Dallas Stars vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, Picks & Odds | 14 Apr 2025

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

Dallas Stars

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Detroit Red Wings

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Team Stats
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Team News
Lineups
Injuries
Roster
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There’s a Case for Backing Stars

The -125 about the Stars look really attractive when it comes to the Moneyline. We think the Red Wings can be beaten, so this is our betting prediction.

Stars Have Won 9 Out of 10 on the H2H

Dallas Stars have suffered five straight defeats, recently being beaten at home by Utah Hockey Club 5-3 at American Airlines Center. Jason Robertson, Brendan Smith and Wyatt Johnston scored one goal each.

Detroit Red Wings have triumphed in their last three home games. Most recently, they won on the road when beating Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 (OT) at Amalie Arena. Marco Kasper scored two goals, with Patrick Kane and Tyler Motte also scoring.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Stars won the last encounter between the pair. Enjoying a 4-1 triumph when facing the Red Wings at American Airlines Center. The Stars have racked up eight straight victories over the Red Wings. On the head-to-head front, they have won 9 of the past 10.

Starting Goalies

Jake Oettinger (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	29-11-6	2.6	.901	2
23/24	35-14-2	2.72	.905	3

Cam Talbot (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	12-8-5	3.1	.891	0
23/24	27-20-4	2.5	.913	3

Dallas Stars – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.5 goals from 24.8 shots on goal, with a 21.1% powerplay efficiency. The Stars have been giving up 3.1 goals from 37.5 shots, averaging 4.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 72.5%.

Jason Robertson is the top points scorer with 12 points, 6 goals and 6 assists, with Mikko Rantanen racking up 12 points, 3 goals and 9 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Casey DeSmith have a 3.57 goal against average with a .905 save percentage.

Detroit Red Wings – Last 10 Games

The Red Wings have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.6 goals from 24.4 shots on goal, with a 11.8% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.8 goals from 27.6 shots, averaging 2.4 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 79.2%.

The top points scorer is Alex DeBrincat with 8 points, 4 goals and 4 assists, while Patrick Kane is next in line after registering 8 points, 3 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Cam Talbot have a 2.12 GAA with a .929 SV%.

Dallas Stars vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

Take Dallas Stars at -125 on the Moneyline to get the better of their opponents. We believe that they have a strong chance of claiming a victory in this NHL encounter.

The latest team news and current form are always useful information when it comes to providing hockey picks. It’s also important to pay attention to the available stats so that we can make the best NHL predictions.

Key Stars vs Red Wings stats:

Stars have won 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
Stars have won 16 of their last 25games on the road this season.
Red Wings have lost 13 of their last 20 games.
Red Wings have lost their last 8 games against Stars.

Stars Moneyline Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 55.6% chance of landing a return. Taking all factors into consideration, our analysts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 60-65%. This hockey bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Dylan Larkin Under 2.5 Shots -103

Dylan Larkin (Red Wings) has failed to cover the 2.5 shots on goal total in 8 of the past 10 games. When it comes to Shots on Goal, we’re expecting him to fall short and you can currently land odds of -103.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Stars

To Score Wyatt Johnston

Shots on Goal Dylan Larkin Under 2.5

Take a same game parlay that incorporates the Stars on the moneyline accompanied by Wyatt Johnston (Stars) to score and Dylan Larkin (Red Wings) to register Over 2.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Stars

3 - 2 Red Wings logo

Red Wings

We’re betting on the Stars to secure a 3-2 winning scoreline. Odds of +800 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

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Dallas Stars vs Detroit Red Wings 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.

Moneyline Odds Suggest a Close Contest

With the sportsbooks giving them a 53% probability of winning this game, Dallas Stars might be a popular parlay pick. That is reflected in their -115 Moneyline betting odds. Detroit Red Wings are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at -104.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 6.5. The Totals offers NHL bettors an alternative way of getting involved. The Over 6.5 selection is available to back at +106.

The Red Wings have been made favorites to score the opening goal, with odds of -120 available. There’s the alternative of backing the Stars to find the net first at -120.

Whether you are betting pre-game or in-game on the National Hockey League, you can feast on hundreds of game lines and team props. The selections are practically endless and it’s great to have so many options.

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Total Goals

Dylan Larkin Favorite to Score the First Goal

There is +148 available that Dylan Larkin finds the net at anytime. If you’re interested in the favorite to score the first goal, then you are able to secure +850.

Player Goals

Dylan Larkin (Red Wings)

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)

Alex DeBrincat (Red Wings)

Jason Robertson (Stars)

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Player Shots

Dylan Larkin (Red Wings)

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)

Alex DeBrincat (Red Wings)

Jason Robertson (Stars)

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Micro Betting

There are always opportunities to enjoy NHL micro betting. It’s generally the case that you will find team and player props in-game and bettors can use their insight to wager on outcomes such as the Next Goal or Next Goalscorer.

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Last 5 Games

Stars

NHL: 22/12 Maple Leafs1 Stars 5
NHL: 20/12 Stars8 Ducks 3
NHL: 19/12 Stars5 Sharks 3
NHL: 16/12 Kings1 Stars 4
NHL: 14/12 Panthers4 Stars 0

Red Wings

NHL: 21/12 Capitals2 Red Wings 3
NHL: 20/12 Red Wings5 Capitals 2
NHL: 18/12 Mammoth4 Red Wings 1
NHL: 17/12 Islanders2 Red Wings 3
NHL: 14/12 Red Wings4 Blackhawks 0

Head to Head

Dallas vs Detroit

NHL: 15/04 2025 Stars 4 Red Wings 6
NHL: 20/01 2025 Red Wings 1 Stars 4
NHL: 24/01 2024 Stars 5 Red Wings 4
NHL: 12/12 2023 Red Wings 3 Stars 6
NHL: 11/04 2023 Stars 6 Red Wings 1
NHL: 10/12 2022 Red Wings 2 Stars 3
NHL: 22/01 2022 Stars 5 Red Wings 4
NHL: 17/11 2021 Red Wings 2 Stars 5
NHL: 25/04 2021 Stars 2 Red Wings 1
NHL: 23/04 2021 Stars 3 Red Wings 7

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Dallas Stars Stats

Detroit Red Wings Stats

Moneyline

8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 games
7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

7 wins and 3 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 6 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 8 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 6.10 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.80 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 3.80 goals and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 4.10 pts and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.00 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.90 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 4 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 3.40 goals and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 3.90 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 23
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 3.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 8.9
Blocks: 12.8
Faceoff Wins : 28.6
Hits: 13.3
Giveaways: 15.7
Takeaways: 5.6

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 25.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 4.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 10
Blocks: 12
Faceoff Wins : 29.1
Hits: 14.3
Giveaways: 15
Takeaways: 5.4

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 27.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 2.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 5.4
Blocks: 14
Faceoff Wins : 26.1
Hits: 14.5
Giveaways: 15.4
Takeaways: 5.2

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 29.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 9.1
Blocks: 14.1
Faceoff Wins : 31.7
Hits: 16.8
Giveaways: 14.3
Takeaways: 4.7

Team News

Dallas Stars Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
96	Mikko Rantanen	36	19.95	14	35	49	0
21	Jason Robertson	37	19.65	23	21	44	17
53	Wyatt Johnston	37	20.09	19	22	41	-1

4	Miro Heiskanen	37	25.92	7	26	33	9
24	Roope Hintz	32	17.37	11	19	30	14
91	Tyler Seguin	27	16.66	7	10	17	10
23	Esa Lindell	37	24	4	13	17	20
12	Radek Faksa	36	11.84	1	14	15	8
55	Thomas Harley	25	22.44	2	12	14	-4
14	Jamie Benn	18	13.07	6	7	13	6
22	Mavrik Bourque	37	13.88	5	7	12	-5
18	Sam Steel	37	16.55	6	6	12	-7
49	Justin Hryckowian	36	12.1	5	6	11	-4
28	Alexander Petrovic	35	16.09	2	7	9	6
46	Ilya Lyubushkin	26	16.75	1	6	7	2
10	Oskar Baeck	27	12.93	3	4	7	6
15	Colin Blackwell	35	11.71	2	5	7	-1
20	Kyle Capobianco	18	12.31	1	3	4	0
	Adam Erne	15	9.74	3	1	4	2
95	Matt Duchene	12	14.68	2	2	4	0
6	Lian Bichsel	26	15.81	1	2	3	6
11	Nathan Bastian	19	8.25	3	0	3	3
44	Vladislav Kolyachonok	11	12.63	1	2	3	3
5	Nils Lundkvist	10	15.44	1	2	3	4

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
29	Jake Oettinger	24	2.5	0.91
1	Casey DeSmith	13	2.2	0.92

Detroit Red Wings Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
93	Alex DeBrincat	37	18.07	20	20	40	5
23	Lucas Raymond	35	18.94	11	27	38	6
71	Dylan Larkin	37	20.58	18	16	34	6

53	Moritz Seider	37	25.12	6	21	27	13
88	Patrick Kane	24	17.23	6	17	23	-2
18	Andrew Copp	37	15.03	3	17	20	-3
58	Emmitt Finnie	37	16.81	8	10	18	3
	Axel Sandin Pellikka	37	18.22	4	10	14	-14
77	Simon Edvinsson	34	21.99	4	8	12	6
37	J.T. Compher	37	15.52	4	7	11	-8
27	Michael Rasmussen	32	12.37	4	5	9	-5
21	James van Riemsdyk	30	12.36	8	1	9	-10
22	Mason Appleton	27	13.55	3	6	9	-2
8	Ben Chiarot	37	21.2	4	4	8	1
29	Nate Danielson	22	11.13	2	5	7	-6
92	Marco Kasper	36	13.65	3	2	5	-13
20	Albert Johansson	37	15.68	0	4	4	-14
49	John Leonard	4	13.03	2	1	3	0
85	Elmer Soederblom	24	10.61	2	1	3	-3
28	Michael Brandsegg-Nygaard	9	12.46	0	1	1	-5
23	Travis Hamonic	19	14.53	0	1	1	-11
24	Jacob Bernard-Docker	21	13.81	0	1	1	-1
56	Erik Gustafsson	1	17.4	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
39	Cam Talbot	19	3	0.887
36	John Gibson	20	3.01	0.892

Injuries & Suspensions

Dallas Stars Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Miro Heiskanen

Injured

Nils Lundkvist

Injured

Mason Marchment

Injured

Tyler Seguin

Injured

Thomas Harley

Unavailable

Esa Lindell

Unavailable

Detroit Red Wings Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Andrew Copp

Injured

Elmer Soederblom

Injured

Carter Mazur

Injured

Erik Gustafsson

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Detroit Red Wings

Dallas Stars

Cam Talbot

Simon Edvinsson

Moritz Seider

Jonatan Berggren

Dylan Larkin

Lucas Raymond

Mikko Rantanen

Roope Hintz

Jason Robertson

Matt Dumba

Ilya Lyubushkin

Jake Oettinger

Line 2

Detroit Red Wings

Dallas Stars

Cam Talbot

Ben Chiarot

Albert Johansson

Alex DeBrincat

Marco Kasper

Patrick Kane

Evgenii Dadonov

Matt Duchene

Mikael Granlund

Alexander Petrovic

Lian Bichsel

Jake Oettinger

Line 3

Detroit Red Wings

Dallas Stars

Cam Talbot

Jeff Petry

Justin Holl

Michael Rasmussen

J.T. Compher

Vladimir Tarasenko

Mavrik Bourque

Wyatt Johnston

Jamie Benn

Cody Ceci

Brendan Smith

Jake Oettinger

Line 4

Detroit Red Wings

Dallas Stars

Cam Talbot

Craig Smith

Tyler Motte

Austin Watson

Colin Blackwell

Sam Steel

Oskar Baeck

Jake Oettinger

Previous Dallas Stars Lineups

21 Dec NHL

Maple Leafs 1-5 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

19 Dec NHL

Stars 8-3 Ducks

Confirmed Lineups

18 Dec NHL

Stars 5-3 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

15 Dec NHL

Kings 1-4 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

13 Dec NHL

Panthers 4-0 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

11 Dec NHL

Stars 2-5 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

09 Dec NHL

Stars 4-3 Jets

Confirmed Lineups

07 Dec NHL

Penguins 2-3 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

05 Dec NHL

Sharks 1-4 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

03 Dec NHL

Stars 3-0 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Detroit Red Wings Lineups

21 Dec NHL

Capitals 2-3 Red Wings

Confirmed Lineups

20 Dec NHL

Red Wings 5-2 Capitals

Confirmed Lineups

17 Dec NHL

Mammoth 4-1 Red Wings

Confirmed Lineups

16 Dec NHL

Islanders 2-3 Red Wings

Confirmed Lineups

13 Dec NHL

Red Wings 4-0 Blackhawks

Confirmed Lineups

11 Dec NHL

Red Wings 1-4 Oilers

Confirmed Lineups

10 Dec NHL

Red Wings 4-3 Flames

Confirmed Lineups

08 Dec NHL

Red Wings 4-0 Canucks

Confirmed Lineups

06 Dec NHL

Red Wings 4-3 Kraken

Confirmed Lineups

04 Dec NHL

Red Wings 5-6 Blue Jackets

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	71	45	20	6	96	0.676	32	40	252	211	41	25-9-2	20-11-4	5-3	6-4	1L
2 Pittsburgh	72	36	20	16	88	0.611	29	33	247	228	19	17-11-8	19-9-8	3-10	5-5	1W
3 Columbus	72	38	23	11	87	0.604	27	32	232	219	13	20-8-7	18-15-4	6-1	6-4	1L
4 NY Islanders	73	41	27	5	87	0.596	27	37	211	207	4	20-12-2	21-15-3	4-5	6-4	1W
5 Philadelphia	71	35	24	12	82	0.577	22	26	209	215	-6	16-12-8	19-12-4	9-4	7-3	1W
6 Washington	73	36	28	9	81	0.555	31	35	227	215	12	22-11-5	14-17-4	1-6	5-5	1W
7 New Jersey	71	37	32	2	76	0.535	25	33	197	215	-18	18-15-2	19-17-0	4-0	7-3	2W
8 NY Rangers	73	29	35	9	67	0.459	20	26	208	231	-23	10-18-7	19-17-2	3-1	4-6	1W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	73	44	21	8	96	0.658	37	40	256	216	40	22-10-4	22-11-4	4-0	6-4	3L
2 Tampa Bay	71	44	21	6	94	0.662	35	40	260	199	61	21-12-1	23-9-5	4-2	5-5	1L
3 Montreal	71	40	21	10	90	0.634	28	38	251	231	20	22-13-2	18-8-8	2-5	7-3	3W
4 Boston	72	40	24	8	88	0.611	29	37	240	224	16	26-10-1	14-14-7	3-3	5-5	1W
5 Ottawa	72	38	24	10	86	0.597	32	35	242	220	22	18-11-6	20-13-4	3-1	7-3	1L
6 Detroit	72	39	25	8	86	0.597	28	37	212	213	-1	20-13-3	19-12-5	2-3	4-6	1W
7 Toronto	73	31	29	13	75	0.514	23	30	229	255	-26	18-12-8	13-17-5	1-4	4-6	2W
8 Florida	71	35	33	3	73	0.514	27	30	213	236	-23	19-15-3	16-18-0	5-1	5-5	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	71	48	13	10	106	0.746	42	45	266	179	87	23-6-5	25-7-5	3-6	6-4	4W
2 Dallas	72	43	18	11	97	0.674	33	38	245	198	47	22-10-4	21-8-7	5-4	5-5	4L
3 Minnesota	73	41	20	12	94	0.644	26	37	239	210	29	20-10-8	21-10-4	4-5	4-6	1W
4 Utah	73	37	30	6	80	0.548	28	37	229	210	19	19-14-3	18-16-3	0-0	3-7	2L
5 Nashville	72	34	29	9	77	0.535	25	30	217	239	-22	20-14-3	14-15-6	4-1	6-4	1L
6 Winnipeg	72	30	30	12	72	0.5	24	28	205	223	-18	18-14-6	12-16-6	2-4	4-6	1L
7 St Louis	71	30	30	11	71	0.5	26	29	186	226	-40	17-12-7	13-18-4	1-4	7-3	3W
8 Chicago	73	27	33	13	67	0.459	20	24	189	239	-50	13-16-7	14-17-6	3-5	4-6	2L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	72	41	27	4	86	0.597	24	33	243	247	-4	23-10-2	18-17-2	8-0	6-4	4W
2 Edmonton	73	36	28	9	81	0.555	27	36	254	249	5	18-13-4	18-15-5	0-3	6-4	2W
3 Vegas	73	32	26	15	79	0.541	24	31	228	229	-1	16-12-8	16-14-7	1-6	3-7	2L
4 LA Kings	72	29	25	18	76	0.528	19	25	193	216	-23	10-16-8	19-9-10	4-8	4-6	1W
5 Seattle	71	32	29	10	74	0.521	25	31	204	221	-17	17-14-5	15-15-5	1-5	3-7	1W
6 San Jose	70	32	31	7	71	0.507	20	30	212	251	-39	17-12-5	15-19-2	2-1	2-8	6L
7 Calgary	72	30	34	8	68	0.472	23	26	182	222	-40	20-12-5	10-22-3	4-3	5-5	1L
8 Vancouver	71	21	42	8	50	0.352	14	16	182	266	-84	8-25-5	13-17-3	5-2	3-7	4L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	71	45	20	6	96	0.676	32	40	252	211	41	25-9-2	20-11-4	5-3	6-4	1L
2 Buffalo	73	44	21	8	96	0.658	37	40	256	216	40	22-10-4	22-11-4	4-0	6-4	3L
3 Tampa Bay	71	44	21	6	94	0.662	35	40	260	199	61	21-12-1	23-9-5	4-2	5-5	1L
4 Montreal	71	40	21	10	90	0.634	28	38	251	231	20	22-13-2	18-8-8	2-5	7-3	3W
5 Boston	72	40	24	8	88	0.611	29	37	240	224	16	26-10-1	14-14-7	3-3	5-5	1W
6 Pittsburgh	72	36	20	16	88	0.611	29	33	247	228	19	17-11-8	19-9-8	3-10	5-5	1W
7 Columbus	72	38	23	11	87	0.604	27	32	232	219	13	20-8-7	18-15-4	6-1	6-4	1L
8 NY Islanders	73	41	27	5	87	0.596	27	37	211	207	4	20-12-2	21-15-3	4-5	6-4	1W
9 Ottawa	72	38	24	10	86	0.597	32	35	242	220	22	18-11-6	20-13-4	3-1	7-3	1L
10 Detroit	72	39	25	8	86	0.597	28	37	212	213	-1	20-13-3	19-12-5	2-3	4-6	1W
11 Philadelphia	71	35	24	12	82	0.577	22	26	209	215	-6	16-12-8	19-12-4	9-4	7-3	1W
12 Washington	73	36	28	9	81	0.555	31	35	227	215	12	22-11-5	14-17-4	1-6	5-5	1W
13 New Jersey	71	37	32	2	76	0.535	25	33	197	215	-18	18-15-2	19-17-0	4-0	7-3	2W
14 Toronto	73	31	29	13	75	0.514	23	30	229	255	-26	18-12-8	13-17-5	1-4	4-6	2W
15 Florida	71	35	33	3	73	0.514	27	30	213	236	-23	19-15-3	16-18-0	5-1	5-5	1L
16 NY Rangers	73	29	35	9	67	0.459	20	26	208	231	-23	10-18-7	19-17-2	3-1	4-6	1W

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	71	48	13	10	106	0.746	42	45	266	179	87	23-6-5	25-7-5	3-6	6-4	4W
2 Dallas	72	43	18	11	97	0.674	33	38	245	198	47	22-10-4	21-8-7	5-4	5-5	4L
3 Minnesota	73	41	20	12	94	0.644	26	37	239	210	29	20-10-8	21-10-4	4-5	4-6	1W
4 Anaheim	72	41	27	4	86	0.597	24	33	243	247	-4	23-10-2	18-17-2	8-0	6-4	4W
5 Edmonton	73	36	28	9	81	0.555	27	36	254	249	5	18-13-4	18-15-5	0-3	6-4	2W
6 Utah	73	37	30	6	80	0.548	28	37	229	210	19	19-14-3	18-16-3	0-0	3-7	2L
7 Vegas	73	32	26	15	79	0.541	24	31	228	229	-1	16-12-8	16-14-7	1-6	3-7	2L
8 Nashville	72	34	29	9	77	0.535	25	30	217	239	-22	20-14-3	14-15-6	4-1	6-4	1L
9 LA Kings	72	29	25	18	76	0.528	19	25	193	216	-23	10-16-8	19-9-10	4-8	4-6	1W
10 Seattle	71	32	29	10	74	0.521	25	31	204	221	-17	17-14-5	15-15-5	1-5	3-7	1W
11 Winnipeg	72	30	30	12	72	0.5	24	28	205	223	-18	18-14-6	12-16-6	2-4	4-6	1L
12 San Jose	70	32	31	7	71	0.507	20	30	212	251	-39	17-12-5	15-19-2	2-1	2-8	6L
13 St Louis	71	30	30	11	71	0.5	26	29	186	226	-40	17-12-7	13-18-4	1-4	7-3	3W
14 Calgary	72	30	34	8	68	0.472	23	26	182	222	-40	20-12-5	10-22-3	4-3	5-5	1L
15 Chicago	73	27	33	13	67	0.459	20	24	189	239	-50	13-16-7	14-17-6	3-5	4-6	2L
16 Vancouver	71	21	42	8	50	0.352	14	16	182	266	-84	8-25-5	13-17-3	5-2	3-7	4L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	71	48	13	10	106	0.746	42	45	266	179	87	23-6-5	25-7-5	3-6	6-4	4W
2 Dallas	72	43	18	11	97	0.674	33	38	245	198	47	22-10-4	21-8-7	5-4	5-5	4L
3 Carolina	71	45	20	6	96	0.676	32	40	252	211	41	25-9-2	20-11-4	5-3	6-4	1L
4 Buffalo	73	44	21	8	96	0.658	37	40	256	216	40	22-10-4	22-11-4	4-0	6-4	3L
5 Tampa Bay	71	44	21	6	94	0.662	35	40	260	199	61	21-12-1	23-9-5	4-2	5-5	1L
6 Minnesota	73	41	20	12	94	0.644	26	37	239	210	29	20-10-8	21-10-4	4-5	4-6	1W
7 Montreal	71	40	21	10	90	0.634	28	38	251	231	20	22-13-2	18-8-8	2-5	7-3	3W
8 Boston	72	40	24	8	88	0.611	29	37	240	224	16	26-10-1	14-14-7	3-3	5-5	1W
9 Pittsburgh	72	36	20	16	88	0.611	29	33	247	228	19	17-11-8	19-9-8	3-10	5-5	1W
10 Columbus	72	38	23	11	87	0.604	27	32	232	219	13	20-8-7	18-15-4	6-1	6-4	1L
11 NY Islanders	73	41	27	5	87	0.596	27	37	211	207	4	20-12-2	21-15-3	4-5	6-4	1W
12 Ottawa	72	38	24	10	86	0.597	32	35	242	220	22	18-11-6	20-13-4	3-1	7-3	1L
13 Detroit	72	39	25	8	86	0.597	28	37	212	213	-1	20-13-3	19-12-5	2-3	4-6	1W
14 Anaheim	72	41	27	4	86	0.597	24	33	243	247	-4	23-10-2	18-17-2	8-0	6-4	4W
15 Philadelphia	71	35	24	12	82	0.577	22	26	209	215	-6	16-12-8	19-12-4	9-4	7-3	1W
16 Washington	73	36	28	9	81	0.555	31	35	227	215	12	22-11-5	14-17-4	1-6	5-5	1W
17 Edmonton	73	36	28	9	81	0.555	27	36	254	249	5	18-13-4	18-15-5	0-3	6-4	2W
18 Utah	73	37	30	6	80	0.548	28	37	229	210	19	19-14-3	18-16-3	0-0	3-7	2L
19 Vegas	73	32	26	15	79	0.541	24	31	228	229	-1	16-12-8	16-14-7	1-6	3-7	2L
20 Nashville	72	34	29	9	77	0.535	25	30	217	239	-22	20-14-3	14-15-6	4-1	6-4	1L
21 New Jersey	71	37	32	2	76	0.535	25	33	197	215	-18	18-15-2	19-17-0	4-0	7-3	2W
22 LA Kings	72	29	25	18	76	0.528	19	25	193	216	-23	10-16-8	19-9-10	4-8	4-6	1W
23 Toronto	73	31	29	13	75	0.514	23	30	229	255	-26	18-12-8	13-17-5	1-4	4-6	2W
24 Seattle	71	32	29	10	74	0.521	25	31	204	221	-17	17-14-5	15-15-5	1-5	3-7	1W
25 Florida	71	35	33	3	73	0.514	27	30	213	236	-23	19-15-3	16-18-0	5-1	5-5	1L
26 Winnipeg	72	30	30	12	72	0.5	24	28	205	223	-18	18-14-6	12-16-6	2-4	4-6	1L
27 San Jose	70	32	31	7	71	0.507	20	30	212	251	-39	17-12-5	15-19-2	2-1	2-8	6L
28 St Louis	71	30	30	11	71	0.5	26	29	186	226	-40	17-12-7	13-18-4	1-4	7-3	3W
29 Calgary	72	30	34	8	68	0.472	23	26	182	222	-40	20-12-5	10-22-3	4-3	5-5	1L
30 NY Rangers	73	29	35	9	67	0.459	20	26	208	231	-23	10-18-7	19-17-2	3-1	4-6	1W
31 Chicago	73	27	33	13	67	0.459	20	24	189	239	-50	13-16-7	14-17-6	3-5	4-6	2L
32 Vancouver	71	21	42	8	50	0.352	14	16	182	266	-84	8-25-5	13-17-3	5-2	3-7	4L

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