Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, Picks & Odds | 10 Mar 2026

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Mar 10, 12:38 | 6 min read

Columbus Blue Jackets

Ice Hockey NHL Benchmark International Arena Tue 10 Mar 18:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

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Team Stats
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Team News
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Roster
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NHL Betting Preview: Blue Jackets vs Lightning

The Columbus Blue Jackets square off against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena, with face-off scheduled for 18:00 on Tuesday, March 10.

Let’s Take a Chance on Blue Jackets

Our best prediction involves heading to the puck line and backing the Blue Jackets with a 1.5 goal start. We think they’ll overcome the Lightning with this advantage at odds of -128.

Blue Jackets Won Previous H2H Clash

Columbus Blue Jackets have lost in back-to-back outings. In a recent home game at Nationwide Arena, they were turned over 5-4 (OT) by Los Angeles Kings. Conor Garland registered two goals, with Kirill Marchenko and Denton Mateychuk also finding the net.

Tampa Bay Lightning lost on the road in their last game. Buffalo Sabres won 8-7 at KeyBank Center. Darren Raddysh managed 3 points, all of them were assists.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Blue Jackets have claimed consecutive wins over the Lightning. Both victories were achieved at Nationwide Arena, with a 3-2 followed by a 8-5 scoreline. The Lightning have won six of the past 10 games that these teams have played.

Starting Goalies

Elvis Merzlikins (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	14-11-3	3.4	.883	1
23/24	13-17-8	3.45	.897	1

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	39-15-4	2.3	.911	2
23/24	30-20-2	2.9	.900	2

Columbus Blue Jackets – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 1 loss and 3 overtime losses, averaging 3.7 goals from 28.5 shots on goal, with a 16.0% powerplay efficiency. The Blue Jackets have given up 2.9 goals from 26.8 shots, averaging 3.4 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 88.2%.

Charlie Coyle is the top points scorer with 11 points, 1 goal and 10 assists, with Adam Fantilli recording 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Jet Greaves have a 2.70 goal against average with a .902 save percentage, including one shutout.

Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

The Lightning have 5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 3.9 goals from 32.4 shots on goal, with a 14.5% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 4.1 goals from 31.9 shots, averaging 6.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 83.8%.

The top points scorer is Nikita Kucherov with 21 points, 7 goals and 14 assists, while Jake Guentzel is next in line after having 12 points, 3 goals and 9 assists. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 3.36 GAA with a .887 SV%.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction & Picks

Get ready for Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning with all the betting angles covered, from an expert match prediction and correct score advice to player props and a custom bet builder.

Game Prediction

Our puck line pick involves Columbus Blue Jackets with a +1.5 start in this NHL encounter. They can still afford to lose by a single goal and we’re grabbing the -128 for some value.

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Key Blue Jackets vs Lightning stats:

The +1.5 line has been covered by Blue Jackets in 6 consecutive games.
The +1.5 line has been covered by Blue Jackets in 9 of their last 10 games.
The +1.5 line has been covered by Blue Jackets in 17 of their last 20 games.
The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lightning in 4 of their last 5 games.
The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lightning in 7 of their last 10 games.
The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lightning in 2 consecutive games against Blue Jackets.

Blue Jackets +1.5 Probability

The best betting apps imply that our pick has a 56.2% prospect of winning. After careful examination, our analysts have this probability somewhere between 60-65%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Oliver Bjorkstrand Over 1.5 Shots -200

Oliver Bjorkstrand (Lightning) has had Over 1.5 shots on goal in 9 of the past 10 games. The stats suggest that he can oblige with our Overs wager and we’re more than happy to take the -200 available.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Puck Line Blue Jackets +1.5

To Score Kirill Marchenko

Shots on Goal Oliver Bjorkstrand Over 1.5

Our same game parlay pick is the Blue Jackets 1.5 on the puck line, Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets) to be among the scorers and Oliver Bjorkstrand (Lightning) to have Over 1.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Blue Jackets Blue Jackets logo

4 - 3 Lightning logo

Lightning

We’re betting on the Blue Jackets to secure a 4-3 winning scoreline. Odds of +1300 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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2-1

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning 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 Taking No Chances With Lightning

At betting odds of -238 with the sportsbooks, Tampa Bay Lightning are regarded as 70% likely to win this game. Columbus Blue Jackets are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +195.

1.5 is the puck line and 6.5 is the total goals line. Hockey bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are -118.

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Puck Line

Total Goals

Player Props & Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Blue Jackets

NHL: 09/03 Kings5 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 08/03 Mammoth5 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 06/03 Panthers2 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 04/03 Predators2 Blue Jackets 3
NHL: 03/03 Blue Jackets5 Rangers 4

Lightning

NHL: 08/03 Lightning7 Sabres 8
NHL: 08/03 Lightning5 Maple Leafs 2
NHL: 06/03 Lightning1 Jets 4
NHL: 04/03 Lightning1 Wild 5
NHL: 01/03 Sabres6 Lightning 2

Head to Head

Columbus vs Tampa Bay

NHL: 25/01 2026 Lightning 5 Blue Jackets 8
NHL: 19/10 2025 Lightning 2 Blue Jackets 3
NHL: 05/03 2025 Blue Jackets 2 Lightning 6
NHL: 18/12 2024 Blue Jackets 3 Lightning 5
NHL: 22/11 2024 Lightning 6 Blue Jackets 7
NHL: 10/04 2024 Blue Jackets 2 Lightning 5
NHL: 11/02 2024 Lightning 4 Blue Jackets 2
NHL: 03/11 2023 Lightning 2 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 11/01 2023 Blue Jackets 3 Lightning 6
NHL: 16/12 2022 Blue Jackets 1 Lightning 4

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Columbus Blue Jackets Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

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

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 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 3 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.60 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 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 3.70 goals and allowed 2.90 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.10 pts and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 8.10 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.60 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 7 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 4.00 goals and allowed 4.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 4.10 goals and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 28.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 3.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 8.8
Blocks: 14.7
Faceoff Wins : 26.6
Hits: 18.9
Giveaways: 14.4
Takeaways: 4.7

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 29.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 6.3
Blocks: 15.7
Faceoff Wins : 29.9
Hits: 19.4
Giveaways: 14.3
Takeaways: 4.8

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 32.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 6.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 24
Blocks: 13.8
Faceoff Wins : 29.8
Hits: 25.6
Giveaways: 14.1
Takeaways: 4.2

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 31.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 5.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 20
Blocks: 13.2
Faceoff Wins : 27.3
Hits: 21.4
Giveaways: 14.7
Takeaways: 4.1

Team News

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
8	Zach Werenski	56	26.49	20	46	66	3
86	Kirill Marchenko	57	18.77	23	32	55	6
3	Charlie Coyle	63	17.76	16	34	50	6

19	Adam Fantilli	63	18.77	18	26	44	-10
10	Dmitri Voronkov	61	14.16	17	15	32	-1
17	Mason Marchment	50	17.29	15	17	32	6
23	Sean Monahan	59	17.53	12	19	31	2
38	Boone Jenner	48	16.32	9	20	29	-1
83	Conor Garland	52	18.77	9	19	28	-17
5	Denton Mateychuk	56	19.87	10	16	26	11
78	Damon Severson	62	20.98	5	21	26	9
4	Cole Sillinger	62	15.41	6	20	26	4
9	Ivan Provorov	63	25.2	7	18	25	14
24	Mathieu Olivier	50	14.51	12	10	22	11
91	Kent Johnson	60	13.63	6	14	20	-8
11	Miles Wood	44	12.33	8	6	14	-6
15	Dante Fabbro	55	16.02	4	5	9	-12
21	Isac Lundestroem	49	12.26	3	6	9	-4
16	Brendan Gaunce	25	11.9	2	4	6	-1
43	Danton Heinen	29	11.19	3	3	6	0
27	Zach Aston-Reese	26	9.61	1	4	5	-1
6	Yegor Zamula	27	13.89	0	4	4	7
44	Erik Gudbranson	21	17.84	1	2	3	6
2	Jake Christiansen	33	10.25	0	2	2	-8
	Brendan Smith	15	11.08	0	2	2	-1
65	Luca Del Bel Belluz	13	8.78	0	1	1	-2
82	Mikael Pyyhtiae	5	10.26	1	0	1	-1
37	Dysin Mayo	3	8.4	0	1	1	1
	Luca Pinelli	3	13.77	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
90	Elvis Merzlikins	25	3.53	0.884
73	Jet Greaves	41	2.69	0.907

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Nikita Kucherov	58	20.45	34	69	103	33
59	Jake Guentzel	62	20.36	27	40	67	13
38	Brandon Hagel	57	19.7	30	29	59	25

43	Darren Raddysh	56	22.61	17	41	58	19
21	Brayden Point	44	18.23	16	24	40	8
71	Anthony Cirelli	54	17.36	15	23	38	26
10	Corey Perry	52	14.22	13	17	30	1
22	Oliver Bjorkstrand	62	14.12	11	18	29	-10
90	Janis Jerome Moser	60	21.79	6	17	23	40
37	Yanni Gourde	62	16.6	7	16	23	1
93	Gage Goncalves	54	12.19	7	13	20	21
51	Charles-Edouard D'Astous	50	18.85	3	16	19	-6
29	Pontus Holmberg	55	13.7	9	9	18	4
77	Victor Hedman	28	19.33	1	14	15	1
17	Dominic James	43	12.24	7	8	15	4
28	Zemgus Girgensons	55	15.14	8	7	15	-1
20	Nick Paul	34	14.19	6	6	12	-11
27	Ryan McDonagh	29	19.06	5	7	12	3
24	Maxwell Crozier	34	16	1	9	10	7
81	Erik Cernak	43	17.96	1	6	7	2
78	Emil Lilleberg	35	16.92	2	4	6	10
46	Scott Sabourin	17	7.71	1	3	4	0
67	Declan Carlile	36	14.48	1	2	3	5
42	Curtis Douglas	30	6	0	2	2	1
14	Conor Geekie	10	9.89	0	2	2	-2
64	Steven Santini	9	11.56	0	1	1	1
52	Maxim Groshev	2	11.5	0	1	1	1
11	Jakob Pelletier	2	9.05	0	0	0	0
61	Boris Katchouk	3	12.2	0	0	0	0
41	Mitchell Chaffee	7	9.49	0	0	0	0
33	Brandon Halverson	1	0.1	0	0	0	0
	Simon Lundmark	1	16.8	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
88	Andrei Vasilevskiy	42	2.25	0.914
31	Jonas Johansson	22	3.23	0.884

Injuries & Suspensions

Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Brendan Smith

Injured

Erik Gudbranson

Injured

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Nick Paul

Injured

Dominic James

Injured

Maxwell Crozier

Injured

Emil Lilleberg

Injured

Erik Cernak

Injured

Darren Raddysh

Unavailable

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Janis Jerome Moser

Declan Carlile

Jake Guentzel

Brayden Point

Gage Goncalves

Kirill Marchenko

Adam Fantilli

Mason Marchment

Damon Severson

Zach Werenski

Elvis Merzlikins

Line 2

Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Ryan McDonagh

Charles-Edouard D'Astous

Brandon Hagel

Anthony Cirelli

Nikita Kucherov

Conor Garland

Sean Monahan

Kent Johnson

Denton Mateychuk

Ivan Provorov

Elvis Merzlikins

Line 3

Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Victor Hedman

Steven Santini

Zemgus Girgensons

Yanni Gourde

Pontus Holmberg

Mathieu Olivier

Charlie Coyle

Cole Sillinger

Dante Fabbro

Jake Christiansen

Elvis Merzlikins

Line 4

Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Corey Perry

Conor Geekie

Oliver Bjorkstrand

Danton Heinen

Boone Jenner

Isac Lundestroem

Elvis Merzlikins

Previous Columbus Blue Jackets Lineups

09 Mar NHL

Kings 5-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

07 Mar NHL

Mammoth 5-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

05 Mar NHL

Panthers 2-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

03 Mar NHL

Predators 2-3 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

02 Mar NHL

Blue Jackets 5-4 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

28 Feb NHL

Islanders 4-3 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

26 Feb NHL

Blue Jackets 2-4 Bruins

Confirmed Lineups

04 Feb NHL

Blackhawks 0-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

03 Feb NHL

Blue Jackets 3-0 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

31 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 5-3 Blues

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

08 Mar NHL

Lightning 7-8 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

07 Mar NHL

Lightning 5-2 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

05 Mar NHL

Lightning 1-4 Jets

Confirmed Lineups

03 Mar NHL

Lightning 1-5 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

28 Feb NHL

Sabres 6-2 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

26 Feb NHL

Lightning 4-5 Hurricanes

Confirmed Lineups

25 Feb NHL

Maple Leafs 2-4 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

05 Feb NHL

Panthers 1-6 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

03 Feb NHL

Sabres 3-4 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

01 Feb NHL

Bruins 5-6 Lightning

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	82	53	22	7	113	0.689	39	48	296	240	56	29-10-2	24-12-5	5-4	7-3	1W
2 Pittsburgh	82	41	25	16	98	0.598	34	38	293	268	25	20-13-8	21-12-8	3-10	5-5	3L
3 Philadelphia	82	43	27	12	98	0.598	27	33	250	243	7	20-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	3W
4 Washington	82	43	30	9	95	0.579	37	41	263	244	19	25-11-5	18-19-4	2-6	8-2	4W
5 Columbus	82	40	30	12	92	0.561	28	33	253	253	0	20-13-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	2L
6 NY Islanders	82	43	34	5	91	0.555	29	39	233	241	-8	22-17-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	3L
7 New Jersey	82	42	37	3	87	0.53	29	38	230	254	-24	21-17-3	21-20-0	4-1	5-5	1L
8 NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	25	31	238	250	-12	14-20-7	20-19-2	3-1	6-4	1W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	42	45	288	241	47	26-10-5	24-13-4	5-1	6-4	1L
2 Tampa Bay	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	40	46	290	231	59	26-14-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1L
3 Montreal	82	48	24	10	106	0.646	34	44	283	256	27	24-15-2	24-9-8	4-5	7-3	1L
4 Boston	82	45	27	10	100	0.61	33	41	272	250	22	29-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	2W
5 Ottawa	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	38	41	278	246	32	23-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	6-4	1W
6 Detroit	82	41	31	10	92	0.561	30	39	241	258	-17	21-16-4	20-15-6	2-4	2-8	3L
7 Florida	82	40	38	4	84	0.512	32	35	251	276	-25	23-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	5-5	3W
8 Toronto	82	32	36	14	78	0.476	23	31	253	299	-46	18-15-8	14-21-6	1-4	2-8	7L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	81	54	16	11	119	0.735	47	50	300	203	97	25-9-6	29-7-5	4-6	6-4	2W
2 Dallas	82	50	20	12	112	0.683	38	44	279	226	53	26-11-4	24-9-8	6-4	7-3	5W
3 Minnesota	82	46	24	12	104	0.634	31	42	272	240	32	23-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	6-4	1W
4 Utah	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	33	43	268	240	28	22-16-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	1L
5 St Louis	82	37	33	12	86	0.524	33	36	231	258	-27	20-14-7	17-19-5	1-4	6-4	4W
6 Nashville	82	38	34	10	86	0.524	28	33	247	269	-22	21-17-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	2L
7 Winnipeg	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	231	260	-29	19-16-6	16-19-6	2-4	5-5	4L
8 Chicago	82	29	39	14	72	0.439	22	26	213	275	-62	14-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	82	39	26	17	95	0.579	30	38	265	250	15	20-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	7-3	3W
2 Edmonton	82	41	30	11	93	0.567	32	41	282	269	13	22-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	1W
3 Anaheim	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	26	35	273	288	-15	24-13-4	19-20-2	8-0	2-8	1W
4 LA Kings	82	35	27	20	90	0.549	22	30	225	247	-22	15-17-9	20-10-11	5-9	6-4	2L
5 San Jose	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	27	37	251	292	-41	21-14-6	18-21-2	2-2	5-5	1W
6 Seattle	81	34	36	11	79	0.488	26	32	226	261	-35	19-17-5	15-19-6	2-6	2-8	2L
7 Calgary	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	27	30	212	259	-47	23-13-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
8 Vancouver	82	25	49	8	58	0.354	15	19	216	316	-100	9-27-5	16-22-3	6-2	4-6	1L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	82	53	22	7	113	0.689	39	48	296	240	56	29-10-2	24-12-5	5-4	7-3	1W
2 Buffalo	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	42	45	288	241	47	26-10-5	24-13-4	5-1	6-4	1L
3 Tampa Bay	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	40	46	290	231	59	26-14-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1L
4 Montreal	82	48	24	10	106	0.646	34	44	283	256	27	24-15-2	24-9-8	4-5	7-3	1L
5 Boston	82	45	27	10	100	0.61	33	41	272	250	22	29-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	2W
6 Ottawa	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	38	41	278	246	32	23-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	6-4	1W
7 Pittsburgh	82	41	25	16	98	0.598	34	38	293	268	25	20-13-8	21-12-8	3-10	5-5	3L
8 Philadelphia	82	43	27	12	98	0.598	27	33	250	243	7	20-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	3W
9 Washington	82	43	30	9	95	0.579	37	41	263	244	19	25-11-5	18-19-4	2-6	8-2	4W
10 Detroit	82	41	31	10	92	0.561	30	39	241	258	-17	21-16-4	20-15-6	2-4	2-8	3L
11 Columbus	82	40	30	12	92	0.561	28	33	253	253	0	20-13-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	2L
12 NY Islanders	82	43	34	5	91	0.555	29	39	233	241	-8	22-17-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	3L
13 New Jersey	82	42	37	3	87	0.53	29	38	230	254	-24	21-17-3	21-20-0	4-1	5-5	1L
14 Florida	82	40	38	4	84	0.512	32	35	251	276	-25	23-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	5-5	3W
15 Toronto	82	32	36	14	78	0.476	23	31	253	299	-46	18-15-8	14-21-6	1-4	2-8	7L
16 NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	25	31	238	250	-12	14-20-7	20-19-2	3-1	6-4	1W

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	81	54	16	11	119	0.735	47	50	300	203	97	25-9-6	29-7-5	4-6	6-4	2W
2 Dallas	82	50	20	12	112	0.683	38	44	279	226	53	26-11-4	24-9-8	6-4	7-3	5W
3 Minnesota	82	46	24	12	104	0.634	31	42	272	240	32	23-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	6-4	1W
4 Vegas	82	39	26	17	95	0.579	30	38	265	250	15	20-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	7-3	3W
5 Edmonton	82	41	30	11	93	0.567	32	41	282	269	13	22-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	1W
6 Utah	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	33	43	268	240	28	22-16-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	1L
7 Anaheim	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	26	35	273	288	-15	24-13-4	19-20-2	8-0	2-8	1W
8 LA Kings	82	35	27	20	90	0.549	22	30	225	247	-22	15-17-9	20-10-11	5-9	6-4	2L
9 St Louis	82	37	33	12	86	0.524	33	36	231	258	-27	20-14-7	17-19-5	1-4	6-4	4W
10 Nashville	82	38	34	10	86	0.524	28	33	247	269	-22	21-17-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	2L
11 San Jose	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	27	37	251	292	-41	21-14-6	18-21-2	2-2	5-5	1W
12 Winnipeg	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	231	260	-29	19-16-6	16-19-6	2-4	5-5	4L
13 Seattle	81	34	36	11	79	0.488	26	32	226	261	-35	19-17-5	15-19-6	2-6	2-8	2L
14 Calgary	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	27	30	212	259	-47	23-13-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
15 Chicago	82	29	39	14	72	0.439	22	26	213	275	-62	14-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1W
16 Vancouver	82	25	49	8	58	0.354	15	19	216	316	-100	9-27-5	16-22-3	6-2	4-6	1L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	81	54	16	11	119	0.735	47	50	300	203	97	25-9-6	29-7-5	4-6	6-4	2W
2 Carolina	82	53	22	7	113	0.689	39	48	296	240	56	29-10-2	24-12-5	5-4	7-3	1W
3 Dallas	82	50	20	12	112	0.683	38	44	279	226	53	26-11-4	24-9-8	6-4	7-3	5W
4 Buffalo	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	42	45	288	241	47	26-10-5	24-13-4	5-1	6-4	1L
5 Tampa Bay	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	40	46	290	231	59	26-14-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1L
6 Montreal	82	48	24	10	106	0.646	34	44	283	256	27	24-15-2	24-9-8	4-5	7-3	1L
7 Minnesota	82	46	24	12	104	0.634	31	42	272	240	32	23-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	6-4	1W
8 Boston	82	45	27	10	100	0.61	33	41	272	250	22	29-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	2W
9 Ottawa	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	38	41	278	246	32	23-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	6-4	1W
10 Pittsburgh	82	41	25	16	98	0.598	34	38	293	268	25	20-13-8	21-12-8	3-10	5-5	3L
11 Philadelphia	82	43	27	12	98	0.598	27	33	250	243	7	20-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	3W
12 Washington	82	43	30	9	95	0.579	37	41	263	244	19	25-11-5	18-19-4	2-6	8-2	4W
13 Vegas	82	39	26	17	95	0.579	30	38	265	250	15	20-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	7-3	3W
14 Edmonton	82	41	30	11	93	0.567	32	41	282	269	13	22-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	1W
15 Utah	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	33	43	268	240	28	22-16-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	1L
16 Detroit	82	41	31	10	92	0.561	30	39	241	258	-17	21-16-4	20-15-6	2-4	2-8	3L
17 Columbus	82	40	30	12	92	0.561	28	33	253	253	0	20-13-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	2L
18 Anaheim	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	26	35	273	288	-15	24-13-4	19-20-2	8-0	2-8	1W
19 NY Islanders	82	43	34	5	91	0.555	29	39	233	241	-8	22-17-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	3L
20 LA Kings	82	35	27	20	90	0.549	22	30	225	247	-22	15-17-9	20-10-11	5-9	6-4	2L
21 New Jersey	82	42	37	3	87	0.53	29	38	230	254	-24	21-17-3	21-20-0	4-1	5-5	1L
22 St Louis	82	37	33	12	86	0.524	33	36	231	258	-27	20-14-7	17-19-5	1-4	6-4	4W
23 Nashville	82	38	34	10	86	0.524	28	33	247	269	-22	21-17-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	2L
24 San Jose	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	27	37	251	292	-41	21-14-6	18-21-2	2-2	5-5	1W
25 Florida	82	40	38	4	84	0.512	32	35	251	276	-25	23-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	5-5	3W
26 Winnipeg	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	231	260	-29	19-16-6	16-19-6	2-4	5-5	4L
27 Seattle	81	34	36	11	79	0.488	26	32	226	261	-35	19-17-5	15-19-6	2-6	2-8	2L
28 Toronto	82	32	36	14	78	0.476	23	31	253	299	-46	18-15-8	14-21-6	1-4	2-8	7L
29 Calgary	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	27	30	212	259	-47	23-13-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
30 NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	25	31	238	250	-12	14-20-7	20-19-2	3-1	6-4	1W
31 Chicago	82	29	39	14	72	0.439	22	26	213	275	-62	14-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1W
32 Vancouver	82	25	49	8	58	0.354	15	19	216	316	-100	9-27-5	16-22-3	6-2	4-6	1L

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