Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, Picks & Odds | 05 Apr 2026

By Robert Carter, NHL Analyst | Published: 7 hours ago | Last Updated: Apr 5, 02:28 | 6 min read

Minnesota Wild

Ice Hockey NHL Little Caesars Arena Sun 5 Apr 13:00

Detroit Red Wings

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Team News
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Injuries
Roster
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NHL Betting Preview: Wild vs Red Wings

The Minnesota Wild meet the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena, with face-off scheduled for 13:00 on Sunday, April 5.

Are Wild Value for This Game?

It’s time to side with the Wild to record a victory over the Red Wings. The road team should have the upper hand and the -115 for our Moneyline prediction looks a generous price.

7 Victories for Wild in Previous 10 H2H Games

Minnesota Wild won their previous game 4-1. This road victory at Canadian Tire Centre against Ottawa Senators was their second on the spin. Ryan Hartman registered two goals, with Jonas Brodin and Jacob Middleton also finding the net. Goalie Jesper Wallstedt was red hot in the net, stopping 33 shots (.971).

Detroit Red Wings have lost three consecutive games at home. In their last appearance, they suffered a 4-1 road defeat against New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Red Wings had 32 shots and David Perron scored the only goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last encounter between the Wild and the Red Wings saw the former win. It was a 4-3 scoreline at Xcel Energy Center. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Wild have won seven.

Starting Goalies

Filip Gustavsson (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	27-13-6	2.6	.909	4
23/24	20-18-4	3.06	.899	3

Cam Talbot (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	12-8-5	3	.892	0
23/24	27-20-4	2.5	.913	3

Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 2.9 goals from 35.0 shots on goal, with a 11.6% powerplay efficiency. The Wild have given up 3.1 goals from 26.9 shots, averaging 4.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 86.1%.

Ryan Hartman is the top points scorer with 11 points, 7 goals and 4 assists, with Mats Zuccarello racking up 10 points, 3 goals and 7 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 3.20 goal against average with a .880 save percentage.

Detroit Red Wings – Last 10 Games

The Red Wings have 4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.8 goals from 28.5 shots on goal, with a 15.6% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.1 goals from 27.4 shots, averaging 3.9 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.1%.

The top points scorer is Alex DeBrincat with 15 points, 6 goals and 9 assists, while Patrick Kane is next in line after registering 12 points, 4 goals and 8 assists. Goalie John Gibson have a 2.89 GAA with a .896 SV%.

Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction & Picks

Dive into our full Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings betting preview, featuring an expert match prediction, a projected scoreline, top player prop bets and a bet builder designed for value.

Game Prediction

There is merit in simply backing Minnesota Wild to beat their opponents in this NHL encounter. Especially as a juicy -115 is available when it comes to this pick.

To deliver the best possible hockey predictions, we start by locking in the team news and taking time to review the latest form. There’s also no shortage of data to crunch from the most up-to-date NHL stats available.

Key Wild vs Red Wings stats:

Wild have won 3 of their last 5 games.
Wild have won 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
Wild have won 2 consecutive games.
Red Wings have lost 8 of their last 10 games at home.
Red Wings have lost 12 of their last 20 games.
Red Wings have lost their last 3 games at home.
Red Wings have lost 7 of their last 10 games against Wild.

Wild Moneyline Probability

If you go by the best NHL sportsbooks, our pick has a 53.5% chance of landing a return. However, our cappers research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. 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: Alex DeBrincat Over 3.5 Shots -118

Alex DeBrincat (Red Wings) has had Over 3.5 shots on goal in 5 straight games at home. There is odds of -118 available when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager and we think he’ll cover the line.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Wild

To Score Ryan Hartman

Shots on Goal Alex DeBrincat Over 3.5

We’ve got a same game parlay with three options: the Wild on the moneyline, Ryan Hartman (Wild) to be among the scorers and Alex DeBrincat (Red Wings) to have Over 3.5 shots.

A hockey same game parlay is a fantastic way of cheering on different selections within the same game. You can predict a number of outcomes and get bigger odds than a single bet. The odds can combine to great effect.

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Correct Score Prediction

Wild

5 - 2 Red Wings logo

Red Wings

There are betting odds of +1600 that the Wild land a 5-2 victory. The correct score option is popular due to the potential return that can be achieved.

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2-1

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Minnesota Wild 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.

Close Encounter in the Eyes of the Books

The betting odds about Detroit Red Wings winning is -102, with Minnesota Wild priced up at -118 to achieve victory. The sportsbooks award a 54% probability that the road team will be settled as a winning bet.

The puck line is calculated to be 1.5, while total goals comes in at 5.5. A Totals bet relates to the number of goals that will be scored overall. If you want to back Over 5.5, it’s -141.

Take every angle into account when betting on the National Hockey League. With hundreds of team props and game lines available at the top sportsbooks, it’s all about finding the market that aligns with your game prediction.

Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Kirill Kaprizov Favorite to Find the Net First

Those interested in Kirill Kaprizov to light the lamp at anytime are able to get +135. There is the chance to back the favorite to score the first goal at odds of +900.

Player Goals

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

Alex DeBrincat (Red Wings)

Matt Boldy (Wild)

Dylan Larkin (Red Wings)

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Player Assists

Quinn Hughes (Wild)

Moritz Seider (Red Wings)

Alex DeBrincat (Red Wings)

Patrick Kane (Red Wings)

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Player Shots

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

Alex DeBrincat (Red Wings)

Matt Boldy (Wild)

Dylan Larkin (Red Wings)

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Micro Betting

It’s good to consider all wagering options when it comes to NHL and micro betting can be an exciting way to get involved in the action. When everything goes in-game, bet on the Next Goalscorer or Next Goal.

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Last 5 Games

Wild

NHL: 04/04 Wild4 Senators 1
NHL: 03/04 Canucks2 Wild 5
NHL: 28/03 Wild3 Bruins 6
NHL: 27/03 Wild3 Panthers 2
NHL: 25/03 Wild3 Lightning 6

Red Wings

NHL: 04/04 Red Wings1 Rangers 4
NHL: 03/04 Red Wings4 Flyers 2
NHL: 01/04 Red Wings1 Penguins 5
NHL: 29/03 Flyers5 Red Wings 3
NHL: 28/03 Red Wings5 Sabres 2

Head to Head

Minnesota vs Detroit

NHL: 23/01 2026 Red Wings 3 Wild 4
NHL: 26/02 2025 Red Wings 3 Wild 2
NHL: 22/02 2025 Wild 4 Red Wings 3
NHL: 28/12 2023 Red Wings 3 Wild 6
NHL: 26/11 2023 Wild 1 Red Wings 4
NHL: 15/12 2022 Red Wings 1 Wild 4
NHL: 30/10 2022 Wild 1 Red Wings 2
NHL: 11/03 2022 Wild 6 Red Wings 5
NHL: 15/02 2022 Red Wings 4 Wild 7
NHL: 28/02 2020 Wild 7 Red Wings 1

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Minnesota Wild Stats

Detroit Red Wings Stats

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 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 6 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 6.00 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 7.10 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 5.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.90 goals and allowed 3.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.60 pts and allowed 3.50 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 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 3.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.30 goals and allowed 3.40 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 35
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 10.3
Blocks: 15.1
Faceoff Wins : 28
Hits: 23
Giveaways: 15
Takeaways: 4.5

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 32.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 4
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 11.4
Blocks: 13.5
Faceoff Wins : 26.3
Hits: 22.2
Giveaways: 15.4
Takeaways: 5.2

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 28.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 9.8
Blocks: 11.9
Faceoff Wins : 25.9
Hits: 21.6
Giveaways: 13.9
Takeaways: 5.1

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 29.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 8
Blocks: 13.9
Faceoff Wins : 28.5
Hits: 18
Giveaways: 13.7
Takeaways: 4.9

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Team News

Minnesota Wild Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
97	Kirill Kaprizov	74	22.2	40	44	84	12
12	Matthew Boldy	72	20.69	40	39	79	17
43	Quinn Hughes	70	27.72	6	68	74	0

7	Brock Faber	76	24.69	15	35	50	20
36	Mats Zuccarello	56	18.66	15	34	49	-5
14	Joel Eriksson Ek	67	19.18	18	29	47	14
90	Marcus Johansson	69	15.45	14	31	45	17
91	Vladimir Tarasenko	69	14.94	21	22	43	-7
38	Ryan Hartman	72	16.71	22	17	39	-2
	Bobby Brink	64	15.16	15	15	30	-4
22	Danila Yurov	67	13.19	10	15	25	-1
13	Yakov Trenin	76	13.22	6	15	21	13
46	Jared Spurgeon	75	19.68	6	14	20	1
25	Jonas Brodin	57	20.49	4	13	17	14
5	Jacob Middleton	69	17.56	2	13	15	5
	Michael McCarron	73	14.07	6	9	15	-17
17	Marcus Foligno	52	12.92	7	5	12	-11
71	Nick Foligno	49	12.59	3	9	12	3
78	Nico Sturm	46	10.88	5	6	11	1
	Jeff Petry	61	14.73	0	9	9	-9
24	Zach Bogosian	41	14.54	2	4	6	8
48	Daemon Hunt	29	11.96	0	5	5	-3
21	Robby Fabbri	19	11.87	1	3	4	-4
71	Tyler Pitlick	32	7.77	2	0	2	-4
39	Ben Jones	26	8.61	1	1	2	-10
30	Jesper Wallstedt	32	56.86	0	1	1	0
43	Hunter Haight	7	9.99	0	1	1	-3
16	Nicolas Aube-Kubel	4	12.13	0	1	1	1
26	Matt Kiersted	4	13.7	0	1	1	-1
55	David Jiricek	25	11.71	0	0	0	0
82	David Spacek	2	10.75	0	0	0	-1
	Carson Lambos	1	10.3	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Filip Gustavsson	47	2.56	0.909
40	Cal Petersen	-	-	-

Detroit Red Wings Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
93	Alex DeBrincat	76	18.51	39	41	80	7
23	Lucas Raymond	74	18.85	25	47	72	5
71	Dylan Larkin	69	20.22	30	28	58	4

53	Moritz Seider	76	25.73	9	45	54	22
88	Patrick Kane	61	17.67	14	36	50	1
18	Andrew Copp	73	16.5	9	32	41	3
72	Justin Faulk	73	22.08	12	23	35	-9
21	James van Riemsdyk	66	11.87	15	15	30	-14
58	Emmitt Finnie	76	15.44	12	16	28	-8
57	David Perron	59	13.45	11	15	26	-3
37	J.T. Compher	76	15.62	10	15	25	-9
77	Simon Edvinsson	66	22.44	9	14	23	12
44	Axel Sandin Pellikka	64	16.32	6	13	19	-21
92	Marco Kasper	75	13.84	8	9	17	-16
22	Mason Appleton	65	13.52	6	8	14	-4
27	Michael Rasmussen	62	12.73	6	8	14	-10
8	Ben Chiarot	76	20.82	5	7	12	-8
20	Albert Johansson	76	16.09	2	7	9	-14
29	Nate Danielson	28	11.05	2	5	7	-7
25	Jacob Bernard-Docker	60	14.86	1	4	5	4
49	John Leonard	11	11.5	2	2	4	-3
50	Dominik Shine	16	7.01	3	0	3	0
52	Travis Hamonic	25	14.28	0	2	2	-10
28	Michael Brandsegg-Nygaard	12	12.28	0	1	1	-5
15	Sheldon Dries	5	6.98	0	0	0	0
56	Erik Gustafsson	2	18.75	0	0	0	-2
43	Carter Mazur	2	8.7	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
36	John Gibson	53	2.62	0.904
39	Cam Talbot	30	3.01	0.892
33	Sebastian Cossa	-	-	-
	Michal Postava	-	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Detroit Red Wings Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Justin Faulk

Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Minnesota Wild Lineups

04 Apr NHL

Wild 4-1 Senators

Confirmed Lineups

02 Apr NHL

Canucks 2-5 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Wild 3-6 Bruins

Confirmed Lineups

26 Mar NHL

Wild 3-2 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

24 Mar NHL

Wild 3-6 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

21 Mar NHL

Stars 1-2 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

19 Mar NHL

Blackhawks 2-1 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

17 Mar NHL

Wild 4-3 Blackhawks

Confirmed Lineups

15 Mar NHL

Maple Leafs 4-2 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

14 Mar NHL

Rangers 4-2 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Detroit Red Wings Lineups

04 Apr NHL

Red Wings 1-4 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

02 Apr NHL

Red Wings 4-2 Flyers

Confirmed Lineups

31 Mar NHL

Red Wings 1-5 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Flyers 5-3 Red Wings

Confirmed Lineups

27 Mar NHL

Red Wings 5-2 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

24 Mar NHL

Senators 3-2 Red Wings

Confirmed Lineups

21 Mar NHL

Bruins 4-2 Red Wings

Confirmed Lineups

19 Mar NHL

Canadiens 1-3 Red Wings

Confirmed Lineups

16 Mar NHL

Flames 2-5 Red Wings

Confirmed Lineups

14 Mar NHL

Red Wings 2-3 Stars

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	76	49	21	6	104	0.684	36	44	272	222	50	28-10-2	21-11-4	5-3	7-3	3W
2 Pittsburgh	77	39	22	16	94	0.61	32	36	275	248	27	19-12-8	20-10-8	3-10	5-5	1W
3 NY Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	0.571	28	38	226	229	-3	21-14-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	4L
4 Philadelphia	76	38	26	12	88	0.579	24	29	226	230	-4	17-13-8	21-13-4	9-4	7-3	1W
5 Columbus	77	38	27	12	88	0.571	27	32	241	238	3	20-11-8	18-16-4	6-2	3-7	6L
6 Washington	77	39	29	9	87	0.565	33	37	247	232	15	24-11-5	15-18-4	2-6	6-4	1W
7 New Jersey	76	39	34	3	81	0.533	27	35	215	234	-19	20-15-3	19-19-0	4-1	6-4	1L
8 NY Rangers	77	32	36	9	73	0.474	23	29	221	237	-16	13-19-7	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 Tampa Bay	76	48	22	6	102	0.671	39	44	277	211	66	25-13-1	23-9-5	4-2	7-3	2W
2 Montreal	76	45	21	10	100	0.658	32	42	269	239	30	22-13-2	23-8-8	3-5	9-1	8W
3 Buffalo	77	46	23	8	100	0.649	38	41	266	231	35	24-10-4	22-13-4	5-0	5-5	2L
4 Boston	77	43	26	8	94	0.61	31	39	258	238	20	28-10-1	15-16-7	4-3	6-4	2L
5 Ottawa	76	39	27	10	88	0.579	33	36	252	235	17	19-12-6	20-15-4	3-1	5-5	1L
6 Detroit	76	40	28	8	88	0.579	29	38	221	229	-8	20-14-3	20-14-5	2-3	4-6	1L
7 Toronto	77	32	31	14	78	0.506	23	31	242	275	-33	18-12-8	14-19-6	1-4	4-6	2L
8 Florida	76	37	36	3	77	0.507	29	32	228	257	-29	21-15-3	16-21-0	5-1	4-6	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	75	50	15	10	110	0.733	44	47	285	193	92	24-8-5	26-7-5	3-6	6-4	1W
2 Dallas	77	45	20	12	102	0.662	35	40	258	211	47	23-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	1L
3 Minnesota	76	43	21	12	98	0.645	28	39	251	219	32	21-10-8	22-11-4	4-5	5-5	2W
4 Utah	76	40	30	6	86	0.566	31	40	248	218	30	19-14-3	21-16-3	0-0	6-4	3W
5 Nashville	76	36	31	9	81	0.533	26	31	231	253	-22	20-15-3	16-16-6	5-1	7-3	2W
6 Winnipeg	76	33	31	12	78	0.513	26	31	215	232	-17	18-14-6	15-17-6	2-4	5-5	1W
7 St Louis	75	32	31	12	76	0.507	28	31	202	236	-34	18-12-7	14-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
8 Chicago	77	28	35	14	70	0.455	21	25	200	253	-53	13-16-8	15-19-6	3-5	3-7	1W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Edmonton	77	39	29	9	87	0.565	30	39	265	257	8	21-14-4	18-15-5	0-3	7-3	1L
2 Anaheim	77	41	31	5	87	0.565	24	33	257	271	-14	23-12-3	18-19-2	8-0	4-6	5L
3 Vegas	77	35	26	16	86	0.558	27	34	247	240	7	18-12-9	17-14-7	1-7	4-6	3W
4 LA Kings	76	31	26	19	81	0.533	19	27	208	234	-26	12-17-9	19-9-10	4-9	4-6	1W
5 San Jose	75	36	32	7	79	0.527	24	34	231	267	-36	20-13-5	16-19-2	2-1	4-6	1L
6 Seattle	75	32	32	11	75	0.5	25	31	210	237	-27	17-16-5	15-16-6	1-6	2-8	4L
7 Calgary	76	32	36	8	72	0.474	25	28	199	243	-44	21-12-5	11-24-3	4-3	6-4	1W
8 Vancouver	76	22	46	8	52	0.342	15	17	201	295	-94	8-26-5	14-20-3	5-2	2-8	2L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	76	49	21	6	104	0.684	36	44	272	222	50	28-10-2	21-11-4	5-3	7-3	3W
2 Tampa Bay	76	48	22	6	102	0.671	39	44	277	211	66	25-13-1	23-9-5	4-2	7-3	2W
3 Montreal	76	45	21	10	100	0.658	32	42	269	239	30	22-13-2	23-8-8	3-5	9-1	8W
4 Buffalo	77	46	23	8	100	0.649	38	41	266	231	35	24-10-4	22-13-4	5-0	5-5	2L
5 Pittsburgh	77	39	22	16	94	0.61	32	36	275	248	27	19-12-8	20-10-8	3-10	5-5	1W
6 Boston	77	43	26	8	94	0.61	31	39	258	238	20	28-10-1	15-16-7	4-3	6-4	2L
7 NY Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	0.571	28	38	226	229	-3	21-14-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	4L
8 Ottawa	76	39	27	10	88	0.579	33	36	252	235	17	19-12-6	20-15-4	3-1	5-5	1L
9 Detroit	76	40	28	8	88	0.579	29	38	221	229	-8	20-14-3	20-14-5	2-3	4-6	1L
10 Philadelphia	76	38	26	12	88	0.579	24	29	226	230	-4	17-13-8	21-13-4	9-4	7-3	1W
11 Columbus	77	38	27	12	88	0.571	27	32	241	238	3	20-11-8	18-16-4	6-2	3-7	6L
12 Washington	77	39	29	9	87	0.565	33	37	247	232	15	24-11-5	15-18-4	2-6	6-4	1W
13 New Jersey	76	39	34	3	81	0.533	27	35	215	234	-19	20-15-3	19-19-0	4-1	6-4	1L
14 Toronto	77	32	31	14	78	0.506	23	31	242	275	-33	18-12-8	14-19-6	1-4	4-6	2L
15 Florida	76	37	36	3	77	0.507	29	32	228	257	-29	21-15-3	16-21-0	5-1	4-6	1L
16 NY Rangers	77	32	36	9	73	0.474	23	29	221	237	-16	13-19-7	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	75	50	15	10	110	0.733	44	47	285	193	92	24-8-5	26-7-5	3-6	6-4	1W
2 Dallas	77	45	20	12	102	0.662	35	40	258	211	47	23-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	1L
3 Minnesota	76	43	21	12	98	0.645	28	39	251	219	32	21-10-8	22-11-4	4-5	5-5	2W
4 Edmonton	77	39	29	9	87	0.565	30	39	265	257	8	21-14-4	18-15-5	0-3	7-3	1L
5 Anaheim	77	41	31	5	87	0.565	24	33	257	271	-14	23-12-3	18-19-2	8-0	4-6	5L
6 Utah	76	40	30	6	86	0.566	31	40	248	218	30	19-14-3	21-16-3	0-0	6-4	3W
7 Vegas	77	35	26	16	86	0.558	27	34	247	240	7	18-12-9	17-14-7	1-7	4-6	3W
8 Nashville	76	36	31	9	81	0.533	26	31	231	253	-22	20-15-3	16-16-6	5-1	7-3	2W
9 LA Kings	76	31	26	19	81	0.533	19	27	208	234	-26	12-17-9	19-9-10	4-9	4-6	1W
10 San Jose	75	36	32	7	79	0.527	24	34	231	267	-36	20-13-5	16-19-2	2-1	4-6	1L
11 Winnipeg	76	33	31	12	78	0.513	26	31	215	232	-17	18-14-6	15-17-6	2-4	5-5	1W
12 St Louis	75	32	31	12	76	0.507	28	31	202	236	-34	18-12-7	14-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
13 Seattle	75	32	32	11	75	0.5	25	31	210	237	-27	17-16-5	15-16-6	1-6	2-8	4L
14 Calgary	76	32	36	8	72	0.474	25	28	199	243	-44	21-12-5	11-24-3	4-3	6-4	1W
15 Chicago	77	28	35	14	70	0.455	21	25	200	253	-53	13-16-8	15-19-6	3-5	3-7	1W
16 Vancouver	76	22	46	8	52	0.342	15	17	201	295	-94	8-26-5	14-20-3	5-2	2-8	2L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	75	50	15	10	110	0.733	44	47	285	193	92	24-8-5	26-7-5	3-6	6-4	1W
2 Carolina	76	49	21	6	104	0.684	36	44	272	222	50	28-10-2	21-11-4	5-3	7-3	3W
3 Tampa Bay	76	48	22	6	102	0.671	39	44	277	211	66	25-13-1	23-9-5	4-2	7-3	2W
4 Dallas	77	45	20	12	102	0.662	35	40	258	211	47	23-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	1L
5 Montreal	76	45	21	10	100	0.658	32	42	269	239	30	22-13-2	23-8-8	3-5	9-1	8W
6 Buffalo	77	46	23	8	100	0.649	38	41	266	231	35	24-10-4	22-13-4	5-0	5-5	2L
7 Minnesota	76	43	21	12	98	0.645	28	39	251	219	32	21-10-8	22-11-4	4-5	5-5	2W
8 Pittsburgh	77	39	22	16	94	0.61	32	36	275	248	27	19-12-8	20-10-8	3-10	5-5	1W
9 Boston	77	43	26	8	94	0.61	31	39	258	238	20	28-10-1	15-16-7	4-3	6-4	2L
10 NY Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	0.571	28	38	226	229	-3	21-14-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	4L
11 Ottawa	76	39	27	10	88	0.579	33	36	252	235	17	19-12-6	20-15-4	3-1	5-5	1L
12 Detroit	76	40	28	8	88	0.579	29	38	221	229	-8	20-14-3	20-14-5	2-3	4-6	1L
13 Philadelphia	76	38	26	12	88	0.579	24	29	226	230	-4	17-13-8	21-13-4	9-4	7-3	1W
14 Columbus	77	38	27	12	88	0.571	27	32	241	238	3	20-11-8	18-16-4	6-2	3-7	6L
15 Washington	77	39	29	9	87	0.565	33	37	247	232	15	24-11-5	15-18-4	2-6	6-4	1W
16 Edmonton	77	39	29	9	87	0.565	30	39	265	257	8	21-14-4	18-15-5	0-3	7-3	1L
17 Anaheim	77	41	31	5	87	0.565	24	33	257	271	-14	23-12-3	18-19-2	8-0	4-6	5L
18 Utah	76	40	30	6	86	0.566	31	40	248	218	30	19-14-3	21-16-3	0-0	6-4	3W
19 Vegas	77	35	26	16	86	0.558	27	34	247	240	7	18-12-9	17-14-7	1-7	4-6	3W
20 New Jersey	76	39	34	3	81	0.533	27	35	215	234	-19	20-15-3	19-19-0	4-1	6-4	1L
21 Nashville	76	36	31	9	81	0.533	26	31	231	253	-22	20-15-3	16-16-6	5-1	7-3	2W
22 LA Kings	76	31	26	19	81	0.533	19	27	208	234	-26	12-17-9	19-9-10	4-9	4-6	1W
23 San Jose	75	36	32	7	79	0.527	24	34	231	267	-36	20-13-5	16-19-2	2-1	4-6	1L
24 Winnipeg	76	33	31	12	78	0.513	26	31	215	232	-17	18-14-6	15-17-6	2-4	5-5	1W
25 Toronto	77	32	31	14	78	0.506	23	31	242	275	-33	18-12-8	14-19-6	1-4	4-6	2L
26 Florida	76	37	36	3	77	0.507	29	32	228	257	-29	21-15-3	16-21-0	5-1	4-6	1L
27 St Louis	75	32	31	12	76	0.507	28	31	202	236	-34	18-12-7	14-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
28 Seattle	75	32	32	11	75	0.5	25	31	210	237	-27	17-16-5	15-16-6	1-6	2-8	4L
29 NY Rangers	77	32	36	9	73	0.474	23	29	221	237	-16	13-19-7	19-17-2	3-1	4-6	1W
30 Calgary	76	32	36	8	72	0.474	25	28	199	243	-44	21-12-5	11-24-3	4-3	6-4	1W
31 Chicago	77	28	35	14	70	0.455	21	25	200	253	-53	13-16-8	15-19-6	3-5	3-7	1W
32 Vancouver	76	22	46	8	52	0.342	15	17	201	295	-94	8-26-5	14-20-3	5-2	2-8	2L

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