Current NHL Playoff Matchups as of the games of March 27,2016 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 (42-24-9, 93 points) Games remaining: 7 (4 home, 3 away) vs. quality teams: 3, vs. East: 7
	NY Islanders (40-25-9, 89 points) Games remaining: 8 (6 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 6, vs. East: 8
Regular season series (Panthers lead 2-1-0)
Nov 27, 2015 New York 2, Florida 3 (SO) Dec 15, 2015 Florida 5, New York 1 Mar 14, 2016 Florida 2, New York 3
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Tampa Bay (43-27-5, 91 points) Games remaining: 7 (3 home, 4 away) vs. quality teams: 4, vs. East: 7
	Boston (40-28-8, 88 points) Games remaining: 6 (3 home, 3 away) vs. quality teams: 6, vs. East: 4
Regular season series (Series tied 2-1-1)
Oct 12, 2015 Tampa Bay 6, Boston 3 Oct 31, 2015 Boston 3, Tampa Bay 1 Feb 28, 2016 Tampa Bay 4, Boston 1 Mar 8, 2016 Boston 1, Tampa Bay 0 (OT)
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Washington (53-16-5, 111 points) Games remaining: 8 (4 home, 4 away) vs. quality teams: 6, vs. East: 4
	Philadelphia (36-25-13, 85 points) Games remaining: 8 (5 home, 3 away) vs. quality teams: 6, vs. East: 7
Regular season series (Capitals lead 2-0-1)
Nov 12, 2015 Washington 5, Philadelphia 2 Jan 27, 2016 Philadelphia 4, Washington 3 (OT) Feb 7, 2016 Philadelphia 2, Washington 3 Mar 30, 2016 Washington at Philadelphia
CURRENT MATCHUP
	NY Rangers (43-24-9, 95 points) Games remaining: 6 (4 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 4, vs. East: 6
	Pittsburgh (42-25-8, 92 points) Games remaining: 7 (3 home, 4 away) vs. quality teams: 6, vs. East: 6
Regular season series (Penguins lead 3-1-0)
Feb 10, 2016 New York 3, Pittsburgh 0 Mar 3, 2016 New York 1, Pittsburgh 4 Mar 13, 2016 Pittsburgh 5, New York 3 Mar 27, 2016 Pittsburgh 3, New York 2 (OT)

In The Hunt
	Detroit (37-27-11, 85 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 0 points Games remaining: 7 (3 home, 4 away) vs. quality teams: 4, vs. East: 6
	Carolina (33-28-15, 81 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 4 points Games remaining: 6 (3 home, 3 away) vs. quality teams: 4, vs. East: 6
	New Jersey (36-32-8, 80 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 5 points Games remaining: 6 (4 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 4, vs. East: 6
	Ottawa (34-33-9, 77 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 8 points Games remaining: 6 (2 home, 4 away) vs. quality teams: 5, vs. East: 4

Eliminated
	Montreal (34-36-6, 74 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 11 points Games remaining: 6 (3 home, 3 away) vs. quality teams: 6, vs. East: 6
	Buffalo (31-34-10, 72 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 13 points Games remaining: 7 (2 home, 5 away) vs. quality teams: 5, vs. East: 7
	Columbus (30-37-8, 68 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 17 points Games remaining: 7 (2 home, 5 away) vs. quality teams: 5, vs. East: 6
	Toronto (27-36-11, 65 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 20 points Games remaining: 8 (3 home, 5 away) vs. quality teams: 6, vs. East: 8

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Los Angeles (45-25-5, 95 points) Games remaining: 7 (4 home, 3 away) vs. quality teams: 3, vs. West: 7
	Nashville (39-23-13, 91 points) Games remaining: 7 (4 home, 3 away) vs. quality teams: 6, vs. West: 6
Regular season series (Kings lead 2-1-0)
Oct 31, 2015 Nashville 3, Los Angeles 4 (OT) Feb 20, 2016 Los Angeles 2, Nashville 1 (OT) Mar 21, 2016 Los Angeles 2, Nashville 5
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (41-23-10, 92 points) Games remaining: 8 (4 home, 4 away) vs. quality teams: 4, vs. West: 7
	San Jose (41-28-6, 88 points) Games remaining: 7 (4 home, 3 away) vs. quality teams: 3, vs. West: 7
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
	Dallas (45-22-9, 99 points) Games remaining: 6 (4 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 5, vs. West: 6
	Minnesota (37-28-11, 85 points) Games remaining: 6 (4 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 4, vs. West: 4
Regular season series (Stars lead 4-1-0)
Nov 14, 2015 Minnesota 2, Dallas 3 (OT) Nov 28, 2015 Dallas 4, Minnesota 3 (OT) Dec 21, 2015 Dallas 6, Minnesota 3 Jan 9, 2016 Minnesota 2, Dallas 1 Feb 9, 2016 Dallas 4, Minnesota 3 (OT)
CURRENT MATCHUP
	St. Louis (45-22-9, 99 points) Games remaining: 6 (4 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 5, vs. West: 4
	Chicago (44-25-7, 95 points) Games remaining: 6 (3 home, 3 away) vs. quality teams: 3, vs. West: 4
Regular season series (Series tied 2-2-0)
Nov 4, 2015 St. Louis 6, Chicago 5 (OT) Nov 14, 2015 Chicago 4, St. Louis 2 Jan 24, 2016 St. Louis 0, Chicago 2 Mar 9, 2016 Chicago 2, St. Louis 3 (SO) Apr 7, 2016 St. Louis at Chicago

In The Hunt
	Colorado (38-33-4, 80 points) Trailing Minnesota by 5 points Games remaining: 7 (3 home, 4 away) vs. quality teams: 7, vs. West: 6
	Arizona (34-34-7, 75 points) Trailing Minnesota by 10 points Games remaining: 7 (2 home, 5 away) vs. quality teams: 6, vs. West: 6

Eliminated
	Winnipeg (31-38-6, 68 points) Trailing Minnesota by 17 points Games remaining: 7 (3 home, 4 away) vs. quality teams: 7, vs. West: 5
	Calgary (31-38-6, 68 points) Trailing Minnesota by 17 points Games remaining: 7 (2 home, 5 away) vs. quality teams: 4, vs. West: 7
	Vancouver (27-35-13, 67 points) Trailing Minnesota by 18 points Games remaining: 7 (3 home, 4 away) vs. quality teams: 4, vs. West: 7
	Edmonton (30-41-7, 67 points) Trailing Minnesota by 18 points Games remaining: 4 (3 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. West: 4

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.