NHL playoff standings: Latest Western Conference bracket

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The Western Conference does not officially have its eight playoff teams identified yet (though that could change after Friday night's action). But even when that octet is confirmed, the seeding remains to be clarified.

Heading into Friday's five-game slate, the current matchups are as follows:

C1 Dallas Stars vs. WC2 Vegas Golden Knights

C2 Winnipeg Jets vs. C3 Colorado Avalanche

P1 Vancouver Canucks vs. WC1 Nashville Predators

P2 Edmonton Oilers vs. P3 Los Angeles Kings

What can change?

Right off the top, we'll point out that the St. Louis Blues can be eliminated if they lose to the Carolina Hurricanes (8 p.m. ET, NHL Network) and the Vegas Golden Knights get…