Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Picks & Odds | 20 Jan 2026

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Jan 20, 14:38 | 6 min read

Minnesota Wild

Ice Hockey NHL Bell Centre Tue 20 Jan 20:00

Montreal Canadiens

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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: Wild vs Canadiens

The Minnesota Wild go up against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre, with face-off scheduled for 20:00 on Tuesday, January 20.

Expect Goals as Wild Take on Canadiens

Let’s shoot for Over 6.5 to be scored when the Wild and the Canadiens clash. There’s an appealing +102 available which can be snapped up.

Wild Have Won 9 of Previous 10 H2H Encounters

Minnesota Wild have won three road games on the spin, triumphing 6-3 in their previous appearance. This was against Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Vladimir Tarasenko racked up 3 points, featuring 2 goals and 1 assist.

Montreal Canadiens won their last game 6-5 (OT). This was a road victory at Canadian Tire Centre against Ottawa Senators. Cole Caufield had 3 points, featuring 2 goals and 1 assist.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last encounter between the Wild and the Habs saw the former win. It was a 4-0 scoreline at Bell Centre. The Wild have racked up nine straight victories over the Habs. On the head-to-head front, they have won 9 of the past 10.

Starting Goalies

Jesper Wallstedt (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	14-7-6	2.8	.911	4
23/24	2-1-0	3.01	.897	1

Jakub Dobes (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	21-7-4	3	.891	0

Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

4 wins, 3 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 3.5 goals from 32.0 shots on goal, with a 23.5% powerplay efficiency. The Wild have been giving up 3.7 goals from 29.4 shots, averaging 2.8 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 75.0%.

Quinn Hughes is the top points scorer with 13 points, 1 goal and 12 assists, with Kirill Kaprizov racking up 10 points, 2 goals and 8 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 3.00 goal against average with a .893 save percentage.

Montreal Canadiens – Last 10 Games

The Habs have 6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.8 goals from 26.7 shots on goal, with a 15.8% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.3 goals from 27.7 shots, averaging 4.3 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 83.7%.

The top points scorer is Juraj Slafkovsky with 12 points, 6 goals and 6 assists, while Lane Hutson is next in line after registering 12 points, 3 goals and 9 assists. Goalie Sam Montembeault have a 3.15 GAA with a .900 SV%.

Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction & Picks

We dive into the top Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens betting angles, including our main match prediction, correct score play, standout player prop picks and a bet builder tailored for value.

Game Prediction

It’s hard to pass up the Overs bet for this NHL clash if you share the view that we’ll see at least seven goals scored in total. We recommend considering the odds of +102 available.

Our expert hockey predictions always start with checking the latest team news and understanding how it might impact the matchup. From there, we dive into the most valuable NHL stats to uncover the insights that matter most.

Key Wild vs Canadiens stats:

The 6.5 line has been covered in the last 5 Wild games.
The 6.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Wild games.
The 6.5 line has been covered in 14 of the last 20 Wild games.
The 6.5 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Canadiens games.
The 6.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Canadiens games.
The 6.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Canadiens games.

Over 6.5 Probability

According to the top betting sites, there’s a 49.5% chance of our pick landing a return. However, we have this number between 55-60% based on our in-depth research. It’s the reason why we are recommending this hockey bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Cole Caufield Over 2.5 Shots -175

Cole Caufield (Canadiens) has fired Over 2.5 shots on goal in 5 straight games. We’re anticipating that he is able to perform well and cover the line, with odds of -175 currently available.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Over 6.5

To Score Ryan Hartman

Shots on Goal Cole Caufield Over 2.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with Over 6.5 goals. We’ve also gone for Ryan Hartman (Wild) to be among the scorers and Cole Caufield (Canadiens) to have Over 2.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Wild

3 - 6 Canadiens logo

Canadiens

The Canadiens can be backed to win 6-3 when it comes to the correct score. We’ll go for the +2500 that this happens and hopefully we’ll get a good run for our money.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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1-0

2-0

2-1

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Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens 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.

Canadiens Trading at Shorter Odds Than Wild

With a 57% chance of securing victory, Montreal Canadiens are favorites for this game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -133. Minnesota Wild are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +112.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you're keen on Over 6.5, this selection is available at -102.

The best NHL sportsbooks offer a wide variety of game lines and team props for every matchup, with plenty of options available both before and during the game. Be sure to explore all the lines and odds before placing your bets.

Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Player Props & Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Wild

NHL: 20/01 Wild6 Maple Leafs 3
NHL: 17/01 Wild5 Sabres 4
NHL: 16/01 Jets6 Wild 2
NHL: 13/01 Devils5 Wild 2
NHL: 11/01 Islanders4 Wild 3

Canadiens

NHL: 18/01 Canadiens6 Senators 5
NHL: 16/01 Canadiens3 Sabres 5
NHL: 14/01 Canadiens2 Capitals 3
NHL: 13/01 Canucks3 Canadiens 6
NHL: 11/01 Red Wings4 Canadiens 0

Head to Head

Minnesota vs Montreal

NHL: 31/01 2025 Wild 4 Canadiens 0
NHL: 15/11 2024 Canadiens 0 Wild 3
NHL: 22/12 2023 Canadiens 3 Wild 4
NHL: 18/10 2023 Wild 5 Canadiens 2
NHL: 02/11 2022 Canadiens 1 Wild 4
NHL: 26/10 2022 Wild 3 Canadiens 1
NHL: 20/04 2022 Wild 2 Canadiens 0
NHL: 25/01 2022 Canadiens 2 Wild 8
NHL: 20/10 2019 Canadiens 3 Wild 4
NHL: 18/10 2019 Wild 0 Canadiens 4

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Minnesota Wild Stats

Montreal Canadiens Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

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

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 7 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 6 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.40 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 7.30 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.50 goals and allowed 3.90 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 4.20 pts and allowed 3.10 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.10 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 6 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 3.80 goals and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.30 goals and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 32
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 2.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 6.1
Blocks: 13.6
Faceoff Wins : 21.9
Hits: 18.2
Giveaways: 14.4
Takeaways: 4.8

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 30.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 2.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 6.2
Blocks: 16.7
Faceoff Wins : 26.3
Hits: 18.8
Giveaways: 15
Takeaways: 4.9

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 26.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 10.5
Blocks: 9.9
Faceoff Wins : 18.8
Hits: 24
Giveaways: 13.9
Takeaways: 4.7

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 28.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 9.3
Blocks: 12.2
Faceoff Wins : 22.3
Hits: 21.5
Giveaways: 12.5
Takeaways: 4.3

Team News

Minnesota Wild Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
97	Kirill Kaprizov	50	22.29	25	32	57	7
12	Matthew Boldy	48	20.93	27	24	51	12
43	Quinn Hughes	44	27.6	4	39	43	-2

90	Marcus Johansson	46	15.95	13	21	34	18
14	Joel Eriksson Ek	45	19.56	11	21	32	13
7	Brock Faber	50	24.67	10	20	30	15
91	Vladimir Tarasenko	43	14.99	11	15	26	-2
36	Mats Zuccarello	30	18.64	6	18	24	-4
38	Ryan Hartman	46	16.33	14	9	23	-2
22	Danila Yurov	43	13.06	7	12	19	1
25	Jonas Brodin	42	21.33	3	12	15	13
46	Jared Spurgeon	50	20.07	4	10	14	-1
13	Yakov Trenin	50	13.27	3	11	14	9
5	Jacob Middleton	43	17.34	1	9	10	-1
17	Marcus Foligno	40	13.08	6	4	10	-11
78	Nico Sturm	28	11.63	3	6	9	0
18	Vinnie Hinostroza	36	10.83	2	5	7	-7
24	Zach Bogosian	23	14.87	1	3	4	8
48	Daemon Hunt	18	12.35	0	3	3	1
39	Ben Jones	25	8.66	1	1	2	-9
71	Tyler Pitlick	26	7.75	1	0	1	-5
16	Nicolas Aube-Kubel	4	12.13	0	1	1	1
26	Matt Kiersted	4	13.7	0	1	1	-1
30	Jesper Wallstedt	20	60.28	0	0	0	0
55	David Jiricek	20	12.02	0	0	0	-1
43	Hunter Haight	4	9.2	0	0	0	-3
	Carson Lambos	1	10.3	0	0	0	1
82	David Spacek	1	12	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Filip Gustavsson	31	2.56	0.908

Montreal Canadiens Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
14	Nick Suzuki	49	20.93	15	39	54	18
48	Lane Hutson	49	23.86	8	42	50	16
13	Cole Caufield	49	18.36	24	24	48	14

93	Ivan Demidov	49	15.3	11	30	41	8
20	Juraj Slafkovsky	49	18.09	19	21	40	6
53	Noah Dobson	49	22.85	9	22	31	0
91	Oliver Kapanen	49	15.04	16	11	27	1
8	Mike Matheson	46	24.92	5	17	22	9
76	Zachary Bolduc	49	13.77	10	8	18	-11
85	Alexandre Texier	35	13.65	7	10	17	7
17	Josh Anderson	43	14.64	11	5	16	-7
11	Brendan Gallagher	49	12.93	4	11	15	-3
45	Alexandre Carrier	49	19.65	4	11	15	-4
15	Alex Newhook	17	14.6	6	6	12	7
71	Jake Evans	35	15.19	5	5	10	-12
24	Phillip Danault	43	16.25	0	10	10	-2
27	Sammy Blais	21	8.42	3	5	8	2
77	Kirby Dach	15	14.03	5	2	7	-2
47	Jayden Struble	36	14.34	0	6	6	-2
90	Joe Veleno	44	12.3	2	2	4	-7
21	Kaiden Guhle	9	18.33	1	1	2	-1
72	Arber Xhekaj	45	11.61	1	1	2	-7
62	Owen Beck	15	9.19	1	0	1	4
63	Florian Xhekaj	5	9.6	0	1	1	-1
92	Patrik Laine	5	12.76	0	1	1	-3
49	Jared Davidson	10	8.72	0	1	1	-4
89	Joshua Roy	3	9.8	0	0	0	0
42	Adam Engstroem	11	12.54	0	0	0	3

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
35	Sam Montembeault	21	3.47	0.872
32	Jacob Fowler	10	2.62	0.902
75	Jakub Dobes	22	3.01	0.888
34	Kaapo Kaehkoenen	-	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Jonas Brodin

Injured

Marcus Johansson

Injured

Zach Bogosian

Injured

Joel Eriksson Ek

Injured

Matthew Boldy

Injured

Montreal Canadiens Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Alex Newhook

Injured

Alexandre Texier

Injured

Patrik Laine

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Montreal Canadiens

Minnesota Wild

Jakub Dobes

Mike Matheson

Noah Dobson

Cole Caufield

Nick Suzuki

Kirby Dach

Mats Zuccarello

Ryan Hartman

Kirill Kaprizov

Brock Faber

Quinn Hughes

Jesper Wallstedt

Line 2

Montreal Canadiens

Minnesota Wild

Jakub Dobes

Lane Hutson

Jayden Struble

Juraj Slafkovsky

Oliver Kapanen

Ivan Demidov

Vladimir Tarasenko

Danila Yurov

Yakov Trenin

Jared Spurgeon

Jacob Middleton

Jesper Wallstedt

Line 3

Montreal Canadiens

Minnesota Wild

Jakub Dobes

Kaiden Guhle

Alexandre Carrier

Brendan Gallagher

Phillip Danault

Josh Anderson

Vinnie Hinostroza

Hunter Haight

Marcus Foligno

David Spacek

Daemon Hunt

Jesper Wallstedt

Line 4

Montreal Canadiens

Minnesota Wild

Jakub Dobes

Joe Veleno

Jake Evans

Zachary Bolduc

Tyler Pitlick

Nico Sturm

Ben Jones

Jesper Wallstedt

Previous Minnesota Wild Lineups

19 Jan NHL

Wild 6-3 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

17 Jan NHL

Wild 5-4 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

15 Jan NHL

Jets 6-2 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

12 Jan NHL

Devils 5-2 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

10 Jan NHL

Islanders 4-3 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

08 Jan NHL

Wild 3-2 Kraken

Confirmed Lineups

05 Jan NHL

Wild 2-4 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

03 Jan NHL

Wild 4-5 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

02 Jan NHL

Wild 5-2 Ducks

Confirmed Lineups

31 Dec NHL

Wild 3-4 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Montreal Canadiens Lineups

17 Jan NHL

Canadiens 6-5 Senators

Confirmed Lineups

15 Jan NHL

Canadiens 3-5 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

13 Jan NHL

Canadiens 2-3 Capitals

Confirmed Lineups

12 Jan NHL

Canucks 3-6 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

10 Jan NHL

Red Wings 4-0 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

08 Jan NHL

Panthers 2-6 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

07 Jan NHL

Flames 1-4 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

04 Jan NHL

Canadiens 4-3 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

03 Jan NHL

Canadiens 0-2 Blues

Confirmed Lineups

01 Jan NHL

Canadiens 7-5 Hurricanes

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	66	42	18	6	90	0.682	31	37	234	192	42	24-9-2	18-9-4	5-3	7-3	1W
2 Pittsburgh	67	34	18	15	83	0.619	29	33	230	204	26	16-9-8	18-9-7	1-10	4-6	2W
3 NY Islanders	67	38	24	5	81	0.604	24	34	197	191	6	18-11-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	1W
4 Columbus	66	34	21	11	79	0.598	23	28	212	208	4	17-8-7	17-13-4	6-1	5-5	1W
5 Philadelphia	66	31	23	12	74	0.561	20	23	191	205	-14	15-11-8	16-12-4	8-4	6-4	1L
6 Washington	68	33	27	8	74	0.544	28	32	212	203	9	20-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1L
7 New Jersey	67	34	31	2	70	0.522	22	30	180	204	-24	18-15-2	16-16-0	4-0	6-4	2W
8 NY Rangers	67	28	31	8	64	0.478	19	25	190	209	-19	9-16-6	19-15-2	3-0	6-4	1L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	67	41	20	6	88	0.657	34	37	235	200	35	22-9-3	19-11-3	4-0	9-1	1W
2 Tampa Bay	65	40	21	4	84	0.646	31	36	231	182	49	20-12-0	20-9-4	4-2	3-7	1L
3 Montreal	66	36	20	10	82	0.621	25	34	233	220	13	18-13-2	18-7-8	2-5	5-5	2L
4 Detroit	68	37	23	8	82	0.603	26	35	200	203	-3	19-11-3	18-12-5	2-3	4-6	1W
5 Boston	67	37	23	7	81	0.604	27	34	222	211	11	25-9-1	12-14-6	3-3	5-5	1L
6 Ottawa	66	34	23	9	77	0.583	28	31	225	205	20	16-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	7-3	2W
7 Toronto	68	29	27	12	70	0.515	21	28	215	238	-23	17-11-7	12-16-5	1-4	2-8	1W
8 Florida	66	33	30	3	69	0.523	26	29	199	220	-21	18-14-3	15-16-0	4-1	4-6	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	66	44	13	9	97	0.735	39	41	249	170	79	23-6-4	21-7-5	3-5	6-4	2L
2 Dallas	67	42	15	10	94	0.701	33	38	235	184	51	22-8-4	20-7-6	4-4	8-2	1L
3 Minnesota	68	38	18	12	88	0.647	25	34	226	196	30	19-9-8	19-9-4	4-5	4-6	3L
4 Utah	68	35	27	6	76	0.559	27	35	214	191	23	18-11-3	17-16-3	0-0	5-5	1W
5 Nashville	66	29	28	9	67	0.508	22	26	195	225	-30	17-13-3	12-15-6	3-1	3-7	2L
6 Winnipeg	66	28	28	10	66	0.5	23	27	188	202	-14	17-13-5	11-15-5	1-2	6-4	2W
7 St Louis	67	27	30	10	64	0.478	24	26	177	222	-45	15-12-7	12-18-3	1-3	7-3	1L
8 Chicago	66	25	30	11	61	0.462	18	22	175	213	-38	13-15-5	12-15-6	3-5	3-7	1L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	67	37	27	3	77	0.575	22	29	223	233	-10	22-10-1	15-17-2	8-0	6-4	1W
2 Vegas	67	31	22	14	76	0.567	23	30	220	209	11	16-10-7	15-12-7	1-6	4-6	2W
3 Edmonton	68	33	26	9	75	0.551	25	33	238	232	6	17-11-4	16-15-5	0-3	5-5	1W
4 Seattle	66	31	26	9	71	0.538	25	30	191	199	-8	17-13-5	14-13-4	1-4	4-6	2W
5 LA Kings	67	28	24	15	71	0.53	18	24	180	201	-21	10-15-7	18-9-8	4-6	5-5	1W
6 San Jose	65	32	27	6	70	0.538	20	30	204	229	-25	17-10-5	15-17-1	2-1	5-5	1L
7 Calgary	67	26	34	7	59	0.44	22	24	167	212	-45	16-12-4	10-22-3	2-3	2-8	2L
8 Vancouver	66	20	38	8	48	0.364	13	15	171	246	-75	7-21-5	13-17-3	5-2	2-8	1L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	66	42	18	6	90	0.682	31	37	234	192	42	24-9-2	18-9-4	5-3	7-3	1W
2 Buffalo	67	41	20	6	88	0.657	34	37	235	200	35	22-9-3	19-11-3	4-0	9-1	1W
3 Tampa Bay	65	40	21	4	84	0.646	31	36	231	182	49	20-12-0	20-9-4	4-2	3-7	1L
4 Pittsburgh	67	34	18	15	83	0.619	29	33	230	204	26	16-9-8	18-9-7	1-10	4-6	2W
5 Montreal	66	36	20	10	82	0.621	25	34	233	220	13	18-13-2	18-7-8	2-5	5-5	2L
6 Detroit	68	37	23	8	82	0.603	26	35	200	203	-3	19-11-3	18-12-5	2-3	4-6	1W
7 Boston	67	37	23	7	81	0.604	27	34	222	211	11	25-9-1	12-14-6	3-3	5-5	1L
8 NY Islanders	67	38	24	5	81	0.604	24	34	197	191	6	18-11-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	1W
9 Columbus	66	34	21	11	79	0.598	23	28	212	208	4	17-8-7	17-13-4	6-1	5-5	1W
10 Ottawa	66	34	23	9	77	0.583	28	31	225	205	20	16-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	7-3	2W
11 Philadelphia	66	31	23	12	74	0.561	20	23	191	205	-14	15-11-8	16-12-4	8-4	6-4	1L
12 Washington	68	33	27	8	74	0.544	28	32	212	203	9	20-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1L
13 New Jersey	67	34	31	2	70	0.522	22	30	180	204	-24	18-15-2	16-16-0	4-0	6-4	2W
14 Toronto	68	29	27	12	70	0.515	21	28	215	238	-23	17-11-7	12-16-5	1-4	2-8	1W
15 Florida	66	33	30	3	69	0.523	26	29	199	220	-21	18-14-3	15-16-0	4-1	4-6	1L
16 NY Rangers	67	28	31	8	64	0.478	19	25	190	209	-19	9-16-6	19-15-2	3-0	6-4	1L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	66	44	13	9	97	0.735	39	41	249	170	79	23-6-4	21-7-5	3-5	6-4	2L
2 Dallas	67	42	15	10	94	0.701	33	38	235	184	51	22-8-4	20-7-6	4-4	8-2	1L
3 Minnesota	68	38	18	12	88	0.647	25	34	226	196	30	19-9-8	19-9-4	4-5	4-6	3L
4 Anaheim	67	37	27	3	77	0.575	22	29	223	233	-10	22-10-1	15-17-2	8-0	6-4	1W
5 Vegas	67	31	22	14	76	0.567	23	30	220	209	11	16-10-7	15-12-7	1-6	4-6	2W
6 Utah	68	35	27	6	76	0.559	27	35	214	191	23	18-11-3	17-16-3	0-0	5-5	1W
7 Edmonton	68	33	26	9	75	0.551	25	33	238	232	6	17-11-4	16-15-5	0-3	5-5	1W
8 Seattle	66	31	26	9	71	0.538	25	30	191	199	-8	17-13-5	14-13-4	1-4	4-6	2W
9 LA Kings	67	28	24	15	71	0.53	18	24	180	201	-21	10-15-7	18-9-8	4-6	5-5	1W
10 San Jose	65	32	27	6	70	0.538	20	30	204	229	-25	17-10-5	15-17-1	2-1	5-5	1L
11 Nashville	66	29	28	9	67	0.508	22	26	195	225	-30	17-13-3	12-15-6	3-1	3-7	2L
12 Winnipeg	66	28	28	10	66	0.5	23	27	188	202	-14	17-13-5	11-15-5	1-2	6-4	2W
13 St Louis	67	27	30	10	64	0.478	24	26	177	222	-45	15-12-7	12-18-3	1-3	7-3	1L
14 Chicago	66	25	30	11	61	0.462	18	22	175	213	-38	13-15-5	12-15-6	3-5	3-7	1L
15 Calgary	67	26	34	7	59	0.44	22	24	167	212	-45	16-12-4	10-22-3	2-3	2-8	2L
16 Vancouver	66	20	38	8	48	0.364	13	15	171	246	-75	7-21-5	13-17-3	5-2	2-8	1L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	66	44	13	9	97	0.735	39	41	249	170	79	23-6-4	21-7-5	3-5	6-4	2L
2 Dallas	67	42	15	10	94	0.701	33	38	235	184	51	22-8-4	20-7-6	4-4	8-2	1L
3 Carolina	66	42	18	6	90	0.682	31	37	234	192	42	24-9-2	18-9-4	5-3	7-3	1W
4 Buffalo	67	41	20	6	88	0.657	34	37	235	200	35	22-9-3	19-11-3	4-0	9-1	1W
5 Minnesota	68	38	18	12	88	0.647	25	34	226	196	30	19-9-8	19-9-4	4-5	4-6	3L
6 Tampa Bay	65	40	21	4	84	0.646	31	36	231	182	49	20-12-0	20-9-4	4-2	3-7	1L
7 Pittsburgh	67	34	18	15	83	0.619	29	33	230	204	26	16-9-8	18-9-7	1-10	4-6	2W
8 Montreal	66	36	20	10	82	0.621	25	34	233	220	13	18-13-2	18-7-8	2-5	5-5	2L
9 Detroit	68	37	23	8	82	0.603	26	35	200	203	-3	19-11-3	18-12-5	2-3	4-6	1W
10 Boston	67	37	23	7	81	0.604	27	34	222	211	11	25-9-1	12-14-6	3-3	5-5	1L
11 NY Islanders	67	38	24	5	81	0.604	24	34	197	191	6	18-11-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	1W
12 Columbus	66	34	21	11	79	0.598	23	28	212	208	4	17-8-7	17-13-4	6-1	5-5	1W
13 Ottawa	66	34	23	9	77	0.583	28	31	225	205	20	16-11-5	18-12-4	3-0	7-3	2W
14 Anaheim	67	37	27	3	77	0.575	22	29	223	233	-10	22-10-1	15-17-2	8-0	6-4	1W
15 Vegas	67	31	22	14	76	0.567	23	30	220	209	11	16-10-7	15-12-7	1-6	4-6	2W
16 Utah	68	35	27	6	76	0.559	27	35	214	191	23	18-11-3	17-16-3	0-0	5-5	1W
17 Edmonton	68	33	26	9	75	0.551	25	33	238	232	6	17-11-4	16-15-5	0-3	5-5	1W
18 Philadelphia	66	31	23	12	74	0.561	20	23	191	205	-14	15-11-8	16-12-4	8-4	6-4	1L
19 Washington	68	33	27	8	74	0.544	28	32	212	203	9	20-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1L
20 Seattle	66	31	26	9	71	0.538	25	30	191	199	-8	17-13-5	14-13-4	1-4	4-6	2W
21 LA Kings	67	28	24	15	71	0.53	18	24	180	201	-21	10-15-7	18-9-8	4-6	5-5	1W
22 San Jose	65	32	27	6	70	0.538	20	30	204	229	-25	17-10-5	15-17-1	2-1	5-5	1L
23 New Jersey	67	34	31	2	70	0.522	22	30	180	204	-24	18-15-2	16-16-0	4-0	6-4	2W
24 Toronto	68	29	27	12	70	0.515	21	28	215	238	-23	17-11-7	12-16-5	1-4	2-8	1W
25 Florida	66	33	30	3	69	0.523	26	29	199	220	-21	18-14-3	15-16-0	4-1	4-6	1L
26 Nashville	66	29	28	9	67	0.508	22	26	195	225	-30	17-13-3	12-15-6	3-1	3-7	2L
27 Winnipeg	66	28	28	10	66	0.5	23	27	188	202	-14	17-13-5	11-15-5	1-2	6-4	2W
28 St Louis	67	27	30	10	64	0.478	24	26	177	222	-45	15-12-7	12-18-3	1-3	7-3	1L
29 NY Rangers	67	28	31	8	64	0.478	19	25	190	209	-19	9-16-6	19-15-2	3-0	6-4	1L
30 Chicago	66	25	30	11	61	0.462	18	22	175	213	-38	13-15-5	12-15-6	3-5	3-7	1L
31 Calgary	67	26	34	7	59	0.44	22	24	167	212	-45	16-12-4	10-22-3	2-3	2-8	2L
32 Vancouver	66	20	38	8	48	0.364	13	15	171	246	-75	7-21-5	13-17-3	5-2	2-8	1L

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