Eastern Conference Wild Card[1]
Atlantic GP W L OT ROW GF GA PTS
Tampa Bay Lightning 11 8 3 0 6 39 31 16
Toronto Maple Leafs 12 8 4 0 7 40 30 16
Boston Bruins 10 7 3 0 7 30 17 14
Metropolitan GP W L OT ROW GF GA PTS
Pittsburgh Penguins 11 7 4 0 6 35 28 14
Carolina Hurricanes 11 4 4 3 4 25 33 11
New York Islanders 11 4 4 3 3 35 36 11
Wild Card
(Top 2 qualify for playoffs)
GP W L OT ROW GF GA PTS
Detroit Red Wings 12 6 4 2 6 27 33 14
Montreal Canadiens 11 6 5 0 6 33 22 12
Columbus Blue Jackets 11 5 6 0 4 31 29 10
Ottawa Senators 11 4 5 2 4 30 32 10
Washington Capitals 11 5 6 0 3 32 35 10
New Jersey Devils 11 2 5 4 2 24 36 8
Florida Panthers 12 3 7 2 2 26 42 8
New York Rangers 9 3 6 0 3 15 33 6
Philadelphia Flyers 10 3 7 0 3 18 27 6
Buffalo Sabres 13 2 10 1 1 20 37 5
Note[2]

The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season points and regardless of division. It will be possible, then, for one division to send five teams to the postseason while the other sends just three.

Seeding of the wild-card teams within each divisional playoff will be determined on the basis of regular-season points. The division winner with the most points in the conference will be matched against the wild-card team with the fewest points; the division winner with the second-most points in the conference will play the wild-card team with the second-fewest points.

References

  1. ^ "2013-2014 Wild Card Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Guide to 2013-14 NHL realignment - NHL.com - News". NHL. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)