Current NHL Playoff Matchups

Following are the first-round NHL playoff matchups which would take place based on the current NHL standings. The division winners in each conference are seeded Nos. 1 - 3, and the remaining five teams are seeded Nos. 4 - 8, according to point total. Teams are reseeded after each NHL playoff round.
Eastern ConferenceWestern Conference
(1) Pittsburgh (12-5-0, 24 pts)
Games remaining: 65 (33 Home, 32 Away)
vs. +.500: 36    vs. East: 54
(8) NY Islanders (6-6-5, 17 pts)
Games remaining: 65 (32 Home, 33 Away)
vs. +.500: 41    vs. East: 50

REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Penguins lead 1-0
Oct 3: Penguins 4 at Islanders 3 (SO)
November 27: Pittsburgh at New York
January 19: New York at Pittsburgh
February 10: New York at Pittsburgh
April 8: New York at Pittsburgh
April 11: Pittsburgh at New York
 
(1) Colorado (12-3-2, 26 pts)
Games remaining: 65 (35 Home, 30 Away)
vs. +.500: 39     vs. West: 51
(8) Vancouver (10-8-0, 20 pts)
Games remaining: 64 (32 Home, 32 Away)
vs. +.500: 38     vs. West: 49

REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Tied 1-1
Oct 3: at Avalanche 3, Canucks 0
Nov 1: at Canucks 3, Avalanche 0
November 14: Vancouver at Colorado
November 20: Colorado at Vancouver
March 9: Vancouver at Colorado
April 6: Colorado at Vancouver
 
(2) Washington (10-3-4, 24 pts)
Games remaining: 65 (32 Home, 33 Away)
vs. +.500: 35     vs. East: 51
(7) Tampa Bay (6-4-5, 17 pts)
Games remaining: 67 (34 Home, 33 Away)
vs. +.500: 33     vs. East: 50

REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Tied 0-0
December 7: Washington at Tampa Bay
January 12: Washington at Tampa Bay
January 31: Tampa Bay at Washington
March 4: Tampa Bay at Washington
March 12: Tampa Bay at Washington
March 20: Washington at Tampa Bay
 
(2) San Jose (12-4-2, 26 pts)
Games remaining: 64 (35 Home, 29 Away)
vs. +.500: 40     vs. West: 54
(7) Dallas (7-4-6, 20 pts)
Games remaining: 65 (33 Home, 32 Away)
vs. +.500: 45     vs. West: 50

REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Tied 0-0
November 12: Dallas at San Jose
December 11: Dallas at San Jose
December 21: San Jose at Dallas
March 16: San Jose at Dallas
March 25: Dallas at San Jose
March 31: San Jose at Dallas
(3) Buffalo (9-4-1, 19 pts)
Games remaining: 68 (33 Home, 35 Away)
vs. +.500: 38     vs. East: 53
(6) Philadelphia (9-4-1, 19 pts)
Games remaining: 68 (32 Home, 36 Away)
vs. +.500: 39     vs. East: 53

REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Flyers lead 1-0
Nov 6: Flyers 5 at Sabres 2
November 14: Buffalo at Philadelphia
November 27: Buffalo at Philadelphia
March 5: Philadelphia at Buffalo
(3) Columbus (9-5-2, 20 pts)
Games remaining: 66 (34 Home, 32 Away)
vs. +.500: 38     vs. West: 52
(6) Phoenix (10-7-0, 20 pts)
Games remaining: 65 (33 Home, 32 Away)
vs. +.500: 41     vs. West: 51

REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Tied 1-1
Oct 10: Blue Jackets 2 at Coyotes 0
Oct 28: Coyotes 4 at Blue Jackets 1
December 17: Phoenix at Columbus
December 21: Columbus at Phoenix
(4) New Jersey (11-4-0, 22 pts)
Games remaining: 67 (34 Home, 33 Away)
vs. +.500: 36     vs. East: 49
(5) NY Rangers (10-7-1, 21 pts)
Games remaining: 64 (33 Home, 31 Away)
vs. +.500: 36     vs. East: 54

REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Tied 1-1
Oct 5: Rangers 3 at Devils 2
Oct 22: Devils 4 at Rangers 2
January 12: New Jersey at New York
February 6: New Jersey at New York
March 10: New York at New Jersey
March 25: New York at New Jersey
(4) Los Angeles (10-5-2, 22 pts)
Games remaining: 65 (33 Home, 32 Away)
vs. +.500: 38     vs. West: 50
(5) Calgary (10-4-1, 21 pts)
Games remaining: 67 (32 Home, 35 Away)
vs. +.500: 39     vs. West: 51

REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Tied 0-0
November 21: Calgary at Los Angeles
December 7: Calgary at Los Angeles
December 17: Los Angeles at Calgary
December 30: Los Angeles at Calgary
In The Hunt
(9) Ottawa (7-5-2, 16 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (NY Islanders) by 1 points
Games remaining: 68 (32 Home, 36 Away)
vs. +.500: 36    vs. East: 51

(10) Boston (7-7-2, 16 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (NY Islanders) by 1 points
Games remaining: 66 (31 Home, 35 Away)
vs. +.500: 38    vs. East: 55

(11) Montreal (8-9-0, 16 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (NY Islanders) by 1 points
Games remaining: 65 (32 Home, 33 Away)
vs. +.500: 39    vs. East: 52

(12) Atlanta (6-6-1, 13 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (NY Islanders) by 4 points
Games remaining: 69 (36 Home, 33 Away)
vs. +.500: 38    vs. East: 54

(13) Florida (5-9-1, 11 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (NY Islanders) by 6 points
Games remaining: 67 (34 Home, 33 Away)
vs. +.500: 36    vs. East: 53

(14) Toronto (3-7-5, 11 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (NY Islanders) by 6 points
Games remaining: 67 (34 Home, 33 Away)
vs. +.500: 37    vs. East: 54

(15) Carolina (2-11-3, 7 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (NY Islanders) by 10 points
Games remaining: 66 (34 Home, 32 Away)
vs. +.500: 39    vs. East: 53

(9) Chicago (8-5-2, 18 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (Vancouver) by 2 points
Games remaining: 67 (32 Home, 35 Away)
vs. +.500: 42    vs. West: 52

(10) Detroit (7-5-3, 17 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (Vancouver) by 3 points
Games remaining: 67 (34 Home, 33 Away)
vs. +.500: 41    vs. West: 53

(11) Nashville (7-7-1, 15 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (Vancouver) by 5 points
Games remaining: 67 (35 Home, 32 Away)
vs. +.500: 44    vs. West: 53

(12) Edmonton (7-8-1, 15 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (Vancouver) by 5 points
Games remaining: 66 (31 Home, 35 Away)
vs. +.500: 44    vs. West: 52

(13) Anaheim (6-7-2, 14 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (Vancouver) by 6 points
Games remaining: 67 (31 Home, 36 Away)
vs. +.500: 49    vs. West: 54

(14) St. Louis (5-6-3, 13 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (Vancouver) by 7 points
Games remaining: 68 (33 Home, 35 Away)
vs. +.500: 46    vs. West: 55

(15) Minnesota (6-10-0, 12 pts)
Trailing 8th seed (Vancouver) by 8 points
Games remaining: 66 (34 Home, 32 Away)
vs. +.500: 46    vs. West: 51

In the event teams are tied in the standings, the following tiebreakers are applied to determine which team receives the higher seeding.

Tiebreaker
1. Wins
2. Points obtained in games against tied teams
3. Goal differential

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