Current NHL Playoff Matchups as of the games of April 6,2016 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 (46-25-9, 101 points) Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
	NY Islanders (44-26-9, 97 points) Games remaining: 3 (2 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 3
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 (45-30-5, 95 points) Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
	Detroit (41-28-11, 93 points) Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
Regular season series (Series tied 2-2-0)
Oct 13, 2015 Tampa Bay 1, Detroit 3 Nov 3, 2015 Tampa Bay 1, Detroit 2 Feb 3, 2016 Detroit 1, Tampa Bay 3 Mar 22, 2016 Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 6
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Washington (55-17-7, 117 points) Games remaining: 3 (2 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 3, vs. East: 1
	Philadelphia (39-27-13, 91 points) Games remaining: 3 (2 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 3
Regular season series (Series tied 2-0-2)
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 1, Philadelphia 2 (SO)
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Pittsburgh (47-25-8, 102 points) Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
	NY Rangers (45-26-9, 99 points) Games remaining: 2 (2 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
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
	Boston (41-30-9, 91 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 0 points Games remaining: 2 (2 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2

Eliminated
	Carolina (35-29-16, 86 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 5 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
	New Jersey (37-35-8, 82 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 9 points Games remaining: 2 (2 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
	Ottawa (36-35-9, 81 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 10 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
	Buffalo (34-35-11, 79 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 12 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 2
	Montreal (36-38-6, 78 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 13 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2
	Columbus (32-40-8, 72 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 19 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. East: 1
	Toronto (28-41-11, 67 points) Trailing Philadelphia by 24 points Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. East: 2

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (44-24-11, 99 points) Games remaining: 3 (0 home, 3 away) vs. quality teams: 3, vs. West: 2
	Nashville (40-26-14, 94 points) Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. West: 2
Regular season series (Predators lead 2-1-0)
Oct 22, 2015 Anaheim 1, Nashville 5 Nov 1, 2015 Nashville 2, Anaheim 4 Nov 17, 2015 Anaheim 2, Nashville 3
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Los Angeles (47-28-5, 99 points) Games remaining: 2 (2 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. West: 2
	San Jose (45-29-6, 96 points) Games remaining: 2 (2 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 0, vs. West: 2
Regular season series (Sharks lead 3-1-1)
Oct 7, 2015 San Jose 5, Los Angeles 1 Oct 22, 2015 Los Angeles 4, San Jose 1 Dec 22, 2015 San Jose 5, Los Angeles 3 Jan 24, 2016 Los Angeles 3, San Jose 2 (OT) Mar 28, 2016 Los Angeles 2, San Jose 5
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Dallas (48-23-9, 105 points) Games remaining: 2 (2 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
	Minnesota (38-32-11, 87 points) Games remaining: 1 (1 home, 0 away) vs. quality teams: 0, vs. West: 1
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 (48-23-9, 105 points) Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 1
	Chicago (47-26-7, 101 points) Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. West: 1
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

Eliminated
	Colorado (39-37-4, 82 points) Trailing Minnesota by 5 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
	Arizona (35-38-7, 77 points) Trailing Minnesota by 10 points Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
	Winnipeg (33-39-8, 74 points) Trailing Minnesota by 13 points Games remaining: 2 (0 home, 2 away) vs. quality teams: 2, vs. West: 2
	Calgary (33-40-7, 73 points) Trailing Minnesota by 14 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 1, vs. West: 2
	Vancouver (30-37-13, 73 points) Trailing Minnesota by 14 points Games remaining: 2 (1 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 0, vs. West: 2
	Edmonton (31-43-7, 69 points) Trailing Minnesota by 18 points Games remaining: 1 (0 home, 1 away) vs. quality teams: 0, vs. West: 1

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.