Current NHL Playoff Matchups as of the games of February 11,2015 from ESPN.GO.COM

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 (34-16-6, 74 pts) Games remaining: 26 (13 Home, 13 Away) vs. Quality teams: 20, vs. East: 16
	Boston (28-19-7, 63 pts) Games remaining: 28 (11 Home, 17 Away) vs. Quality teams: 20, vs. East: 19
Regular season series (Bruins lead 1-0-0)
Jan 13, 2015 Tampa Bay 3, Boston 4 Mar 12, 2015 Tampa Bay at Boston Mar 22, 2015 Boston at Tampa Bay Apr 11, 2015 Boston at Tampa Bay
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Montreal (35-15-3, 73 pts) Games remaining: 29 (13 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 18, vs. East: 20
	Detroit (31-13-9, 71 pts) Games remaining: 29 (14 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 23, vs. East: 16
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 (35-18-1, 71 pts) Games remaining: 28 (17 Home, 11 Away) vs. Quality teams: 17, vs. East: 18
	NY Rangers (31-16-5, 67 pts) Games remaining: 30 (13 Home, 17 Away) vs. Quality teams: 19, vs. East: 18
Regular season series (Islanders lead 3-0-0)
Oct 14, 2014 New York 6, New York 3 Jan 13, 2015 New York 3, New York 0 Jan 27, 2015 New York 1, New York 4 Feb 16, 2015 New York at New York Mar 10, 2015 New York at New York
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Pittsburgh (31-15-8, 70 pts) Games remaining: 28 (12 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 17, vs. East: 16
	Washington (29-16-10, 68 pts) Games remaining: 27 (14 Home, 13 Away) vs. Quality teams: 19, vs. East: 19
Regular season series (Capitals lead 2-0-0)
Dec 27, 2014 Washington 3, Pittsburgh 0 Jan 28, 2015 Pittsburgh 0, Washington 4 Feb 17, 2015 Washington at Pittsburgh Feb 25, 2015 Pittsburgh at Washington

In The Hunt
	Florida (24-17-11, 59 pts) Trailing Boston by 4 points Games remaining: 30 (16 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 21, vs. East: 23
	Philadelphia (23-22-9, 55 pts) Trailing Boston by 8 points Games remaining: 28 (15 Home, 13 Away) vs. Quality teams: 16, vs. East: 18
	Ottawa (21-22-9, 51 pts) Trailing Boston by 12 points Games remaining: 30 (17 Home, 13 Away) vs. Quality teams: 23, vs. East: 22
	New Jersey (21-24-9, 51 pts) Trailing Boston by 12 points Games remaining: 28 (15 Home, 13 Away) vs. Quality teams: 19, vs. East: 17
	Toronto (23-28-4, 50 pts) Trailing Boston by 13 points Games remaining: 27 (13 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 19, vs. East: 20
	Columbus (23-26-3, 49 pts) Trailing Boston by 14 points Games remaining: 30 (14 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 20, vs. East: 22
	Carolina (19-26-7, 45 pts) Trailing Boston by 18 points Games remaining: 30 (18 Home, 12 Away) vs. Quality teams: 21, vs. East: 23
	Buffalo (16-36-3, 35 pts) Trailing Boston by 28 points Games remaining: 27 (12 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 17, vs. East: 19

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (34-14-7, 75 pts) Games remaining: 27 (13 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 19, vs. West: 15
	Winnipeg (28-18-10, 66 pts) Games remaining: 26 (13 Home, 13 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. West: 17
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 (28-20-8, 64 pts) Games remaining: 26 (12 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 19, vs. West: 15
	Vancouver (30-20-3, 63 pts) Games remaining: 29 (15 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 21, vs. West: 20
Regular season series (Canucks lead 2-1-0)
Nov 6, 2014 Vancouver 3, San Jose 2 Dec 30, 2014 Vancouver 3, San Jose 1 Feb 5, 2015 San Jose 5, Vancouver 1 Mar 3, 2015 San Jose at Vancouver Mar 7, 2015 Vancouver at San Jose
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Nashville (36-12-6, 78 pts) Games remaining: 28 (15 Home, 13 Away) vs. Quality teams: 23, vs. West: 16
	Calgary (30-21-3, 63 pts) Games remaining: 28 (13 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. West: 17
Regular season series (Flames lead 2-0-0)
Oct 14, 2014 Calgary 3, Nashville 2 (SO) Oct 31, 2014 Nashville 3, Calgary 4 Mar 29, 2015 Calgary at Nashville
CURRENT MATCHUP
	St. Louis (35-15-4, 74 pts) Games remaining: 28 (13 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 25, vs. West: 17
	Chicago (33-18-4, 70 pts) Games remaining: 27 (15 Home, 12 Away) vs. Quality teams: 20, vs. West: 12
Regular season series (Blackhawks lead 2-1-0)
Oct 25, 2014 Chicago 2, St. Louis 3 Dec 3, 2014 St. Louis 1, Chicago 4 Feb 8, 2015 Chicago 4, St. Louis 2 Apr 5, 2015 St. Louis at Chicago Apr 9, 2015 Chicago at St. Louis

In The Hunt
	Minnesota (26-20-7, 59 pts) Trailing Calgary by 4 points Games remaining: 29 (15 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. West: 18
	Los Angeles (23-18-12, 58 pts) Trailing Calgary by 5 points Games remaining: 29 (13 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 23, vs. West: 20
	Dallas (25-21-8, 58 pts) Trailing Calgary by 5 points Games remaining: 28 (13 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 25, vs. West: 18
	Colorado (22-21-11, 55 pts) Trailing Calgary by 8 points Games remaining: 28 (15 Home, 13 Away) vs. Quality teams: 21, vs. West: 22
	Arizona (20-28-7, 47 pts) Trailing Calgary by 16 points Games remaining: 27 (15 Home, 12 Away) vs. Quality teams: 23, vs. West: 14
	Edmonton (15-31-9, 39 pts) Trailing Calgary by 24 points Games remaining: 27 (14 Home, 13 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. West: 17

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.