Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Picks & Odds | 03 May 2025

By Kevin Thompson, NHL Analyst | Published: 11 months ago | Last Updated: May 3, 14:37 | 6 min read

Colorado Avalanche

Ice Hockey

American Airlines Center Sat 3 May 20:00

Avs Set to Deliver Victory

Colorado Avalanche (49-29-4, 23-17-1 Away) lock horns with Dallas Stars (50-26-6, 28-10-3 at Home) in this Stanley Cup Playoffs first round matchup at American Airlines Center. The series is tied 3-3.

There is a strong case that the Avalanche will end up winning and that means wagering them on the Moneyline. You can get a value -143 that they overcome the Stars.

Avs Beat Stars in Pair’s Last Meeting

Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars clashed at Ball Arena two nights ago, with the Avs triumphing 7-4.

The Avs had 48 shots on goal. Cale Makar bagged 3 points which includes 1 goal and 2 assists. The Stars fired 26 shots on goal. Roope Hintz registered two goals, with Mikko Rantanen and Mikael Granlund also finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It’s been five wins for each team over the previous 10 H2H meetings.

Starting Goalies

Mackenzie Blackwood (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	21-10-1	2.6	.899	3
23/24	10-25-1	3.45	.899	2

Jake Oettinger (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	32-12-6	2.6	.899	3
23/24	35-14-2	2.72	.905	3

Colorado Avalanche – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.3 goals from 33.3 shots on goal, with a 15.4% powerplay efficiency. The Avs have been giving up 3.0 goals from 27.2 shots, averaging 3.9 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 84.6%.

Nathan MacKinnon is the top points scorer with 11 points, 6 goals and 5 assists, with Charlie Coyle racking up 8 points, 2 goals and 6 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood have a 3.01 goal against average with a .891 save percentage, including one shutout.

Dallas Stars – Last 10 Games

The Stars have 3 wins and 7 losses, averaging 2.5 goals from 27.4 shots on goal, with a 15.4% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 4.2 goals from 35.4 shots, averaging 3.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 76.3%.

The top points scorer is Mikko Rantanen with 11 points, 2 goals and 9 assists, while Roope Hintz is next in line after registering 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Jake Oettinger have a 3.69 GAA with a .890 SV%.

Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

We are having a wager on Colorado Avalanche in this NHL encounter and they could prove too strong. You can back our pick at -143 on the Moneyline and we think this offers great value.

Injuries are taken into account by the hockey handicappers at Sportsgambler.com. Our NHL forecasts are also shaped by the latest form, with the team, player and goalie stats playing a big part before picks are made.

Key Avalanche vs Stars stats:

Avalanche have won 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
Avalanche have won 29 of their last 50 games this season.
Stars have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
Stars have lost 3 of their last 5 games at home.

Avs Moneyline Probability

According to the sportsbooks, our pick has a 58.8% chance of winning. Our analysts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 65-70%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Nathan MacKinnon To Score +135

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche) has found the net in 3 straight games. There are odds of +135 available for this Anytime Goalscorer wager and we think this is a value proposition for the player to find the net.

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Goals

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Avalanche

To Score Nathan MacKinnon

Shots on Goal Cale Makar Over 3.5

Our same game parlay pick is the Avalanche on the moneyline, Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche) to find the net and Cale Makar (Avalanche) to have Over 3.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Avalanche

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Stars

The Avalanche are available at +1500 when it comes to them winning 5-2. We like a correct score play and the chance to bag a nice return if our prediction is right.

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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.

Latest Odds Suggest a Close Encounter

For this game, the sportsbooks’ Moneyline betting odds mean Colorado Avalanche are -169 favorites to win and that means a 63% chance of landing a victory. At +140, Dallas Stars are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 5.5 right now. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you want to back Over 5.5, it’s +108.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Nathan MacKinnon Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

Favorite Nathan MacKinnon is available at +750 to be the First Goalscorer. Similar odds apply if you’re interested in this player to score the last goal.

Player Goals

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)

Valeri Nichushkin (Avalanche)

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)

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Player Shots

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Cale Makar (Avalanche)

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)

Valeri Nichushkin (Avalanche)

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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

Ross Colton

Injured

Dallas Stars Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Nils Lundkvist

Injured

Jason Robertson

Injured

Miro Heiskanen

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Dallas Stars

Colorado Avalanche

Jake Oettinger

Esa Lindell

Cody Ceci

Mikael Granlund

Roope Hintz

Mikko Rantanen

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

Gabriel Landeskog

Josh Manson

Samuel Girard

Mackenzie Blackwood

Line 3

Dallas Stars

Colorado Avalanche

Jake Oettinger

Lian Bichsel

Alexander Petrovic

Jamie Benn

Wyatt Johnston

Evgenii Dadonov

Joel Kiviranta

Charlie Coyle

Jonathan Drouin

Sam Malinski

Ryan Lindgren

Mackenzie Blackwood

Line 4

Dallas Stars

Colorado Avalanche

Jake Oettinger

Oskar Baeck

Sam Steel

Colin Blackwell

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	78	50	22	6	106	0.679	36	45	281	233	48	29-10-2	21-12-4	5-3	7-3	1W
2 Pittsburgh	78	40	22	16	96	0.615	33	37	280	250	30	20-12-8	20-10-8	3-10	6-4	2W
3 Philadelphia	78	40	26	12	92	0.59	25	31	233	232	1	18-13-8	22-13-4	9-4	7-3	3W
4 Columbus	78	39	27	12	90	0.577	27	32	245	241	4	20-11-8	19-16-4	7-2	3-7	1W
5 NY Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	0.571	28	38	226	229	-3	21-14-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	4L
6 Washington	79	40	30	9	89	0.563	34	38	252	240	12	24-11-5	16-19-4	2-6	6-4	1W
7 New Jersey	78	40	35	3	83	0.532	28	36	219	239	-20	20-16-3	20-19-0	4-1	5-5	1L
8 NY Rangers	79	33	37	9	75	0.475	24	30	232	243	-11	14-20-7	19-17-2	3-1	5-5	1L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	79	48	23	8	104	0.658	40	43	275	236	39	25-10-4	23-13-4	5-0	5-5	2W
2 Tampa Bay	78	48	24	6	102	0.654	39	44	281	221	60	25-13-1	23-11-5	4-2	5-5	2L
3 Montreal	78	46	22	10	102	0.654	32	42	273	245	28	23-14-2	23-8-8	4-5	9-1	1W
4 Boston	79	43	26	10	96	0.608	31	39	264	246	18	28-10-1	15-16-9	4-3	5-5	4L
5 Ottawa	78	41	27	10	92	0.59	35	38	264	240	24	21-12-6	20-15-4	3-1	6-4	2W
6 Detroit	78	40	29	9	89	0.571	29	38	228	238	-10	20-15-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	3L
7 Florida	78	37	37	4	78	0.5	29	32	233	266	-33	21-15-3	16-22-1	5-2	3-7	3L
8 Toronto	78	32	32	14	78	0.5	23	31	242	279	-37	18-13-8	14-19-6	1-4	3-7	3L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	77	51	16	10	112	0.727	45	48	290	197	93	24-9-5	27-7-5	3-6	7-3	1W
2 Dallas	78	46	20	12	104	0.667	35	41	262	214	48	24-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	1W
3 Minnesota	78	45	21	12	102	0.654	30	41	261	225	36	22-10-8	23-11-4	4-5	7-3	4W
4 Utah	77	41	30	6	88	0.571	31	41	254	223	31	20-14-3	21-16-3	0-0	7-3	4W
5 Nashville	78	37	31	10	84	0.538	27	32	238	256	-18	20-15-3	17-16-7	5-2	6-4	1W
6 Winnipeg	77	34	31	12	80	0.519	27	32	221	234	-13	19-14-6	15-17-6	2-4	6-4	2W
7 St Louis	77	33	32	12	78	0.506	29	32	206	241	-35	18-13-7	15-19-5	1-4	6-4	1L
8 Chicago	78	28	36	14	70	0.449	21	25	202	256	-54	13-16-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Edmonton	79	40	29	10	90	0.57	31	40	275	265	10	21-14-4	19-15-6	0-3	6-4	1W
2 Vegas	78	36	26	16	88	0.564	28	35	249	241	8	18-12-9	18-14-7	1-7	5-5	4W
3 Anaheim	78	41	32	5	87	0.558	24	33	257	276	-19	23-13-3	18-19-2	8-0	4-6	6L
4 LA Kings	77	32	26	19	83	0.539	19	27	211	236	-25	13-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	4-6	2W
5 San Jose	77	37	33	7	81	0.526	25	35	236	274	-38	21-14-5	16-19-2	2-1	5-5	1L
6 Seattle	77	32	34	11	75	0.487	25	31	214	248	-34	17-16-5	15-18-6	1-6	1-9	6L
7 Calgary	77	32	36	9	73	0.474	25	28	202	247	-45	21-12-5	11-24-4	4-3	6-4	1L
8 Vancouver	77	22	47	8	52	0.338	15	17	202	297	-95	8-27-5	14-20-3	5-2	1-9	3L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	78	50	22	6	106	0.679	36	45	281	233	48	29-10-2	21-12-4	5-3	7-3	1W
2 Buffalo	79	48	23	8	104	0.658	40	43	275	236	39	25-10-4	23-13-4	5-0	5-5	2W
3 Tampa Bay	78	48	24	6	102	0.654	39	44	281	221	60	25-13-1	23-11-5	4-2	5-5	2L
4 Montreal	78	46	22	10	102	0.654	32	42	273	245	28	23-14-2	23-8-8	4-5	9-1	1W
5 Pittsburgh	78	40	22	16	96	0.615	33	37	280	250	30	20-12-8	20-10-8	3-10	6-4	2W
6 Boston	79	43	26	10	96	0.608	31	39	264	246	18	28-10-1	15-16-9	4-3	5-5	4L
7 Ottawa	78	41	27	10	92	0.59	35	38	264	240	24	21-12-6	20-15-4	3-1	6-4	2W
8 Philadelphia	78	40	26	12	92	0.59	25	31	233	232	1	18-13-8	22-13-4	9-4	7-3	3W
9 Columbus	78	39	27	12	90	0.577	27	32	245	241	4	20-11-8	19-16-4	7-2	3-7	1W
10 Detroit	78	40	29	9	89	0.571	29	38	228	238	-10	20-15-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	3L
11 NY Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	0.571	28	38	226	229	-3	21-14-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	4L
12 Washington	79	40	30	9	89	0.563	34	38	252	240	12	24-11-5	16-19-4	2-6	6-4	1W
13 New Jersey	78	40	35	3	83	0.532	28	36	219	239	-20	20-16-3	20-19-0	4-1	5-5	1L
14 Florida	78	37	37	4	78	0.5	29	32	233	266	-33	21-15-3	16-22-1	5-2	3-7	3L
15 Toronto	78	32	32	14	78	0.5	23	31	242	279	-37	18-13-8	14-19-6	1-4	3-7	3L
16 NY Rangers	79	33	37	9	75	0.475	24	30	232	243	-11	14-20-7	19-17-2	3-1	5-5	1L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	77	51	16	10	112	0.727	45	48	290	197	93	24-9-5	27-7-5	3-6	7-3	1W
2 Dallas	78	46	20	12	104	0.667	35	41	262	214	48	24-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	1W
3 Minnesota	78	45	21	12	102	0.654	30	41	261	225	36	22-10-8	23-11-4	4-5	7-3	4W
4 Edmonton	79	40	29	10	90	0.57	31	40	275	265	10	21-14-4	19-15-6	0-3	6-4	1W
5 Utah	77	41	30	6	88	0.571	31	41	254	223	31	20-14-3	21-16-3	0-0	7-3	4W
6 Vegas	78	36	26	16	88	0.564	28	35	249	241	8	18-12-9	18-14-7	1-7	5-5	4W
7 Anaheim	78	41	32	5	87	0.558	24	33	257	276	-19	23-13-3	18-19-2	8-0	4-6	6L
8 Nashville	78	37	31	10	84	0.538	27	32	238	256	-18	20-15-3	17-16-7	5-2	6-4	1W
9 LA Kings	77	32	26	19	83	0.539	19	27	211	236	-25	13-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	4-6	2W
10 San Jose	77	37	33	7	81	0.526	25	35	236	274	-38	21-14-5	16-19-2	2-1	5-5	1L
11 Winnipeg	77	34	31	12	80	0.519	27	32	221	234	-13	19-14-6	15-17-6	2-4	6-4	2W
12 St Louis	77	33	32	12	78	0.506	29	32	206	241	-35	18-13-7	15-19-5	1-4	6-4	1L
13 Seattle	77	32	34	11	75	0.487	25	31	214	248	-34	17-16-5	15-18-6	1-6	1-9	6L
14 Calgary	77	32	36	9	73	0.474	25	28	202	247	-45	21-12-5	11-24-4	4-3	6-4	1L
15 Chicago	78	28	36	14	70	0.449	21	25	202	256	-54	13-16-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1L
16 Vancouver	77	22	47	8	52	0.338	15	17	202	297	-95	8-27-5	14-20-3	5-2	1-9	3L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	77	51	16	10	112	0.727	45	48	290	197	93	24-9-5	27-7-5	3-6	7-3	1W
2 Carolina	78	50	22	6	106	0.679	36	45	281	233	48	29-10-2	21-12-4	5-3	7-3	1W
3 Dallas	78	46	20	12	104	0.667	35	41	262	214	48	24-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	1W
4 Buffalo	79	48	23	8	104	0.658	40	43	275	236	39	25-10-4	23-13-4	5-0	5-5	2W
5 Tampa Bay	78	48	24	6	102	0.654	39	44	281	221	60	25-13-1	23-11-5	4-2	5-5	2L
6 Montreal	78	46	22	10	102	0.654	32	42	273	245	28	23-14-2	23-8-8	4-5	9-1	1W
7 Minnesota	78	45	21	12	102	0.654	30	41	261	225	36	22-10-8	23-11-4	4-5	7-3	4W
8 Pittsburgh	78	40	22	16	96	0.615	33	37	280	250	30	20-12-8	20-10-8	3-10	6-4	2W
9 Boston	79	43	26	10	96	0.608	31	39	264	246	18	28-10-1	15-16-9	4-3	5-5	4L
10 Ottawa	78	41	27	10	92	0.59	35	38	264	240	24	21-12-6	20-15-4	3-1	6-4	2W
11 Philadelphia	78	40	26	12	92	0.59	25	31	233	232	1	18-13-8	22-13-4	9-4	7-3	3W
12 Columbus	78	39	27	12	90	0.577	27	32	245	241	4	20-11-8	19-16-4	7-2	3-7	1W
13 Edmonton	79	40	29	10	90	0.57	31	40	275	265	10	21-14-4	19-15-6	0-3	6-4	1W
14 Detroit	78	40	29	9	89	0.571	29	38	228	238	-10	20-15-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	3L
15 NY Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	0.571	28	38	226	229	-3	21-14-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	4L
16 Washington	79	40	30	9	89	0.563	34	38	252	240	12	24-11-5	16-19-4	2-6	6-4	1W
17 Utah	77	41	30	6	88	0.571	31	41	254	223	31	20-14-3	21-16-3	0-0	7-3	4W
18 Vegas	78	36	26	16	88	0.564	28	35	249	241	8	18-12-9	18-14-7	1-7	5-5	4W
19 Anaheim	78	41	32	5	87	0.558	24	33	257	276	-19	23-13-3	18-19-2	8-0	4-6	6L
20 Nashville	78	37	31	10	84	0.538	27	32	238	256	-18	20-15-3	17-16-7	5-2	6-4	1W
21 LA Kings	77	32	26	19	83	0.539	19	27	211	236	-25	13-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	4-6	2W
22 New Jersey	78	40	35	3	83	0.532	28	36	219	239	-20	20-16-3	20-19-0	4-1	5-5	1L
23 San Jose	77	37	33	7	81	0.526	25	35	236	274	-38	21-14-5	16-19-2	2-1	5-5	1L
24 Winnipeg	77	34	31	12	80	0.519	27	32	221	234	-13	19-14-6	15-17-6	2-4	6-4	2W
25 St Louis	77	33	32	12	78	0.506	29	32	206	241	-35	18-13-7	15-19-5	1-4	6-4	1L
26 Florida	78	37	37	4	78	0.5	29	32	233	266	-33	21-15-3	16-22-1	5-2	3-7	3L
27 Toronto	78	32	32	14	78	0.5	23	31	242	279	-37	18-13-8	14-19-6	1-4	3-7	3L
28 Seattle	77	32	34	11	75	0.487	25	31	214	248	-34	17-16-5	15-18-6	1-6	1-9	6L
29 NY Rangers	79	33	37	9	75	0.475	24	30	232	243	-11	14-20-7	19-17-2	3-1	5-5	1L
30 Calgary	77	32	36	9	73	0.474	25	28	202	247	-45	21-12-5	11-24-4	4-3	6-4	1L
31 Chicago	78	28	36	14	70	0.449	21	25	202	256	-54	13-16-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1L
32 Vancouver	77	22	47	8	52	0.338	15	17	202	297	-95	8-27-5	14-20-3	5-2	1-9	3L

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