Columbus Blue Jackets vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Picks & Odds | 10 Jan 2026

By Kevin Thompson, NHL Analyst | Published: 2 months ago | Last Updated: Jan 10, 11:38 | 6 min read

Columbus Blue Jackets

Ice Hockey NHL Ball Arena Sat 10 Jan 17:00

Colorado Avalanche

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Correct Score
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Team Stats
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Team News
Lineups
Injuries
Roster
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NHL Betting Preview: Blue Jackets vs Avalanche

The Columbus Blue Jackets clash with the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena, with face-off scheduled for 17:00 on Saturday, January 10.

Expect Avs to Dominate Blue Jackets

We’re expecting a comfortable win for the Avalanche against the Blue Jackets. Our prediction is to back the -123 about our selection on the puck line with a -1.5 goal deficit.

4-1 Win for Avs in Pair’s Last Encounter

Columbus Blue Jackets have suffered a defeat in their previous three games including a recent 5-3 loss. This occurred on the road at T-Mobile Arena against Vegas Golden Knights. Kirill Marchenko, Kent Johnson and Boone Jenner each scored one goal.

Colorado Avalanche won their last game 8-2, making it sixteen home wins on the bounce. This was recorded at Ball Arena against Ottawa Senators. Nathan MacKinnon recorded 4 points, including 1 goal and 3 assists. Goalie Scott Wedgewood made a total of 29 saves (.935).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Avs have won the last two encounters against the Blue Jackets. They achieved winning scorelines of 7-3 and 4-1 at Nationwide Arena. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Avs have won six.

Starting Goalies

Elvis Merzlikins (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	13-9-3	3.4	.885	1
23/24	13-17-8	3.45	.897	1

Trent Miner (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	1-0-3	2.1	.923	1

Columbus Blue Jackets – Last 10 Games

4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.2 goals from 29.7 shots on goal, with a 12.1% powerplay efficiency. The Blue Jackets have been giving up 3.2 goals from 30.5 shots, averaging 3.9 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.2%.

Zach Werenski is the top points scorer with 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists, with Kirill Marchenko recording 9 points, 6 goals and 3 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Jet Greaves have a 2.69 goal against average with a .912 save percentage.

Colorado Avalanche – Last 10 Games

The Avs have 8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 4.1 goals from 33.1 shots on goal, with a 16.7% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.2 goals from 25.8 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.5%.

The top points scorer is Nathan MacKinnon with 20 points, 8 goals and 12 assists, while Brock Nelson is next in line after having 15 points, 8 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Scott Wedgewood have a 2.43 GAA with a .911 SV%, including one shutout.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction & Picks

We bring you the complete Columbus Blue Jackets vs Colorado Avalanche betting insight, including our top match prediction, correct score forecast, player prop advice and a ready-made bet builder.

Game Prediction

This NHL encounter could be one-sided in favor of Colorado Avalanche and our pick is the -123 about the favorites -1.5 goals on the spread. A sizeable victory could be on the cards.

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 Blue Jackets vs Avalanche stats:

The -1.5 line has been covered by Avalanche in 8 of their last 10 games at home.
The -1.5 line has been covered by Avalanche in 14 of their last 20 games at home.
The -1.5 line has been covered by Avalanche in 3 consecutive games at home.
The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Blue Jackets in 2 consecutive games.
The -1.5 line has been covered by Avalanche in 2 consecutive games against Blue Jackets.

Avs -1.5 Probability

The best betting apps imply that our pick has a 55.2% prospect of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our cappers think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 60-65%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this hockey bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Boone Jenner Over 1.5 Shots -200

Boone Jenner (Blue Jackets) has finished with Over 1.5 shots on goal in 9 of the past 10 games. Out of all the prop bets available, we’re going to take the -200 when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Puck Line Avalanche -1.5

To Score Nathan MacKinnon

Shots on Goal Boone Jenner Over 1.5

Take a same game parlay that incorporates the Avalanche to cover the -1.5 puck line along with Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche) to find the net and Boone Jenner (Blue Jackets) having Over 1.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Blue Jackets Blue Jackets logo

1 - 3 Avalanche logo

Avalanche

Let’s go for the Avalanche to win 3-1, a bet which is available at +1900. Correct score betting provides plenty of excitement and a potentially bigger return if you win.

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2-1

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Colorado Avalanche 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.

Avs Big Favorites With the Books

With an estimated 76% chance of winning, the sportsbooks are taking no chances with their -323 betting odds about Colorado Avalanche triumphing in this game. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +255 about Columbus Blue Jackets.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 6.5. There is no denying the popularity of wagering on Totals. If you’re wanting to back Over 6.5, the odds are -161.

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Player Props & Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Blue Jackets

NHL: 09/01 Blue Jackets3 Golden Knights 5
NHL: 07/01 Blue Jackets2 Sharks 5
NHL: 04/01 Penguins5 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 03/01 Sabres1 Blue Jackets 5
NHL: 01/01 Devils3 Blue Jackets 2

Avalanche

NHL: 09/01 Senators2 Avalanche 8
NHL: 07/01 Avalanche2 Lightning 4
NHL: 04/01 Avalanche1 Panthers 2
NHL: 04/01 Avalanche5 Hurricanes 3
NHL: 01/01 Blues1 Avalanche 6

Head to Head

Columbus vs Colorado

NHL: 17/10 2025 Avalanche 4 Blue Jackets 1
NHL: 04/04 2025 Avalanche 7 Blue Jackets 3
NHL: 13/10 2024 Blue Jackets 6 Avalanche 4
NHL: 02/04 2024 Avalanche 1 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 23/03 2024 Blue Jackets 1 Avalanche 6
NHL: 05/11 2022 Avalanche 5 Blue Jackets 1
NHL: 04/11 2022 Blue Jackets 3 Avalanche 6
NHL: 07/11 2021 Avalanche 2 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 04/11 2021 Blue Jackets 5 Avalanche 4
NHL: 09/02 2020 Avalanche 2 Blue Jackets 1

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Columbus Blue Jackets Stats

Colorado Avalanche Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 games
10 wins and 0 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 5 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 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 6.40 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.50 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 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.20 goals and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.80 pts and allowed 3.70 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.40 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.30 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 4.20 goals and allowed 2.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 4.90 goals and allowed 1.40 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 29.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 8.7
Blocks: 15.9
Faceoff Wins : 32.8
Hits: 21.2
Giveaways: 17.2
Takeaways: 5.2

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 28
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.8
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 11.4
Blocks: 13.7
Faceoff Wins : 30.9
Hits: 17.3
Giveaways: 15.9
Takeaways: 5

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 33.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 7.3
Blocks: 17.5
Faceoff Wins : 33.4
Hits: 16.3
Giveaways: 15.8
Takeaways: 4.4

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 34.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 6.9
Blocks: 16.1
Faceoff Wins : 30.5
Hits: 14.6
Giveaways: 15.6
Takeaways: 4

Team News

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
8	Zach Werenski	39	26.66	16	30	46	6
86	Kirill Marchenko	39	18.93	16	19	35	5
10	Dmitri Voronkov	43	15.59	15	13	28	-1

19	Adam Fantilli	43	18.6	12	15	27	-11
3	Charlie Coyle	43	17.54	6	19	25	-4
23	Sean Monahan	39	18.14	6	16	22	-3
5	Denton Mateychuk	42	20.89	8	13	21	5
38	Boone Jenner	29	16.75	7	14	21	-1
	Mason Marchment	36	17.21	9	11	20	0
4	Cole Sillinger	42	15.62	5	15	20	-1
9	Ivan Provorov	43	25.98	5	12	17	9
78	Damon Severson	43	19.88	3	14	17	4
91	Kent Johnson	42	13.38	4	9	13	-12
11	Miles Wood	32	13.23	8	4	12	-6
24	Mathieu Olivier	30	14.31	4	7	11	3
15	Dante Fabbro	43	16.07	2	4	6	-15
21	Isac Lundestroem	35	12.36	1	4	5	-5
16	Brendan Gaunce	19	12.12	2	3	5	0
27	Zach Aston-Reese	24	9.78	0	4	4	0
	Brendan Smith	15	11.08	0	2	2	-1
	Danton Heinen	16	11.13	1	1	2	2
37	Dysin Mayo	2	8.6	0	1	1	0
65	Luca Del Bel Belluz	13	8.78	0	1	1	-2
2	Jake Christiansen	26	10.18	0	1	1	-9
44	Erik Gudbranson	4	14.85	0	0	0	-2
	Luca Pinelli	3	13.77	0	0	0	-1
82	Mikael Pyyhtiae	1	9.5	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
90	Elvis Merzlikins	14	4.04	0.877
73	Jet Greaves	30	2.74	0.907

Colorado Avalanche Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
29	Nathan MacKinnon	43	21.82	36	42	78	48
88	Martin Necas	43	20.63	20	35	55	39
8	Cale Makar	43	24.96	13	38	51	30

11	Brock Nelson	43	18.95	21	16	37	13
62	Artturi Lehkonen	43	19.33	15	19	34	33
13	Valeri Nichushkin	35	18.13	11	15	26	9
70	Sam Malinski	43	16	3	20	23	24
92	Gabriel Landeskog	41	15.85	7	15	22	18
84	Brent Burns	43	19.44	6	15	21	23
95	Victor Olofsson	43	12.97	7	12	19	1
42	Josh Manson	43	17.85	4	15	19	32
20	Ross Colton	43	12.84	5	14	19	12
17	Parker Kelly	43	11.94	8	6	14	9
18	Jack Drury	43	14.62	7	7	14	11
7	Devon Toews	40	22.33	1	12	13	26
49	Samuel Girard	28	17.23	3	8	11	12
54	Gavin Brindley	30	10.32	5	4	9	6
93	Zakhar Bardakov	30	7.28	1	6	7	6
94	Joel Kiviranta	21	9.49	1	3	4	0
28	Ilya Solovyov	12	12.03	0	2	2	-1
18	Jack Ahcan	6	11.35	0	1	1	4
57	Tristen Nielsen	4	6.3	0	1	1	1
82	Ivan Ivan	4	8.65	0	1	1	2
	Taylor Makar	5	5.48	0	0	0	1
	Jason Polin	2	6	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
41	Scott Wedgewood	28	2.19	0.917
39	Mackenzie Blackwood	16	2.07	0.924
50	Trent Miner	2	2.12	0.909

Injuries & Suspensions

Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Miles Wood

Injured

Isac Lundestroem

Injured

Mason Marchment

Injured

Erik Gudbranson

Injured

Brendan Smith

Injured

Colorado Avalanche Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Gabriel Landeskog

Injured

Logan O'Connor

Injured

Mackenzie Blackwood

Injured

Devon Toews

Injured

Joel Kiviranta

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

Trent Miner

Sam Malinski

Cale Makar

Artturi Lehkonen

Nathan MacKinnon

Martin Necas

Charlie Coyle

Adam Fantilli

Kirill Marchenko

Denton Mateychuk

Zach Werenski

Elvis Merzlikins

Line 2

Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

Trent Miner

Josh Manson

Brent Burns

Ross Colton

Brock Nelson

Valeri Nichushkin

Kent Johnson

Sean Monahan

Boone Jenner

Damon Severson

Ivan Provorov

Elvis Merzlikins

Line 3

Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

Trent Miner

Samuel Girard

Ilya Solovyov

Parker Kelly

Jack Drury

Victor Olofsson

Mathieu Olivier

Cole Sillinger

Dmitri Voronkov

Dante Fabbro

Yegor Zamula

Elvis Merzlikins

Line 4

Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

Trent Miner

Zakhar Bardakov

T.J. Tynan

Gavin Brindley

Mikael Pyyhtiae

Brendan Gaunce

Danton Heinen

Elvis Merzlikins

Previous Columbus Blue Jackets Lineups

08 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 3-5 Golden Knights

Confirmed Lineups

06 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 2-5 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

04 Jan NHL

Penguins 5-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

03 Jan NHL

Sabres 1-5 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

31 Dec NHL

Devils 3-2 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

29 Dec NHL

Blue Jackets 4-1 Senators

Confirmed Lineups

28 Dec NHL

Islanders 2-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

22 Dec NHL

Blue Jackets 3-1 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

20 Dec NHL

Blue Jackets 3-4 Ducks

Confirmed Lineups

18 Dec NHL

Wild 5-2 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Colorado Avalanche Lineups

08 Jan NHL

Senators 2-8 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

06 Jan NHL

Avalanche 2-4 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

04 Jan NHL

Avalanche 1-2 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

03 Jan NHL

Avalanche 5-3 Hurricanes

Confirmed Lineups

31 Dec NHL

Blues 1-6 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

29 Dec NHL

Kings 2-5 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

27 Dec NHL

Avalanche 6-5 Golden Knights

Confirmed Lineups

23 Dec NHL

Mammoth 0-1 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

21 Dec NHL

Avalanche 5-1 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

19 Dec NHL

Jets 2-3 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	66	42	18	6	90	0.682	31	37	234	192	42	24-9-2	18-9-4	5-3	7-3	1W
2 Pittsburgh	66	33	18	15	81	0.614	28	32	223	202	21	16-9-8	17-9-7	1-10	4-6	1W
3 NY Islanders	67	38	24	5	81	0.604	24	34	197	191	6	18-11-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	1W
4 Columbus	66	34	21	11	79	0.598	23	28	212	208	4	17-8-7	17-13-4	6-1	5-5	1W
5 Philadelphia	66	31	23	12	74	0.561	20	23	191	205	-14	15-11-8	16-12-4	8-4	6-4	1L
6 Washington	68	33	27	8	74	0.544	28	32	212	203	9	20-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1L
7 New Jersey	66	33	31	2	68	0.515	22	29	176	201	-25	17-15-2	16-16-0	4-0	5-5	1W
8 NY Rangers	66	28	30	8	64	0.485	19	25	189	205	-16	9-15-6	19-15-2	3-0	6-4	4W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	67	41	20	6	88	0.657	34	37	235	200	35	22-9-3	19-11-3	4-0	9-1	1W
2 Tampa Bay	65	40	21	4	84	0.646	31	36	231	182	49	20-12-0	20-9-4	4-2	3-7	1L
3 Montreal	65	36	19	10	82	0.631	25	34	230	216	14	18-12-2	18-7-8	2-5	5-5	1L
4 Boston	66	37	23	6	80	0.606	27	34	219	207	12	25-9-1	12-14-5	3-3	5-5	1W
5 Detroit	67	36	23	8	80	0.597	25	34	195	201	-6	18-11-3	18-12-5	2-3	3-7	3L
6 Ottawa	65	33	23	9	75	0.577	27	30	218	201	17	15-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	6-4	1W
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	67	28	27	12	68	0.507	20	27	211	236	-25	17-11-7	11-16-5	1-4	1-9	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	65	44	12	9	97	0.746	39	41	247	163	84	23-5-4	21-7-5	3-5	7-3	1L
2 Dallas	66	42	14	10	94	0.712	33	38	232	178	54	22-7-4	20-7-6	4-4	9-1	4W
3 Minnesota	67	38	17	12	88	0.657	25	34	224	192	32	19-8-8	19-9-4	4-5	5-5	2L
4 Utah	67	34	27	6	74	0.552	26	34	208	188	20	18-11-3	16-16-3	0-0	4-6	4L
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	65	27	28	10	64	0.492	22	26	185	200	-15	16-13-5	11-15-5	1-2	5-5	1W
7 St Louis	66	27	29	10	64	0.485	24	26	175	219	-44	15-12-7	12-17-3	1-3	7-3	2W
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	66	36	27	3	75	0.568	21	28	219	230	-11	22-10-1	14-17-2	8-0	6-4	2L
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	67	32	26	9	73	0.545	24	32	235	231	4	16-11-4	16-15-5	0-3	4-6	2L
4 San Jose	64	32	26	6	70	0.547	20	30	200	222	-22	17-10-5	15-16-1	2-1	5-5	2W
5 LA Kings	66	27	24	15	69	0.523	17	23	176	200	-24	10-15-7	17-9-8	4-6	4-6	1L
6 Seattle	64	29	26	9	67	0.523	23	28	180	195	-15	16-13-5	13-13-4	1-4	3-7	4L
7 Calgary	66	26	33	7	59	0.447	22	24	165	207	-42	16-12-4	10-21-3	2-3	3-7	1L
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	66	42	18	6	90	0.682	31	37	234	192	42	24-9-2	18-9-4	5-3	7-3	1W
2 Buffalo	67	41	20	6	88	0.657	34	37	235	200	35	22-9-3	19-11-3	4-0	9-1	1W
3 Tampa Bay	65	40	21	4	84	0.646	31	36	231	182	49	20-12-0	20-9-4	4-2	3-7	1L
4 Montreal	65	36	19	10	82	0.631	25	34	230	216	14	18-12-2	18-7-8	2-5	5-5	1L
5 Pittsburgh	66	33	18	15	81	0.614	28	32	223	202	21	16-9-8	17-9-7	1-10	4-6	1W
6 NY Islanders	67	38	24	5	81	0.604	24	34	197	191	6	18-11-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	1W
7 Boston	66	37	23	6	80	0.606	27	34	219	207	12	25-9-1	12-14-5	3-3	5-5	1W
8 Detroit	67	36	23	8	80	0.597	25	34	195	201	-6	18-11-3	18-12-5	2-3	3-7	3L
9 Columbus	66	34	21	11	79	0.598	23	28	212	208	4	17-8-7	17-13-4	6-1	5-5	1W
10 Ottawa	65	33	23	9	75	0.577	27	30	218	201	17	15-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	6-4	1W
11 Philadelphia	66	31	23	12	74	0.561	20	23	191	205	-14	15-11-8	16-12-4	8-4	6-4	1L
12 Washington	68	33	27	8	74	0.544	28	32	212	203	9	20-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1L
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 New Jersey	66	33	31	2	68	0.515	22	29	176	201	-25	17-15-2	16-16-0	4-0	5-5	1W
15 Toronto	67	28	27	12	68	0.507	20	27	211	236	-25	17-11-7	11-16-5	1-4	1-9	1L
16 NY Rangers	66	28	30	8	64	0.485	19	25	189	205	-16	9-15-6	19-15-2	3-0	6-4	4W

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	65	44	12	9	97	0.746	39	41	247	163	84	23-5-4	21-7-5	3-5	7-3	1L
2 Dallas	66	42	14	10	94	0.712	33	38	232	178	54	22-7-4	20-7-6	4-4	9-1	4W
3 Minnesota	67	38	17	12	88	0.657	25	34	224	192	32	19-8-8	19-9-4	4-5	5-5	2L
4 Anaheim	66	36	27	3	75	0.568	21	28	219	230	-11	22-10-1	14-17-2	8-0	6-4	2L
5 Vegas	66	30	22	14	74	0.561	22	29	216	209	7	15-10-7	15-12-7	1-6	4-6	1W
6 Utah	67	34	27	6	74	0.552	26	34	208	188	20	18-11-3	16-16-3	0-0	4-6	4L
7 Edmonton	67	32	26	9	73	0.545	24	32	235	231	4	16-11-4	16-15-5	0-3	4-6	2L
8 San Jose	64	32	26	6	70	0.547	20	30	200	222	-22	17-10-5	15-16-1	2-1	5-5	2W
9 LA Kings	66	27	24	15	69	0.523	17	23	176	200	-24	10-15-7	17-9-8	4-6	4-6	1L
10 Seattle	64	29	26	9	67	0.523	23	28	180	195	-15	16-13-5	13-13-4	1-4	3-7	4L
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	65	27	28	10	64	0.492	22	26	185	200	-15	16-13-5	11-15-5	1-2	5-5	1W
13 St Louis	66	27	29	10	64	0.485	24	26	175	219	-44	15-12-7	12-17-3	1-3	7-3	2W
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	66	26	33	7	59	0.447	22	24	165	207	-42	16-12-4	10-21-3	2-3	3-7	1L
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	65	44	12	9	97	0.746	39	41	247	163	84	23-5-4	21-7-5	3-5	7-3	1L
2 Dallas	66	42	14	10	94	0.712	33	38	232	178	54	22-7-4	20-7-6	4-4	9-1	4W
3 Carolina	66	42	18	6	90	0.682	31	37	234	192	42	24-9-2	18-9-4	5-3	7-3	1W
4 Buffalo	67	41	20	6	88	0.657	34	37	235	200	35	22-9-3	19-11-3	4-0	9-1	1W
5 Minnesota	67	38	17	12	88	0.657	25	34	224	192	32	19-8-8	19-9-4	4-5	5-5	2L
6 Tampa Bay	65	40	21	4	84	0.646	31	36	231	182	49	20-12-0	20-9-4	4-2	3-7	1L
7 Montreal	65	36	19	10	82	0.631	25	34	230	216	14	18-12-2	18-7-8	2-5	5-5	1L
8 Pittsburgh	66	33	18	15	81	0.614	28	32	223	202	21	16-9-8	17-9-7	1-10	4-6	1W
9 NY Islanders	67	38	24	5	81	0.604	24	34	197	191	6	18-11-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	1W
10 Boston	66	37	23	6	80	0.606	27	34	219	207	12	25-9-1	12-14-5	3-3	5-5	1W
11 Detroit	67	36	23	8	80	0.597	25	34	195	201	-6	18-11-3	18-12-5	2-3	3-7	3L
12 Columbus	66	34	21	11	79	0.598	23	28	212	208	4	17-8-7	17-13-4	6-1	5-5	1W
13 Ottawa	65	33	23	9	75	0.577	27	30	218	201	17	15-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	6-4	1W
14 Anaheim	66	36	27	3	75	0.568	21	28	219	230	-11	22-10-1	14-17-2	8-0	6-4	2L
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 Philadelphia	66	31	23	12	74	0.561	20	23	191	205	-14	15-11-8	16-12-4	8-4	6-4	1L
17 Utah	67	34	27	6	74	0.552	26	34	208	188	20	18-11-3	16-16-3	0-0	4-6	4L
18 Washington	68	33	27	8	74	0.544	28	32	212	203	9	20-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1L
19 Edmonton	67	32	26	9	73	0.545	24	32	235	231	4	16-11-4	16-15-5	0-3	4-6	2L
20 San Jose	64	32	26	6	70	0.547	20	30	200	222	-22	17-10-5	15-16-1	2-1	5-5	2W
21 Florida	65	33	29	3	69	0.531	26	29	197	214	-17	18-14-3	15-15-0	4-1	5-5	3W
22 LA Kings	66	27	24	15	69	0.523	17	23	176	200	-24	10-15-7	17-9-8	4-6	4-6	1L
23 New Jersey	66	33	31	2	68	0.515	22	29	176	201	-25	17-15-2	16-16-0	4-0	5-5	1W
24 Toronto	67	28	27	12	68	0.507	20	27	211	236	-25	17-11-7	11-16-5	1-4	1-9	1L
25 Seattle	64	29	26	9	67	0.523	23	28	180	195	-15	16-13-5	13-13-4	1-4	3-7	4L
26 Nashville	65	29	27	9	67	0.515	22	26	194	222	-28	17-13-3	12-14-6	3-1	3-7	1L
27 Winnipeg	65	27	28	10	64	0.492	22	26	185	200	-15	16-13-5	11-15-5	1-2	5-5	1W
28 St Louis	66	27	29	10	64	0.485	24	26	175	219	-44	15-12-7	12-17-3	1-3	7-3	2W
29 NY Rangers	66	28	30	8	64	0.485	19	25	189	205	-16	9-15-6	19-15-2	3-0	6-4	4W
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	66	26	33	7	59	0.447	22	24	165	207	-42	16-12-4	10-21-3	2-3	3-7	1L
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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