Chicago Blackhawks vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Picks & Odds | 18 Dec 2025

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 2 months ago | Last Updated: Dec 18, 14:38 | 6 min read

Chicago Blackhawks

Ice Hockey NHL Bell Centre Thu 18 Dec 20:00

Montreal Canadiens

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Team Stats
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Team News
Lineups
Injuries
Roster
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NHL Betting Preview: Blackhawks vs Canadiens

The Chicago Blackhawks go up against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre, with face-off scheduled for 20:00 on Thursday, December 18.

Hawks To Have No Joy

The Canadiens look value on the 3-Way Moneyline and our prediction is that they will claim a victory over the Blackhawks. We’re happy to take the -110 that the home team win in 60 minutes.

Canadiens 3-2 Winners in Most Recent H2H

Chicago Blackhawks have now lost four straight road games. When they last took to the ice, Toronto Maple Leafs won 3-2 at Scotiabank Arena. Wyatt Kaiser and Jason Dickinson scored one goal each.

Montreal Canadiens lost their last game, being beaten at home to Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 at Bell Centre. Habs had 22 shots and Alexandre Texier scored the only goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Habs beat the Hawks in their last head-to-head encounter. It was a 3-2 scoreline at United Center. Both teams have won five games when it comes to the previous 10 H2H meetings.

Starting Goalies

Spencer Knight (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	17-18-8	2.6	.909	3

Jakub Dobes (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	21-6-4	3	.892	0

Chicago Blackhawks – Last 10 Games

3 wins, 6 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.1 goals from 25.9 shots on goal, with a 15.2% powerplay efficiency. The Hawks have given up 3.4 goals from 29.3 shots, averaging 3.4 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 88.2%.

Connor Bedard is the top points scorer with 11 points, 5 goals and 6 assists, with Tyler Bertuzzi racking up 6 points, 4 goals and 2 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Spencer Knight have a 2.71 goal against average with a .898 save percentage, including one shutout.

Montreal Canadiens – Last 10 Games

The Habs have 4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.4 goals from 25.8 shots on goal, with a 25.0% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.7 goals from 28.1 shots, averaging 4.1 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.9%.

The top points scorer is Nick Suzuki with 10 points, 2 goals and 8 assists, while Lane Hutson is next in line after registering 9 points, 2 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Jakub Dobes have a 3.31 GAA with a .881 SV%.

Chicago Blackhawks vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction & Picks

We’ve broken down Chicago Blackhawks vs Montreal Canadiens from every angle, offering our expert match prediction, expected final score, best player prop recommendations and a well-constructed bet builder.

Game Prediction

Montreal Canadiens should be able to outscore their opponents and our pick is to side with them on the 60-minute line. There is a tempting -110 for them to win this NHL clash in regulation time.

The hockey predictions at Sportsgambler.com are always guided by the latest team news, injury updates and overall form. Once we've reviewed that, we dive into the most relevant NHL stats to confidently recommend every pick.

Key Blackhawks vs Canadiens stats:

Blackhawks have lost their last 4 games on the road.
Blackhawks have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
Blackhawks have lost 12 of their last 20 games.

Canadiens 3-Way Moneyline Probability

According to the top sportsbooks, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. However, we think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Andre Burakovsky Under 1.5 Shots -149

Andre Burakovsky (Blackhawks) has had Under 1.5 shots on goal in 8 of the past 10 games. This could happen again and there is betting odds of -149 when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Canadiens

To Score Cole Caufield

Shots on Goal Andre Burakovsky Under 1.5

Get in the game with a same game parlay. Our picks are the Canadiens on the 60-minute line, Cole Caufield (Canadiens) to score and Andre Burakovsky (Blackhawks) to have Over 1.5 shots.

A same game parlay is a single event wager where you make predictions that are going to happen in a particular hockey game. Should a bettor get these selections correct, then they can achieve a good return from a small stake.

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Correct Score Prediction

Blackhawks Blackhawks logo

2 - 5 Canadiens logo

Canadiens

Let’s take a chance on the +1400 available that the Canadiens secure a 5-2 victory. There’s a nice potential return waiting if we’re able to predict the correct score.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

1-0

2-0

2-1

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Chicago Blackhawks vs Montreal Canadiens 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.

Canadiens Have the Shortest Odds to Win

With a 64% chance of securing victory, Montreal Canadiens are favorites for this game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -175. Chicago Blackhawks are the underdogs at +146 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

1.5 is the puck line and 5.5 is the total goals line. Having a bet on Totals is one of the most popular hockey wagers. If you want to back Over 5.5, it’s -118.

There’s no shortage of betting options, with a wide range of game lines and team props offered for every matchup. Explore the top NHL sportsbooks to find the picks that deliver the best value.

Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Player Props & Micro Betting

As an alternative to the game lines and team props, check out the goalie and player props that are available. These can be a great alternative if you want to focus on a player’s performance. The best gambling sites will provide lots of options.

Micro betting is something that’s really popular with bettors, with NHL fans essentially being able to bet in-game when it comes to team and player props. Sometimes these are lines where you can wager on Shots or Goals.

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Last 5 Games

Blackhawks

NHL: 17/12 Blackhawks2 Maple Leafs 3
NHL: 14/12 Red Wings4 Blackhawks 0
NHL: 13/12 Blackhawks2 Blues 3
NHL: 11/12 Rangers0 Blackhawks 3
NHL: 08/12 Blackhawks1 Ducks 7

Canadiens

NHL: 17/12 Flyers4 Canadiens 1
NHL: 15/12 Oilers1 Canadiens 4
NHL: 14/12 Canadiens4 Rangers 5
NHL: 12/12 Canadiens4 Penguins 2
NHL: 10/12 Lightning6 Canadiens 1

Head to Head

Chicago vs Montreal

NHL: 12/10 2025 Canadiens 3 Blackhawks 2
NHL: 15/04 2025 Blackhawks 4 Canadiens 3
NHL: 04/01 2025 Canadiens 2 Blackhawks 4
NHL: 23/12 2023 Canadiens 5 Blackhawks 2
NHL: 15/10 2023 Blackhawks 2 Canadiens 3
NHL: 15/02 2023 Blackhawks 0 Canadiens 4
NHL: 25/11 2022 Canadiens 3 Blackhawks 2
NHL: 14/01 2022 Canadiens 2 Blackhawks 3
NHL: 10/12 2021 Blackhawks 2 Canadiens 0
NHL: 16/01 2020 Blackhawks 4 Canadiens 1

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Chicago Blackhawks Stats

Montreal Canadiens Stats

Moneyline

3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.60 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.30 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 5.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.10 goals and allowed 3.50 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.70 pts and allowed 3.60 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.30 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.70 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.60 goals and allowed 3.70 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.50 goals and allowed 4.20 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 25.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 3.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 7.4
Blocks: 14.7
Faceoff Wins : 24.5
Hits: 15.3
Giveaways: 14.5
Takeaways: 4.7

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 26.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 8.9
Blocks: 13.4
Faceoff Wins : 25.4
Hits: 14.1
Giveaways: 16.2
Takeaways: 5.1

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 25.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.1
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 8.8
Blocks: 14.6
Faceoff Wins : 25.8
Hits: 22.2
Giveaways: 13.8
Takeaways: 3.5

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 26.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 5.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 14.2
Blocks: 14.6
Faceoff Wins : 25.1
Hits: 24.3
Giveaways: 14.1
Takeaways: 4.1

Team News

Chicago Blackhawks Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
98	Connor Bedard	31	21.06	19	25	44	8
59	Tyler Bertuzzi	30	18.21	16	10	26	-8
28	Andre Burakovsky	28	17.25	8	13	21	-1

91	Frank Nazar	31	18.84	5	15	20	-6
86	Teuvo Teraevaeinen	32	18.93	6	11	17	-1
55	Artyom Levshunov	31	17.19	1	13	14	-5
8	Ryan Donato	33	14.92	8	5	13	-5
46	Louis Crevier	32	14.59	3	9	12	3
20	Ryan Greene	33	16.13	4	6	10	6
95	Ilya Mikheyev	31	17.63	4	4	8	-4
6	Sam Rinzel	28	16.53	1	7	8	0
11	Oliver Moore	21	12.8	3	5	8	-4
44	Wyatt Kaiser	33	19.31	3	4	7	3
28	Colton Dach	33	12.19	3	3	6	-10
16	Jason Dickinson	20	15.24	3	3	6	-7
17	Nick Foligno	15	13.95	0	6	6	2
	Matt Grzelcyk	33	16.33	0	5	5	6
43	Alex Vlasic	32	21.04	2	3	5	-11
5	Connor Murphy	33	15.21	0	3	3	-5
24	Sam Lafferty	13	8.81	1	0	1	0
84	Landon Slaggert	10	9.07	1	0	1	0
25	Dominic Toninato	2	9.9	0	1	1	1
	Nick Lardis	2	14.05	0	0	0	-2
38	Ethan Del Mastro	2	16.35	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
30	Spencer Knight	23	2.55	0.914
40	Arvid Soederblom	10	3.84	0.876

Montreal Canadiens Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
14	Nick Suzuki	33	20.75	9	28	37	9
13	Cole Caufield	33	18.45	17	16	33	5
48	Lane Hutson	33	23.25	5	23	28	-1

93	Ivan Demidov	33	14.87	7	18	25	-3
20	Juraj Slafkovsky	33	17.81	9	11	20	0
53	Noah Dobson	33	22.53	4	14	18	-1
8	Mike Matheson	32	24.9	4	12	16	7
91	Oliver Kapanen	33	14.1	10	6	16	-3
76	Zachary Bolduc	33	13.9	7	7	14	-6
15	Alex Newhook	17	14.6	6	6	12	7
11	Brendan Gallagher	33	12.91	2	9	11	-2
71	Jake Evans	32	15.56	5	5	10	-13
17	Josh Anderson	33	14.75	6	4	10	-8
45	Alexandre Carrier	33	19.05	1	8	9	-13
77	Kirby Dach	15	14.03	5	2	7	-2
85	Alexandre Texier	19	12.56	3	4	7	-2
47	Jayden Struble	27	15.31	0	5	5	-7
90	Joe Veleno	28	12.05	2	1	3	-9
21	Kaiden Guhle	5	19.24	1	1	2	1
72	Arber Xhekaj	29	12.03	1	1	2	-6
49	Jared Davidson	10	8.72	0	1	1	-4
92	Patrik Laine	5	12.76	0	1	1	-3
63	Florian Xhekaj	5	9.6	0	1	1	-1
62	Owen Beck	6	8.45	0	0	0	1
42	Adam Engstroem	6	12.55	0	0	0	0
89	Joshua Roy	3	9.8	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
75	Jakub Dobes	18	3.03	0.892
35	Sam Montembeault	16	3.67	0.857
32	Jacob Fowler	3	3.32	0.884
34	Kaapo Kaehkoenen	-	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

Chicago Blackhawks Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Nick Foligno

Injured

Connor Bedard

Injured

Shea Weber

Injured

Montreal Canadiens Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Alex Newhook

Injured

Mike Matheson

Injured

Kaiden Guhle

Injured

Patrik Laine

Injured

Kirby Dach

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Montreal Canadiens

Chicago Blackhawks

Jakub Dobes

Jayden Struble

Noah Dobson

Cole Caufield

Nick Suzuki

Zachary Bolduc

Andre Burakovsky

Frank Nazar

Tyler Bertuzzi

Louis Crevier

Alex Vlasic

Spencer Knight

Line 2

Montreal Canadiens

Chicago Blackhawks

Jakub Dobes

Lane Hutson

Alexandre Carrier

Juraj Slafkovsky

Oliver Kapanen

Ivan Demidov

Ilya Mikheyev

Jason Dickinson

Teuvo Teraevaeinen

Artyom Levshunov

Matt Grzelcyk

Spencer Knight

Line 3

Montreal Canadiens

Chicago Blackhawks

Jakub Dobes

Arber Xhekaj

Adam Engstroem

Josh Anderson

Jake Evans

Alexandre Texier

Nick Lardis

Ryan Greene

Oliver Moore

Connor Murphy

Wyatt Kaiser

Spencer Knight

Line 4

Montreal Canadiens

Chicago Blackhawks

Jakub Dobes

Owen Beck

Joe Veleno

Brendan Gallagher

Ryan Donato

Dominic Toninato

Colton Dach

Spencer Knight

Previous Chicago Blackhawks Lineups

16 Dec NHL

Blackhawks 2-3 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

13 Dec NHL

Red Wings 4-0 Blackhawks

Confirmed Lineups

12 Dec NHL

Blackhawks 2-3 Blues

Confirmed Lineups

10 Dec NHL

Rangers 0-3 Blackhawks

Confirmed Lineups

07 Dec NHL

Blackhawks 1-7 Ducks

Confirmed Lineups

06 Dec NHL

Blackhawks 0-6 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

04 Dec NHL

Blackhawks 2-1 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

02 Dec NHL

Blackhawks 3-4 Golden Knights

Confirmed Lineups

30 Nov NHL

Ducks 3-5 Blackhawks

Confirmed Lineups

28 Nov NHL

Predators 4-3 Blackhawks

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Montreal Canadiens Lineups

16 Dec NHL

Flyers 4-1 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

14 Dec NHL

Oilers 1-4 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

13 Dec NHL

Canadiens 4-5 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

11 Dec NHL

Canadiens 4-2 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

09 Dec NHL

Lightning 6-1 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

07 Dec NHL

Blues 4-3 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

06 Dec NHL

Canadiens 2-1 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

03 Dec NHL

Jets 2-3 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

02 Dec NHL

Senators 5-2 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

29 Nov NHL

Canadiens 2-7 Avalanche

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	65	41	18	6	88	0.677	30	36	230	190	40	24-9-2	17-9-4	5-3	7-3	1L
2 Pittsburgh	65	32	18	15	79	0.608	27	31	219	199	20	16-9-8	16-9-7	1-10	4-6	2L
3 NY Islanders	65	37	23	5	79	0.608	23	33	192	186	6	17-10-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	2W
4 Columbus	65	33	21	11	77	0.592	23	28	210	207	3	17-8-7	16-13-4	5-1	5-5	1L
5 Philadelphia	65	31	23	11	73	0.562	20	23	190	203	-13	15-11-7	16-12-4	8-3	6-4	2W
6 Washington	67	33	27	7	73	0.545	28	32	210	200	10	20-11-3	13-16-4	1-5	5-5	1W
7 New Jersey	65	32	31	2	66	0.508	21	28	170	197	-27	16-15-2	16-16-0	4-0	4-6	2L
8 NY Rangers	65	27	30	8	62	0.477	18	24	185	203	-18	9-15-6	18-15-2	3-0	5-5	3W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	66	40	20	6	86	0.652	34	37	232	198	34	21-9-3	19-11-3	3-0	8-2	1L
2 Tampa Bay	64	40	20	4	84	0.656	31	36	229	178	51	20-11-0	20-9-4	4-2	4-6	1W
3 Montreal	64	36	18	10	82	0.641	25	34	228	212	16	18-11-2	18-7-8	2-5	6-4	3W
4 Detroit	66	36	23	7	79	0.598	25	34	193	198	-5	18-11-3	18-12-4	2-3	4-6	2L
5 Boston	65	36	23	6	78	0.6	27	34	216	205	11	25-9-1	11-14-5	2-3	4-6	1L
6 Ottawa	64	32	23	9	73	0.57	26	29	216	201	15	14-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	6-4	1L
7 Florida	65	33	29	3	69	0.531	26	29	197	214	-17	18-14-3	15-15-0	4-1	5-5	3W
8 Toronto	66	28	27	11	67	0.508	20	27	209	233	-24	17-11-7	11-16-4	1-3	2-8	1W

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	64	44	11	9	97	0.758	39	41	246	160	86	23-5-4	21-6-5	3-5	8-2	1W
2 Dallas	65	41	14	10	92	0.708	33	37	229	176	53	21-7-4	20-7-6	4-4	9-1	3W
3 Minnesota	66	38	16	12	88	0.667	25	34	222	188	34	19-7-8	19-9-4	4-5	6-4	1L
4 Utah	66	34	26	6	74	0.561	26	34	205	184	21	18-10-3	16-16-3	0-0	5-5	3L
5 Nashville	65	29	27	9	67	0.515	22	26	194	222	-28	17-13-3	12-14-6	3-1	3-7	1L
6 Winnipeg	64	26	28	10	62	0.484	21	25	182	199	-17	15-13-5	11-15-5	1-2	4-6	2L
7 St Louis	65	26	29	10	62	0.477	24	25	172	217	-45	14-12-7	12-17-3	1-3	6-4	1W
8 Chicago	65	25	29	11	61	0.469	18	22	175	209	-34	13-15-5	12-14-6	3-5	4-6	2W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	65	36	26	3	75	0.577	21	28	219	228	-9	22-10-1	14-16-2	8-0	7-3	1L
2 Vegas	66	30	22	14	74	0.561	22	29	216	209	7	15-10-7	15-12-7	1-6	4-6	1W
3 Edmonton	66	32	26	8	72	0.545	24	32	233	228	5	16-11-4	16-15-4	0-3	4-6	1L
4 San Jose	63	31	26	6	68	0.54	19	29	196	220	-24	17-10-5	14-16-1	2-1	4-6	1W
5 Seattle	64	29	26	9	67	0.523	23	28	180	195	-15	16-13-5	13-13-4	1-4	3-7	4L
6 LA Kings	64	26	23	15	67	0.523	16	22	169	192	-23	10-15-7	16-8-8	4-6	3-7	1L
7 Calgary	65	26	32	7	59	0.454	22	24	163	204	-41	16-12-4	10-20-3	2-3	4-6	1W
8 Vancouver	65	20	37	8	48	0.369	13	15	169	241	-72	7-20-5	13-17-3	5-2	2-8	1W

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	65	41	18	6	88	0.677	30	36	230	190	40	24-9-2	17-9-4	5-3	7-3	1L
2 Buffalo	66	40	20	6	86	0.652	34	37	232	198	34	21-9-3	19-11-3	3-0	8-2	1L
3 Tampa Bay	64	40	20	4	84	0.656	31	36	229	178	51	20-11-0	20-9-4	4-2	4-6	1W
4 Montreal	64	36	18	10	82	0.641	25	34	228	212	16	18-11-2	18-7-8	2-5	6-4	3W
5 Pittsburgh	65	32	18	15	79	0.608	27	31	219	199	20	16-9-8	16-9-7	1-10	4-6	2L
6 NY Islanders	65	37	23	5	79	0.608	23	33	192	186	6	17-10-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	2W
7 Detroit	66	36	23	7	79	0.598	25	34	193	198	-5	18-11-3	18-12-4	2-3	4-6	2L
8 Boston	65	36	23	6	78	0.6	27	34	216	205	11	25-9-1	11-14-5	2-3	4-6	1L
9 Columbus	65	33	21	11	77	0.592	23	28	210	207	3	17-8-7	16-13-4	5-1	5-5	1L
10 Ottawa	64	32	23	9	73	0.57	26	29	216	201	15	14-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	6-4	1L
11 Philadelphia	65	31	23	11	73	0.562	20	23	190	203	-13	15-11-7	16-12-4	8-3	6-4	2W
12 Washington	67	33	27	7	73	0.545	28	32	210	200	10	20-11-3	13-16-4	1-5	5-5	1W
13 Florida	65	33	29	3	69	0.531	26	29	197	214	-17	18-14-3	15-15-0	4-1	5-5	3W
14 Toronto	66	28	27	11	67	0.508	20	27	209	233	-24	17-11-7	11-16-4	1-3	2-8	1W
15 New Jersey	65	32	31	2	66	0.508	21	28	170	197	-27	16-15-2	16-16-0	4-0	4-6	2L
16 NY Rangers	65	27	30	8	62	0.477	18	24	185	203	-18	9-15-6	18-15-2	3-0	5-5	3W

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	64	44	11	9	97	0.758	39	41	246	160	86	23-5-4	21-6-5	3-5	8-2	1W
2 Dallas	65	41	14	10	92	0.708	33	37	229	176	53	21-7-4	20-7-6	4-4	9-1	3W
3 Minnesota	66	38	16	12	88	0.667	25	34	222	188	34	19-7-8	19-9-4	4-5	6-4	1L
4 Anaheim	65	36	26	3	75	0.577	21	28	219	228	-9	22-10-1	14-16-2	8-0	7-3	1L
5 Utah	66	34	26	6	74	0.561	26	34	205	184	21	18-10-3	16-16-3	0-0	5-5	3L
6 Vegas	66	30	22	14	74	0.561	22	29	216	209	7	15-10-7	15-12-7	1-6	4-6	1W
7 Edmonton	66	32	26	8	72	0.545	24	32	233	228	5	16-11-4	16-15-4	0-3	4-6	1L
8 San Jose	63	31	26	6	68	0.54	19	29	196	220	-24	17-10-5	14-16-1	2-1	4-6	1W
9 Seattle	64	29	26	9	67	0.523	23	28	180	195	-15	16-13-5	13-13-4	1-4	3-7	4L
10 LA Kings	64	26	23	15	67	0.523	16	22	169	192	-23	10-15-7	16-8-8	4-6	3-7	1L
11 Nashville	65	29	27	9	67	0.515	22	26	194	222	-28	17-13-3	12-14-6	3-1	3-7	1L
12 Winnipeg	64	26	28	10	62	0.484	21	25	182	199	-17	15-13-5	11-15-5	1-2	4-6	2L
13 St Louis	65	26	29	10	62	0.477	24	25	172	217	-45	14-12-7	12-17-3	1-3	6-4	1W
14 Chicago	65	25	29	11	61	0.469	18	22	175	209	-34	13-15-5	12-14-6	3-5	4-6	2W
15 Calgary	65	26	32	7	59	0.454	22	24	163	204	-41	16-12-4	10-20-3	2-3	4-6	1W
16 Vancouver	65	20	37	8	48	0.369	13	15	169	241	-72	7-20-5	13-17-3	5-2	2-8	1W

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	64	44	11	9	97	0.758	39	41	246	160	86	23-5-4	21-6-5	3-5	8-2	1W
2 Dallas	65	41	14	10	92	0.708	33	37	229	176	53	21-7-4	20-7-6	4-4	9-1	3W
3 Carolina	65	41	18	6	88	0.677	30	36	230	190	40	24-9-2	17-9-4	5-3	7-3	1L
4 Minnesota	66	38	16	12	88	0.667	25	34	222	188	34	19-7-8	19-9-4	4-5	6-4	1L
5 Buffalo	66	40	20	6	86	0.652	34	37	232	198	34	21-9-3	19-11-3	3-0	8-2	1L
6 Tampa Bay	64	40	20	4	84	0.656	31	36	229	178	51	20-11-0	20-9-4	4-2	4-6	1W
7 Montreal	64	36	18	10	82	0.641	25	34	228	212	16	18-11-2	18-7-8	2-5	6-4	3W
8 Pittsburgh	65	32	18	15	79	0.608	27	31	219	199	20	16-9-8	16-9-7	1-10	4-6	2L
9 NY Islanders	65	37	23	5	79	0.608	23	33	192	186	6	17-10-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	2W
10 Detroit	66	36	23	7	79	0.598	25	34	193	198	-5	18-11-3	18-12-4	2-3	4-6	2L
11 Boston	65	36	23	6	78	0.6	27	34	216	205	11	25-9-1	11-14-5	2-3	4-6	1L
12 Columbus	65	33	21	11	77	0.592	23	28	210	207	3	17-8-7	16-13-4	5-1	5-5	1L
13 Anaheim	65	36	26	3	75	0.577	21	28	219	228	-9	22-10-1	14-16-2	8-0	7-3	1L
14 Utah	66	34	26	6	74	0.561	26	34	205	184	21	18-10-3	16-16-3	0-0	5-5	3L
15 Vegas	66	30	22	14	74	0.561	22	29	216	209	7	15-10-7	15-12-7	1-6	4-6	1W
16 Ottawa	64	32	23	9	73	0.57	26	29	216	201	15	14-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	6-4	1L
17 Philadelphia	65	31	23	11	73	0.562	20	23	190	203	-13	15-11-7	16-12-4	8-3	6-4	2W
18 Washington	67	33	27	7	73	0.545	28	32	210	200	10	20-11-3	13-16-4	1-5	5-5	1W
19 Edmonton	66	32	26	8	72	0.545	24	32	233	228	5	16-11-4	16-15-4	0-3	4-6	1L
20 Florida	65	33	29	3	69	0.531	26	29	197	214	-17	18-14-3	15-15-0	4-1	5-5	3W
21 San Jose	63	31	26	6	68	0.54	19	29	196	220	-24	17-10-5	14-16-1	2-1	4-6	1W
22 Seattle	64	29	26	9	67	0.523	23	28	180	195	-15	16-13-5	13-13-4	1-4	3-7	4L
23 LA Kings	64	26	23	15	67	0.523	16	22	169	192	-23	10-15-7	16-8-8	4-6	3-7	1L
24 Nashville	65	29	27	9	67	0.515	22	26	194	222	-28	17-13-3	12-14-6	3-1	3-7	1L
25 Toronto	66	28	27	11	67	0.508	20	27	209	233	-24	17-11-7	11-16-4	1-3	2-8	1W
26 New Jersey	65	32	31	2	66	0.508	21	28	170	197	-27	16-15-2	16-16-0	4-0	4-6	2L
27 Winnipeg	64	26	28	10	62	0.484	21	25	182	199	-17	15-13-5	11-15-5	1-2	4-6	2L
28 St Louis	65	26	29	10	62	0.477	24	25	172	217	-45	14-12-7	12-17-3	1-3	6-4	1W
29 NY Rangers	65	27	30	8	62	0.477	18	24	185	203	-18	9-15-6	18-15-2	3-0	5-5	3W
30 Chicago	65	25	29	11	61	0.469	18	22	175	209	-34	13-15-5	12-14-6	3-5	4-6	2W
31 Calgary	65	26	32	7	59	0.454	22	24	163	204	-41	16-12-4	10-20-3	2-3	4-6	1W
32 Vancouver	65	20	37	8	48	0.369	13	15	169	241	-72	7-20-5	13-17-3	5-2	2-8	1W

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