NHL playoffs update: Eastern Conference - Washington has clinched the President's trophy, and thus the 1 seed. - Montreal has clinched the 8 seed, so the first round series will be Washington-Montreal - Pittsburgh has clinched the 4 seed, and Ottawa has clinched the 5 seed, so another first round series will be Pittsburgh-Ottawa - Whoever wins the Buffalo-New Jersey game will play the winner of the Philadelphia-NY Rangers game in the first round in the 2-7 matchup. - The Buffalo-NJ loser will play Boston in the first round. Western Conference - If Chicago wins, they're the 1 seed and San Jose is the 2. Chicago loses, SJ 1, Chicago 2. - Vancouver is the 3 seed. - Phoenix is the 4 seed. - Colorado is the 8 seed. - Detroit/Nashville/LA is a mess, as there are many possibilities for any of them to get any of those seeds. The only easy thing is if Detroit wins, they're the 5 seed.