Los Angeles Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, Picks & Odds | 09 Mar 2026

By Robert Carter, NHL Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Mar 9, 09:38 | 6 min read

Los Angeles Kings

Ice Hockey NHL Nationwide Arena Mon 9 Mar 15:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

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Correct Score
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Team Stats
Player Stats
Player Props
Team News
Lineups
Injuries
Roster
Standings

NHL Betting Preview: Kings vs Blue Jackets

The Los Angeles Kings go up against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena, with face-off scheduled for 15:00 on Monday, March 9.

Kings To Have No Joy

We’re keeping our prediction simple and backing the Blue Jackets to win. The home team should be able to gain the upper hand over the Kings and the Moneyline offers a tempting -133.

3-1 Win for Blue Jackets in Last H2H Battle

Los Angeles Kings have lost in back-to-back road outings. In their previous game, they were turned over 4-3 at home to Montreal Canadiens at Crypto.com Arena. Anze Kopitar, Alex Laferriere and Scott Laughton scored one goal each.

Columbus Blue Jackets were beaten 5-4 (OT) at Nationwide Arena in their last game, being turned over at home to Utah Mammoth. The goals were shared around between four players including Damon Severson.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Blue Jackets have won the last two meetings against the Kings. They triumphed 3-2 (OT) at Nationwide Arena and then 3-1 at Crypto.com Arena. The past 10 games between the teams have seen the Kings win six times.

Starting Goalies

Anton Forsberg (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	16-12-5	2.6	.909	3
23/24	15-12-0	3.21	.890	2

Jet Greaves (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	26-19-9	2.6	.908	2
23/24	3-6-0	3.49	.908	0

Los Angeles Kings – Last 10 Games

3 wins, 6 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.5 goals from 26.7 shots on goal, with a 16.7% powerplay efficiency. The Kings have been giving up 3.8 goals from 28.8 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 68.8%.

Adrian Kempe is the top points scorer with 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists, with Brandt Clarke racking up 8 points, 2 goals and 6 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Anton Forsberg have a 3.45 goal against average with a .888 save percentage, including one shutout.

Columbus Blue Jackets – Last 10 Games

The Blue Jackets have 7 wins, 1 loss and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.7 goals from 27.9 shots on goal, with a 16.0% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.6 goals from 26.1 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.9%.

The top points scorer is Charlie Coyle with 14 points, 4 goals and 10 assists, while Adam Fantilli is next in line after registering 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Elvis Merzlikins have a 2.71 GAA with a .891 SV%, including one shutout.

Los Angeles Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction & Picks

This Los Angeles Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets betting breakdown features a main match prediction, a correct score insight, expert player prop picks and a sharply constructed bet builder to guide your wagers.

Game Prediction

We’re heading to the Moneyline and our pick is for the home team to win this NHL encounter. They have a strong chance of landing a victory and the -133 makes plenty of appeal.

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Key Kings vs Blue Jackets stats:

Blue Jackets have won 7 of their last 10 games.
Blue Jackets have won 14 of their last 20 games.
Kings have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
Kings have lost 13 of their last 20 games.
Kings have lost their last 2 games on the road.
Blue Jackets have won the last 2 games between these teams.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 57.1% chance of winning. After careful examination, our cappers have this probability somewhere between 60-65%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Sean Monahan Over 1.5 Shots -115

Sean Monahan (Blue Jackets) has had Over 1.5 shots on goal in 5 straight games. We think that the value can be found by wagering on Shots on Goal and you can get -115 that he goes over the line.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Blue Jackets

To Score Adam Fantilli

Shots on Goal Sean Monahan Over 1.5

Our same game parlay pick is the Blue Jackets on the moneyline, Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets) to find the net and Sean Monahan (Blue Jackets) to have Over 1.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Kings

2 - 3 Blue Jackets logo

Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets are available at +850 when it comes to them winning 3-2. We like a correct score play and the chance to bag a nice return if our prediction is right.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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Los Angeles Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets 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.

Blue Jackets Likely to Win According to Latest Odds

Columbus Blue Jackets have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 54% probability due to their -118 Moneyline betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get -102 about Los Angeles Kings.

The puck line is calculated to be 1.5, while total goals comes in at 6. A Totals bet relates to the number of goals that will be scored overall. If you're keen on Over 6, this selection is available at -110.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Player Props & Micro Betting

You shouldn’t overlook the player and goalie props when it comes to betting on individual games. Many gambling sites will give you the chance to get with or bet against a specific player when it comes to number of Goals, Assists, Points and Shots.

There are lots of exciting NHL micro betting lines that are created and they are available in-game. Among them are next goalscorer, next team to find the net and whether a goal will be scored within the next 10 minutes.

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Last 5 & H2H

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Last 5 Games

Kings

NHL: 08/03 Canadiens4 Kings 3
NHL: 06/03 Islanders3 Kings 5
NHL: 03/03 Avalanche4 Kings 2
NHL: 01/03 Flames0 Kings 2
NHL: 27/02 Oilers8 Kings 1

Blue Jackets

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
NHL: 01/03 Islanders4 Blue Jackets 3

Head to Head

LA Kings vs Columbus

NHL: 23/12 2025 Blue Jackets 3 Kings 1
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

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Los Angeles Kings Stats

Columbus Blue Jackets Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

7 wins and 3 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 6 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.30 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.60 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 3 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.50 goals and allowed 3.80 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.30 pts and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.30 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.30 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 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.70 goals and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.70 goals and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 26.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 8
Blocks: 16.1
Faceoff Wins : 27.8
Hits: 24.9
Giveaways: 12.8
Takeaways: 4.9

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 25.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 9.9
Blocks: 17
Faceoff Wins : 26.8
Hits: 22.8
Giveaways: 15.5
Takeaways: 5

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 27.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.5
Penalty Minutes: 8.6
Blocks: 14.9
Faceoff Wins : 27.9
Hits: 19.3
Giveaways: 14.1
Takeaways: 4.9

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 27.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.5
Penalty Minutes: 9
Blocks: 12.7
Faceoff Wins : 24.2
Hits: 22.4
Giveaways: 14.1
Takeaways: 4.5

Team News

Los Angeles Kings Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
10	Artemi Panarin	58	20.93	20	43	63	-12
9	Adrian Kempe	62	19.32	23	30	53	8
22	Kevin Fiala	56	19.12	18	22	40	-11

55	Brandt Clarke	62	19.57	8	26	34	8
55	Quinton Byfield	59	20.01	13	20	33	-5
14	Alex Laferriere	62	17.57	16	13	29	3
11	Anze Kopitar	47	18.69	7	19	26	13
96	Andrei Kuzmenko	52	14.92	13	12	25	-4
40	Joel Armia	53	14.33	10	10	20	2
6	Joel Edmundson	62	18.41	2	15	17	5
12	Trevor Moore	49	16.03	7	10	17	-6
8	Drew Doughty	52	22.86	3	12	14	0
21	Scott Laughton	44	13.7	9	4	13	-3
2	Brian Dumoulin	62	18.32	1	12	13	1
15	Alex Turcotte	55	10.99	3	9	12	-8
44	Mikey Anderson	60	20.16	3	8	11	2
39	Jeff Malott	45	9.06	3	6	9	-9
5	Cody Ceci	62	17.67	1	7	8	-9
79	Samuel Helenius	34	8.1	4	2	6	-4
52	Taylor Ward	20	10.84	2	3	5	0
47	Andre Lee	7	10.29	1	1	2	-2
	Angus Booth	1	12.3	1	0	1	1
53	Jared Wright	3	9.3	0	1	1	1
43	Jacob Moverare	15	8.78	0	0	0	-4
	Kenny Connors	2	8.65	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
35	Darcy Kuemper	39	2.72	0.896
29	Pheonix Copley	1	3.07	0.893
1	Erik Portillo	-	-	-
31	Anton Forsberg	26	2.7	0.904

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
8	Zach Werenski	55	26.45	20	45	65	7
86	Kirill Marchenko	56	18.7	22	32	54	7
3	Charlie Coyle	62	17.78	16	33	49	7

19	Adam Fantilli	62	18.72	18	26	44	-7
10	Dmitri Voronkov	61	14.16	17	15	32	-1
17	Mason Marchment	49	17.24	15	17	32	7
23	Sean Monahan	58	17.54	12	18	30	1
38	Boone Jenner	47	16.36	9	19	28	-2
78	Damon Severson	61	20.93	5	21	26	11
4	Cole Sillinger	61	15.45	6	20	26	6
5	Denton Mateychuk	55	19.91	9	15	24	10
9	Ivan Provorov	62	25.23	7	17	24	11
24	Mathieu Olivier	49	14.55	12	10	22	13
91	Kent Johnson	59	13.64	6	14	20	-9
11	Miles Wood	43	12.39	8	6	14	-7
15	Dante Fabbro	54	15.99	4	5	9	-11
21	Isac Lundestroem	48	12.26	3	5	8	-5
43	Danton Heinen	29	11.19	3	3	6	0
16	Brendan Gaunce	25	11.9	2	4	6	-1
27	Zach Aston-Reese	26	9.61	1	4	5	-1
6	Yegor Zamula	27	13.89	0	4	4	7
44	Erik Gudbranson	20	18.49	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	40	2.63	0.909

Injuries & Suspensions

Los Angeles Kings Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Joel Armia

Injured

Andrei Kuzmenko

Injured

Kevin Fiala

Injured

Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Brendan Smith

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings

Jet Greaves

Zach Werenski

Damon Severson

Mason Marchment

Adam Fantilli

Kirill Marchenko

Adrian Kempe

Anze Kopitar

Artemi Panarin

Drew Doughty

Mikey Anderson

Anton Forsberg

Line 2

Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings

Jet Greaves

Ivan Provorov

Denton Mateychuk

Kent Johnson

Sean Monahan

Conor Garland

Alex Laferriere

Quinton Byfield

Trevor Moore

Brandt Clarke

Joel Edmundson

Anton Forsberg

Line 3

Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings

Jet Greaves

Dante Fabbro

Erik Gudbranson

Cole Sillinger

Charlie Coyle

Mathieu Olivier

Jared Wright

Scott Laughton

Alex Turcotte

Cody Ceci

Brian Dumoulin

Anton Forsberg

Line 4

Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings

Jet Greaves

Isac Lundestroem

Boone Jenner

Miles Wood

Taylor Ward

Samuel Helenius

Jeff Malott

Anton Forsberg

Previous Los Angeles Kings Lineups

07 Mar NHL

Canadiens 4-3 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

05 Mar NHL

Islanders 3-5 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

02 Mar NHL

Avalanche 4-2 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

28 Feb NHL

Flames 0-2 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

26 Feb NHL

Oilers 8-1 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

25 Feb NHL

Golden Knights 6-4 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

05 Feb NHL

Kings 1-4 Golden Knights

Confirmed Lineups

04 Feb NHL

Kraken 4-2 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

01 Feb NHL

Kings 2-3 Hurricanes

Confirmed Lineups

31 Jan NHL

Kings 3-2 Flyers

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Columbus Blue Jackets 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

30 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 4-2 Blackhawks

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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