Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers Prediction, Picks & Odds | 08 Apr 2026

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 6 days ago | Last Updated: Apr 8, 13:38 | 6 min read

Buffalo Sabres

Ice Hockey NHL Madison Square Garden Wed 8 Apr 19:00

New York Rangers

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Correct Score
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Team Stats
Player Stats
Player Props
Team News
Lineups
Injuries
Roster
Standings

NHL Betting Preview: Sabres vs Rangers

The Buffalo Sabres square off against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Wednesday, April 8.

Don’t Expect Fireworks

There is -128 available for Under 6.5 goals, with the Sabres and the Rangers expected to go under the line with their combined score.

5-2 Victory for Sabres in Pair’s Previous H2H

Buffalo Sabres have lost their previous three road games. Their latest appearance was a 4-2 home triumph at KeyBank Center against Tampa Bay Lightning. Alex Tuch found the net along with three other players.

New York Rangers have enjoyed back-to-back wins, most recently beating Washington Capitals 8-1. It was a home success at Madison Square Garden. Adam Fox recorded 3 points which includes 1 goal and 2 assists. Goalie Igor Shesterkin had a great game and ended up with 20 saves (.952).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last head-to-head saw the Sabres claim a 5-2 win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. We’ve seen six Sabres wins in the past 10 meetings between the teams.

Starting Goalies

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	22-9-3	2.5	.909	1
23/24	27-22-4	2.57	.910	5

Igor Shesterkin (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	25-19-6	2.5	.912	1
23/24	36-17-2	2.58	.912	4

Buffalo Sabres – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.2 goals from 29.3 shots on goal, with a 15.0% powerplay efficiency. The Sabres have given up 3.3 goals from 27.3 shots, averaging 4.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.4%.

Rasmus Dahlin is the top points scorer with 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists, with Tage Thompson recording 8 points, 4 goals and 4 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 2.31 goal against average with a .916 save percentage.

New York Rangers – Last 10 Games

The Rangers have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.6 goals from 26.7 shots on goal, with a 22.0% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.2 goals from 28.2 shots, averaging 4.4 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 90.9%.

The top points scorer is Adam Fox with 15 points, 3 goals and 12 assists, while Mika Zibanejad is next best after having 11 points, 5 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Igor Shesterkin have a 2.46 GAA with a .907 SV%.

Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers Prediction & Picks

Step into Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers with confidence as we bring you our expert match prediction, projected scoreline, best player prop picks and a custom-built bet builder.

Game Prediction

There’s every chance that we will see a low combined goals total for this NHL encounter. We’ll therefore shoot for Unders and this is available at an eye-catching -128.

Knowing which players are injured gives us a valuable edge when putting together hockey forecasts. After reviewing the form guide, we turn to the latest stats to shape our NHL predictions.

Key Sabres vs Rangers stats:

The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Sabres games on the road.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 20 Sabres games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Rangers games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Rangers games at home.

Under 6.5 Probability

If you go by the top NHL betting sites, our pick has a 56.2% chance of delivering a return. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success between 60-65%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Mika Zibanejad Over 0.5 Assists +110

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers) has made at least one assist in 3 straight games. On the basis of this stat, we can shoot for him to once again cover the Player Assists line and this looks big at +110.

Latest Mika Zibanejad Player Prop Odds

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Under 6.5

To Score Rasmus Dahlin

Assists Mika Zibanejad Over 0.5

We’ve loaded up a same game parlay with the combined picks of Under 6.5 goals, Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres) to score and Mika Zibanejad (Rangers) to have Over 0.5 assists.

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Correct Score Prediction

Sabres

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Rangers

We’re taking a chance on the Rangers to achieve a 3-2 winning scoreline. Odds of +950 means we can place a smaller stake and still achieve a nice return.

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2-1

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Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Tight Affair in the Eyes of the Books

Buffalo Sabres are -147 favorites and that means a 60% chance of winning this game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +122 about New York Rangers.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is currently 6.5. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest data to good effect. If you're keen on Over 6.5, this selection is available at +102.

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Moneyline

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Puck Line

Total Goals

Tage Thompson Favorite to Light the Lamp First

Tage Thompson is favorite to be First Goalscorer at +1000. If you want to back him to score the last goal, you can get similar odds.

Player Goals

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

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Player Assists

Adam Fox (Rangers)

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

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Player Shots

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Alexis Lafrenière (Rangers)

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Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Sabres

NHL: 07/04 Lightning2 Sabres 4
NHL: 05/04 Sabres2 Capitals 6
NHL: 03/04 Sabres1 Senators 4
NHL: 01/04 Islanders3 Sabres 4
NHL: 28/03 Kraken2 Sabres 3

Rangers

NHL: 06/04 Capitals1 Rangers 8
NHL: 04/04 Red Wings1 Rangers 4
NHL: 03/04 Canadiens3 Rangers 2
NHL: 01/04 Devils1 Rangers 4
NHL: 29/03 Panthers1 Rangers 3

Head to Head

Buffalo vs NY Rangers

NHL: 09/01 2026 Sabres 5 Rangers 2
NHL: 10/10 2025 Rangers 4 Sabres 0
NHL: 22/02 2025 Rangers 2 Sabres 8
NHL: 12/12 2024 Rangers 3 Sabres 2
NHL: 08/11 2024 Sabres 6 Rangers 1
NHL: 24/12 2023 Sabres 3 Rangers 4
NHL: 28/11 2023 Sabres 5 Rangers 1
NHL: 13/10 2023 Rangers 5 Sabres 1
NHL: 11/04 2023 Sabres 3 Rangers 2
NHL: 01/04 2023 Rangers 2 Sabres 3

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Buffalo Sabres Stats

New York Rangers Stats

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.60 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.80 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.30 goals and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.50 pts and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.70 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.60 goals and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.40 goals and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 29.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 11.3
Blocks: 13.5
Faceoff Wins : 27.6
Hits: 20.4
Giveaways: 13.8
Takeaways: 4.1

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 29.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 10
Blocks: 12.2
Faceoff Wins : 28.1
Hits: 17.2
Giveaways: 13.3
Takeaways: 4.2

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 26.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 4.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 11.3
Blocks: 12
Faceoff Wins : 30.8
Hits: 26.7
Giveaways: 16.3
Takeaways: 4.7

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 23.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 11.1
Blocks: 11.9
Faceoff Wins : 30.9
Hits: 26.6
Giveaways: 17.3
Takeaways: 4.8

Team News

Buffalo Sabres Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
72	Tage Thompson	78	19.26	38	40	78	-10
26	Rasmus Dahlin	74	24.28	18	52	70	11
89	Alex Tuch	75	18.91	30	32	62	21

71	Ryan McLeod	78	17.66	12	39	51	22
22	Jack Quinn	78	15.59	19	31	50	2
91	Josh Doan	78	15.95	23	25	48	-11
23	Mattias Samuelsson	75	22.93	13	28	41	36
4	Bowen Byram	78	22.43	11	30	41	11
17	Jason Zucker	59	15.63	23	18	40	-8
9	Zach Benson	61	15.83	10	27	38	20
19	Peyton Krebs	78	13.66	11	26	37	9
13	Josh Norris	40	15.96	11	18	29	4
86	Noah Oestlund	60	13.97	11	16	27	11
25	Owen Power	77	21.67	8	18	26	2
64	Logan Stanley	73	16.67	9	14	22	0
	Sam Carrick	73	10.47	9	7	16	2
29	Beck Malenstyn	77	11.19	7	7	14	1
70	Tanner Pearson	54	10.75	7	7	14	9
21	Conor Timmins	36	18.93	0	7	7	-10
5	Luke Schenn	49	13.69	1	6	7	-13
12	Jordan Greenway	37	12.35	1	5	6	-10
73	Zach Metsa	41	10.67	2	4	6	17
20	Jiri Kulich	12	16.37	3	2	5	-4
94	Konsta Helenius	9	11.91	1	3	4	1
48	Tyson Kozak	42	11.28	2	2	4	-2
44	Josh Dunne	33	9.4	1	3	4	-6
8	Michael Kesselring	32	13.43	0	2	2	-3
55	Mason Geertsen	5	4.12	0	0	0	-1
15	Justin Danforth	4	11.7	0	0	0	-2
33	Ryan Johnson	3	9	0	0	0	0
	Trevor Kuntar	1	5.2	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
34	Alex Lyon	36	2.74	0.907
92	Colten Ellis	14	3.13	0.895
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	33	2.52	0.911

New York Rangers Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
93	Mika Zibanejad	77	20.9	33	42	75	-17
13	Alexis Lafreniere	78	17.52	22	31	53	-5
16	Vincent Trocheck	63	20.63	16	36	52	-14

8	J.T. Miller	64	20.24	17	33	50	-27
23	Adam Fox	51	23.55	8	42	50	7
50	Will Cuylle	78	16.95	20	17	37	-11
44	Vladislav Gavrikov	78	23.74	14	20	34	-8
94	Gabriel Perreault	45	16.01	10	15	25	1
42	Noah Laba	70	13.49	9	14	23	4
14	Taylor Raddysh	67	11.89	9	10	19	5
24	Tye Kartye	60	11.83	6	13	19	-6
4	Braden Schneider	78	20.49	2	16	18	0
29	Matthew Robertson	68	17.5	5	12	17	-2
	Conor Sheary	58	14.22	7	10	17	3
22	Jonny Brodzinski	52	11.14	6	10	16	0
17	Will Borgen	71	18.15	5	10	15	3
49	Jaroslav Chmelar	24	8.74	4	2	6	-1
18	Urho Vaakanainen	33	13.8	0	6	6	0
60	Scott Morrow	29	15.67	0	6	6	-5
84	Adam Edstroem	35	9.46	3	2	5	1
38	Adam Sykora	7	11.8	3	1	4	1
71	Juuso Paerssinen	20	8.85	2	1	3	4
6	Vincent Iorio	27	15.74	0	3	3	-4
73	Matthew Rempe	26	8.61	1	0	1	-4
45	Drew Fortescue	6	15.22	0	1	1	6
25	Anton Blidh	4	7.7	0	1	1	1
	Brendan Brisson	3	10.6	0	1	1	-1
65	Brett Berard	13	10.55	0	0	0	-1
33	Dylan Garand	2	62.5	0	0	0	0
	Connor Mackey	3	12.8	0	0	0	-3
37	Justin Dowling	2	7.2	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Jonathan Quick	24	3.09	0.893
41	Spencer Martin	6	4.13	0.864
31	Igor Shesterkin	49	2.5	0.912

Injuries & Suspensions

Buffalo Sabres Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Justin Danforth

Injured

Alex Lyon

Injured

Sam Carrick

Injured

Noah Oestlund

Injured

Jiri Kulich

Unavailable

New York Rangers Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Matthew Rempe

Injured

Urho Vaakanainen

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

New York Rangers

Buffalo Sabres

Igor Shesterkin

Vladislav Gavrikov

Adam Fox

Gabriel Perreault

Mika Zibanejad

Alexis Lafreniere

Alex Tuch

Tage Thompson

Peyton Krebs

Mattias Samuelsson

Rasmus Dahlin

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Line 2

New York Rangers

Buffalo Sabres

Igor Shesterkin

Drew Fortescue

Braden Schneider

Tye Kartye

J.T. Miller

Conor Sheary

Jack Quinn

Ryan McLeod

Jason Zucker

Owen Power

Bowen Byram

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Line 3

New York Rangers

Buffalo Sabres

Igor Shesterkin

Matthew Robertson

Will Borgen

Will Cuylle

Vincent Trocheck

Jonny Brodzinski

Josh Doan

Josh Norris

Zach Benson

Michael Kesselring

Conor Timmins

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Line 4

New York Rangers

Buffalo Sabres

Igor Shesterkin

Adam Sykora

Noah Laba

Jaroslav Chmelar

Beck Malenstyn

Tyson Kozak

Tanner Pearson

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Previous Buffalo Sabres Lineups

06 Apr NHL

Lightning 2-4 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

04 Apr NHL

Sabres 2-6 Capitals

Confirmed Lineups

02 Apr NHL

Sabres 1-4 Senators

Confirmed Lineups

31 Mar NHL

Islanders 3-4 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Kraken 2-3 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

27 Mar NHL

Red Wings 5-2 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

25 Mar NHL

Bruins 4-3 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

22 Mar NHL

Sabres 5-6 Ducks

Confirmed Lineups

21 Mar NHL

Sabres 4-1 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

19 Mar NHL

Sabres 5-0 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

Previous New York Rangers Lineups

05 Apr NHL

Capitals 1-8 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

04 Apr NHL

Red Wings 1-4 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

02 Apr NHL

Canadiens 3-2 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

31 Mar NHL

Devils 1-4 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

29 Mar NHL

Panthers 1-3 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

27 Mar NHL

Blackhawks 1-6 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

25 Mar NHL

Rangers 3-4 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

23 Mar NHL

Senators 2-1 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

22 Mar NHL

Jets 3-2 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

19 Mar NHL

Rangers 3-6 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

NHL Standings Select Season

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	81	52	22	7	111	0.685	38	47	294	239	55	29-10-2	23-12-5	5-4	7-3	1L
2 Pittsburgh	81	41	24	16	98	0.605	34	38	288	261	27	20-13-8	21-11-8	3-10	6-4	2L
3 Philadelphia	81	42	27	12	96	0.593	26	32	246	241	5	19-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	2W
4 Washington	81	42	30	9	93	0.574	36	40	261	243	18	25-11-5	17-19-4	2-6	7-3	3W
5 Columbus	81	40	29	12	92	0.568	28	33	252	251	1	20-12-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	1L
6 NY Islanders	81	43	33	5	91	0.562	29	39	232	239	-7	22-16-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	2L
7 New Jersey	81	42	36	3	87	0.537	29	38	230	250	-20	21-17-3	21-19-0	4-1	5-5	2W
8 NY Rangers	81	33	39	9	75	0.463	24	30	234	248	-14	14-20-7	19-19-2	3-1	5-5	3L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	81	50	23	8	108	0.667	42	45	285	237	48	26-10-4	24-13-4	5-0	6-4	4W
2 Tampa Bay	81	50	25	6	106	0.654	40	46	288	227	61	26-13-1	24-12-5	4-2	6-4	2W
3 Montreal	81	48	23	10	106	0.654	34	44	281	252	29	24-15-2	24-8-8	4-5	8-2	1W
4 Boston	81	44	27	10	98	0.605	32	40	268	250	18	28-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	1W
5 Ottawa	81	43	27	11	97	0.599	37	40	275	245	30	22-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	5-5	1L
6 Detroit	81	41	30	10	92	0.568	30	39	240	250	-10	21-16-4	20-14-6	2-4	3-7	2L
7 Florida	81	39	38	4	82	0.506	31	34	243	275	-32	22-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	4-6	2W
8 Toronto	81	32	35	14	78	0.481	23	31	252	296	-44	18-15-8	14-20-6	1-4	3-7	6L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	80	53	16	11	117	0.731	46	49	297	202	95	25-9-6	28-7-5	4-6	6-4	1W
2 Dallas	81	49	20	12	110	0.679	38	44	275	223	52	26-11-4	23-9-8	5-4	6-4	4W
3 Minnesota	81	45	24	12	102	0.63	30	41	269	238	31	22-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	5-5	3L
4 Utah	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	32	42	260	232	28	21-15-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	2L
5 Nashville	81	38	33	10	86	0.531	28	33	243	264	-21	21-16-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	1L
6 St Louis	80	35	33	12	82	0.513	31	34	219	250	-31	19-14-7	16-19-5	1-4	6-4	2W
7 Winnipeg	80	35	33	12	82	0.513	28	33	227	249	-22	19-15-6	16-18-6	2-4	6-4	2L
8 Chicago	81	28	39	14	70	0.432	21	25	208	273	-65	13-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	1-9	4L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	81	38	26	17	93	0.574	29	37	261	249	12	19-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	6-4	2W
2 Edmonton	81	40	30	11	91	0.562	31	40	276	268	8	21-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	2L
3 Anaheim	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	25	34	266	281	-15	24-13-4	18-19-2	8-0	3-7	1L
4 LA Kings	80	35	26	19	89	0.556	22	30	221	240	-19	15-17-9	20-9-10	5-9	7-3	5W
5 San Jose	80	38	34	8	84	0.525	26	36	243	286	-43	21-14-6	17-20-2	2-2	6-4	1W
6 Seattle	80	34	35	11	79	0.494	26	32	225	257	-32	19-17-5	15-18-6	2-6	3-7	1L
7 Calgary	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	26	29	208	255	-47	22-12-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
8 Vancouver	80	24	48	8	56	0.35	15	18	211	307	-96	8-27-5	16-21-3	6-2	3-7	2W

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	81	52	22	7	111	0.685	38	47	294	239	55	29-10-2	23-12-5	5-4	7-3	1L
2 Buffalo	81	50	23	8	108	0.667	42	45	285	237	48	26-10-4	24-13-4	5-0	6-4	4W
3 Tampa Bay	81	50	25	6	106	0.654	40	46	288	227	61	26-13-1	24-12-5	4-2	6-4	2W
4 Montreal	81	48	23	10	106	0.654	34	44	281	252	29	24-15-2	24-8-8	4-5	8-2	1W
5 Pittsburgh	81	41	24	16	98	0.605	34	38	288	261	27	20-13-8	21-11-8	3-10	6-4	2L
6 Boston	81	44	27	10	98	0.605	32	40	268	250	18	28-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	1W
7 Ottawa	81	43	27	11	97	0.599	37	40	275	245	30	22-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	5-5	1L
8 Philadelphia	81	42	27	12	96	0.593	26	32	246	241	5	19-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	2W
9 Washington	81	42	30	9	93	0.574	36	40	261	243	18	25-11-5	17-19-4	2-6	7-3	3W
10 Detroit	81	41	30	10	92	0.568	30	39	240	250	-10	21-16-4	20-14-6	2-4	3-7	2L
11 Columbus	81	40	29	12	92	0.568	28	33	252	251	1	20-12-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	1L
12 NY Islanders	81	43	33	5	91	0.562	29	39	232	239	-7	22-16-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	2L
13 New Jersey	81	42	36	3	87	0.537	29	38	230	250	-20	21-17-3	21-19-0	4-1	5-5	2W
14 Florida	81	39	38	4	82	0.506	31	34	243	275	-32	22-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	4-6	2W
15 Toronto	81	32	35	14	78	0.481	23	31	252	296	-44	18-15-8	14-20-6	1-4	3-7	6L
16 NY Rangers	81	33	39	9	75	0.463	24	30	234	248	-14	14-20-7	19-19-2	3-1	5-5	3L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	80	53	16	11	117	0.731	46	49	297	202	95	25-9-6	28-7-5	4-6	6-4	1W
2 Dallas	81	49	20	12	110	0.679	38	44	275	223	52	26-11-4	23-9-8	5-4	6-4	4W
3 Minnesota	81	45	24	12	102	0.63	30	41	269	238	31	22-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	5-5	3L
4 Vegas	81	38	26	17	93	0.574	29	37	261	249	12	19-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	6-4	2W
5 Edmonton	81	40	30	11	91	0.562	31	40	276	268	8	21-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	2L
6 Utah	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	32	42	260	232	28	21-15-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	2L
7 Anaheim	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	25	34	266	281	-15	24-13-4	18-19-2	8-0	3-7	1L
8 LA Kings	80	35	26	19	89	0.556	22	30	221	240	-19	15-17-9	20-9-10	5-9	7-3	5W
9 Nashville	81	38	33	10	86	0.531	28	33	243	264	-21	21-16-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	1L
10 San Jose	80	38	34	8	84	0.525	26	36	243	286	-43	21-14-6	17-20-2	2-2	6-4	1W
11 St Louis	80	35	33	12	82	0.513	31	34	219	250	-31	19-14-7	16-19-5	1-4	6-4	2W
12 Winnipeg	80	35	33	12	82	0.513	28	33	227	249	-22	19-15-6	16-18-6	2-4	6-4	2L
13 Seattle	80	34	35	11	79	0.494	26	32	225	257	-32	19-17-5	15-18-6	2-6	3-7	1L
14 Calgary	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	26	29	208	255	-47	22-12-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
15 Chicago	81	28	39	14	70	0.432	21	25	208	273	-65	13-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	1-9	4L
16 Vancouver	80	24	48	8	56	0.35	15	18	211	307	-96	8-27-5	16-21-3	6-2	3-7	2W

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	80	53	16	11	117	0.731	46	49	297	202	95	25-9-6	28-7-5	4-6	6-4	1W
2 Carolina	81	52	22	7	111	0.685	38	47	294	239	55	29-10-2	23-12-5	5-4	7-3	1L
3 Dallas	81	49	20	12	110	0.679	38	44	275	223	52	26-11-4	23-9-8	5-4	6-4	4W
4 Buffalo	81	50	23	8	108	0.667	42	45	285	237	48	26-10-4	24-13-4	5-0	6-4	4W
5 Tampa Bay	81	50	25	6	106	0.654	40	46	288	227	61	26-13-1	24-12-5	4-2	6-4	2W
6 Montreal	81	48	23	10	106	0.654	34	44	281	252	29	24-15-2	24-8-8	4-5	8-2	1W
7 Minnesota	81	45	24	12	102	0.63	30	41	269	238	31	22-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	5-5	3L
8 Pittsburgh	81	41	24	16	98	0.605	34	38	288	261	27	20-13-8	21-11-8	3-10	6-4	2L
9 Boston	81	44	27	10	98	0.605	32	40	268	250	18	28-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	1W
10 Ottawa	81	43	27	11	97	0.599	37	40	275	245	30	22-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	5-5	1L
11 Philadelphia	81	42	27	12	96	0.593	26	32	246	241	5	19-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	2W
12 Washington	81	42	30	9	93	0.574	36	40	261	243	18	25-11-5	17-19-4	2-6	7-3	3W
13 Vegas	81	38	26	17	93	0.574	29	37	261	249	12	19-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	6-4	2W
14 Detroit	81	41	30	10	92	0.568	30	39	240	250	-10	21-16-4	20-14-6	2-4	3-7	2L
15 Columbus	81	40	29	12	92	0.568	28	33	252	251	1	20-12-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	1L
16 Edmonton	81	40	30	11	91	0.562	31	40	276	268	8	21-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	2L
17 NY Islanders	81	43	33	5	91	0.562	29	39	232	239	-7	22-16-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	2L
18 Utah	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	32	42	260	232	28	21-15-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	2L
19 Anaheim	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	25	34	266	281	-15	24-13-4	18-19-2	8-0	3-7	1L
20 LA Kings	80	35	26	19	89	0.556	22	30	221	240	-19	15-17-9	20-9-10	5-9	7-3	5W
21 New Jersey	81	42	36	3	87	0.537	29	38	230	250	-20	21-17-3	21-19-0	4-1	5-5	2W
22 Nashville	81	38	33	10	86	0.531	28	33	243	264	-21	21-16-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	1L
23 San Jose	80	38	34	8	84	0.525	26	36	243	286	-43	21-14-6	17-20-2	2-2	6-4	1W
24 St Louis	80	35	33	12	82	0.513	31	34	219	250	-31	19-14-7	16-19-5	1-4	6-4	2W
25 Winnipeg	80	35	33	12	82	0.513	28	33	227	249	-22	19-15-6	16-18-6	2-4	6-4	2L
26 Florida	81	39	38	4	82	0.506	31	34	243	275	-32	22-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	4-6	2W
27 Seattle	80	34	35	11	79	0.494	26	32	225	257	-32	19-17-5	15-18-6	2-6	3-7	1L
28 Toronto	81	32	35	14	78	0.481	23	31	252	296	-44	18-15-8	14-20-6	1-4	3-7	6L
29 Calgary	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	26	29	208	255	-47	22-12-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
30 NY Rangers	81	33	39	9	75	0.463	24	30	234	248	-14	14-20-7	19-19-2	3-1	5-5	3L
31 Chicago	81	28	39	14	70	0.432	21	25	208	273	-65	13-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	1-9	4L
32 Vancouver	80	24	48	8	56	0.35	15	18	211	307	-96	8-27-5	16-21-3	6-2	3-7	2W

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