Columbus Blue Jackets vs Utah Mammoth Prediction, Picks & Odds | 11 Jan 2026

By Robert Carter, NHL Analyst | Published: 2 months ago | Last Updated: Jan 11, 14:38 | 6 min read

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Utah Mammoth

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Team Stats
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Player Props
Team News
Lineups
Injuries
Roster
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NHL Betting Preview: Blue Jackets vs Mammoth

The Columbus Blue Jackets square off against the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center, with face-off scheduled for 20:00 on Sunday, January 11.

Mammoth to Triumph?

We can’t resist going for the Mammoth on the 3-Way Moneyline. Our prediction is a confident one and there is -106 available that the home team beat the Blue Jackets in 60 minutes.

Mammoth Overtime Victory in Last H2H

Columbus Blue Jackets have suffered a defeat in their previous four games including a recent 4-0 loss. This occurred on the road at Ball Arena against Colorado Avalanche. Blue Jackets lost the shots on goal, 29 to 31.

Utah Mammoth were winners for the third straight time in their last game. Landing a 4-2 home victory against St Louis Blues at Delta Center. Nick Schmaltz scored two goals, with Sean Durzi and Lawson Crouse also scoring. Goalie Karel Vejmelka made a total of 26 saves (.929).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last encounter between the Mammoth and the Blue Jackets saw the former win. It was a 3-2 scoreline at Nationwide Arena.

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

Vitek Vanecek (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	4-9-3	2.8	.889	1
23/24	17-9-3	3.18	.890	0

Columbus Blue Jackets – Last 10 Games

4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.0 goals from 29.8 shots on goal, with a 12.1% powerplay efficiency. The Blue Jackets have been giving up 3.1 goals from 30.8 shots, averaging 4.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 90.0%.

Kirill Marchenko is the top points scorer with 9 points, 6 goals and 3 assists, with Denton Mateychuk racking up 9 points, 2 goals and 7 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Jet Greaves have a 2.64 goal against average with a .915 save percentage.

Utah Mammoth – Last 10 Games

The Mammoth have 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 26.9 shots on goal, with a 13.2% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.2 goals from 26.5 shots, averaging 3.9 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 79.5%.

The top points scorer is Clayton Keller with 13 points, 3 goals and 10 assists, while Dylan Guenther is next in line after having 10 points, 6 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Karel Vejmelka have a 2.13 GAA with a .920 SV%.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Utah Mammoth Prediction & Picks

The Columbus Blue Jackets vs Utah Mammoth betting tips feature sharp analysis across major markets, including a key match prediction, player prop bets, correct score guidance and a ready-made bet builder.

Game Prediction

We’re keeping our pick simple and backing Utah Mammoth to claim a victory. They should be able to triumph over 60 minutes in this NHL game and you can get them at a tempting -106.

We only make our hockey predictions after confirming the latest team news. Studying recent form and digging into the most relevant NHL stats also helps us build a complete picture.

Key Blue Jackets vs Mammoth stats:

Mammoth have won 4 of their last 5 games.
Mammoth have won 6 of their last 10 games.
Mammoth have won 3 consecutive games.
Blue Jackets have lost their last 4 games.
Blue Jackets have lost 7 of their last 10 games on the road.
Blue Jackets have lost 14 of their last 20 games on the road.

Mammoth 3-Way Moneyline Probability

If you go by the best NHL sportsbooks, our pick has a 51.5% chance of landing a return. In the opinion of our cappers, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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The Match Winner & Total Goals option not only gives you a chance to back Utah to win but also combine this selection with a prediction for how many goals will be scored.

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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 totaled Over 1.5 shots on goal in 9 of the past 10 games. He should be capable of covering the line when it comes to this player prop and odds of -200 are now available.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Mammoth

To Score Lawson Crouse

Shots on Goal Boone Jenner Over 1.5

Take a same game parlay that incorporates the Mammoth winning in 60 minutes along with Lawson Crouse (Mammoth) to score and Boone Jenner (Blue Jackets) to register Over 1.5 shots.

The same game parlay option allows you to combine different outcomes within the same hockey game. You need all your predictions to be correct although bettors love to place a tailored wager on the clash which interests them most.

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Correct Score Prediction

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1 - 3 Mammoth logo

Mammoth

We’re betting on the Mammoth to secure a 3-1 winning scoreline. Odds of +1600 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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1-0

2-0

2-1

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Utah Mammoth 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.

Mammoth Likely to Win According to Latest Odds

Utah Mammoth have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 66% probability due to their -192 Moneyline betting odds. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Columbus Blue Jackets are trading at +160.

1.5 is the puck line and 6.5 is the total goals line. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are -100.

If you’re wagering on National Hockey League clashes, we recommend heading to the top sportsbooks and scanning through the hundreds of team props and game lines. There’s the opportunity to bet pre-game and in-game.

Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Player Props & Micro Betting

We’re fond of player props as an alternative to betting on the game lines. The gambling sites will have Shots, Blocked Shots, Goals, Assists and Goaltender Saves among the choices and you can take a particular view.

Micro betting is an exciting way to wager on the NHL. There are a huge range of live lines and it’s a simple case of predicting what is going to happen next. Next Goal, Next Goalscorer and several 10 Minute lines are among the options.

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Last 5 Games

Blue Jackets

NHL: 10/01 Blue Jackets0 Avalanche 4
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

Mammoth

NHL: 10/01 Blues2 Mammoth 4
NHL: 08/01 Senators1 Mammoth 3
NHL: 06/01 Mammoth3 Rangers 2
NHL: 03/01 Mammoth1 Devils 4
NHL: 01/01 Mammoth7 Islanders 2

Head to Head

Columbus vs Utah

NHL: 07/02 2025 Mammoth 3 Blue Jackets 2
NHL: 01/02 2025 Blue Jackets 3 Mammoth 2

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Columbus Blue Jackets Stats

Utah Mammoth 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

6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 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 4 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.10 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 4 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 3.00 goals and allowed 3.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.70 pts and allowed 3.60 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.20 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.10 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 3 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 3.00 goals and allowed 2.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.30 goals and allowed 2.80 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 29.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 8.9
Blocks: 15.8
Faceoff Wins : 31.4
Hits: 20.4
Giveaways: 17
Takeaways: 4.8

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 28.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.7
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 11.2
Blocks: 14.2
Faceoff Wins : 31.6
Hits: 17
Giveaways: 15.7
Takeaways: 4.7

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 26.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 8.6
Blocks: 16.8
Faceoff Wins : 28
Hits: 18.4
Giveaways: 13.9
Takeaways: 4.2

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 27.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 7.8
Blocks: 17.4
Faceoff Wins : 29.5
Hits: 18.7
Giveaways: 13.4
Takeaways: 4.1

Team News

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
8	Zach Werenski	40	26.55	16	30	46	5
86	Kirill Marchenko	40	18.96	16	19	35	4
10	Dmitri Voronkov	44	15.56	15	13	28	-2

19	Adam Fantilli	44	18.63	12	15	27	-11
3	Charlie Coyle	44	17.52	6	19	25	-4
23	Sean Monahan	40	18.08	6	16	22	-3
5	Denton Mateychuk	43	20.8	8	13	21	5
38	Boone Jenner	30	16.77	7	14	21	-1
	Mason Marchment	36	17.21	9	11	20	0
4	Cole Sillinger	43	15.51	5	15	20	-2
9	Ivan Provorov	44	25.94	5	12	17	6
78	Damon Severson	44	19.94	3	14	17	3
91	Kent Johnson	43	13.45	4	9	13	-12
11	Miles Wood	32	13.23	8	4	12	-6
24	Mathieu Olivier	31	14.25	4	7	11	1
15	Dante Fabbro	44	16.07	2	4	6	-17
21	Isac Lundestroem	35	12.36	1	4	5	-5
16	Brendan Gaunce	20	12.09	2	3	5	-2
27	Zach Aston-Reese	24	9.78	0	4	4	0
	Brendan Smith	15	11.08	0	2	2	-1
	Danton Heinen	17	11.15	1	1	2	-1
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	2	10.55	0	0	0	-2

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
90	Elvis Merzlikins	15	4.03	0.877
73	Jet Greaves	30	2.74	0.907

Utah Mammoth Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
9	Clayton Keller	45	19.32	13	28	41	9
8	Nick Schmaltz	45	19.74	16	24	40	7
11	Dylan Guenther	45	17.26	21	16	37	0

98	Mikhail Sergachyov	45	24.39	6	25	31	-8
77	John-Jason Peterka	45	16.8	15	15	30	7
92	Logan Cooley	29	17.82	14	9	23	6
67	Lawson Crouse	45	15.95	11	11	22	11
6	John Marino	45	20.4	3	17	20	21
53	Michael Carcone	43	12.23	8	7	15	-3
88	Nate Schmidt	45	20.17	2	11	13	17
28	Ian Cole	45	18.42	2	11	13	15
50	Sean Durzi	24	20.5	3	10	13	-10
27	Barrett Hayton	40	15.3	4	8	12	2
22	Jack McBain	45	13.88	4	7	11	-4
82	Kevin Stenlund	44	14.57	3	7	10	-6
56	Kailer Yamamoto	27	11.44	4	5	9	5
19	Daniil But	18	12.71	2	2	4	1
57	Nick Desimone	20	14.42	2	1	3	0
38	Liam O'Brien	23	9.06	2	1	3	-4
13	Brandon Tanev	32	9.73	0	2	2	-9
26	Dmitriy Simashev	24	15.48	0	1	1	-9
2	Olli Maeaettae	19	11.91	0	1	1	-4
15	Alexander Kerfoot	9	10.34	1	0	1	-2
10	Maveric Lamoureux	5	14.66	0	1	1	4
25	Kevin Rooney	1	9.7	1	0	1	1
36	Andrew Agozzino	2	6.15	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
70	Karel Vejmelka	34	2.6	0.9
41	Vitek Vanecek	12	2.92	0.879
31	Matt Villalta	-	-	-
	Colten McIntyre	-	-	-

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

Utah Mammoth Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Logan Cooley

Injured

Alexander Kerfoot

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Utah Mammoth

Columbus Blue Jackets

Vitek Vanecek

Mikhail Sergachyov

Sean Durzi

Clayton Keller

Nick Schmaltz

Lawson Crouse

Charlie Coyle

Adam Fantilli

Kirill Marchenko

Denton Mateychuk

Zach Werenski

Jet Greaves

Line 2

Utah Mammoth

Columbus Blue Jackets

Vitek Vanecek

Nate Schmidt

John Marino

John-Jason Peterka

Barrett Hayton

Dylan Guenther

Kent Johnson

Sean Monahan

Boone Jenner

Damon Severson

Ivan Provorov

Jet Greaves

Line 3

Utah Mammoth

Columbus Blue Jackets

Vitek Vanecek

Ian Cole

Kailer Yamamoto

Daniil But

Jack McBain

Michael Carcone

Mathieu Olivier

Cole Sillinger

Dmitri Voronkov

Dante Fabbro

Yegor Zamula

Jet Greaves

Line 4

Utah Mammoth

Columbus Blue Jackets

Vitek Vanecek

Nick Desimone

Brandon Tanev

Kevin Stenlund

Mikael Pyyhtiae

Brendan Gaunce

Danton Heinen

Jet Greaves

Previous Columbus Blue Jackets Lineups

10 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 0-4 Avalanche

Confirmed 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

Previous Utah Mammoth Lineups

09 Jan NHL

Blues 2-4 Mammoth

Confirmed Lineups

07 Jan NHL

Senators 1-3 Mammoth

Confirmed Lineups

05 Jan NHL

Mammoth 3-2 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

03 Jan NHL

Mammoth 1-4 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

01 Jan NHL

Mammoth 7-2 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

29 Dec NHL

Predators 4-3 Mammoth

Confirmed Lineups

23 Dec NHL

Mammoth 0-1 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

21 Dec NHL

Jets 3-4 Mammoth

Confirmed Lineups

19 Dec NHL

Devils 2-1 Mammoth

Confirmed Lineups

17 Dec NHL

Mammoth 4-1 Red Wings

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	66	37	24	5	79	0.598	23	33	194	189	5	17-11-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	1L
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 Washington	68	33	27	8	74	0.544	28	32	212	203	9	20-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1L
6 Philadelphia	65	31	23	11	73	0.562	20	23	190	203	-13	15-11-7	16-12-4	8-3	6-4	2W
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 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	66	36	23	7	79	0.598	25	34	193	198	-5	18-11-3	18-12-4	2-3	4-6	2L
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	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	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	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	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 LA Kings	65	27	23	15	69	0.531	17	23	172	194	-22	10-15-7	17-8-8	4-6	4-6	1W
5 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
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	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 Boston	66	37	23	6	80	0.606	27	34	219	207	12	25-9-1	12-14-5	3-3	5-5	1W
6 Pittsburgh	65	32	18	15	79	0.608	27	31	219	199	20	16-9-8	16-9-7	1-10	4-6	2L
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 NY Islanders	66	37	24	5	79	0.598	23	33	194	189	5	17-11-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	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	65	33	23	9	75	0.577	27	30	218	201	17	15-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	6-4	1W
11 Washington	68	33	27	8	74	0.544	28	32	212	203	9	20-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1L
12 Philadelphia	65	31	23	11	73	0.562	20	23	190	203	-13	15-11-7	16-12-4	8-3	6-4	2W
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	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	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	66	36	27	3	75	0.568	21	28	219	230	-11	22-10-1	14-17-2	8-0	6-4	2L
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	67	32	26	9	73	0.545	24	32	235	231	4	16-11-4	16-15-5	0-3	4-6	2L
8 LA Kings	65	27	23	15	69	0.531	17	23	172	194	-22	10-15-7	17-8-8	4-6	4-6	1W
9 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
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	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	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	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 Boston	66	37	23	6	80	0.606	27	34	219	207	12	25-9-1	12-14-5	3-3	5-5	1W
9 Pittsburgh	65	32	18	15	79	0.608	27	31	219	199	20	16-9-8	16-9-7	1-10	4-6	2L
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 NY Islanders	66	37	24	5	79	0.598	23	33	194	189	5	17-11-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	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 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 Utah	66	34	26	6	74	0.561	26	34	205	184	21	18-10-3	16-16-3	0-0	5-5	3L
16 Vegas	66	30	22	14	74	0.561	22	29	216	209	7	15-10-7	15-12-7	1-6	4-6	1W
17 Washington	68	33	27	8	74	0.544	28	32	212	203	9	20-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1L
18 Philadelphia	65	31	23	11	73	0.562	20	23	190	203	-13	15-11-7	16-12-4	8-3	6-4	2W
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 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 LA Kings	65	27	23	15	69	0.531	17	23	172	194	-22	10-15-7	17-8-8	4-6	4-6	1W
22 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
23 Seattle	64	29	26	9	67	0.523	23	28	180	195	-15	16-13-5	13-13-4	1-4	3-7	4L
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	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	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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