Current NHL Playoff Matchups as of the games of February 19,2016 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
	Florida (33-18-7, 73 points) Games remaining: 24 (10 home, 14 away) vs. quality teams: 18, vs. East: 18
	Pittsburgh (29-19-8, 66 points) Games remaining: 26 (12 home, 14 away) vs. quality teams: 21, vs. East: 22
Regular season series (Penguins lead 2-0-1)
Oct 20, 2015 Florida 2, Pittsburgh 3 (OT) Feb 6, 2016 Pittsburgh 3, Florida 2 (OT) Feb 15, 2016 Pittsburgh 1, Florida 2 (SO)
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Boston (31-21-6, 68 points) Games remaining: 24 (12 home, 12 away) vs. quality teams: 21, vs. East: 16
	Detroit (29-20-9, 67 points) Games remaining: 24 (10 home, 14 away) vs. quality teams: 17, vs. East: 18
Regular season series (Bruins lead 2-1-0)
Nov 14, 2015 Detroit 1, Boston 3 Nov 25, 2015 Boston 3, Detroit 2 (OT) Feb 14, 2016 Boston 5, Detroit 6 Apr 7, 2016 Detroit at Boston
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Washington (42-10-4, 88 points) Games remaining: 26 (14 home, 12 away) vs. quality teams: 24, vs. East: 14
	Tampa Bay (31-22-4, 66 points) Games remaining: 25 (10 home, 15 away) vs. quality teams: 21, vs. East: 22
Regular season series (Capitals lead 3-0-0)
Nov 27, 2015 Tampa Bay 2, Washington 4 Dec 12, 2015 Washington 2, Tampa Bay 1 Dec 18, 2015 Tampa Bay 3, Washington 5
CURRENT MATCHUP
	NY Rangers (33-19-6, 72 points) Games remaining: 24 (11 home, 13 away) vs. quality teams: 20, vs. East: 19
	NY Islanders (31-19-7, 69 points) Games remaining: 25 (10 home, 15 away) vs. quality teams: 18, vs. East: 18
Regular season series (Islanders lead 2-0-0)
Dec 2, 2015 New York 1, New York 2 (SO) Jan 14, 2016 New York 1, New York 3 Mar 6, 2016 New York at New York Apr 7, 2016 New York at New York

In The Hunt
	New Jersey (29-23-7, 65 points) Trailing Tampa Bay by 1 point Games remaining: 23 (11 home, 12 away) vs. quality teams: 18, vs. East: 17
	Carolina (27-22-10, 64 points) Trailing Tampa Bay by 2 points Games remaining: 23 (11 home, 12 away) vs. quality teams: 18, vs. East: 21
	Philadelphia (25-21-11, 61 points) Trailing Tampa Bay by 5 points Games remaining: 25 (13 home, 12 away) vs. quality teams: 18, vs. East: 17
	Montreal (28-27-4, 60 points) Trailing Tampa Bay by 6 points Games remaining: 23 (12 home, 11 away) vs. quality teams: 18, vs. East: 14
	Ottawa (27-26-6, 60 points) Trailing Tampa Bay by 6 points Games remaining: 23 (11 home, 12 away) vs. quality teams: 16, vs. East: 14
	Buffalo (24-28-7, 55 points) Trailing Tampa Bay by 11 points Games remaining: 23 (11 home, 12 away) vs. quality teams: 16, vs. East: 16
	Columbus (23-29-7, 53 points) Trailing Tampa Bay by 13 points Games remaining: 23 (12 home, 11 away) vs. quality teams: 20, vs. East: 20
	Toronto (20-27-9, 49 points) Trailing Tampa Bay by 17 points Games remaining: 26 (17 home, 9 away) vs. quality teams: 21, vs. East: 22

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Los Angeles (33-20-4, 70 points) Games remaining: 25 (15 home, 10 away) vs. quality teams: 15, vs. West: 19
	Nashville (27-21-10, 64 points) Games remaining: 24 (12 home, 12 away) vs. quality teams: 17, vs. West: 17
Regular season series (Kings lead 1-0-0)
Oct 31, 2015 Nashville 3, Los Angeles 4 (OT) Feb 20, 2016 Los Angeles at Nashville Mar 21, 2016 Los Angeles at Nashville
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (30-19-8, 68 points) Games remaining: 25 (13 home, 12 away) vs. quality teams: 16, vs. West: 15
	San Jose (31-21-5, 67 points) Games remaining: 25 (15 home, 10 away) vs. quality teams: 15, vs. West: 19
Regular season series (Ducks lead 3-1-0)
Oct 10, 2015 Anaheim 0, San Jose 2 Nov 7, 2015 Anaheim 1, San Jose 0 Dec 4, 2015 San Jose 0, Anaheim 1 Feb 2, 2016 San Jose 2, Anaheim 3
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Chicago (38-18-5, 81 points) Games remaining: 21 (10 home, 11 away) vs. quality teams: 16, vs. West: 14
	Colorado (30-26-4, 64 points) Games remaining: 22 (11 home, 11 away) vs. quality teams: 16, vs. West: 18
Regular season series (Blackhawks lead 3-1-0)
Dec 15, 2015 Colorado 3, Chicago 0 Dec 31, 2015 Chicago 4, Colorado 3 (OT) Jan 10, 2016 Colorado 3, Chicago 6 Feb 2, 2016 Chicago 2, Colorado 1
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Dallas (37-16-6, 80 points) Games remaining: 23 (14 home, 9 away) vs. quality teams: 21, vs. West: 15
	St. Louis (34-17-9, 77 points) Games remaining: 22 (9 home, 13 away) vs. quality teams: 18, vs. West: 16
Regular season series (Blues lead 3-1-0)
Dec 12, 2015 Dallas 0, St. Louis 3 Dec 26, 2015 Dallas 2, St. Louis 3 (SO) Dec 27, 2015 St. Louis 0, Dallas 3 Feb 16, 2016 Dallas 1, St. Louis 2 (OT) Mar 12, 2016 St. Louis at Dallas

In The Hunt
	Minnesota (26-22-10, 62 points) Trailing Colorado by 2 points Games remaining: 24 (13 home, 11 away) vs. quality teams: 18, vs. West: 12
	Arizona (27-24-6, 60 points) Trailing Colorado by 4 points Games remaining: 25 (10 home, 15 away) vs. quality teams: 20, vs. West: 16
	Vancouver (22-24-12, 56 points) Trailing Colorado by 8 points Games remaining: 24 (14 home, 10 away) vs. quality teams: 18, vs. West: 22
	Calgary (26-28-3, 55 points) Trailing Colorado by 9 points Games remaining: 25 (11 home, 14 away) vs. quality teams: 20, vs. West: 17
	Winnipeg (25-28-4, 54 points) Trailing Colorado by 10 points Games remaining: 25 (14 home, 11 away) vs. quality teams: 20, vs. West: 16
	Edmonton (22-31-6, 50 points) Trailing Colorado by 14 points Games remaining: 23 (12 home, 11 away) vs. quality teams: 16, vs. West: 18

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.