Current NHL Playoff Matchups as of the games of April 8,2015 from ESPN.GO.COM

Here are the first-round playoff matchups, based on today's 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 provides 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 fewest points. The second and third seeds in each division face each other in the first round.

Eastern Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Montreal (48-22-10, 106 points) Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
	Pittsburgh (42-26-12, 96 points) Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
Regular season series (Penguins lead 2-1-0)
Nov 18, 2014 Pittsburgh 4, Montreal 0 Jan 3, 2015 Montreal 4, Pittsburgh 1 Jan 10, 2015 Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 1 (OT)
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Tampa Bay (48-24-8, 104 points) Games remaining: 2 (2 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
	Detroit (42-25-13, 97 points) Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
Regular season series (Lightning lead 3-1-0)
Nov 9, 2014 Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 3 (SO) Jan 29, 2015 Detroit 1, Tampa Bay 5 Mar 20, 2015 Detroit 1, Tampa Bay 3 Mar 28, 2015 Tampa Bay 0, Detroit 4
CURRENT MATCHUP
	NY Rangers (52-21-7, 111 points) Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
	Boston (41-26-13, 95 points) Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
Regular season series (Bruins lead 2-1-0)
Jan 15, 2015 New York 0, Boston 3 Feb 4, 2015 Boston 2, New York 3 Mar 28, 2015 New York 2, Boston 4
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Washington (45-25-11, 101 points) Games remaining: 1 (1 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 1
	NY Islanders (46-28-6, 98 points) Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
Regular season series (Series tied 2-0-2)
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 2, Washington 3 (SO)

In The Hunt
	Ottawa (41-26-13, 95 points) Trailing Boston by 0 points Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2

Eliminated
	Florida (36-29-15, 87 points) Trailing Boston by 8 points Games remaining: 2 (2 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
	Columbus (40-35-5, 85 points) Trailing Boston by 10 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
	Philadelphia (33-29-18, 84 points) Trailing Boston by 11 points Games remaining: 2 (2 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
	New Jersey (32-35-13, 77 points) Trailing Boston by 18 points Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
	Carolina (29-40-11, 69 points) Trailing Boston by 26 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
	Toronto (30-44-7, 67 points) Trailing Boston by 28 points Games remaining: 1 (1 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 1
	Buffalo (23-49-8, 54 points) Trailing Boston by 41 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (50-24-7, 107 points) Games remaining: 1 (0 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 0, vs. West: 1
	Winnipeg (42-26-12, 96 points) Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
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
	Vancouver (46-29-5, 97 points) Games remaining: 2 (2 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 0, vs. West: 2
	Calgary (44-29-7, 95 points) Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
Regular season series (Series tied 2-2-0)
Oct 8, 2014 Vancouver 4, Calgary 2 Dec 20, 2014 Calgary 2, Vancouver 3 (OT) Jan 10, 2015 Calgary 1, Vancouver 0 Feb 14, 2015 Vancouver 2, Calgary 3
CURRENT MATCHUP
	St. Louis (49-24-7, 105 points) Games remaining: 2 (2 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
	Minnesota (45-27-8, 98 points) Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
Regular season series (Wild lead 2-0-1)
Nov 29, 2014 St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2 (SO) Mar 14, 2015 Minnesota 3, St. Louis 1 Mar 21, 2015 St. Louis 3, Minnesota 6 Apr 11, 2015 Minnesota at St. Louis
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Nashville (47-23-10, 104 points) Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
	Chicago (48-26-6, 102 points) Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
Regular season series (Blackhawks lead 3-1-0)
Oct 18, 2014 Nashville 1, Chicago 2 (OT) Oct 23, 2014 Chicago 2, Nashville 3 Dec 6, 2014 Chicago 3, Nashville 1 Dec 29, 2014 Nashville 4, Chicago 5 (SO)

In The Hunt
	Los Angeles (39-26-15, 93 points) Trailing Winnipeg by 3 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2

Eliminated
	Dallas (40-31-10, 90 points) Trailing Winnipeg by 6 points Games remaining: 1 (1 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. West: 1
	San Jose (39-32-9, 87 points) Trailing Winnipeg by 9 points Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. West: 2
	Colorado (37-31-12, 86 points) Trailing Winnipeg by 10 points Games remaining: 2 (2 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
	Edmonton (24-43-13, 61 points) Trailing Winnipeg by 35 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
	Arizona (24-48-8, 56 points) Trailing Winnipeg by 40 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2

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.