs. Quality teams: 34, vs. East: 38
Regular season series (Canadiens lead 2-0-0)
Oct 21, 2014 Detroit 1, Montreal 2 (OT) Nov 16, 2014 Montreal 4, Detroit 1 Feb 16, 2015 Montreal at Detroit Apr 9, 2015 Detroit at Montreal
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Pittsburgh (18-6-2, 38 pts) Games remaining: 56 (27 Home, 29 Away) vs. Quality teams: 34, vs. East: 35
	Toronto (14-9-3, 31 pts) Games remaining: 56 (24 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 36, vs. East: 35
Regular season series (Penguins lead 3-0-0)
Oct 11, 2014 Pittsburgh 5, Toronto 2 Nov 14, 2014 Pittsburgh 2, Toronto 1 Nov 26, 2014 Toronto 3, Pittsburgh 4 (OT)
CURRENT MATCHUP
	NY Islanders (19-8-0, 38 pts) Games remaining: 55 (28 Home, 27 Away) vs. Quality teams: 35, vs. East: 37
	Washington (12-10-4, 28 pts) Games remaining: 56 (28 Home, 28 Away) vs. Quality teams: 35, vs. East: 39
Regular season series (Series tied 1-1-0)
Nov 26, 2014 Washington 2, New York 3 (OT) Nov 28, 2014 New York 2, Washington 5 Dec 29, 2014 Washington at New York Feb 21, 2015 New York at Washington

In The Hunt
	Florida (11-7-7, 29 pts) Trailing Boston by 2 points Games remaining: 57 (29 Home, 28 Away) vs. Quality teams: 41, vs. East: 39
	Ottawa (11-11-5, 27 pts) Trailing Boston by 4 points Games remaining: 55 (29 Home, 26 Away) vs. Quality teams: 36, vs. East: 40
	NY Rangers (11-10-4, 26 pts) Trailing Boston by 5 points Games remaining: 57 (25 Home, 32 Away) vs. Quality teams: 34, vs. East: 36
	New Jersey (10-13-4, 24 pts) Trailing Boston by 7 points Games remaining: 55 (31 Home, 24 Away) vs. Quality teams: 35, vs. East: 38
	Philadelphia (9-13-4, 22 pts) Trailing Boston by 9 points Games remaining: 56 (29 Home, 27 Away) vs. Quality teams: 34, vs. East: 38
	Columbus (9-15-2, 20 pts) Trailing Boston by 11 points Games remaining: 56 (28 Home, 28 Away) vs. Quality teams: 38, vs. East: 37
	Buffalo (9-16-2, 20 pts) Trailing Boston by 11 points Games remaining: 55 (27 Home, 28 Away) vs. Quality teams: 34, vs. East: 37
	Carolina (8-15-3, 19 pts) Trailing Boston by 12 points Games remaining: 56 (29 Home, 27 Away) vs. Quality teams: 36, vs. East: 41

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (18-6-5, 41 pts) Games remaining: 53 (26 Home, 27 Away) vs. Quality teams: 35, vs. West: 31
	Winnipeg (14-9-5, 33 pts) Games remaining: 54 (28 Home, 26 Away) vs. Quality teams: 38, vs. West: 36
Regular season series (Ducks lead 1-0-0)
Dec 7, 2014 Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 3 (OT) Dec 13, 2014 Anaheim at Winnipeg Jan 11, 2015 Winnipeg at Anaheim
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Vancouver (18-8-2, 38 pts) Games remaining: 54 (30 Home, 24 Away) vs. Quality teams: 39, vs. West: 34
	Calgary (17-9-2, 36 pts) Games remaining: 54 (27 Home, 27 Away) vs. Quality teams: 36, vs. West: 34
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
	Chicago (18-8-1, 37 pts) Games remaining: 55 (28 Home, 27 Away) vs. Quality teams: 35, vs. West: 33
	Los Angeles (14-8-5, 33 pts) Games remaining: 55 (25 Home, 30 Away) vs. Quality teams: 40, vs. West: 34
Regular season series (Blackhawks lead 1-0-0)
Nov 29, 2014 Chicago 4, Los Angeles 1 Jan 28, 2015 Chicago at Los Angeles Mar 30, 2015 Los Angeles at Chicago
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Nashville (17-7-2, 36 pts) Games remaining: 56 (27 Home, 29 Away) vs. Quality teams: 38, vs. West: 31
	St. Louis (17-8-2, 36 pts) Games remaining: 55 (28 Home, 27 Away) vs. Quality teams: 36, vs. West: 34
Regular season series (Predators lead 2-1-0)
Nov 8, 2014 Nashville 2, St. Louis 1 Nov 13, 2014 Nashville 3, St. Louis 4 Dec 4, 2014 St. Louis 3, Nashville 4 Dec 30, 2014 St. Louis at Nashville Jan 29, 2015 Nashville at St. Louis

In The Hunt
	San Jose (14-11-4, 32 pts) Trailing Winnipeg by 1 point Games remaining: 53 (30 Home, 23 Away) vs. Quality teams: 37, vs. West: 37
	Minnesota (14-10-1, 29 pts) Trailing Winnipeg by 4 points Games remaining: 57 (29 Home, 28 Away) vs. Quality teams: 39, vs. West: 37
	Dallas (10-12-5, 25 pts) Trailing Winnipeg by 8 points Games remaining: 55 (26 Home, 29 Away) vs. Quality teams: 40, vs. West: 32
	Colorado (9-12-6, 24 pts) Trailing Winnipeg by 9 points Games remaining: 55 (28 Home, 27 Away) vs. Quality teams: 38, vs. West: 37
	Arizona (10-15-3, 23 pts) Trailing Winnipeg by 10 points Games remaining: 54 (28 Home, 26 Away) vs. Quality teams: 38, vs. West: 31
	Edmonton (7-15-5, 19 pts) Trailing Winnipeg by 14 points Games remaining: 55 (26 Home, 29 Away) vs. Quality teams: 41, vs. West: 33

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.