Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, Picks & Odds | 09 Apr 2026

By Kevin Thompson, NHL Analyst | Published: 4 days ago | Last Updated: Apr 9, 13:38 | 6 min read

Florida Panthers

Ice Hockey NHL Canadian Tire Centre Thu 9 Apr 19:00

Ottawa Senators

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NHL Betting Preview: Panthers vs Senators

The Florida Panthers go up against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, April 9.

Easy Win on the Cards for Sens?

The Senators could prove too strong for the Panthers and there’s lots of juice when it comes to backing them on the puck line. Take the -122 that the favorites cover a -1.5 goal deficit.

8 Wins for Panthers in Past 10 H2H Games

Florida Panthers have suffered a defeat in their previous six road games including a recent 4-3 (SO) loss. This occurred at Bell Centre against Montreal Canadiens. Carter Verhaeghe, Eetu Luostarinen and Cole Reinhardt scored one goal each.

Ottawa Senators made it back-to-back wins in their last game. Landing a 6-2 home victory against Tampa Bay Lightning at Canadian Tire Centre. Brady Tkachuk managed 4 points, all of them were assists. Goalie Linus Ullmark made 28 saves (.933).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Panthers won the most recent encounter between these teams. A 6-3 victory was registered against the Sens at Amerant Bank Arena. The Panthers have beaten the Sens in the past three meetings. They’ve also claimed 8 wins in the past 10 head-to-head meetings.

Starting Goalies

Sergei Bobrovsky (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	27-23-1	3.1	.877	4
23/24	36-17-3	2.37	.915	6

Linus Ullmark (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	28-12-8	2.7	.891	3
23/24	22-10-5	2.57	.915	2

Florida Panthers – Last 10 Games

3 wins, 6 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.7 goals from 25.7 shots on goal, with a 11.5% powerplay efficiency. The Panthers have given up 4.0 goals from 31.6 shots, averaging 3.9 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 79.5%.

Matthew Tkachuk is the top points scorer with 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists, with Seth Jones racking up 8 points, 1 goal and 7 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Daniil Tarasov have a 4.02 goal against average with a .881 save percentage.

Ottawa Senators – Last 10 Games

The Sens have 6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.5 goals from 30.2 shots on goal, with a 20.5% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.8 goals from 25.8 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 85.7%.

Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle have scored the most points on 11, with each player managing 3 goals and 8 assists. Goalie Linus Ullmark have a 3.00 GAA with a .894 SV%.

Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction & Picks

This Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators betting guide features sharp analysis across major markets, including a match prediction, correct score bet, valuable player prop picks and a strategic bet builder.

Game Prediction

We’re backing the -122 about Ottawa Senators off -1.5 goals on the spread in this NHL encounter. This pick looks great value and we think they’ll comfortably win.

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Key Panthers vs Senators stats:

The -1.5 line has been covered by Senators in 6 of their last 10 games at home.
The -1.5 line has been covered by Senators in 3 of their last 5 games.
The -1.5 line has been covered by Senators in 2 consecutive games.
The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Panthers in 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Panthers in 7 of their last 10 games on the road.

Sens -1.5 Probability

Looking at the latest betting odds, there’s a 54.9% likelihood of our pick delivering a return. After careful examination, our team calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Seth Jones Under 1.5 Shots -135

Seth Jones (Panthers) has totaled Under 1.5 shots on goal in 9 of the past 10 games. This could happen again and there is betting odds of -135 when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager.

Latest Seth Jones Player Prop Odds

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Puck Line Senators -1.5

To Score Shane Pinto

Shots on Goal Seth Jones Under 1.5

We’ve loaded up a same game parlay with the combined picks of the Senators -1.5, Shane Pinto (Senators) to score and Seth Jones (Panthers) to have Over 1.5 shots.

A same game parlay is a single event wager where you make predictions that are going to happen in a particular hockey game. Should a bettor get these selections correct, then they can achieve a good return from a small stake.

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Correct Score Prediction

Panthers

2 - 4 Senators logo

Senators

The Senators can be backed to win 4-2 when it comes to the correct score. We’ll go for the +1200 that this happens and hopefully we’ll get a good run for our money.

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2-1

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Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators 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.

Sens Big Favorites on the Moneyline

Ottawa Senators are strong -345 favorites to win this game according to the Moneyline betting odds. The sportsbooks give them a 78% chance of claiming victory. Florida Panthers are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +270.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 6.5 right now. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 6.5 at -100.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Brady Tkachuk Favorite to Find the Net First

Brady Tkachuk is the market leader at +1000 to be the First Goalscorer. Should you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Player Goals

Brady Tkachuk (Senators)

Drake Batherson (Senators)

Tim Stützle (Senators)

Sam Bennett (Panthers)

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Player Assists

Tim Stützle (Senators)

Jake Sanderson (Senators)

Brady Tkachuk (Senators)

Thomas Chabot (Senators)

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Player Shots

Brady Tkachuk (Senators)

Tim Stützle (Senators)

Sam Bennett (Panthers)

Dylan Cozens (Senators)

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Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Panthers

NHL: 08/04 Panthers3 Canadiens 4
NHL: 05/04 Panthers2 Penguins 5
NHL: 04/04 Panthers4 Penguins 9
NHL: 03/04 Bruins1 Panthers 2
NHL: 01/04 Senators3 Panthers 6

Senators

NHL: 08/04 Lightning2 Senators 6
NHL: 05/04 Hurricanes3 Senators 6
NHL: 04/04 Wild4 Senators 1
NHL: 03/04 Sabres1 Senators 4
NHL: 01/04 Senators3 Panthers 6

Head to Head

Florida vs Ottawa

NHL: 01/04 2026 Senators 3 Panthers 6
NHL: 11/01 2026 Panthers 3 Senators 2
NHL: 12/10 2025 Senators 2 Panthers 6
NHL: 05/04 2025 Panthers 0 Senators 3
NHL: 09/02 2025 Senators 1 Panthers 5
NHL: 11/10 2024 Panthers 1 Senators 3
NHL: 10/04 2024 Senators 0 Panthers 2
NHL: 05/04 2024 Panthers 6 Senators 0
NHL: 21/02 2024 Senators 2 Panthers 3
NHL: 28/11 2023 Panthers 5 Senators 0

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Florida Panthers Stats

Ottawa Senators Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

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

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 3 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 6 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.90 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.60 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 4.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.40 pts and allowed 4.20 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 6.40 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 3.50 goals and allowed 2.90 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.90 goals and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 25.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 10.1
Blocks: 14.6
Faceoff Wins : 25.5
Hits: 23.3
Giveaways: 13.6
Takeaways: 4.2

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 25.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 12.8
Blocks: 13.4
Faceoff Wins : 23.5
Hits: 24.1
Giveaways: 14.6
Takeaways: 3.5

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 30.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 8.4
Blocks: 12.1
Faceoff Wins : 31.1
Hits: 23.6
Giveaways: 15.8
Takeaways: 5.2

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 30.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.3
Penalties: 3.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.5
Penalty Minutes: 8.1
Blocks: 13.9
Faceoff Wins : 30.4
Hits: 26.5
Giveaways: 14.6
Takeaways: 5.5

Team News

Florida Panthers Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
13	Sam Reinhart	64	21.29	29	32	61	-18
9	Sam Bennett	75	18.5	26	32	58	-8
23	Carter Verhaeghe	76	17.6	25	30	55	-12

63	Brad Marchand	52	17.73	27	27	54	-16
15	Anton Lundell	64	19.15	18	26	44	-8
19	Matthew Tkachuk	30	18.47	13	19	32	-7
3	Seth Jones	52	23.7	7	25	32	-3
17	Evan Rodrigues	69	16.99	11	20	31	-16
42	Gustav Forsling	77	22.69	2	26	28	-4
10	A.J. Greer	74	12.31	15	13	28	9
27	Eetu Luostarinen	69	16.67	10	18	28	0
11	Mackie Samoskevich	73	14.47	10	17	27	-8
5	Aaron Ekblad	72	22.48	4	22	26	-5
26	Uvis Balinskis	54	16.37	5	10	15	-13
13	Vinnie Hinostroza	61	10.68	5	10	15	-14
70	Jesper Boqvist	69	11.61	3	9	12	-13
77	Niko Mikkola	68	20.36	3	8	11	-1
29	Cole Reinhardt	56	10.37	5	5	10	-6
18	Noah Gregor	33	9.02	4	3	7	-12
71	Luke Kunin	58	9.31	2	4	6	-8
79	Cole Schwindt	25	9.23	4	2	6	0
95	Sandis Vilmanis	19	10.4	3	2	5	-1
6	Donovan Sebrango	38	14.54	0	5	5	-12
44	Mike Benning	14	15.98	0	4	4	-6
12	Jonah Gadjovich	10	7.94	0	3	3	2
22	Tobias Bjoernfot	15	12.69	2	1	3	-1
92	Tomas Nosek	18	14.01	0	2	2	-9
25	Nolan Foote	8	9.91	1	0	1	-3
53	Jack Studnicka	19	7.09	0	0	0	-6
7	Dmitry Kulikov	19	18.04	0	0	0	-5
38	Jack Devine	6	8.43	0	0	0	-3
96	Mikulas Hovorka	3	13.5	0	0	0	-3

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
72	Sergei Bobrovsky	51	2.85	0.885
40	Daniil Tarasov	30	3.2	0.892

Ottawa Senators Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
18	Tim Stutzle	78	20.3	34	48	82	7
19	Drake Batherson	75	17.4	31	37	68	-7
7	Brady Tkachuk	58	17.07	22	36	58	4

24	Dylan Cozens	78	17.04	27	29	56	-8
85	Jake Sanderson	65	24.83	13	38	51	12
28	Claude Giroux	78	16.37	13	32	45	19
12	Shane Pinto	68	18.72	22	21	43	3
22	Michael Amadio	78	16.07	13	19	32	9
71	Ridly Greig	73	16.59	12	21	32	12
72	Thomas Chabot	55	22.57	7	24	31	6
10	Jordan Spence	69	18.54	7	22	30	15
20	Fabian Zetterlund	78	12.92	14	15	29	-3
2	Artyom Zub	77	20.63	4	24	28	16
21	Nick Cousins	77	11.33	9	13	22	8
43	Tyler Kleven	70	17.35	3	15	18	2
3	Nick Jensen	61	17.01	4	13	17	-2
37	Warren Foegele	64	13.8	12	4	16	-2
89	Lars Eller	64	11.38	5	9	14	5
83	Stephen Halliday	28	8.19	4	7	11	2
33	Nikolas Matinpalo	46	15.53	0	5	5	-2
58	Carter Yakemchuk	4	14.53	1	1	2	-1
15	Olle Lycksell	7	9.87	1	1	2	-2
60	Lassi Thomson	7	13.47	0	2	2	4
	Cameron Crotty	4	14.78	0	1	1	0
23	Kurtis MacDermid	17	3.9	0	1	1	-4
34	Arthur Kaliyev	2	10.6	0	1	1	0
	Dennis Gilbert	6	11.37	0	1	1	0
	Xavier Bourgault	2	5.95	0	0	0	-1
42	Hayden Hodgson	9	6.37	0	0	0	-1
56	Jorian Donovan	2	7.05	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
35	Linus Ullmark	47	2.82	0.887
1	Leevi Merilaeinen	20	3.51	0.86
40	Mads Soegaard	2	4.65	0.833
31	Hunter Shepard	1	3.35	0.833
47	James Reimer	12	2.42	0.883

Injuries & Suspensions

Florida Panthers Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Sam Reinhart

Injured

Seth Jones

Injured

Niko Mikkola

Injured

Dmitry Kulikov

Injured

Uvis Balinskis

Injured

Evan Rodrigues

Injured

Anton Lundell

Injured

Jonah Gadjovich

Injured

Brad Marchand

Injured

Aleksander Barkov

Injured

Aaron Ekblad

Injured

Matthew Tkachuk

Unavailable

Ottawa Senators Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Dennis Gilbert

Injured

Nick Jensen

Injured

Tyler Kleven

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Ottawa Senators

Florida Panthers

Linus Ullmark

Jake Sanderson

Artyom Zub

Drake Batherson

Tim Stutzle

Claude Giroux

Mackie Samoskevich

Sam Bennett

Carter Verhaeghe

Mike Benning

Gustav Forsling

Sergei Bobrovsky

Line 2

Ottawa Senators

Florida Panthers

Linus Ullmark

Thomas Chabot

Jordan Spence

Brady Tkachuk

Dylan Cozens

Ridly Greig

A.J. Greer

Eetu Luostarinen

Jesper Boqvist

Ludvig Jansson

Tobias Bjoernfot

Sergei Bobrovsky

Line 3

Ottawa Senators

Florida Panthers

Linus Ullmark

Lassi Thomson

Nikolas Matinpalo

Nick Cousins

Shane Pinto

Michael Amadio

Noah Gregor

Tomas Nosek

Cole Schwindt

Donovan Sebrango

Marek Alscher

Sergei Bobrovsky

Line 4

Ottawa Senators

Florida Panthers

Linus Ullmark

Warren Foegele

Lars Eller

Fabian Zetterlund

Vinnie Hinostroza

Luke Kunin

Nolan Foote

Sergei Bobrovsky

Previous Florida Panthers Lineups

07 Apr NHL

Panthers 3-4 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

05 Apr NHL

Panthers 2-5 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

04 Apr NHL

Panthers 4-9 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

02 Apr NHL

Bruins 1-2 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

31 Mar NHL

Senators 3-6 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

29 Mar NHL

Panthers 1-3 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Panthers 2-5 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

26 Mar NHL

Wild 3-2 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

24 Mar NHL

Kraken 4-5 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

20 Mar NHL

Panthers 1-4 Flames

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Ottawa Senators Lineups

07 Apr NHL

Lightning 2-6 Senators

Confirmed Lineups

05 Apr NHL

Hurricanes 3-6 Senators

Confirmed Lineups

04 Apr NHL

Wild 4-1 Senators

Confirmed Lineups

02 Apr NHL

Sabres 1-4 Senators

Confirmed Lineups

31 Mar NHL

Senators 3-6 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Senators 2-4 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

26 Mar NHL

Penguins 4-3 Senators

Confirmed Lineups

24 Mar NHL

Senators 3-2 Red Wings

Confirmed Lineups

23 Mar NHL

Senators 2-1 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

21 Mar NHL

Maple Leafs 2-5 Senators

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	80	52	22	6	110	0.688	38	47	292	236	56	29-10-2	23-12-4	5-3	7-3	3W
2 Pittsburgh	81	41	24	16	98	0.605	34	38	288	261	27	20-13-8	21-11-8	3-10	6-4	2L
3 Philadelphia	80	41	27	12	94	0.588	26	32	243	239	4	18-13-8	23-14-4	9-4	7-3	1W
4 Washington	81	42	30	9	93	0.574	36	40	261	243	18	25-11-5	17-19-4	2-6	7-3	3W
5 Columbus	81	40	29	12	92	0.568	28	33	252	251	1	20-12-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	1L
6 NY Islanders	81	43	33	5	91	0.562	29	39	232	239	-7	22-16-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	2L
7 New Jersey	81	42	36	3	87	0.537	29	38	230	250	-20	21-17-3	21-19-0	4-1	5-5	2W
8 NY Rangers	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	24	30	232	245	-13	14-20-7	19-18-2	3-1	5-5	2L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	80	49	23	8	106	0.663	41	44	280	236	44	26-10-4	23-13-4	5-0	5-5	3W
2 Montreal	81	48	23	10	106	0.654	34	44	281	252	29	24-15-2	24-8-8	4-5	8-2	1W
3 Tampa Bay	80	49	25	6	104	0.65	40	45	284	224	60	25-13-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1W
4 Boston	81	44	27	10	98	0.605	32	40	268	250	18	28-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	1W
5 Ottawa	81	43	27	11	97	0.599	37	40	275	245	30	22-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	5-5	1L
6 Detroit	80	41	30	9	91	0.569	30	39	237	246	-9	21-16-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	1L
7 Florida	80	38	38	4	80	0.5	30	33	240	273	-33	21-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	3-7	1W
8 Toronto	80	32	34	14	78	0.488	23	31	247	290	-43	18-14-8	14-20-6	1-4	3-7	5L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	79	52	16	11	115	0.728	46	49	295	201	94	25-9-6	27-7-5	3-6	6-4	1L
2 Dallas	80	48	20	12	108	0.675	37	43	269	218	51	26-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	5-5	3W
3 Minnesota	80	45	23	12	102	0.638	30	41	266	232	34	22-10-8	23-13-4	4-5	6-4	2L
4 Utah	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	32	42	260	232	28	21-15-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	2L
5 Nashville	80	38	32	10	86	0.538	28	33	241	261	-20	21-15-3	17-17-7	5-2	5-5	1W
6 Winnipeg	79	35	32	12	82	0.519	28	33	225	243	-18	19-15-6	16-17-6	2-4	7-3	1L
7 St Louis	79	34	33	12	80	0.506	30	33	213	247	-34	18-14-7	16-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
8 Chicago	80	28	38	14	70	0.438	21	25	207	268	-61	13-18-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	3L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	80	37	26	17	91	0.569	28	36	255	247	8	18-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	6-4	1W
2 Edmonton	80	40	30	10	90	0.563	31	40	275	266	9	21-14-4	19-16-6	0-3	6-4	1L
3 Anaheim	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	25	34	266	281	-15	24-13-4	18-19-2	8-0	3-7	1L
4 LA Kings	79	34	26	19	87	0.551	21	29	216	237	-21	15-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	6-4	4W
5 San Jose	79	37	34	8	82	0.519	25	35	240	284	-44	21-14-6	16-20-2	2-2	5-5	3L
6 Seattle	79	34	34	11	79	0.5	26	32	222	252	-30	19-16-5	15-18-6	2-6	3-7	2W
7 Calgary	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	26	29	208	255	-47	22-12-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
8 Vancouver	80	24	48	8	56	0.35	15	18	211	307	-96	8-27-5	16-21-3	6-2	3-7	2W

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	80	52	22	6	110	0.688	38	47	292	236	56	29-10-2	23-12-4	5-3	7-3	3W
2 Buffalo	80	49	23	8	106	0.663	41	44	280	236	44	26-10-4	23-13-4	5-0	5-5	3W
3 Montreal	81	48	23	10	106	0.654	34	44	281	252	29	24-15-2	24-8-8	4-5	8-2	1W
4 Tampa Bay	80	49	25	6	104	0.65	40	45	284	224	60	25-13-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1W
5 Pittsburgh	81	41	24	16	98	0.605	34	38	288	261	27	20-13-8	21-11-8	3-10	6-4	2L
6 Boston	81	44	27	10	98	0.605	32	40	268	250	18	28-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	1W
7 Ottawa	81	43	27	11	97	0.599	37	40	275	245	30	22-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	5-5	1L
8 Philadelphia	80	41	27	12	94	0.588	26	32	243	239	4	18-13-8	23-14-4	9-4	7-3	1W
9 Washington	81	42	30	9	93	0.574	36	40	261	243	18	25-11-5	17-19-4	2-6	7-3	3W
10 Columbus	81	40	29	12	92	0.568	28	33	252	251	1	20-12-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	1L
11 Detroit	80	41	30	9	91	0.569	30	39	237	246	-9	21-16-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	1L
12 NY Islanders	81	43	33	5	91	0.562	29	39	232	239	-7	22-16-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	2L
13 New Jersey	81	42	36	3	87	0.537	29	38	230	250	-20	21-17-3	21-19-0	4-1	5-5	2W
14 Florida	80	38	38	4	80	0.5	30	33	240	273	-33	21-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	3-7	1W
15 Toronto	80	32	34	14	78	0.488	23	31	247	290	-43	18-14-8	14-20-6	1-4	3-7	5L
16 NY Rangers	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	24	30	232	245	-13	14-20-7	19-18-2	3-1	5-5	2L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	79	52	16	11	115	0.728	46	49	295	201	94	25-9-6	27-7-5	3-6	6-4	1L
2 Dallas	80	48	20	12	108	0.675	37	43	269	218	51	26-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	5-5	3W
3 Minnesota	80	45	23	12	102	0.638	30	41	266	232	34	22-10-8	23-13-4	4-5	6-4	2L
4 Vegas	80	37	26	17	91	0.569	28	36	255	247	8	18-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	6-4	1W
5 Utah	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	32	42	260	232	28	21-15-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	2L
6 Edmonton	80	40	30	10	90	0.563	31	40	275	266	9	21-14-4	19-16-6	0-3	6-4	1L
7 Anaheim	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	25	34	266	281	-15	24-13-4	18-19-2	8-0	3-7	1L
8 LA Kings	79	34	26	19	87	0.551	21	29	216	237	-21	15-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	6-4	4W
9 Nashville	80	38	32	10	86	0.538	28	33	241	261	-20	21-15-3	17-17-7	5-2	5-5	1W
10 Winnipeg	79	35	32	12	82	0.519	28	33	225	243	-18	19-15-6	16-17-6	2-4	7-3	1L
11 San Jose	79	37	34	8	82	0.519	25	35	240	284	-44	21-14-6	16-20-2	2-2	5-5	3L
12 St Louis	79	34	33	12	80	0.506	30	33	213	247	-34	18-14-7	16-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
13 Seattle	79	34	34	11	79	0.5	26	32	222	252	-30	19-16-5	15-18-6	2-6	3-7	2W
14 Calgary	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	26	29	208	255	-47	22-12-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
15 Chicago	80	28	38	14	70	0.438	21	25	207	268	-61	13-18-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	3L
16 Vancouver	80	24	48	8	56	0.35	15	18	211	307	-96	8-27-5	16-21-3	6-2	3-7	2W

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	79	52	16	11	115	0.728	46	49	295	201	94	25-9-6	27-7-5	3-6	6-4	1L
2 Carolina	80	52	22	6	110	0.688	38	47	292	236	56	29-10-2	23-12-4	5-3	7-3	3W
3 Dallas	80	48	20	12	108	0.675	37	43	269	218	51	26-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	5-5	3W
4 Buffalo	80	49	23	8	106	0.663	41	44	280	236	44	26-10-4	23-13-4	5-0	5-5	3W
5 Montreal	81	48	23	10	106	0.654	34	44	281	252	29	24-15-2	24-8-8	4-5	8-2	1W
6 Tampa Bay	80	49	25	6	104	0.65	40	45	284	224	60	25-13-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1W
7 Minnesota	80	45	23	12	102	0.638	30	41	266	232	34	22-10-8	23-13-4	4-5	6-4	2L
8 Pittsburgh	81	41	24	16	98	0.605	34	38	288	261	27	20-13-8	21-11-8	3-10	6-4	2L
9 Boston	81	44	27	10	98	0.605	32	40	268	250	18	28-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	1W
10 Ottawa	81	43	27	11	97	0.599	37	40	275	245	30	22-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	5-5	1L
11 Philadelphia	80	41	27	12	94	0.588	26	32	243	239	4	18-13-8	23-14-4	9-4	7-3	1W
12 Washington	81	42	30	9	93	0.574	36	40	261	243	18	25-11-5	17-19-4	2-6	7-3	3W
13 Columbus	81	40	29	12	92	0.568	28	33	252	251	1	20-12-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	1L
14 Detroit	80	41	30	9	91	0.569	30	39	237	246	-9	21-16-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	1L
15 Vegas	80	37	26	17	91	0.569	28	36	255	247	8	18-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	6-4	1W
16 NY Islanders	81	43	33	5	91	0.562	29	39	232	239	-7	22-16-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	2L
17 Utah	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	32	42	260	232	28	21-15-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	2L
18 Edmonton	80	40	30	10	90	0.563	31	40	275	266	9	21-14-4	19-16-6	0-3	6-4	1L
19 Anaheim	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	25	34	266	281	-15	24-13-4	18-19-2	8-0	3-7	1L
20 LA Kings	79	34	26	19	87	0.551	21	29	216	237	-21	15-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	6-4	4W
21 New Jersey	81	42	36	3	87	0.537	29	38	230	250	-20	21-17-3	21-19-0	4-1	5-5	2W
22 Nashville	80	38	32	10	86	0.538	28	33	241	261	-20	21-15-3	17-17-7	5-2	5-5	1W
23 Winnipeg	79	35	32	12	82	0.519	28	33	225	243	-18	19-15-6	16-17-6	2-4	7-3	1L
24 San Jose	79	37	34	8	82	0.519	25	35	240	284	-44	21-14-6	16-20-2	2-2	5-5	3L
25 St Louis	79	34	33	12	80	0.506	30	33	213	247	-34	18-14-7	16-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
26 Florida	80	38	38	4	80	0.5	30	33	240	273	-33	21-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	3-7	1W
27 Seattle	79	34	34	11	79	0.5	26	32	222	252	-30	19-16-5	15-18-6	2-6	3-7	2W
28 Toronto	80	32	34	14	78	0.488	23	31	247	290	-43	18-14-8	14-20-6	1-4	3-7	5L
29 Calgary	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	26	29	208	255	-47	22-12-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
30 NY Rangers	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	24	30	232	245	-13	14-20-7	19-18-2	3-1	5-5	2L
31 Chicago	80	28	38	14	70	0.438	21	25	207	268	-61	13-18-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	3L
32 Vancouver	80	24	48	8	56	0.35	15	18	211	307	-96	8-27-5	16-21-3	6-2	3-7	2W

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