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The 2022 playoff picture is finally in full focus.After the contest on Friday night, the eight first-round series are all locked in. There was Devin Harris Jersey some shuffling of seeds out in the Western Conference, but the East is set as many expected it to be in the last couple of weeks.The Panthers secured the Presidents' Trophy on Thursday, ensuring home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Canadiens clinched the worst record in the league on Wednesday thanks to the Coyotes' win. They will enter the NHL draft lottery with the best odds at the No. 1 pick.Here is everything you need to know about the NHL playoff picture as the postseason looms ahead next week.MORE:2022 playoff matchupsThe Eastern Conference is locked in for their matchups. With the Penguins win on Friday, they locked up the No. 3 spot in the Metro, setting a date with the Rangers. That meant the Capitals will face the Panthers.The Hurricanes, who won the Metropolitan Division, face the Bruins, whose lo s to Jarred Vanderbilt Jersey the Maple Leafs meant they could not pa s the Lightning for the third spot in the Atlantic. The Lightning square off against the Maple Leafs in the first round.Out in the West, the Wild-Blues and the Oilers-Kings were already set heading into the final couple of days of the season. On Friday, the Stars pulled out a win against the Ducks to temporarily jump ahead of the Predators for the first Wild Card spot and a matchup with the Flames. While it looked like the Predators would regain that spot with a win against the Coyotes, Nashville blew a 4-0 lead, lost 5-4 and as a result, now have a first-round series with the Avalanche.Here is your full playoff matchups for the first round.Eastern ConferenceA1 Florida Panthers vs. WC2 Washington CapitalsM1 Carolina Hurricanes vs. WC1Boston BruinsA2Toronto Maple Leafs vs. A3Tampa Bay LightningM2 New York Rangers vs. M3Pittsburgh PenguinsWestern ConferenceC1 Colorado Avalanche vs. WC2 Nashville PredatorsP1 Calgary Flames vs. WC1Dallas StarsC2Minnesota Wild vs. C3St. Louis BluesP2 Edmonton Oilers vs. P3Los Angeles KingsToday's NHL scheduleWashington Capitals 2, New York Rangers 3Chicago Blackhawks 2, Buffalo Sabres 3Boston Bruins 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 5Florida Panthers 2, Montreal Canadiens 10Detroit Red Wings 5, New Jersey Devils 3Ottawa Senators 4, Philadelphia Flyers 2Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 5Tampa Bay Lightning 6, New York Islanders 4Vegas Golden Knights 7, St. Louis Blues 4Colorado Avalanche 1, Will Barton Jersey Minnesota Wild 4Calgary Flames 1, Winnipeg Jets 3Anaheim Ducks 2, Dallas Stars 4Vancouver Canucks 2, Edmonton Oilers 3 (SO)San Jose Sharks 0, Seattle Kraken 3Nashville Predators 4, Arizona Coyotes 5Yesterday's NHL resultsWashington Capitals 1, New York Islanders 5Buffalo Sabres 0, Boston Bruins 5Florida Panthers 4, Ottawa Senators 0New Jersey Devils 3, Carolina Hurricanes 6Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 5Calgary Flames 2, Minnesota Wild 3 (OT)Nashville Predators 5, Colorado Avalanche 4 (SO)San Jose Sharks 4, Edmonton Oilers 5 (OT)Los Angeles Kings 2, Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT)NHL magic numbersThe eight teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference are set for the 2022 playoffs.A team's magic number was the number of games the team needs to win in a row in order to clinch a playoff spot, but that is down to 0 now.EASTERN CONFERENCETEAMMAGIC NUMBERREMAINING SCHEDULEFlorida PanthersClinched Allen Iverson Jersey playoff spot-Carolina HurricanesClinched playoff spot-Toronto Maple LeafsClinched playoff spot-New York RangersClinched playoff spot-Tampa Bay LightningClinched playoff spot-Pittsburgh PenguinsClinched playoff spot-Boston BruinsClinched playoff spot-Washington CapitalsClinched playoff spot-WESTERN CONFERENCETEAMMAGIC NUMBERREMAINING SCHEDULEColorado AvalancheClinched playoff spot-Calgary FlamesClinched playoff spot-St. Louis BluesClinched playoff spot-Minnesota WildClinched playoff spot-Edmonton OilersClinched playoff spot-Nashville PredatorsClinched playoff spot-Los Angeles KingsClinched playoff spot-Dallas StarsClinched playoff spot-NHL tragic numbersWith a magic number comes a tragic number, which is the number of games a team must lose in order to be eliminated from the playoffs.All teams in this category are out of postseason contention.EASTERN CONFERENCETEAMTRAGIC NUMBERREMAINING SCHEDULENew York IslandersEliminated from playoffs-Columbus Blue JacketsEliminated from playoffs-Detroit Red WingsEliminated from playoffs-Buffalo SabresEliminated from playoffs-Ottawa SenatorsEliminated from playoffs-Philadelphia FlyersEliminated from playoffs-New Jersey DevilsEliminated from playoffs-Montreal CanadiensEliminated from playoffs-WESTERN CONFERENCETEAMTRAGIC NUMBERREMAINING SCHEDULEVegas Golden Jerami Grant Jersey KnightsEliminated from playoffs-Vancouver CanucksEliminated from playoffs-Winnipeg JetsEliminated from playoffs-San Jose SharksEliminated from playoffs-Anaheim DucksEliminated from playoffs-Chicago BlackhawksEliminated from playoffs-Seattle KrakenEliminated from playoffs-Arizona CoyotesEliminated from playoffs-2022 NHL Draft orderWith the NHL having a lottery system to determine the top two picks, the race is on to grab the best odds. It's not a guarantee that team No. 32 gets the top spot, but it will get the highest chance at it.Here is a look at the projected draft order for the 2022 NHL draft.DRAFT PICKTEAM1Montreal Canadiens2Arizona Coyotes3Seattle Kraken4Philadelphia Flyers5New Jersey Devils6Columbus Blue Jackets (via Chicago Blackhawks)7Ottawa Senators8Detroit Red Wings9Buffalo Sabres10Anaheim Ducks11San Jose Sharks12Columbus Blue Jackets13New York Islanders14Winnipeg Jets15Vancouver Canucks16Buffalo Sabres (via Vegas Golden Knights)