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Playoff scenarios

Yahoo! Sports Staff

Standings | Current playoff matchups

Only one seed is settled in the East, the No. 3 Capitals. The Canadiens will face the Bruins in either a No. 1 vs. No. 8 or No. 2 vs. No. 7 matchup. Meanwhile in the West, only the No. 6 and No. 7 seeds are up for grabs.

Eastern Conference

Team

Pts

W

Sun

1.

y-Montreal

104

47

2.

y-Pittsburgh

102

47

@Phi, 3 ET

3.

y-Washington

94

43

4.

x-New Jersey

97

45

NYR, 3 ET

5.

x-NY Rangers

96

44

@NJD, 3 ET

6.

x-Ottawa

94

43

7.

x-Boston

94

41

8.

x-Philadelphia

93

41

Pit, 3 ET

x-Clinched playoff spot, y-Division champ
z-Conference champ

Western Conference

Team

Pts

W

Sun

1.

z-Detroit

113

53

Chi, 12:30 ET

2.

y-San Jose

108

49

@Dal, 3 ET

3.

y-Minnesota

97

44

@Col, 3 ET

4.

x-Anaheim

100

46

Pho, 8 ET

5.

x-Dallas

95

44

San, 3 ET

6.

x-Calgary

94

42

7.

x-Colorado

93

43

Min, 3 ET

8.

x-Nashville

91

41

Sunday's key games
• Penguins at Flyers, 3 ET
• Rangers at Devils, 3 ET
• Wild at Avalanche, 3 ET

If Penguins win:
• Penguins clinch No. 1 seed in East and Canadiens finish No. 2 (Penguins break tie with more victories). Penguins face Flyers in first round; Canadiens face Bruins.
• Senators clinch No. 6 seed and first-round series vs. Capitals based on more victories than Bruins and Flyers (if Flyers get a point).
• Bruins clinch No. 7 seed over Flyers based on 6 points to 4 advantage in head-to-head games (if Flyers get a point). Bruins face Canadiens in first round.
• Flyers are No. 8 seed regardless of whether game goes to OT. Flyers again face Penguins in first round.

If Flyers win:
• Canadiens clinch No. 1 seed in East and first-round series vs. Bruins. Penguins finish No. 2 and face Senators in first round.
• Flyers clinch No. 6 seed and face Capitals in first round.
• Senators clinch No. 7 seed over Bruins based on more victories and face Penguins in first round.
• Bruins are No. 8 seed and face Canadiens in first round.

Rangers-Devils:
• Teams will face each other in first round. Winner of Sunday's game has home ice (if Devils lose in OT, Rangers win tiebreaker based on 16 points to 4 advantage in head-to-head games).

If Wild win in regulation:
• Flames clinch No. 6 seed and face No. 3 Wild in first round.
• Avalanche are No. 7 seed and face No. 2 Sharks in first round.

If Avalanche get a point:
• Avalanche clinch No. 6 seed and again face No. 3 Wild in first round (if Avalanche win in OT, Avalanche win tie with Flames based on more victories).
• Flames are No. 7 seed and face No. 2 Sharks in first round.
• Avalanche cannot pass Stars for No. 5 seed because they trail in goal differential, plus-33 to plus-11.

West series already determined:
• 1. Red Wings vs. 8. Predators
 • 4. Ducks vs. 5. Stars