Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Picks & Odds | 15 Jan 2026

By Kevin Thompson, NHL Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Jan 15, 13:38 | 6 min read

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NHL Betting Preview: Canadiens vs Sabres

The Montreal Canadiens square off against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, January 15.

Let’s Gamble on Sabres

The best bet could be taking the Sabres to simply achieve a victory over the Canadiens. Our prediction can be taken at -114 on the Moneyline which yields a potentially nice return.

Canadiens H2H Record Includes 8 Wins in 10

Montreal Canadiens suffered a defeat in their previous game. A 3-2 (OT) scoreline occurred on the road at Capital One Arena against Washington Capitals. Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson scored one goal each. Goalie Sam Montembeault had 39 saves (.929).

Buffalo Sabres were winners last time out. It was a 5-2 home victory against Philadelphia Flyers at KeyBank Center. Rasmus Dahlin scored two goals, with Mattias Samuelsson, Jack Quinn and Ryan McLeod also scoring.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was the Habs who came out on top when they last played the Sabres. At Bell Centre, a 4-2 win was recorded. The Habs have beaten the Sabres in the past five meetings. They’ve also claimed 8 wins in the past 10 head-to-head meetings.

Starting Goalies

Jacob Fowler (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	4-4-2	2.6	.902	1

Colten Ellis (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	7-4-1	3.1	.896	0

Montreal Canadiens – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 2 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.6 goals from 29.0 shots on goal, with a 8.3% powerplay efficiency. The Habs have been giving up 2.9 goals from 26.7 shots, averaging 3.9 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 89.7%.

Juraj Slafkovsky is the top points scorer with 13 points, 6 goals and 7 assists, with Alexandre Texier recording 10 points, 4 goals and 6 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Sam Montembeault have a 2.40 goal against average with a .921 save percentage.

Buffalo Sabres – Last 10 Games

The Sabres have 8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 3.9 goals from 26.7 shots on goal, with a 3.0% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.5 goals from 29.0 shots, averaging 2.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 89.3%.

The top points scorer is Tage Thompson with 12 points, 4 goals and 8 assists, while Bowen Byram is next best after having 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 2.34 GAA with a .922 SV%.

Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction & Picks

Head into Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres with expert betting insights, including our main match prediction, expected scoreline, key player prop picks and a thoughtfully built bet builder.

Game Prediction

Take Buffalo Sabres at -114 on the Moneyline to get the better of their opponents. We believe that they have a strong chance of claiming a victory in this NHL clash.

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Key Canadiens vs Sabres stats:

Sabres have won 8 of their last 10 games.
Sabres have won 4 of their last 5 games.

Sabres Moneyline Probability

According to the best NHL betting sites, our pick has a 53.2% chance of winning. However, our analysts research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. 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: Jack Quinn Over 1.5 Shots -189

Jack Quinn (Sabres) has had Over 1.5 shots on goal in 6 straight games. The stats suggest that he can oblige with our Overs wager and we’re more than happy to take the -189 available.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Sabres

To Score Alex Tuch

Shots on Goal Jack Quinn Over 1.5

We’ve loaded up a same game parlay with the combined picks of the Sabres on the moneyline, Alex Tuch (Sabres) scoring and Jack Quinn (Sabres) to have Over 1.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Canadiens

2 - 4 Sabres logo

Sabres

The Sabres can be backed at +1700 to triumph by a 4-2 scoreline. It can be fun to have a wager on the correct score and there’s a big potential return if the bet wins.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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2-1

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Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres 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 Expecting Close Encounter

We’re seeing Buffalo Sabres priced up at +110 for a victory, with Montreal Canadiens trading at -132. This means the leading sportsbooks give the visiting team a 57% chance of success.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is currently 6.5. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest data to good effect. If you’re wanting to back Over 6.5, the odds are -105.

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

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Last 5 Games

Canadiens

NHL: 30/01 Avalanche3 Canadiens 7
NHL: 28/01 Golden Knights2 Canadiens 3
NHL: 25/01 Canadiens3 Bruins 4
NHL: 23/01 Sabres4 Canadiens 2
NHL: 21/01 Wild3 Canadiens 4

Sabres

NHL: 30/01 Kings1 Sabres 4
NHL: 28/01 Sabres7 Maple Leafs 4
NHL: 24/01 Sabres5 Islanders 0
NHL: 23/01 Sabres4 Canadiens 2
NHL: 21/01 Sabres5 Predators 3

Head to Head

Montreal vs Buffalo

NHL: 23/01 2026 Sabres 4 Canadiens 2
NHL: 16/01 2026 Canadiens 3 Sabres 5
NHL: 21/10 2025 Sabres 2 Canadiens 4
NHL: 04/03 2025 Sabres 3 Canadiens 4
NHL: 02/03 2025 Canadiens 4 Sabres 2
NHL: 18/12 2024 Sabres 1 Canadiens 6
NHL: 11/11 2024 Canadiens 7 Sabres 5
NHL: 22/02 2024 Sabres 3 Canadiens 2
NHL: 05/01 2024 Sabres 6 Canadiens 1
NHL: 10/12 2023 Canadiens 3 Sabres 2

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Montreal Canadiens Stats

Buffalo Sabres Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

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

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.20 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 7.40 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 7 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.60 goals and allowed 3.60 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.80 pts and allowed 3.60 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.90 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 7.00 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 7 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 4.30 goals and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 4.30 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 28.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 10
Blocks: 10.9
Faceoff Wins : 19.9
Hits: 23.6
Giveaways: 13.7
Takeaways: 4.9

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 26.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 12.1
Blocks: 12.2
Faceoff Wins : 23.9
Hits: 22.6
Giveaways: 14.2
Takeaways: 4.7

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 24.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4
Empty Net Goals: 0.5
Penalty Minutes: 10.2
Blocks: 7.7
Faceoff Wins : 16
Hits: 20
Giveaways: 16.5
Takeaways: 5.1

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 26.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.5
Penalty Minutes: 10.5
Blocks: 6.6
Faceoff Wins : 19.5
Hits: 18.6
Giveaways: 17.9
Takeaways: 5.2

Team News

Montreal Canadiens Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
14	Nick Suzuki	54	20.82	18	44	62	23
48	Lane Hutson	54	23.79	9	46	55	16
13	Cole Caufield	54	18.29	30	24	54	18

93	Ivan Demidov	54	15.43	11	34	45	7
20	Juraj Slafkovsky	54	18.09	20	23	43	6
53	Noah Dobson	54	22.75	10	23	33	7
91	Oliver Kapanen	54	15.02	16	13	29	2
8	Mike Matheson	51	24.77	5	22	27	16
76	Zachary Bolduc	54	13.67	10	12	22	-10
85	Alexandre Texier	38	13.83	7	11	18	9
17	Josh Anderson	48	14.44	11	6	17	-10
45	Alexandre Carrier	54	19.58	6	11	17	-5
11	Brendan Gallagher	54	12.89	4	11	15	-3
71	Jake Evans	40	15.15	7	6	13	-10
15	Alex Newhook	17	14.6	6	6	12	7
24	Phillip Danault	48	16.11	2	10	12	-3
77	Kirby Dach	20	13.96	6	3	9	-1
27	Sammy Blais	21	8.42	3	5	8	2
47	Jayden Struble	38	14.12	0	7	7	-3
21	Kaiden Guhle	14	18.42	1	3	4	-2
90	Joe Veleno	46	12.29	2	2	4	-7
72	Arber Xhekaj	48	11.54	1	1	2	-7
63	Florian Xhekaj	5	9.6	0	1	1	-1
62	Owen Beck	15	9.19	1	0	1	4
49	Jared Davidson	10	8.72	0	1	1	-4
92	Patrik Laine	5	12.76	0	1	1	-3
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	23	3.48	0.868
32	Jacob Fowler	10	2.62	0.902
75	Jakub Dobes	25	3	0.889
34	Kaapo Kaehkoenen	-	-	-

Buffalo Sabres Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
72	Tage Thompson	53	18.94	28	27	55	-7
89	Alex Tuch	52	18.54	22	24	46	15
26	Rasmus Dahlin	49	24.47	11	32	43	-7

71	Ryan McLeod	53	17.69	11	26	37	18
91	Josh Doan	53	16.03	16	20	36	-2
22	Jack Quinn	53	15.6	12	22	34	4
23	Mattias Samuelsson	51	22.98	9	23	32	28
4	Bowen Byram	53	22.45	10	16	26	12
9	Zach Benson	40	16.45	6	19	26	15
17	Jason Zucker	34	15.79	13	14	26	-6
19	Peyton Krebs	53	13.63	6	16	22	4
86	Noah Oestlund	41	13.57	9	9	18	9
13	Josh Norris	19	15.96	6	11	17	0
25	Owen Power	52	21.5	3	12	15	2
29	Beck Malenstyn	52	11.3	4	4	8	-6
63	Isak Rosen	13	13.77	3	4	7	-3
21	Conor Timmins	33	19.24	0	6	6	-11
12	Jordan Greenway	33	12.4	1	4	5	-9
78	Jacob Bryson	33	10.18	2	3	5	0
20	Jiri Kulich	12	16.37	3	2	5	-4
48	Tyson Kozak	31	11.52	2	2	4	-3
44	Josh Dunne	28	9.51	1	3	4	-4
94	Konsta Helenius	6	12.58	1	3	4	2
73	Zach Metsa	23	9.7	1	1	2	13
8	Michael Kesselring	21	14.74	0	1	1	0
55	Mason Geertsen	5	4.12	0	0	0	-1
15	Justin Danforth	4	11.7	0	0	0	-2
33	Ryan Johnson	3	9	0	0	0	0
	Trevor Kuntar	1	5.2	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
92	Colten Ellis	12	3.05	0.898
34	Alex Lyon	24	2.62	0.914
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	21	2.73	0.903

Injuries & Suspensions

Montreal Canadiens Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Patrik Laine

Injured

Kirby Dach

Injured

Alex Newhook

Injured

Jake Evans

Injured

Buffalo Sabres Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Justin Danforth

Injured

Alex Lyon

Injured

Conor Timmins

Injured

Michael Kesselring

Injured

Josh Dunne

Injured

Josh Norris

Injured

Jiri Kulich

Unavailable

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Buffalo Sabres

Montreal Canadiens

Colten Ellis

Mattias Samuelsson

Rasmus Dahlin

Zach Benson

Tage Thompson

Alex Tuch

Alexandre Texier

Nick Suzuki

Cole Caufield

Noah Dobson

Mike Matheson

Jacob Fowler

Line 2

Buffalo Sabres

Montreal Canadiens

Colten Ellis

Bowen Byram

Jacob Bryson

Jason Zucker

Ryan McLeod

Jack Quinn

Ivan Demidov

Oliver Kapanen

Juraj Slafkovsky

Alexandre Carrier

Lane Hutson

Jacob Fowler

Line 3

Buffalo Sabres

Montreal Canadiens

Colten Ellis

Owen Power

Zach Metsa

Noah Oestlund

Peyton Krebs

Josh Doan

Josh Anderson

Phillip Danault

Zachary Bolduc

Arber Xhekaj

Kaiden Guhle

Jacob Fowler

Line 4

Buffalo Sabres

Montreal Canadiens

Colten Ellis

Jordan Greenway

Tyson Kozak

Beck Malenstyn

Brendan Gallagher

Joe Veleno

Sammy Blais

Jacob Fowler

Previous Montreal Canadiens Lineups

29 Jan NHL

Avalanche 3-7 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

27 Jan NHL

Golden Knights 2-3 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

24 Jan NHL

Canadiens 3-4 Bruins

Confirmed Lineups

22 Jan NHL

Sabres 4-2 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

20 Jan NHL

Wild 3-4 Canadiens

Confirmed 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

Previous Buffalo Sabres Lineups

29 Jan NHL

Kings 1-4 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

27 Jan NHL

Sabres 7-4 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

24 Jan NHL

Sabres 5-0 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

22 Jan NHL

Sabres 4-2 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

20 Jan NHL

Sabres 5-3 Predators

Confirmed Lineups

19 Jan NHL

Sabres 1-2 Hurricanes

Confirmed Lineups

17 Jan NHL

Wild 5-4 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

15 Jan NHL

Canadiens 3-5 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

14 Jan NHL

Flyers 2-5 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

12 Jan NHL

Panthers 4-3 Sabres

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	60	38	16	6	82	0.683	28	34	208	171	37	23-8-2	15-8-4	4-3	7-3	1L
2 Pittsburgh	60	31	16	13	75	0.625	27	30	204	175	29	15-8-7	16-8-6	1-8	6-4	1L
3 NY Islanders	61	35	21	5	75	0.615	23	31	182	172	10	17-10-2	18-11-3	4-5	8-2	5W
4 Columbus	60	31	21	8	70	0.583	21	26	192	191	1	16-8-5	15-13-3	5-1	8-2	2W
5 Washington	63	31	25	7	69	0.548	26	30	199	189	10	19-11-3	12-14-4	1-5	6-4	2L
6 Philadelphia	60	28	21	11	67	0.558	19	22	177	188	-11	14-9-7	14-12-4	6-3	4-6	3W
7 New Jersey	61	30	29	2	62	0.508	20	27	156	183	-27	14-13-2	16-16-0	3-0	3-7	2W
8 NY Rangers	60	23	29	8	54	0.45	14	20	160	190	-30	7-15-6	16-14-2	3-0	2-8	1L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Tampa Bay	59	38	17	4	80	0.678	29	34	210	158	52	19-10-0	19-7-4	4-2	6-4	3L
2 Buffalo	61	36	19	6	78	0.639	30	33	209	183	26	18-8-3	18-11-3	3-0	7-3	4W
3 Detroit	61	35	20	6	76	0.623	24	33	182	183	-1	18-10-2	17-10-4	2-3	4-6	1W
4 Montreal	60	33	18	9	75	0.625	22	31	213	200	13	17-11-2	16-7-7	2-4	5-5	1L
5 Boston	60	34	21	5	73	0.608	26	32	202	188	14	23-8-1	11-13-4	2-3	6-4	1W
6 Ottawa	60	29	22	9	67	0.558	23	26	201	193	8	14-10-5	15-12-4	3-0	6-4	1L
7 Toronto	61	27	24	10	64	0.525	19	26	195	211	-16	16-10-7	11-14-3	1-2	3-7	4L
8 Florida	61	30	28	3	63	0.516	24	26	186	205	-19	16-14-3	14-14-0	4-1	2-8	3L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	60	41	10	9	91	0.758	38	40	230	149	81	22-4-4	19-6-5	1-5	6-4	3W
2 Dallas	61	38	14	9	85	0.697	31	34	212	165	47	18-7-3	20-7-6	4-3	10-0	10W
3 Minnesota	62	36	16	10	82	0.661	23	32	209	180	29	18-7-7	18-9-3	4-3	7-3	1W
4 Utah	61	32	25	4	68	0.557	25	32	193	169	24	18-10-2	14-15-2	0-0	5-5	1W
5 Nashville	61	27	26	8	62	0.508	20	24	179	210	-31	16-13-3	11-13-5	3-0	3-7	3L
6 Winnipeg	60	24	26	10	58	0.483	20	23	171	186	-15	13-11-5	11-15-5	1-2	4-6	1W
7 Chicago	61	23	28	10	56	0.459	18	20	163	195	-32	12-14-5	11-14-5	3-5	2-8	1L
8 St Louis	60	22	29	9	53	0.442	21	21	156	208	-52	14-12-6	8-17-3	1-3	3-7	1W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	61	28	19	14	70	0.574	21	27	201	194	7	14-8-7	14-11-7	1-6	3-7	3L
2 Anaheim	60	33	24	3	69	0.575	19	26	200	211	-11	20-9-1	13-15-2	7-0	7-3	1L
3 Edmonton	62	30	24	8	68	0.548	22	30	220	210	10	16-10-4	14-14-4	0-3	5-5	1W
4 Seattle	60	29	22	9	67	0.558	23	28	171	176	-5	16-9-5	13-13-4	1-4	7-3	2W
5 San Jose	59	30	25	4	64	0.542	18	28	186	207	-21	17-10-3	13-15-1	2-1	5-5	3W
6 LA Kings	60	24	22	14	62	0.517	15	20	155	179	-24	9-14-7	15-8-7	4-6	3-7	1L
7 Calgary	60	24	29	7	55	0.458	20	22	149	181	-32	15-11-4	9-18-3	2-3	3-7	3L
8 Vancouver	60	18	35	7	43	0.358	12	14	153	224	-71	6-18-5	12-17-2	4-2	1-9	6L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	60	38	16	6	82	0.683	28	34	208	171	37	23-8-2	15-8-4	4-3	7-3	1L
2 Tampa Bay	59	38	17	4	80	0.678	29	34	210	158	52	19-10-0	19-7-4	4-2	6-4	3L
3 Buffalo	61	36	19	6	78	0.639	30	33	209	183	26	18-8-3	18-11-3	3-0	7-3	4W
4 Detroit	61	35	20	6	76	0.623	24	33	182	183	-1	18-10-2	17-10-4	2-3	4-6	1W
5 Pittsburgh	60	31	16	13	75	0.625	27	30	204	175	29	15-8-7	16-8-6	1-8	6-4	1L
6 Montreal	60	33	18	9	75	0.625	22	31	213	200	13	17-11-2	16-7-7	2-4	5-5	1L
7 NY Islanders	61	35	21	5	75	0.615	23	31	182	172	10	17-10-2	18-11-3	4-5	8-2	5W
8 Boston	60	34	21	5	73	0.608	26	32	202	188	14	23-8-1	11-13-4	2-3	6-4	1W
9 Columbus	60	31	21	8	70	0.583	21	26	192	191	1	16-8-5	15-13-3	5-1	8-2	2W
10 Washington	63	31	25	7	69	0.548	26	30	199	189	10	19-11-3	12-14-4	1-5	6-4	2L
11 Ottawa	60	29	22	9	67	0.558	23	26	201	193	8	14-10-5	15-12-4	3-0	6-4	1L
12 Philadelphia	60	28	21	11	67	0.558	19	22	177	188	-11	14-9-7	14-12-4	6-3	4-6	3W
13 Toronto	61	27	24	10	64	0.525	19	26	195	211	-16	16-10-7	11-14-3	1-2	3-7	4L
14 Florida	61	30	28	3	63	0.516	24	26	186	205	-19	16-14-3	14-14-0	4-1	2-8	3L
15 New Jersey	61	30	29	2	62	0.508	20	27	156	183	-27	14-13-2	16-16-0	3-0	3-7	2W
16 NY Rangers	60	23	29	8	54	0.45	14	20	160	190	-30	7-15-6	16-14-2	3-0	2-8	1L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	60	41	10	9	91	0.758	38	40	230	149	81	22-4-4	19-6-5	1-5	6-4	3W
2 Dallas	61	38	14	9	85	0.697	31	34	212	165	47	18-7-3	20-7-6	4-3	10-0	10W
3 Minnesota	62	36	16	10	82	0.661	23	32	209	180	29	18-7-7	18-9-3	4-3	7-3	1W
4 Vegas	61	28	19	14	70	0.574	21	27	201	194	7	14-8-7	14-11-7	1-6	3-7	3L
5 Anaheim	60	33	24	3	69	0.575	19	26	200	211	-11	20-9-1	13-15-2	7-0	7-3	1L
6 Utah	61	32	25	4	68	0.557	25	32	193	169	24	18-10-2	14-15-2	0-0	5-5	1W
7 Edmonton	62	30	24	8	68	0.548	22	30	220	210	10	16-10-4	14-14-4	0-3	5-5	1W
8 Seattle	60	29	22	9	67	0.558	23	28	171	176	-5	16-9-5	13-13-4	1-4	7-3	2W
9 San Jose	59	30	25	4	64	0.542	18	28	186	207	-21	17-10-3	13-15-1	2-1	5-5	3W
10 LA Kings	60	24	22	14	62	0.517	15	20	155	179	-24	9-14-7	15-8-7	4-6	3-7	1L
11 Nashville	61	27	26	8	62	0.508	20	24	179	210	-31	16-13-3	11-13-5	3-0	3-7	3L
12 Winnipeg	60	24	26	10	58	0.483	20	23	171	186	-15	13-11-5	11-15-5	1-2	4-6	1W
13 Chicago	61	23	28	10	56	0.459	18	20	163	195	-32	12-14-5	11-14-5	3-5	2-8	1L
14 Calgary	60	24	29	7	55	0.458	20	22	149	181	-32	15-11-4	9-18-3	2-3	3-7	3L
15 St Louis	60	22	29	9	53	0.442	21	21	156	208	-52	14-12-6	8-17-3	1-3	3-7	1W
16 Vancouver	60	18	35	7	43	0.358	12	14	153	224	-71	6-18-5	12-17-2	4-2	1-9	6L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	60	41	10	9	91	0.758	38	40	230	149	81	22-4-4	19-6-5	1-5	6-4	3W
2 Dallas	61	38	14	9	85	0.697	31	34	212	165	47	18-7-3	20-7-6	4-3	10-0	10W
3 Carolina	60	38	16	6	82	0.683	28	34	208	171	37	23-8-2	15-8-4	4-3	7-3	1L
4 Minnesota	62	36	16	10	82	0.661	23	32	209	180	29	18-7-7	18-9-3	4-3	7-3	1W
5 Tampa Bay	59	38	17	4	80	0.678	29	34	210	158	52	19-10-0	19-7-4	4-2	6-4	3L
6 Buffalo	61	36	19	6	78	0.639	30	33	209	183	26	18-8-3	18-11-3	3-0	7-3	4W
7 Detroit	61	35	20	6	76	0.623	24	33	182	183	-1	18-10-2	17-10-4	2-3	4-6	1W
8 Pittsburgh	60	31	16	13	75	0.625	27	30	204	175	29	15-8-7	16-8-6	1-8	6-4	1L
9 Montreal	60	33	18	9	75	0.625	22	31	213	200	13	17-11-2	16-7-7	2-4	5-5	1L
10 NY Islanders	61	35	21	5	75	0.615	23	31	182	172	10	17-10-2	18-11-3	4-5	8-2	5W
11 Boston	60	34	21	5	73	0.608	26	32	202	188	14	23-8-1	11-13-4	2-3	6-4	1W
12 Columbus	60	31	21	8	70	0.583	21	26	192	191	1	16-8-5	15-13-3	5-1	8-2	2W
13 Vegas	61	28	19	14	70	0.574	21	27	201	194	7	14-8-7	14-11-7	1-6	3-7	3L
14 Anaheim	60	33	24	3	69	0.575	19	26	200	211	-11	20-9-1	13-15-2	7-0	7-3	1L
15 Washington	63	31	25	7	69	0.548	26	30	199	189	10	19-11-3	12-14-4	1-5	6-4	2L
16 Utah	61	32	25	4	68	0.557	25	32	193	169	24	18-10-2	14-15-2	0-0	5-5	1W
17 Edmonton	62	30	24	8	68	0.548	22	30	220	210	10	16-10-4	14-14-4	0-3	5-5	1W
18 Seattle	60	29	22	9	67	0.558	23	28	171	176	-5	16-9-5	13-13-4	1-4	7-3	2W
19 Ottawa	60	29	22	9	67	0.558	23	26	201	193	8	14-10-5	15-12-4	3-0	6-4	1L
20 Philadelphia	60	28	21	11	67	0.558	19	22	177	188	-11	14-9-7	14-12-4	6-3	4-6	3W
21 San Jose	59	30	25	4	64	0.542	18	28	186	207	-21	17-10-3	13-15-1	2-1	5-5	3W
22 Toronto	61	27	24	10	64	0.525	19	26	195	211	-16	16-10-7	11-14-3	1-2	3-7	4L
23 Florida	61	30	28	3	63	0.516	24	26	186	205	-19	16-14-3	14-14-0	4-1	2-8	3L
24 LA Kings	60	24	22	14	62	0.517	15	20	155	179	-24	9-14-7	15-8-7	4-6	3-7	1L
25 New Jersey	61	30	29	2	62	0.508	20	27	156	183	-27	14-13-2	16-16-0	3-0	3-7	2W
26 Nashville	61	27	26	8	62	0.508	20	24	179	210	-31	16-13-3	11-13-5	3-0	3-7	3L
27 Winnipeg	60	24	26	10	58	0.483	20	23	171	186	-15	13-11-5	11-15-5	1-2	4-6	1W
28 Chicago	61	23	28	10	56	0.459	18	20	163	195	-32	12-14-5	11-14-5	3-5	2-8	1L
29 Calgary	60	24	29	7	55	0.458	20	22	149	181	-32	15-11-4	9-18-3	2-3	3-7	3L
30 NY Rangers	60	23	29	8	54	0.45	14	20	160	190	-30	7-15-6	16-14-2	3-0	2-8	1L
31 St Louis	60	22	29	9	53	0.442	21	21	156	208	-52	14-12-6	8-17-3	1-3	3-7	1W
32 Vancouver	60	18	35	7	43	0.358	12	14	153	224	-71	6-18-5	12-17-2	4-2	1-9	6L

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