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 (32-15-5, 69 pts) Games remaining: 30 (15 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 24, vs. East: 16
	Boston (27-17-7, 61 pts) Games remaining: 31 (14 Home, 17 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. East: 21
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 (32-15-3, 67 pts) Games remaining: 32 (15 Home, 17 Away) vs. Quality teams: 19, vs. East: 23
	Detroit (29-12-9, 67 pts) Games remaining: 32 (14 Home, 18 Away) vs. Quality teams: 24, vs. East: 17
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 (32-17-1, 65 pts) Games remaining: 32 (18 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 17, vs. East: 21
	Washington (26-15-10, 62 pts) Games remaining: 31 (16 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 20, vs. East: 21
Regular season series (Islanders lead 2-1-0)
Nov 26, 2014 Washington 2, New York 3 (OT) Nov 28, 2014 New York 2, Washington 5 Dec 29, 2014 Washington 3, New York 4 (OT) Feb 21, 2015 New York at Washington
CURRENT MATCHUP
	NY Rangers (30-15-4, 64 pts) Games remaining: 33 (14 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 20, vs. East: 19
	Pittsburgh (28-14-8, 64 pts) Games remaining: 32 (13 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 18, vs. East: 17
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 (22-17-10, 54 pts) Trailing Boston by 7 points Games remaining: 33 (19 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 24, vs. East: 23
	Philadelphia (22-22-7, 51 pts) Trailing Boston by 10 points Games remaining: 31 (16 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 19, vs. East: 21
	Ottawa (20-20-9, 49 pts) Trailing Boston by 12 points Games remaining: 33 (19 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. East: 25
	New Jersey (20-22-9, 49 pts) Trailing Boston by 12 points Games remaining: 31 (17 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 19, vs. East: 19
	Toronto (22-26-4, 48 pts) Trailing Boston by 13 points Games remaining: 30 (15 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 19, vs. East: 22
	Columbus (21-25-3, 45 pts) Trailing Boston by 16 points Games remaining: 33 (16 Home, 17 Away) vs. Quality teams: 20, vs. East: 23
	Carolina (17-26-7, 41 pts) Trailing Boston by 20 points Games remaining: 32 (18 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 19, vs. East: 23
	Buffalo (15-33-3, 33 pts) Trailing Boston by 28 points Games remaining: 31 (16 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 18, vs. East: 21

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (33-12-6, 72 pts) Games remaining: 31 (13 Home, 18 Away) vs. Quality teams: 23, vs. West: 16
	Winnipeg (26-18-9, 61 pts) Games remaining: 29 (16 Home, 13 Away) vs. Quality teams: 25, vs. West: 20
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 (27-17-7, 61 pts) Games remaining: 31 (15 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. West: 18
	Vancouver (28-18-3, 59 pts) Games remaining: 33 (17 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 24, vs. West: 23
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 (33-11-6, 72 pts) Games remaining: 32 (18 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. West: 17
	Calgary (28-20-3, 59 pts) Games remaining: 31 (15 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 23, vs. West: 19
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 (33-13-4, 70 pts) Games remaining: 32 (15 Home, 17 Away) vs. Quality teams: 24, vs. West: 19
	Chicago (31-18-2, 64 pts) Games remaining: 31 (17 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 22, vs. West: 16
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
	Colorado (22-18-11, 55 pts) Trailing Calgary by 4 points Games remaining: 31 (16 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 24, vs. West: 24
	Minnesota (24-20-6, 54 pts) Trailing Calgary by 5 points Games remaining: 32 (17 Home, 15 Away) vs. Quality teams: 25, vs. West: 21
	Dallas (23-19-8, 54 pts) Trailing Calgary by 5 points Games remaining: 32 (14 Home, 18 Away) vs. Quality teams: 27, vs. West: 18
	Los Angeles (21-17-12, 54 pts) Trailing Calgary by 5 points Games remaining: 32 (13 Home, 19 Away) vs. Quality teams: 25, vs. West: 20
	Arizona (19-26-6, 44 pts) Trailing Calgary by 15 points Games remaining: 31 (17 Home, 14 Away) vs. Quality teams: 26, vs. West: 16
	Edmonton (14-28-9, 37 pts) Trailing Calgary by 22 points Games remaining: 31 (15 Home, 16 Away) vs. Quality teams: 23, 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.