NHL Playoff Race

A look at what first-round matchups for the Stanley Cup Playoffs would look like if the season ended today.

Matchups - Eastern Conference
Seed	Team		Record				Games Left
			W	L	OT	Pts	H	A	Tot.
1		New York Rangers	36	13	5	77	15	13	28
8		Toronto Maple Leafs	28	22	6	62	12	14	26
2		Boston Bruins	34	17	2	70	12	17	29
7		Ottawa Senators	28	22	8	64	12	12	24
3		Florida Panthers	27	17	11	65	15	12	27
6		New Jersey Devils	31	20	4	66	13	14	27
4		Pittsburgh Penguins	32	19	5	69	15	11	26
5		Philadelphia Flyers	31	18	7	69	14	12	26

Matchups - Western Conference
Seed	Team		Record				Games Left
			W	L	OT	Pts	H	A	Tot.
1		Detroit Red Wings	38	17	2	78	15	10	25
8		Phoenix Coyotes	27	21	8	62	13	13	26
2		Vancouver Canucks	34	15	6	74	16	11	27
7		Los Angeles Kings	27	19	11	65	11	14	25
3		San Jose Sharks	30	17	6	66	12	17	29
6		Chicago Blackhawks	29	20	7	65	12	14	26
4		St. Louis Blues	34	14	7	75	10	17	27
5		Nashville Predators	32	18	6	70	13	13	26

Eastern Conference Seed Team GP Pts 1 N.Y. Rangers 54 77 2 Boston 53 70 3 Florida 55 65 4 Pittsburgh 56 69 5 Philadelphia 56 69 6 New Jersey 55 66 7 Ottawa 58 64 8 Toronto 56 62 9 Washington 55 61 10 Winnipeg 57 58 11 Montreal 56 55 12 Tampa Bay 55 54 13 Buffalo 55 54 14 N.Y. Islanders 55 54 15 Carolina 56 51

Western Conference Seed Team GP Pts 1 Detroit 57 78 2 Vancouver 55 74 3 San Jose 53 66 4 St. Louis 55 75 5 Nashville 56 70 6 Chicago 56 65 7 Los Angeles 57 65 8 Phoenix 56 62 9 Calgary 56 60 10 Colorado 57 60 11 Dallas 55 59 12 Minnesota 55 58 13 Anaheim 55 53 14 Edmonton 55 49 15 Columbus 56 38

x-clinched playoff berth
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference

Tie-breaking procedure

If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:

1. The fewer number of games played.
2. The greater number of games won.
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. The greater differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season.