Columbus Blue Jackets vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, Picks & Odds | 22 Dec 2025

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 2 months ago | Last Updated: Dec 22, 17:38 | 6 min read

Columbus Blue Jackets

Ice Hockey NHL Crypto.com Arena Mon 22 Dec 23:00

Los Angeles Kings

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NHL Betting Preview: Blue Jackets vs Kings

The Columbus Blue Jackets square off against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena, with face-off scheduled for 23:00 on Monday, December 22.

Kings to Come Out on Top

The Kings should be able to come out on top against the Blue Jackets in regulation time. Our best prediction is to back them on the 3-Way Moneyline where a juicy -115 can be landed.

Blue Jackets Claimed Overtime Win in Last H2H

Columbus Blue Jackets have been defeated in their previous four road games. They recently suffered a 4-3 loss against Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center. Zach Werenski, Mason Marchment and Dmitri Voronkov scored one goal each.

Los Angeles Kings won their last game 2-1. This was a road victory at Benchmark International Arena against Tampa Bay Lightning. Adrian Kempe was on target with both goals. Goalie Anton Forsberg had a great game and ended up with 31 saves (.969).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last encounter between the Blue Jackets and the Kings saw the former win. It was a 3-2 scoreline at Nationwide Arena. We’ve seen six Kings wins in the past 10 meetings between the teams.

Starting Goalies

Jet Greaves (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	20-12-8	2.7	.907	2
23/24	3-6-0	3.49	.908	0

Anton Forsberg (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	11-9-5	2.8	.903	2
23/24	15-12-0	3.21	.890	2

Columbus Blue Jackets – Last 10 Games

3 wins, 6 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.1 goals from 29.0 shots on goal, with a 21.2% powerplay efficiency. The Blue Jackets have given up 4.2 goals from 31.4 shots, averaging 4.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 72.5%.

Zach Werenski is the top points scorer with 16 points, 5 goals and 11 assists, with Charlie Coyle racking up 7 points, 2 goals and 5 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Jet Greaves have a 2.65 goal against average with a .912 save percentage.

Los Angeles Kings – Last 10 Games

The Kings have 4 wins, 4 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.2 goals from 25.9 shots on goal, with a 13.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.1 goals from 28.3 shots, averaging 4.2 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.0%.

The top points scorer is Adrian Kempe with 10 points, 6 goals and 4 assists, while Kevin Fiala is next best after having 6 points, 2 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Darcy Kuemper have a 1.54 GAA with a .946 SV%, including one shutout.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction & Picks

Head into Columbus Blue Jackets vs Los Angeles Kings with expert betting insights, including our main match prediction, expected scoreline, key player prop picks and a thoughtfully built bet builder.

Game Prediction

We think that Los Angeles Kings should prove too strong in this NHL clash. Therefore, we’re confidently wagering them to win in 60 minutes and there’s juice in the -115 available.

Recent form is always part of the equation and we combine it with team news as soon as it’s available. To deliver expert hockey picks, our handicappers also analyze the latest NHL stats to ensure we’re working with the best information possible.

Key Blue Jackets vs Kings stats:

Blue Jackets have lost their last 4 games on the road.
Blue Jackets have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
Blue Jackets have lost 13 of their last 20 games.
Kings have won 6 of their last 10 games against Blue Jackets.

Kings 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The top betting apps are estimating that there is a 53.5% likelihood of this pick winning. After careful examination, our cappers have this probability close to 60%. 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: Kevin Fiala Over 2.5 Shots -149

Kevin Fiala (Kings) has fired Over 2.5 shots on goal in 4 straight games at home. In our opinion, there is value when it comes to him covering the line, with betting odds of -149 now available.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Kings

To Score Adrian Kempe

Shots on Goal Kevin Fiala Over 2.5

We’ve loaded up a same game parlay with the combined picks of the Kings claiming victory in 60 minutes, Adrian Kempe (Kings) scoring and Kevin Fiala (Kings) to have Over 2.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

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Kings

One bet that has caught our eye is the Kings to claim a 4-1 correct score win. This selection is available at +1300 meaning that a winning selection will yield a nice return.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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2-1

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Los Angeles Kings 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.

Kings Have the Shortest Odds to Win

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have Los Angeles Kings as -156 favorites for this game, implying that they are 61% likely to win. Columbus Blue Jackets are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +130.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 5.5. Having a bet on Totals is one of the most popular hockey wagers. If you’re wanting to back Over 5.5, the odds are -122.

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3-Way Moneyline

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Player Props & Micro Betting

Prop betting is very popular, with bettors looking to wager on player props such as Blocked Shots, Powerplay Points, Shots on Goal and Assists. It’s a great way of betting on individual player performance and the gambling sites will provide lots of options.

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Blue Jackets

NHL: 21/12 Blue Jackets3 Ducks 4
NHL: 19/12 Wild5 Blue Jackets 2
NHL: 17/12 Ducks3 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 14/12 Golden Knights3 Blue Jackets 2
NHL: 12/12 Senators6 Blue Jackets 3

Kings

NHL: 19/12 Kings2 Lightning 1
NHL: 18/12 Kings2 Panthers 3
NHL: 16/12 Kings1 Stars 4
NHL: 14/12 Flames2 Kings 1
NHL: 11/12 Kings2 Kraken 3

Head to Head

Columbus vs LA Kings

NHL: 26/01 2025 Kings 2 Blue Jackets 3
NHL: 10/11 2024 Blue Jackets 2 Kings 5
NHL: 21/02 2024 Blue Jackets 1 Kings 5
NHL: 06/12 2023 Kings 4 Blue Jackets 3
NHL: 17/03 2023 Blue Jackets 1 Kings 4
NHL: 12/12 2022 Kings 5 Blue Jackets 6
NHL: 17/04 2022 Blue Jackets 1 Kings 2
NHL: 05/03 2022 Kings 4 Blue Jackets 3
NHL: 07/01 2020 Blue Jackets 4 Kings 2
NHL: 20/12 2019 Kings 2 Blue Jackets 3

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Columbus Blue Jackets Stats

Los Angeles Kings Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
4 wins and 6 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 6 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 7.40 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 7 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 3.20 goals and allowed 4.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.60 pts and allowed 3.70 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 4.30 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 4.00 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 2 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 2 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.20 goals and allowed 2.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.00 goals and allowed 2.00 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 29
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 9.4
Blocks: 17.2
Faceoff Wins : 31.8
Hits: 18.2
Giveaways: 15.6
Takeaways: 5.4

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 28.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 9
Blocks: 14.8
Faceoff Wins : 28.5
Hits: 15.2
Giveaways: 16.4
Takeaways: 4.8

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 25.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 9.8
Blocks: 16.4
Faceoff Wins : 30.6
Hits: 17.8
Giveaways: 16.5
Takeaways: 5.4

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 27.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 7.1
Blocks: 17.9
Faceoff Wins : 29.3
Hits: 14.5
Giveaways: 15.5
Takeaways: 5

Team News

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
8	Zach Werenski	35	26.8	14	26	40	6
86	Kirill Marchenko	31	18.92	10	16	26	3
10	Dmitri Voronkov	35	16.08	13	10	23	0

3	Charlie Coyle	35	17.39	5	17	22	-5
19	Adam Fantilli	35	18.54	12	10	22	-12
23	Sean Monahan	35	18.37	5	12	17	-4
4	Cole Sillinger	34	16.24	3	12	15	0
38	Boone Jenner	21	16.26	5	9	14	-5
9	Ivan Provorov	35	25.7	4	9	13	3
5	Denton Mateychuk	34	20.14	6	7	13	-3
11	Miles Wood	28	13.65	8	4	12	-5
91	Kent Johnson	34	13.91	3	9	12	-11
78	Damon Severson	35	19.65	2	8	10	2
24	Mathieu Olivier	23	14	3	6	9	2
15	Dante Fabbro	35	15.79	2	4	6	-12
59	Yegor Chinakhov	29	10.3	3	3	6	-6
21	Isac Lundestroem	34	12.33	1	4	5	-4
16	Brendan Gaunce	12	11.63	1	3	4	0
27	Zach Aston-Reese	18	9.93	0	3	3	-1
	Brendan Smith	12	10.78	0	2	2	-1
2	Jake Christiansen	19	10.52	0	1	1	-9
65	Luca Del Bel Belluz	12	8.98	0	1	1	-1
44	Erik Gudbranson	4	14.85	0	0	0	-2
	Luca Pinelli	3	13.77	0	0	0	-1
37	Dysin Mayo	1	7.6	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
90	Elvis Merzlikins	14	4.04	0.877
73	Jet Greaves	22	2.77	0.904

Los Angeles Kings Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
9	Adrian Kempe	34	19.21	13	17	30	7
22	Kevin Fiala	34	18.98	12	11	23	-7
55	Quinton Byfield	33	19.94	4	15	19	1

11	Anze Kopitar	30	18.91	6	11	17	10
40	Joel Armia	34	14.38	8	7	15	5
	Corey Perry	28	13.57	7	8	15	4
55	Brandt Clarke	34	18.45	5	10	15	5
14	Alex Laferriere	34	16.63	7	8	15	2
6	Joel Edmundson	34	18.32	2	11	13	6
12	Trevor Moore	33	15.94	4	8	12	1
8	Drew Doughty	27	22.62	2	8	9	10
96	Andrei Kuzmenko	29	14.39	5	4	9	-5
44	Mikey Anderson	34	20.06	2	5	7	9
15	Alex Turcotte	33	9.39	2	4	6	-3
2	Brian Dumoulin	34	19.29	0	6	6	1
5	Cody Ceci	34	17.49	1	5	6	-3
37	Warren Foegele	26	13.98	5	1	6	4
24	Phillip Danault	30	16.32	0	5	5	3
39	Jeff Malott	22	8	2	0	2	-2
79	Samuel Helenius	7	6.84	0	0	0	-2
43	Jacob Moverare	8	9.73	0	0	0	-2

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
31	Anton Forsberg	12	2.69	0.901
35	Darcy Kuemper	23	2.19	0.917
29	Pheonix Copley	-	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Erik Gudbranson

Injured

Mathieu Olivier

Injured

Zach Werenski

Injured

Brendan Gaunce

Unavailable

Los Angeles Kings Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Darcy Kuemper

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Los Angeles Kings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Anton Forsberg

Mikey Anderson

Drew Doughty

Trevor Moore

Anze Kopitar

Adrian Kempe

Kent Johnson

Adam Fantilli

Mason Marchment

Damon Severson

Ivan Provorov

Jet Greaves

Line 2

Los Angeles Kings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Anton Forsberg

Joel Edmundson

Brandt Clarke

Kevin Fiala

Quinton Byfield

Alex Laferriere

Kirill Marchenko

Charlie Coyle

Boone Jenner

Dante Fabbro

Denton Mateychuk

Jet Greaves

Line 3

Los Angeles Kings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Anton Forsberg

Brian Dumoulin

Cody Ceci

Warren Foegele

Alex Turcotte

Andrei Kuzmenko

Cole Sillinger

Sean Monahan

Dmitri Voronkov

Brendan Smith

Jake Christiansen

Jet Greaves

Line 4

Los Angeles Kings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Anton Forsberg

Joel Armia

Samuel Helenius

Corey Perry

Luca Del Bel Belluz

Isac Lundestroem

Miles Wood

Jet Greaves

Previous Columbus Blue Jackets Lineups

20 Dec NHL

Blue Jackets 3-4 Ducks

Confirmed Lineups

18 Dec NHL

Wild 5-2 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

16 Dec NHL

Ducks 3-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

13 Dec NHL

Golden Knights 3-2 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

11 Dec NHL

Senators 6-3 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

09 Dec NHL

Blue Jackets 1-4 Hurricanes

Confirmed Lineups

07 Dec NHL

Blue Jackets 0-2 Capitals

Confirmed Lineups

06 Dec NHL

Blue Jackets 6-7 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

04 Dec NHL

Red Wings 5-6 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

01 Dec NHL

Blue Jackets 5-3 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Los Angeles Kings Lineups

18 Dec NHL

Kings 2-1 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

17 Dec NHL

Kings 2-3 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

15 Dec NHL

Kings 1-4 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

13 Dec NHL

Flames 2-1 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

10 Dec NHL

Kings 2-3 Kraken

Confirmed Lineups

08 Dec NHL

Kings 4-2 Mammoth

Confirmed Lineups

06 Dec NHL

Blackhawks 0-6 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

04 Dec NHL

Blackhawks 2-1 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

02 Dec NHL

Capitals 3-1 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

29 Nov NHL

Canucks 1-2 Kings

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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