Current NHL Playoff Matchups as of the games of April 9,2017 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 (47-26-9, 103 points) Games remaining: 0
	NY Rangers (48-28-6, 102 points) Games remaining: 0
Regular season series (Canadiens lead 3-0-0)
Jan 14, 2017 New York 4, Montreal 5 Feb 21, 2017 Montreal 3, New York 2 (SO) Mar 4, 2017 Montreal 4, New York 1
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Ottawa (44-28-10, 98 points) Games remaining: 0
	Boston (44-31-7, 95 points) Games remaining: 0
Regular season series (Senators lead 4-0-0)
Nov 24, 2016 Boston 1, Ottawa 3 Mar 6, 2017 Boston 2, Ottawa 4 Mar 21, 2017 Ottawa 3, Boston 2 Apr 6, 2017 Ottawa 2, Boston 1 (SO)
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Washington (55-19-8, 118 points) Games remaining: 0
	Toronto (40-27-15, 95 points) Games remaining: 0
Regular season series (Capitals lead 2-1-0)
Nov 26, 2016 Washington 2, Toronto 4 Jan 3, 2017 Toronto 5, Washington 6 (OT) Apr 4, 2017 Washington 4, Toronto 1
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Pittsburgh (50-21-11, 111 points) Games remaining: 0
	Columbus (50-24-8, 108 points) Games remaining: 0
Regular season series (Series tied 2-1-1)
Dec 22, 2016 Pittsburgh 1, Columbus 7 Feb 3, 2017 Columbus 3, Pittsburgh 4 (OT) Feb 17, 2017 Pittsburgh 1, Columbus 2 (OT) Apr 4, 2017 Columbus 1, Pittsburgh 4

Eliminated
	NY Islanders (41-29-12, 94 points) Trailing Toronto by 1 point Games remaining: 0
	Tampa Bay (42-30-10, 94 points) Trailing Toronto by 1 point Games remaining: 0
	Philadelphia (39-33-10, 88 points) Trailing Toronto by 7 points Games remaining: 0
	Carolina (36-31-15, 87 points) Trailing Toronto by 8 points Games remaining: 0
	Florida (35-36-11, 81 points) Trailing Toronto by 14 points Games remaining: 0
	Detroit (33-36-13, 79 points) Trailing Toronto by 16 points Games remaining: 0
	Buffalo (33-37-12, 78 points) Trailing Toronto by 17 points Games remaining: 0
	New Jersey (28-40-14, 70 points) Trailing Toronto by 25 points Games remaining: 0

Western Conference
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Anaheim (46-23-13, 105 points) Games remaining: 0
	Calgary (45-33-4, 94 points) Games remaining: 0
Regular season series (Ducks lead 4-1-0)
Nov 6, 2016 Calgary 1, Anaheim 4 Dec 4, 2016 Anaheim 3, Calgary 8 Dec 29, 2016 Anaheim 3, Calgary 1 Apr 2, 2017 Anaheim 4, Calgary 3 Apr 4, 2017 Calgary 1, Anaheim 3
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Edmonton (47-26-9, 103 points) Games remaining: 0
	San Jose (46-29-7, 99 points) Games remaining: 0
Regular season series (Oilers lead 3-1-1)
Dec 23, 2016 Edmonton 2, San Jose 3 (OT) Jan 10, 2017 San Jose 5, Edmonton 3 Jan 26, 2017 Edmonton 4, San Jose 1 Mar 30, 2017 San Jose 2, Edmonton 3 Apr 6, 2017 Edmonton 4, San Jose 2
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Chicago (50-23-9, 109 points) Games remaining: 0
	Nashville (41-29-12, 94 points) Games remaining: 0
Regular season series (Blackhawks lead 4-1-0)
Oct 14, 2016 Chicago 2, Nashville 3 Oct 15, 2016 Nashville 3, Chicago 5 Dec 29, 2016 Chicago 3, Nashville 2 Jan 8, 2017 Nashville 2, Chicago 5 Mar 4, 2017 Chicago 5, Nashville 3
CURRENT MATCHUP
	Minnesota (49-25-8, 106 points) Games remaining: 0
	St. Louis (46-29-7, 99 points) Games remaining: 0
Regular season series (Blues lead 3-2-0)
Oct 13, 2016 Minnesota 2, St. Louis 3 Nov 26, 2016 Minnesota 3, St. Louis 4 (SO) Dec 11, 2016 St. Louis 1, Minnesota 3 Jan 26, 2017 St. Louis 1, Minnesota 5 Mar 7, 2017 St. Louis 2, Minnesota 1

Eliminated
	Winnipeg (40-35-7, 87 points) Trailing Nashville by 7 points Games remaining: 0
	Los Angeles (39-35-8, 86 points) Trailing Nashville by 8 points Games remaining: 0
	Dallas (34-37-11, 79 points) Trailing Nashville by 15 points Games remaining: 0
	Arizona (30-42-10, 70 points) Trailing Nashville by 24 points Games remaining: 0
	Vancouver (30-43-9, 69 points) Trailing Nashville by 25 points Games remaining: 0
	Colorado (22-56-4, 48 points) Trailing Nashville by 46 points Games remaining: 0

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.