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
	Detroit (28-11-9, 65 pts) Games remaining: 34 (15 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 27, vs. East: 19
	Washington (24-14-9, 57 pts) Games remaining: 35 (19 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. East: 23
Regular season series (Series tied 1-1-0)
Oct 29, 2014 Detroit 4, Washington 2 Jan 10, 2015 Detroit 1, Washington 3 Apr 5, 2015 Washington at Detroit
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Tampa Bay (30-15-4, 64 pts) Games remaining: 33 (17 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 27, vs. East: 18
	Montreal (30-13-3, 63 pts) Games remaining: 36 (18 Home, 18 Away) vs. Quality teams: 23, vs. East: 26
Regular season series (Lightning lead 2-0-0)
Oct 13, 2014 Montreal 1, Tampa Bay 7 Jan 6, 2015 Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 2 Mar 10, 2015 Tampa Bay at Montreal Mar 16, 2015 Montreal at Tampa Bay Mar 30, 2015 Tampa Bay at Montreal
CURRENT MATCHUP
	NY Islanders (32-14-1, 65 pts) Games remaining: 35 (20 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 21, vs. East: 24
	Boston (25-16-7, 57 pts) Games remaining: 34 (15 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 27, vs. East: 23
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 (27-12-8, 62 pts) Games remaining: 35 (14 Home, 21 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. East: 19
	NY Rangers (27-14-4, 58 pts) Games remaining: 37 (18 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 25, vs. East: 23
Regular season series (Rangers lead 3-0-1)
Nov 11, 2014 Pittsburgh 0, New York 5 Nov 15, 2014 New York 2, Pittsburgh 3 (SO) Dec 8, 2014 Pittsburgh 3, New York 4 (OT) Jan 18, 2015 New York 5, Pittsburgh 2

In The Hunt
	Florida (20-15-10, 50 pts) Trailing Boston by 7 points Games remaining: 37 (20 Home, 17 Away) vs. Quality teams: 28, vs. East: 27
	Ottawa (19-18-9, 47 pts) Trailing Boston by 10 points Games remaining: 36 (21 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 23, vs. East: 26
	Toronto (22-23-3, 47 pts) Trailing Boston by 10 points Games remaining: 34 (16 Home, 18 Away) vs. Quality teams: 23, vs. East: 24
	Philadelphia (20-22-7, 47 pts) Trailing Boston by 10 points Games remaining: 33 (18 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. East: 22
	Columbus (21-22-3, 45 pts) Trailing Boston by 12 points Games remaining: 36 (17 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 23, vs. East: 25
	New Jersey (17-22-8, 42 pts) Trailing Boston by 15 points Games remaining: 35 (21 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. East: 23
	Carolina (17-25-5, 39 pts) Trailing Boston by 18 points Games remaining: 35 (19 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 24, vs. East: 24
	Buffalo (14-31-3, 31 pts) Trailing Boston by 26 points Games remaining: 34 (16 Home, 18 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. East: 22

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (32-10-6, 70 pts) Games remaining: 34 (15 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. West: 18
	Calgary (26-19-3, 55 pts) Games remaining: 34 (18 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. West: 22
Regular season series (Ducks lead 2-0-1)
Nov 18, 2014 Anaheim 3, Calgary 4 (SO) Nov 25, 2014 Calgary 2, Anaheim 3 Jan 21, 2015 Calgary 3, Anaheim 6 Feb 20, 2015 Anaheim at Calgary Mar 11, 2015 Anaheim at Calgary
CURRENT MATCHUP
	San Jose (25-17-6, 56 pts) Games remaining: 34 (18 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. West: 21
	Vancouver (26-17-3, 55 pts) Games remaining: 36 (20 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. West: 25
Regular season series (Canucks lead 2-0-0)
Nov 6, 2014 Vancouver 3, San Jose 2 Dec 30, 2014 Vancouver 3, San Jose 1 Feb 5, 2015 San Jose at Vancouver Mar 3, 2015 San Jose at Vancouver Mar 7, 2015 Vancouver at San Jose
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Nashville (31-10-5, 67 pts) Games remaining: 36 (19 Home, 17 Away) vs. Quality teams: 29, vs. West: 19
	Winnipeg (26-15-8, 60 pts) Games remaining: 33 (17 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 29, vs. West: 23
Regular season series (Predators lead 2-1-0)
Oct 17, 2014 Nashville 2, Winnipeg 0 Nov 4, 2014 Nashville 1, Winnipeg 3 Nov 15, 2014 Winnipeg 1, Nashville 2 Feb 12, 2015 Winnipeg at Nashville Mar 7, 2015 Winnipeg at Nashville
CURRENT MATCHUP
	St. Louis (29-13-4, 62 pts) Games remaining: 36 (17 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 27, vs. West: 20
	Chicago (30-15-2, 62 pts) Games remaining: 35 (17 Home, 18 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. West: 20
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
	Los Angeles (20-15-12, 52 pts) Trailing Calgary by 3 points Games remaining: 35 (14 Home, 21 Away) vs. Quality teams: 29, vs. West: 21
	Colorado (20-18-11, 51 pts) Trailing Calgary by 4 points Games remaining: 33 (17 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. West: 26
	Dallas (21-19-7, 49 pts) Trailing Calgary by 6 points Games remaining: 35 (15 Home, 20 Away) vs. Quality teams: 30, vs. West: 20
	Minnesota (21-20-6, 48 pts) Trailing Calgary by 7 points Games remaining: 35 (18 Home, 17 Away) vs. Quality teams: 29, vs. West: 24
	Arizona (16-25-6, 38 pts) Trailing Calgary by 17 points Games remaining: 35 (17 Home, 18 Away) vs. Quality teams: 28, vs. West: 16
	Edmonton (12-27-9, 33 pts) Trailing Calgary by 22 points Games remaining: 34 (16 Home, 18 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. West: 19

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.