Los Angeles Kings vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, Picks & Odds | 18 Dec 2025

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 2 months ago | Last Updated: Dec 18, 14:38 | 6 min read

Los Angeles Kings

Ice Hockey NHL Benchmark International Arena Thu 18 Dec 20:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

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Correct Score
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Team Stats
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Team News
Lineups
Injuries
Roster
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NHL Betting Preview: Kings vs Lightning

The Los Angeles Kings go up against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena, with face-off scheduled for 20:00 on Thursday, December 18.

Why Lightning Can Claim the Win

The Lightning should be able to outscore the Kings in 60 minutes and our prediction is to therefore side with the home team on the 3-Way Moneyline. There is a tempting -106 should you wish to follow suit.

7 Wins in Previous 10 H2H Games for Lightning

Los Angeles Kings have now lost four straight games. On the road in their previous game, Florida Panthers won 3-2 at Amerant Bank Arena. Kevin Fiala and Joel Armia scored one goal each.

Tampa Bay Lightning have lost on their last three home outings. In a recent game at Benchmark International Arena, they were turned over 5-2 by Florida Panthers. Janis Jerome Moser and Maxwell Crozier scored one goal apiece.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was a 3-0 win for the Lightning at Benchmark International Arena when they last played the Kings. The past 10 clashes between these teams have seen seven Lightning wins.

Starting Goalies

Anton Forsberg (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	11-9-5	2.8	.903	2
23/24	15-12-0	3.21	.890	2

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	30-11-3	2.3	.913	2
23/24	30-20-2	2.9	.900	2

Los Angeles Kings – Last 10 Games

3 wins, 4 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 2.4 goals from 26.6 shots on goal, with a 12.9% powerplay efficiency. The Kings have been giving up 2.4 goals from 28.1 shots, averaging 3.8 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 79.0%.

Adrian Kempe is the top points scorer with 8 points, 4 goals and 4 assists, with Kevin Fiala recording 7 points, 3 goals and 4 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Darcy Kuemper have a 1.91 goal against average with a .933 save percentage, including one shutout.

Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

The Lightning have 4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.2 goals from 31.8 shots on goal, with a 14.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.6 goals from 25.4 shots, averaging 4.2 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 83.3%.

The top points scorer is Nikita Kucherov with 15 points, 2 goals and 13 assists, while Darren Raddysh is next best after registering 14 points, 5 goals and 9 assists. Goalie Jonas Johansson have a 2.39 GAA with a .901 SV%.

Los Angeles Kings vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction & Picks

We bring you the complete Los Angeles Kings vs Tampa Bay Lightning betting insight, including our top match prediction, correct score forecast, player prop advice and a ready-made bet builder.

Game Prediction

We’re keeping things simple by backing Tampa Bay Lightning on the 60-minute line. They should get the better of their opponents in this NHL encounter and our pick is available at -106.

We track all injuries that could impact each franchise before making our hockey predictions. The form guide and latest stats also help the Sportsgambler.com team crunch the numbers ahead of the NHL action.

Key Kings vs Lightning stats:

Lightning have won 12 of their last 20 games.
Kings have lost their last 4 games.
Kings have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
Kings have lost 11 of their last 20 games.
Lightning have won 7 of their last 10 games against Kings.

Lightning 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The odds at the top betting apps suggest our pick has a 51.5% chance of winning. However, our analysts have this figure closer to 60% based on their in-depth research. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Kevin Fiala Over 2.5 Shots -118

Kevin Fiala (Kings) has totaled Over 2.5 shots on goal in 8 of the past 10 games. Out of all the prop bets available, we’re going to take the -118 when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Lightning

To Score Nikita Kucherov

Shots on Goal Kevin Fiala Over 2.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with the Lightning winning in regulation time. We’ve also gone for Nikita Kucherov (Lightning) to score and Kevin Fiala (Kings) to register Over 2.5 shots.

The same game parlay option is great for hockey bettors wanting a personalised multi-leg wager on the same game. It’s especially good if you have a strong view on the likely outcomes and the odds for each pick are combined.

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Correct Score Prediction

Kings

2 - 3 Lightning logo

Lightning

There’s plenty of juice to be found by backing the Lightning to win 3-2. We can’t pass up the odds of +750 when it comes to correct score betting and it’s a fun wager.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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1-0

2-0

2-1

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Los Angeles Kings 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 Giving Lightning Plenty of Respect

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have Tampa Bay Lightning as -204 favorites for this game, implying that they are 67% likely to win. Los Angeles Kings are the underdogs at +168 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 5.5 right now. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you’re wanting to back Over 5.5, the odds are -106.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of team props and game lines for every National Hockey League matchup. The best sportsbooks have a huge range of pre-game and in-game betting options.

Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Player Props & Micro Betting

Prop betting is very popular, with bettors looking to wager on player props such as Blocked Shots, Powerplay Points, Shots on Goal and Assists. It’s a great way of betting on individual player performance and the gambling sites will provide lots of options.

Micro betting is something that’s really popular with bettors, with NHL fans essentially being able to bet in-game when it comes to team and player props. Sometimes these are lines where you can wager on Shots or Goals.

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Last 5 & H2H

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Last 5 Games

Kings

NHL: 18/12 Kings2 Panthers 3
NHL: 16/12 Kings1 Stars 4
NHL: 14/12 Flames2 Kings 1
NHL: 11/12 Kings2 Kraken 3
NHL: 09/12 Kings4 Mammoth 2

Lightning

NHL: 16/12 Panthers5 Lightning 2
NHL: 13/12 Lightning2 Islanders 3
NHL: 12/12 Lightning8 Devils 4
NHL: 10/12 Lightning6 Canadiens 1
NHL: 09/12 Lightning0 Maple Leafs 2

Head to Head

LA Kings vs Tampa Bay

NHL: 31/01 2025 Kings 0 Lightning 3
NHL: 05/01 2025 Lightning 1 Kings 2
NHL: 24/03 2024 Lightning 3 Kings 4
NHL: 10/01 2024 Kings 2 Lightning 3
NHL: 29/01 2023 Kings 2 Lightning 5
NHL: 26/10 2022 Lightning 2 Kings 4
NHL: 19/01 2022 Lightning 6 Kings 4
NHL: 15/12 2021 Kings 2 Lightning 3
NHL: 30/01 2020 Lightning 4 Kings 2
NHL: 15/01 2020 Kings 3 Lightning 4

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Los Angeles Kings Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning 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

4 wins and 6 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 8 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 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 3 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 4.90 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.40 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 5.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.40 goals and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.70 pts and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.70 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.20 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 2.90 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 26.6
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 8.2
Blocks: 17.9
Faceoff Wins : 30.6
Hits: 17.5
Giveaways: 15.8
Takeaways: 4.6

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 28.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 3.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 6.4
Blocks: 18.4
Faceoff Wins : 26.3
Hits: 16.5
Giveaways: 14.6
Takeaways: 3.6

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 31.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 11
Blocks: 16.8
Faceoff Wins : 26.2
Hits: 19.4
Giveaways: 13.1
Takeaways: 4.4

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 29.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 12.4
Blocks: 14.2
Faceoff Wins : 26.2
Hits: 20.3
Giveaways: 14.4
Takeaways: 4.7

Team News

Los Angeles Kings Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
9	Adrian Kempe	33	19.31	11	17	28	5
22	Kevin Fiala	33	19.07	12	11	23	-7
55	Quinton Byfield	32	19.96	4	15	19	1

11	Anze Kopitar	29	18.9	6	10	16	8
40	Joel Armia	33	14.45	8	7	15	5
55	Brandt Clarke	33	18.53	5	10	15	4
14	Alex Laferriere	33	16.68	7	8	15	2
	Corey Perry	27	13.6	7	7	14	4
6	Joel Edmundson	33	18.29	2	11	13	5
12	Trevor Moore	32	15.91	4	8	12	1
8	Drew Doughty	26	22.56	2	8	9	9
96	Andrei Kuzmenko	28	14.47	5	4	9	-5
44	Mikey Anderson	33	19.98	2	5	7	9
15	Alex Turcotte	32	9.34	2	4	6	-3
2	Brian Dumoulin	33	19.31	0	6	6	0
5	Cody Ceci	33	17.46	1	5	6	-4
37	Warren Foegele	25	13.88	5	1	6	3
24	Phillip Danault	30	16.32	0	5	5	3
39	Jeff Malott	22	8	2	0	2	-2
79	Samuel Helenius	6	6.92	0	0	0	-2
43	Jacob Moverare	8	9.73	0	0	0	-2

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
31	Anton Forsberg	11	2.85	0.893
35	Darcy Kuemper	23	2.19	0.917
29	Pheonix Copley	-	-	-

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Nikita Kucherov	30	20.78	13	29	42	8
59	Jake Guentzel	33	20.62	15	18	33	7
38	Brandon Hagel	32	19.13	18	13	31	17

43	Darren Raddysh	27	20.72	7	17	24	5
71	Anthony Cirelli	29	18.24	9	9	18	14
21	Brayden Point	26	18.7	5	13	18	-6
22	Oliver Bjorkstrand	33	14.17	4	10	14	-5
77	Victor Hedman	18	21.09	0	12	12	0
37	Yanni Gourde	33	16.3	5	6	11	3
90	Janis Jerome Moser	31	21.66	3	8	11	20
51	Charles-Edouard D'Astous	26	19.07	3	6	9	-4
29	Pontus Holmberg	26	12.78	3	5	8	6
93	Gage Goncalves	29	11.89	2	5	7	3
20	Nick Paul	14	15.44	3	4	7	-3
27	Ryan McDonagh	15	20.16	3	3	6	1
28	Zemgus Girgensons	26	15.15	5	1	6	-1
78	Emil Lilleberg	32	17.34	2	4	6	9
17	Dominic James	20	12.18	2	3	5	-1
24	Maxwell Crozier	15	14.84	1	4	5	3
81	Erik Cernak	19	19.32	0	4	4	0
	Scott Sabourin	7	9.29	1	2	3	0
62	Jack Finley	11	8.83	1	1	2	1
	Curtis Douglas	25	6.02	0	2	2	1
67	Declan Carlile	12	13.3	1	1	2	2
64	Steven Santini	8	12.01	0	1	1	0
14	Conor Geekie	6	10.03	0	1	1	0
33	Brandon Halverson	1	0.1	0	0	0	0
41	Mitchell Chaffee	7	9.49	0	0	0	0
61	Boris Katchouk	3	12.2	0	0	0	0
12	Jakob Pelletier	1	6.2	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
31	Jonas Johansson	15	2.76	0.897
88	Andrei Vasilevskiy	19	2.26	0.917

Injuries & Suspensions

Los Angeles Kings Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Darcy Kuemper

Injured

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Erik Cernak

Injured

Emil Lilleberg

Injured

Brandon Hagel

Injured

Nikita Kucherov

Injured

Victor Hedman

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Tampa Bay Lightning

Los Angeles Kings

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Janis Jerome Moser

Darren Raddysh

Oliver Bjorkstrand

Brayden Point

Gage Goncalves

Adrian Kempe

Anze Kopitar

Alex Laferriere

Drew Doughty

Mikey Anderson

Anton Forsberg

Line 2

Tampa Bay Lightning

Los Angeles Kings

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Ryan McDonagh

Charles-Edouard D'Astous

Jake Guentzel

Anthony Cirelli

Nick Paul

Warren Foegele

Quinton Byfield

Kevin Fiala

Brandt Clarke

Joel Edmundson

Anton Forsberg

Line 3

Tampa Bay Lightning

Los Angeles Kings

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Declan Carlile

Maxwell Crozier

Pontus Holmberg

Yanni Gourde

Zemgus Girgensons

Trevor Moore

Alex Turcotte

Andrei Kuzmenko

Cody Ceci

Brian Dumoulin

Anton Forsberg

Line 4

Tampa Bay Lightning

Los Angeles Kings

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Corey Perry

Samuel Helenius

Joel Armia

Anton Forsberg

Previous Los Angeles Kings Lineups

17 Dec NHL

Kings 2-3 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

15 Dec NHL

Kings 1-4 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

13 Dec NHL

Flames 2-1 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

10 Dec NHL

Kings 2-3 Kraken

Confirmed Lineups

08 Dec NHL

Kings 4-2 Mammoth

Confirmed Lineups

06 Dec NHL

Blackhawks 0-6 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

04 Dec NHL

Blackhawks 2-1 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

02 Dec NHL

Capitals 3-1 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

29 Nov NHL

Canucks 1-2 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

28 Nov NHL

Kings 4-5 Ducks

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

15 Dec NHL

Panthers 5-2 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

13 Dec NHL

Lightning 2-3 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

11 Dec NHL

Lightning 8-4 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

09 Dec NHL

Lightning 6-1 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

08 Dec NHL

Lightning 0-2 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

06 Dec NHL

Islanders 2-0 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

04 Dec NHL

Penguins 4-3 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

02 Dec NHL

Lightning 1-2 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

29 Nov NHL

Lightning 4-1 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

28 Nov NHL

Lightning 6-3 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	65	37	23	5	79	0.608	23	33	192	186	6	17-10-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	2W
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 Philadelphia	65	31	23	11	73	0.562	20	23	190	203	-13	15-11-7	16-12-4	8-3	6-4	2W
6 Washington	67	33	27	7	73	0.545	28	32	210	200	10	20-11-3	13-16-4	1-5	5-5	1W
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 Detroit	66	36	23	7	79	0.598	25	34	193	198	-5	18-11-3	18-12-4	2-3	4-6	2L
5 Boston	65	36	23	6	78	0.6	27	34	216	205	11	25-9-1	11-14-5	2-3	4-6	1L
6 Ottawa	64	32	23	9	73	0.57	26	29	216	201	15	14-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	6-4	1L
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	64	44	11	9	97	0.758	39	41	246	160	86	23-5-4	21-6-5	3-5	8-2	1W
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	64	26	28	10	62	0.484	21	25	182	199	-17	15-13-5	11-15-5	1-2	4-6	2L
7 St Louis	65	26	29	10	62	0.477	24	25	172	217	-45	14-12-7	12-17-3	1-3	6-4	1W
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	65	36	26	3	75	0.577	21	28	219	228	-9	22-10-1	14-16-2	8-0	7-3	1L
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	66	32	26	8	72	0.545	24	32	233	228	5	16-11-4	16-15-4	0-3	4-6	1L
4 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
5 Seattle	64	29	26	9	67	0.523	23	28	180	195	-15	16-13-5	13-13-4	1-4	3-7	4L
6 LA Kings	64	26	23	15	67	0.523	16	22	169	192	-23	10-15-7	16-8-8	4-6	3-7	1L
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 Pittsburgh	65	32	18	15	79	0.608	27	31	219	199	20	16-9-8	16-9-7	1-10	4-6	2L
6 NY Islanders	65	37	23	5	79	0.608	23	33	192	186	6	17-10-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	2W
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 Boston	65	36	23	6	78	0.6	27	34	216	205	11	25-9-1	11-14-5	2-3	4-6	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	64	32	23	9	73	0.57	26	29	216	201	15	14-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	6-4	1L
11 Philadelphia	65	31	23	11	73	0.562	20	23	190	203	-13	15-11-7	16-12-4	8-3	6-4	2W
12 Washington	67	33	27	7	73	0.545	28	32	210	200	10	20-11-3	13-16-4	1-5	5-5	1W
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	64	44	11	9	97	0.758	39	41	246	160	86	23-5-4	21-6-5	3-5	8-2	1W
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	65	36	26	3	75	0.577	21	28	219	228	-9	22-10-1	14-16-2	8-0	7-3	1L
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	66	32	26	8	72	0.545	24	32	233	228	5	16-11-4	16-15-4	0-3	4-6	1L
8 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
9 Seattle	64	29	26	9	67	0.523	23	28	180	195	-15	16-13-5	13-13-4	1-4	3-7	4L
10 LA Kings	64	26	23	15	67	0.523	16	22	169	192	-23	10-15-7	16-8-8	4-6	3-7	1L
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	64	26	28	10	62	0.484	21	25	182	199	-17	15-13-5	11-15-5	1-2	4-6	2L
13 St Louis	65	26	29	10	62	0.477	24	25	172	217	-45	14-12-7	12-17-3	1-3	6-4	1W
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	64	44	11	9	97	0.758	39	41	246	160	86	23-5-4	21-6-5	3-5	8-2	1W
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 Pittsburgh	65	32	18	15	79	0.608	27	31	219	199	20	16-9-8	16-9-7	1-10	4-6	2L
9 NY Islanders	65	37	23	5	79	0.608	23	33	192	186	6	17-10-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	2W
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 Boston	65	36	23	6	78	0.6	27	34	216	205	11	25-9-1	11-14-5	2-3	4-6	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 Anaheim	65	36	26	3	75	0.577	21	28	219	228	-9	22-10-1	14-16-2	8-0	7-3	1L
14 Utah	66	34	26	6	74	0.561	26	34	205	184	21	18-10-3	16-16-3	0-0	5-5	3L
15 Vegas	66	30	22	14	74	0.561	22	29	216	209	7	15-10-7	15-12-7	1-6	4-6	1W
16 Ottawa	64	32	23	9	73	0.57	26	29	216	201	15	14-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	6-4	1L
17 Philadelphia	65	31	23	11	73	0.562	20	23	190	203	-13	15-11-7	16-12-4	8-3	6-4	2W
18 Washington	67	33	27	7	73	0.545	28	32	210	200	10	20-11-3	13-16-4	1-5	5-5	1W
19 Edmonton	66	32	26	8	72	0.545	24	32	233	228	5	16-11-4	16-15-4	0-3	4-6	1L
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 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
22 Seattle	64	29	26	9	67	0.523	23	28	180	195	-15	16-13-5	13-13-4	1-4	3-7	4L
23 LA Kings	64	26	23	15	67	0.523	16	22	169	192	-23	10-15-7	16-8-8	4-6	3-7	1L
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	64	26	28	10	62	0.484	21	25	182	199	-17	15-13-5	11-15-5	1-2	4-6	2L
28 St Louis	65	26	29	10	62	0.477	24	25	172	217	-45	14-12-7	12-17-3	1-3	6-4	1W
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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