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 (27-14-4, 58 pts) Games remaining: 37 (20 Home, 17 Away) vs. Quality teams: 30, vs. East: 19
	NY Rangers (24-12-4, 52 pts) Games remaining: 42 (19 Home, 23 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. East: 28
Regular season series (Lightning lead 3-0-0)
Nov 17, 2014 Tampa Bay 5, New York 1 Nov 26, 2014 New York 3, Tampa Bay 4 Dec 1, 2014 Tampa Bay 6, New York 3
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Montreal (26-12-3, 55 pts) Games remaining: 41 (21 Home, 20 Away) vs. Quality teams: 27, vs. East: 29
	Detroit (23-11-9, 55 pts) Games remaining: 39 (18 Home, 21 Away) vs. Quality teams: 28, vs. East: 21
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
	NY Islanders (29-13-1, 59 pts) Games remaining: 39 (23 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 24, vs. East: 28
	Boston (23-15-6, 52 pts) Games remaining: 38 (17 Home, 21 Away) vs. Quality teams: 29, vs. East: 25
Regular season series (Islanders lead 1-0-0)
Oct 23, 2014 New York 3, Boston 2 Jan 29, 2015 Boston at New York Feb 7, 2015 New York at Boston
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Pittsburgh (26-10-6, 58 pts) Games remaining: 40 (17 Home, 23 Away) vs. Quality teams: 24, vs. East: 22
	Washington (23-11-8, 54 pts) Games remaining: 40 (21 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 25, vs. East: 25
Regular season series (Capitals lead 1-0-0)
Dec 27, 2014 Washington 3, Pittsburgh 0 Jan 28, 2015 Pittsburgh at Washington Feb 17, 2015 Washington at Pittsburgh Feb 25, 2015 Pittsburgh at Washington

In The Hunt
	Florida (20-12-9, 49 pts) Trailing Boston by 3 points Games remaining: 41 (24 Home, 17 Away) vs. Quality teams: 31, vs. East: 28
	Toronto (22-18-3, 47 pts) Trailing Boston by 5 points Games remaining: 39 (17 Home, 22 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. East: 26
	Ottawa (17-17-8, 42 pts) Trailing Boston by 10 points Games remaining: 40 (24 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 28, vs. East: 30
	Philadelphia (17-19-7, 41 pts) Trailing Boston by 11 points Games remaining: 39 (21 Home, 18 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. East: 26
	Columbus (18-19-3, 39 pts) Trailing Boston by 13 points Games remaining: 42 (20 Home, 22 Away) vs. Quality teams: 28, vs. East: 29
	New Jersey (15-21-8, 38 pts) Trailing Boston by 14 points Games remaining: 38 (21 Home, 17 Away) vs. Quality teams: 25, vs. East: 23
	Carolina (14-24-5, 33 pts) Trailing Boston by 19 points Games remaining: 39 (21 Home, 18 Away) vs. Quality teams: 24, vs. East: 27
	Buffalo (14-27-3, 31 pts) Trailing Boston by 21 points Games remaining: 38 (18 Home, 20 Away) vs. Quality teams: 24, vs. East: 24

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (27-10-6, 60 pts) Games remaining: 39 (18 Home, 21 Away) vs. Quality teams: 28, vs. West: 21
	Winnipeg (22-14-8, 52 pts) Games remaining: 38 (19 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 30, vs. West: 26
Regular season series (Ducks lead 3-0-0)
Dec 7, 2014 Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 3 (OT) Dec 13, 2014 Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 1 Jan 11, 2015 Winnipeg 4, Anaheim 5 (SO)
CURRENT MATCHUP
	San Jose (23-16-5, 51 pts) Games remaining: 38 (22 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 28, vs. West: 23
	Los Angeles (20-13-10, 50 pts) Games remaining: 39 (17 Home, 22 Away) vs. Quality teams: 30, vs. West: 24
Regular season series (Series tied 1-1-0)
Oct 8, 2014 San Jose 4, Los Angeles 0 Dec 27, 2014 San Jose 1, Los Angeles 3 Jan 21, 2015 Los Angeles at San Jose Feb 21, 2015 Los Angeles at San Jose Apr 11, 2015 San Jose at Los Angeles
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Nashville (29-9-4, 62 pts) Games remaining: 40 (21 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 31, vs. West: 20
	Vancouver (23-15-3, 49 pts) Games remaining: 41 (21 Home, 20 Away) vs. Quality teams: 27, vs. West: 26
Regular season series (Predators lead 2-0-0)
Nov 2, 2014 Nashville 3, Vancouver 1 Jan 13, 2015 Vancouver 1, Nashville 5 Mar 31, 2015 Vancouver at Nashville
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Chicago (28-13-2, 58 pts) Games remaining: 39 (20 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 27, vs. West: 23
	St. Louis (27-13-3, 57 pts) Games remaining: 39 (20 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 28, vs. West: 21
Regular season series (Series tied 1-1-0)
Oct 25, 2014 Chicago 2, St. Louis 3 Dec 3, 2014 St. Louis 1, Chicago 4 Feb 8, 2015 Chicago at St. Louis Apr 5, 2015 St. Louis at Chicago Apr 9, 2015 Chicago at St. Louis

In The Hunt
	Calgary (22-18-3, 47 pts) Trailing Vancouver by 2 points Games remaining: 39 (19 Home, 20 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. West: 26
	Dallas (19-16-7, 45 pts) Trailing Vancouver by 4 points Games remaining: 40 (18 Home, 22 Away) vs. Quality teams: 33, vs. West: 22
	Colorado (18-17-9, 45 pts) Trailing Vancouver by 4 points Games remaining: 38 (18 Home, 20 Away) vs. Quality teams: 28, vs. West: 28
	Minnesota (18-19-5, 41 pts) Trailing Vancouver by 8 points Games remaining: 40 (20 Home, 20 Away) vs. Quality teams: 30, vs. West: 26
	Arizona (16-22-4, 36 pts) Trailing Vancouver by 13 points Games remaining: 40 (18 Home, 22 Away) vs. Quality teams: 31, vs. West: 20
	Edmonton (10-25-9, 29 pts) Trailing Vancouver by 20 points Games remaining: 38 (17 Home, 21 Away) vs. Quality teams: 28, vs. West: 20

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.