Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Picks & Odds | 19 Apr 2025

By Kevin Thompson, NHL Analyst | Published: 11 months ago | Last Updated: Apr 19, 14:37 | 6 min read

Colorado Avalanche

Ice Hockey

American Airlines Center Sat 19 Apr 20:30

Stars to Get the Better of Avs

D3 Colorado Avalanche (49-29-4, 23-17-1 Away) face D2 Dallas Stars (50-26-6, 28-10-3 at Home) in this Stanley Cup Playoffs first round game at American Airlines Center.

There are lots of reasons to support the prediction that the Stars will beat the Avalanche. Therefore, we’re heading to the Moneyline where you can get +112.

Avs Overtime Win in Previous H2H

Colorado Avalanche won their previous game 4-2. This was a road victory at Honda Center against Anaheim Ducks. Erik Johnson found the net along with three other players.

Dallas Stars lost on the road in their last game, making it seven straight defeats. Nashville Predators won 5-1 at Bridgestone Arena. Stars had 30 shots and Mason Marchment scored the only goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Avs have beaten the Stars in their last two meetings, winning by 6-3 and 4-3 (OT) scorelines. Both encounters were played at Ball Arena. The Stars have won six of the past 10 games that these teams have played.

Starting Goalies

Mackenzie Blackwood (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	22-10-2	2.6	.901	3
23/24	10-25-1	3.45	.899	2

Jake Oettinger (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	34-12-6	2.6	.900	4
23/24	35-14-2	2.72	.905	3

Colorado Avalanche – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.1 goals from 30.6 shots on goal, with a 20.7% powerplay efficiency. The Avs have been giving up 2.7 goals from 25.6 shots, averaging 3.1 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.1%.

Charlie Coyle is the top points scorer with 11 points, 2 goals and 9 assists, with Cale Makar racking up 10 points, 3 goals and 7 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood have a 2.90 goal against average with a .895 save percentage, including one shutout.

Dallas Stars – Last 10 Games

The Stars have 3 wins, 5 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.1 goals from 26.3 shots on goal, with a 18.0% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.7 goals from 35.4 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 71.4%.

The top points scorer is Mikko Rantanen with 10 points, 2 goals and 8 assists, while Matt Duchene is next in line after having 9 points, 2 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Jake Oettinger have a 3.35 GAA with a .905 SV%.

Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

There is merit in backing Dallas Stars to have the edge over the visitors in this NHL game. Especially as odds of +112 are available when it comes to this pick.

We’re keen to follow the latest form and understand any patterns that emerge. The same applies to injuries that could affect key players. Combined with the most important player and goalie stats, there is plenty of information to make a verdict.

Key Avalanche vs Stars stats:

Stars have won 13 of their last 20 games at home.
Stars have won 15 of their last 23 games at home this season.
Avalanche have lost 3 of their last 5 games.
Stars have won 6 of their last 10 games against Avalanche.

Stars Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 47.2% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success between 50-55%. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Mason Marchment Over 1.5 Shots -125

Mason Marchment (Stars) has had Over 1.5 shots on goal in 4 straight games at home. We think that the value can be found by wagering on Shots on Goal and you can get -125 that he goes over the line.

Latest Mason Marchment Player Prop Odds

Goals

Shots on Goal

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Stars

To Score Wyatt Johnston

Shots on Goal Mason Marchment Over 1.5

We’ve compiled a same game parlay that includes the Stars on the moneyline along with Wyatt Johnston (Stars) to find the net and Mason Marchment (Stars) having Over 1.5 shots.

There are lots of options when you place a same game parlay. You can go through the available hockey lines and props and identify your favorite outcomes before combining the odds on the bet slip. Personalised wagering doesn’t come any better.

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Correct Score Prediction

Avalanche

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Stars

The Stars can be backed at +2500 to triumph by a 5-3 scoreline. It can be fun to have a wager on the correct score and there’s a big potential return if the bet wins.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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2-1

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Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars 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.

Books Expecting Close Encounter

With a 60% chance of securing victory, Colorado Avalanche are favorites for this game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -152. At +126, Dallas Stars are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

1.5 is the puck line and 6.5 is the total goals line. NHL bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of +106.

The betting sites offer a huge selection of team props and game lines for every National Hockey League encounter. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.

Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Nathan MacKinnon is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Nathan MacKinnon is the market leader at +800 to be the First Goalscorer. Should you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Player Goals

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Valeri Nichushkin (Avalanche)

Wyatt Johnston (Stars)

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)

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Player Shots

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Valeri Nichushkin (Avalanche)

Wyatt Johnston (Stars)

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)

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Last 5 Games

Avalanche

NHL: 02/04 Canucks8 Avalanche 6
NHL: 31/03 Flames2 Avalanche 9
NHL: 29/03 Jets4 Avalanche 2
NHL: 27/03 Avalanche3 Jets 2
NHL: 25/03 Avalanche6 Penguins 2

Stars

NHL: 03/04 Jets0 Stars 3
NHL: 01/04 Stars3 Bruins 6
NHL: 30/03 Stars1 Flyers 2
NHL: 28/03 Stars6 Penguins 3
NHL: 27/03 Stars1 Islanders 2

Head to Head

Colorado vs Dallas

NHL: 19/03 2026 Stars 2 Avalanche 1
NHL: 07/03 2026 Avalanche 5 Stars 4
NHL: 12/10 2025 Stars 5 Avalanche 4
NHL: 04/05 2025 Avalanche 2 Stars 4
NHL: 02/05 2025 Stars 4 Avalanche 7
NHL: 29/04 2025 Avalanche 2 Stars 6
NHL: 27/04 2025 Stars 0 Avalanche 4
NHL: 24/04 2025 Stars 2 Avalanche 1
NHL: 22/04 2025 Avalanche 3 Stars 4
NHL: 20/04 2025 Avalanche 5 Stars 1

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Colorado Avalanche Stats

Dallas Stars Stats

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
9 wins and 1 defeat in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

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

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 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 7.00 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.00 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 3.70 goals and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 4.00 pts and allowed 2.00 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.70 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.50 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.60 goals and allowed 3.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.50 goals and allowed 3.00 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 33
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 7.8
Blocks: 17.6
Faceoff Wins : 29.4
Hits: 16.6
Giveaways: 15.9
Takeaways: 4.4

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 31.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 7.5
Blocks: 16.7
Faceoff Wins : 29
Hits: 16
Giveaways: 16.5
Takeaways: 4.2

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 22.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 7.9
Blocks: 11.8
Faceoff Wins : 23.7
Hits: 21.4
Giveaways: 14.3
Takeaways: 4.8

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 23.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.7
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 10.4
Blocks: 12.7
Faceoff Wins : 24.2
Hits: 21.8
Giveaways: 14.3
Takeaways: 5

Team News

Colorado Avalanche Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
29	Nathan MacKinnon	73	22.25	50	71	121	55
88	Martin Necas	71	21.39	35	57	92	44
8	Cale Makar	73	24.88	20	55	75	29

11	Brock Nelson	74	19.65	33	29	62	11
91	Nazem Kadri	74	19.28	16	34	50	-30
62	Artturi Lehkonen	63	18.47	20	25	45	30
13	Valeri Nichushkin	65	17.86	15	30	45	6
70	Sam Malinski	74	17.23	7	30	37	42
17	Parker Kelly	74	12.75	19	14	33	16
92	Gabriel Landeskog	53	16.35	12	21	33	28
84	Brent Burns	74	18.86	11	20	31	30
42	Josh Manson	74	17.74	5	25	30	39
18	Jack Drury	74	14.63	10	17	27	17
20	Ross Colton	65	12.69	9	15	24	8
10	Nicolas Roy	68	14.5	8	15	23	-2
	Nick Blankenburg	53	17.34	6	15	21	-14
7	Devon Toews	61	22.05	2	19	21	35
54	Gavin Brindley	56	9.55	6	7	13	2
	Brett Kulak	75	18.7	1	10	11	-4
93	Zakhar Bardakov	56	7.15	1	9	10	5
94	Joel Kiviranta	44	10.37	3	6	9	5
18	Jack Ahcan	9	11.44	0	2	2	3
67	Keaton Middleton	3	10.77	0	1	1	-1
	Alex Barre-Boulet	1	3.8	0	1	1	0
82	Ivan Ivan	9	7.46	0	1	1	1
25	Logan O'Connor	5	12.94	0	1	1	-1
57	Tristen Nielsen	4	6.3	0	1	1	1
9	T.J. Tynan	1	8.2	0	0	0	1
	Jason Polin	3	6.7	0	0	0	1
16	Taylor Makar	12	6.21	0	0	0	0
	Isak Posch	0	0	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
41	Scott Wedgewood	41	2.19	0.916
39	Mackenzie Blackwood	35	2.57	0.899
50	Trent Miner	4	1.78	0.933

Dallas Stars Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
21	Jason Robertson	76	20.23	40	49	89	21
53	Wyatt Johnston	76	20.18	41	39	80	-3
96	Mikko Rantanen	58	20.25	21	52	73	0

4	Miro Heiskanen	74	25.74	9	53	62	11
24	Roope Hintz	53	17.34	15	29	44	16
95	Matt Duchene	51	16.39	16	23	39	-5
22	Mavrik Bourque	76	15.28	16	19	35	3
14	Jamie Benn	54	13.36	15	20	35	10
	Michael Bunting	72	14.47	14	19	33	-24
18	Sam Steel	72	16.07	12	21	33	4
55	Thomas Harley	64	23.01	6	27	33	-1
23	Esa Lindell	76	23.34	5	23	28	26
49	Justin Hryckowian	75	13.07	12	14	26	-2
91	Tyler Seguin	27	16.66	7	10	17	10
12	Radek Faksa	56	11.69	2	15	17	1
15	Colin Blackwell	65	11.86	3	10	13	-4
10	Oskar Baeck	66	12.22	5	6	11	7
57	Tyler Myers	68	19.48	1	9	10	-27
5	Nils Lundkvist	49	16.51	3	7	10	10
28	Alexander Petrovic	51	15.51	2	7	9	2
46	Ilya Lyubushkin	47	15.84	1	7	8	3
6	Lian Bichsel	45	15.51	4	4	8	7
73	Adam Erne	40	9.89	6	2	8	3
11	Nathan Bastian	36	8.64	6	1	7	4
20	Kyle Capobianco	32	12.05	2	3	5	0
25	Arttu Hyry	15	11.43	2	2	4	2
34	Cameron Hughes	1	6.6	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
29	Jake Oettinger	50	2.61	0.9
1	Casey DeSmith	28	2.38	0.909
31	Remi Poirier	-	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

Colorado Avalanche Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Tucker Poolman

Injured

Dallas Stars Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Miro Heiskanen

Injured

Nils Lundkvist

Injured

Jason Robertson

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Dallas Stars

Colorado Avalanche

Jake Oettinger

Esa Lindell

Cody Ceci

Mikael Granlund

Roope Hintz

Evgenii Dadonov

Martin Necas

Nathan MacKinnon

Artturi Lehkonen

Cale Makar

Devon Toews

Mackenzie Blackwood

Line 2

Dallas Stars

Colorado Avalanche

Jake Oettinger

Thomas Harley

Ilya Lyubushkin

Mason Marchment

Matt Duchene

Tyler Seguin

Valeri Nichushkin

Brock Nelson

Jonathan Drouin

Josh Manson

Samuel Girard

Mackenzie Blackwood

Line 3

Dallas Stars

Colorado Avalanche

Jake Oettinger

Lian Bichsel

Alexander Petrovic

Jamie Benn

Wyatt Johnston

Mikko Rantanen

Ross Colton

Charlie Coyle

Joel Kiviranta

Ryan Lindgren

Erik Johnson

Mackenzie Blackwood

Line 4

Dallas Stars

Colorado Avalanche

Jake Oettinger

Oskar Baeck

Sam Steel

Mavrik Bourque

Logan O'Connor

Jack Drury

Parker Kelly

Mackenzie Blackwood

Previous Colorado Avalanche Lineups

01 Apr NHL

Canucks 8-6 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

30 Mar NHL

Flames 2-9 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Jets 4-2 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

26 Mar NHL

Avalanche 3-2 Jets

Confirmed Lineups

24 Mar NHL

Avalanche 6-2 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

22 Mar NHL

Avalanche 3-2 Capitals

Confirmed Lineups

20 Mar NHL

Avalanche 4-1 Blackhawks

Confirmed Lineups

18 Mar NHL

Stars 2-1 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

16 Mar NHL

Penguins 7-2 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

14 Mar NHL

Avalanche 1-3 Jets

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Dallas Stars Lineups

02 Apr NHL

Jets 0-3 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

31 Mar NHL

Stars 3-6 Bruins

Confirmed Lineups

29 Mar NHL

Stars 1-2 Flyers

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Stars 6-3 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

26 Mar NHL

Stars 1-2 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

24 Mar NHL

Devils 6-4 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

22 Mar NHL

Golden Knights 3-2 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

21 Mar NHL

Stars 1-2 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

18 Mar NHL

Stars 2-1 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

16 Mar NHL

Mammoth 6-3 Stars

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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