If the Playoffs Started Today

Eastern Conference

1		Washington Capitals (31 Pts) Games Remaining: 59 (29 Home, 30 Away)
vs
8		Tampa Bay Lightning (23 Pts) Games Remaining: 62 (32 Home, 30 Away)

Regular Season Series: Tied 0 - 0 Dec 7: Washington at Tampa Bay Jan 12: Washington at Tampa Bay Jan 31: Tampa Bay at Washington Mar 4: Tampa Bay at Washington Mar 12: Tampa Bay at Washington Mar 20: Washington at Tampa Bay    

2		Pittsburgh Penguins (30 Pts) Games Remaining: 59 (30 Home, 29 Away)
vs
7		Boston Bruins (24 Pts) Games Remaining: 60 (28 Home, 32 Away)

Regular Season Series: Tied 1 - 1 Nov 10: at Boston 3, Pittsburgh 0 Nov 14: at Pittsburgh 6, Boston 5 Mar 7: Boston at Pittsburgh Mar 18: Pittsburgh at Boston        

3		Buffalo Sabres (26 Pts) Games Remaining: 62 (29 Home, 33 Away)
vs
6		Ottawa Senators (25 Pts) Games Remaining: 62 (27 Home, 35 Away)

Regular Season Series: Ottawa leads 1 - 0 Nov 21: at Ottawa 5, Buffalo 3 Dec 16: Buffalo at Ottawa Dec 26: Ottawa at Buffalo Feb 3: Ottawa at Buffalo Mar 26: Ottawa at Buffalo Apr 10: Buffalo at Ottawa    

4		New Jersey Devils (29 Pts) Games Remaining: 61 (32 Home, 29 Away)
vs
5		Philadelphia Flyers (25 Pts) Games Remaining: 62 (29 Home, 33 Away)

Regular Season Series: Philadelphia leads 2 - 0 Oct 3: Philadelphia 5, at New Jersey 2 Nov 16: at Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 2 Dec 12: Philadelphia at New Jersey Feb 8: New Jersey at Philadelphia Feb 10: Philadelphia at New Jersey Mar 28: New Jersey at Philadelphia    

Western Conference

1		San Jose Sharks (36 Pts) Games Remaining: 57 (32 Home, 25 Away)
vs
8		Detroit Red Wings (26 Pts) Games Remaining: 61 (30 Home, 31 Away)

Regular Season Series: Detroit leads 1 - 0 Nov 5: at Detroit 2, San Jose 1 Jan 9: Detroit at San Jose Feb 2: Detroit at San Jose Feb 11: San Jose at Detroit        

2		Chicago Blackhawks (30 Pts) Games Remaining: 61 (28 Home, 33 Away)
vs
7		Phoenix Coyotes (27 Pts) Games Remaining: 59 (29 Home, 30 Away)

Regular Season Series: Phoenix leads 1 - 0 Nov 5: at Phoenix 3, Chicago 1 Feb 5: Phoenix at Chicago Mar 20: Chicago at Phoenix Mar 23: Phoenix at Chicago        

3		Colorado Avalanche (29 Pts) Games Remaining: 59 (33 Home, 26 Away)
vs
6		Columbus Blue Jackets (27 Pts) Games Remaining: 61 (31 Home, 30 Away)

Regular Season Series: Tied 0 - 0 Dec 5: Colorado at Columbus Dec 19: Columbus at Colorado Jan 2: Colorado at Columbus Feb 2: Columbus at Colorado        

4		Calgary Flames (28 Pts) Games Remaining: 61 (30 Home, 31 Away)
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5		Los Angeles Kings (28 Pts) Games Remaining: 58 (31 Home, 27 Away)

Regular Season Series: Calgary leads 1 - 0 Nov 21: Calgary 5, at Los Angeles 2 Dec 7: Calgary at Los Angeles Dec 17: Los Angeles at Calgary Dec 30: Los Angeles at Calgary        

Headed for the Golf Course

Team		Points Behind
	New York Rangers (23 Pts)	0
	Montreal Canadiens (23 Pts)	0
	New York Islanders (23 Pts)	0
	Atlanta Thrashers (22 Pts)	1
	Florida Panthers (22 Pts)	1
	Carolina Hurricanes (15 Pts)	8
	Toronto Maple Leafs (14 Pts)	9

Headed for the Golf Course

Team		Points Behind
	Dallas Stars (26 Pts)	0
	Nashville Predators (25 Pts)	1
	Vancouver Canucks (24 Pts)	2
	Edmonton Oilers (21 Pts)	5
	St. Louis Blues (20 Pts)	6
	Minnesota Wild (18 Pts)	8
	Anaheim Ducks (17 Pts)	9