Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Picks & Odds | 02 Feb 2026

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Feb 2, 14:38 | 6 min read

Montreal Canadiens

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Minnesota Wild

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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: Canadiens vs Wild

The Montreal Canadiens clash with the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center, with face-off scheduled for 20:30 on Monday, February 2.

This Could Be a High-Scoring Contest

There is -104 available for Over 6.5 goals, with the Canadiens and the Wild predicted to go over the line with their combined score.

9 Wins for Wild in Past 10 H2H Games

Montreal Canadiens have won three on the spin, triumphing 4-2 in their previous game. This was on the road against Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. Cole Caufield bagged two goals, while Oliver Kapanen and Juraj Slafkovsky scored once. Goalie Jakub Dobes stopped 36 shots (.947).

Minnesota Wild won their last game 7-3, making it three on the bounce. This was a road victory at Rogers Place against Edmonton Oilers. Brock Faber recorded 2 points, including 1 goal and 1 assist. Goalie Jesper Wallstedt made 39 saves (.929).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last head-to-head saw the Habs claim a 4-3 win over the Wild at Bell Centre. The Wild have won nine of the previous 10 H2H meetings.

Starting Goalies

Jakub Dobes (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	22-8-4	2.9	.893	0

Filip Gustavsson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	25-11-6	2.5	.910	4
23/24	20-18-4	3.06	.899	3

Montreal Canadiens – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 4.0 goals from 28.5 shots on goal, with a 22.5% powerplay efficiency. The Habs have been giving up 3.4 goals from 28.4 shots, averaging 4.2 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 76.2%.

Nick Suzuki is the top points scorer with 16 points, 4 goals and 12 assists, with Cole Caufield racking up 15 points, 11 goals and 4 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Jakub Dobes have a 2.77 goal against average with a .903 save percentage.

Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

The Wild have 6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.9 goals from 28.8 shots on goal, with a 33.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.6 goals from 31.7 shots, averaging 3.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.6%.

The top points scorer is Kirill Kaprizov with 15 points, 5 goals and 10 assists, while Quinn Hughes is next in line after registering 13 points, 2 goals and 11 assists. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 2.77 GAA with a .907 SV%.

Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild Prediction & Picks

Approach Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild fully prepared with our expert match prediction, likely score outcome, standout player prop picks and a hand-picked bet builder.

Game Prediction

The value bet can be found by backing Overs in this NHL clash. Take a punt on the -104 that we see the net found at least seven times when the teams take to the rink.

Incoming team news often impacts the NHL betting lines in significant ways. Our handicappers factor this in alongside recent form, while key stats are also carefully weighed to strengthen each hockey prediction.

Key Canadiens vs Wild stats:

The 6.5 line has been covered in 13 of the last 20 Canadiens games on the road.
The 6.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Canadiens games.
The 6.5 line has been covered in 9 of the last 10 Wild games.
The 6.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Wild games.

Over 6.5 Probability

According to the top NHL sportsbooks, there’s a 51% likelihood of our pick landing a return. However, we think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. 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: Quinn Hughes Over 0.5 Assists -200

Quinn Hughes (Wild) has finished with at least one assist in 8 straight games. The odds are attractive when it comes to wagering on Player Assists and you can get -200 that he is able to land a return.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Over 6.5

To Score Cole Caufield

Assists Quinn Hughes Over 0.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with Over 6.5 goals. We’ve also gone for Cole Caufield (Canadiens) to score along with Quinn Hughes (Wild) to have Over 0.5 assists.

A same game parlay is a single event wager where you make predictions that are going to happen in a particular hockey game. Should a bettor get these selections correct, then they can achieve a good return from a small stake.

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Correct Score Prediction

Canadiens

4 - 3 Wild logo

Wild

The Canadiens are available at +1000 when it comes to them winning 4-3. 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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1-0

2-0

2-1

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Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild 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.

Wild Could Have the Edge Say the Books

Minnesota Wild are -133 favorites and that means a 57% chance of winning this game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. Montreal Canadiens are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +112.

The puck line stands at 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. Hockey fans love the chance to get an alternative angle by going for a Totals wager. The Over 6.5 selection is available to back at -108.

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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 Goals, Shots, Powerplay Points and Goaltender Saves. It’s a great way of betting on individual player performance and the gambling sites will provide lots of options.

Instead of focusing on the overall outcome, some bettors prefer to look at the NHL micro betting lines. As the name suggests, it means placing short-term wagers and this might include the Next Goalscorer or Next Goal.

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Last 5 Games

Canadiens

NHL: 01/02 Canadiens4 Sabres 2
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

Wild

NHL: 01/02 Wild7 Oilers 3
NHL: 30/01 Flames1 Wild 4
NHL: 28/01 Blackhawks3 Wild 4
NHL: 25/01 Panthers4 Wild 3
NHL: 23/01 Red Wings3 Wild 4

Head to Head

Montreal vs Minnesota

NHL: 21/01 2026 Wild 3 Canadiens 4
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

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Montreal Canadiens Stats

Minnesota Wild Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
4 wins and 6 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 8 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 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 7.20 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 6 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 4.00 goals and allowed 3.40 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.60 pts and allowed 3.60 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.60 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.60 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 9 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 4.00 goals and allowed 3.60 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 3.60 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 28.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 9.8
Blocks: 9.9
Faceoff Wins : 21.7
Hits: 23.8
Giveaways: 13.8
Takeaways: 4.5

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 26.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 9.7
Blocks: 11.3
Faceoff Wins : 25.2
Hits: 23.2
Giveaways: 14.4
Takeaways: 4.9

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 1.2
Shots: 28.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 8.7
Blocks: 11.4
Faceoff Wins : 21.8
Hits: 18
Giveaways: 14.8
Takeaways: 3.9

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 29.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 8.2
Blocks: 8.7
Faceoff Wins : 21.3
Hits: 17.3
Giveaways: 15
Takeaways: 4.1

Team News

Montreal Canadiens Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
14	Nick Suzuki	55	20.79	18	46	64	26
13	Cole Caufield	55	18.25	32	25	57	20
48	Lane Hutson	55	23.73	9	47	56	17

93	Ivan Demidov	55	15.46	11	34	45	7
20	Juraj Slafkovsky	55	18.08	21	23	44	7
53	Noah Dobson	55	22.71	10	25	35	10
91	Oliver Kapanen	55	15.06	17	13	30	3
8	Mike Matheson	52	24.82	5	22	27	15
76	Zachary Bolduc	55	13.61	10	12	22	-11
85	Alexandre Texier	38	13.83	7	11	18	9
17	Josh Anderson	49	14.4	11	6	17	-10
45	Alexandre Carrier	55	19.59	6	11	17	-6
11	Brendan Gallagher	55	12.84	4	11	15	-3
71	Jake Evans	41	15.18	7	6	13	-11
15	Alex Newhook	17	14.6	6	6	12	7
24	Phillip Danault	49	16.16	2	10	12	-3
77	Kirby Dach	21	13.89	6	4	10	1
27	Sammy Blais	21	8.42	3	5	8	2
47	Jayden Struble	38	14.12	0	7	7	-3
21	Kaiden Guhle	15	18.49	1	3	4	0
90	Joe Veleno	47	12.25	2	2	4	-8
72	Arber Xhekaj	49	11.45	1	1	2	-7
62	Owen Beck	15	9.19	1	0	1	4
49	Jared Davidson	10	8.72	0	1	1	-4
63	Florian Xhekaj	5	9.6	0	1	1	-1
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	26	2.96	0.892
34	Kaapo Kaehkoenen	-	-	-

Minnesota Wild Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
97	Kirill Kaprizov	56	22.3	30	37	67	10
12	Matthew Boldy	52	20.87	29	27	56	13
43	Quinn Hughes	50	27.73	5	47	52	0

14	Joel Eriksson Ek	50	19.41	14	24	38	14
7	Brock Faber	56	24.9	12	23	35	18
90	Marcus Johansson	51	15.87	13	22	35	17
36	Mats Zuccarello	36	18.84	9	23	32	-3
91	Vladimir Tarasenko	49	14.96	14	16	30	-6
38	Ryan Hartman	52	16.62	14	11	25	2
22	Danila Yurov	49	13.14	8	13	21	-3
46	Jared Spurgeon	56	20.07	5	11	16	-2
13	Yakov Trenin	56	13.19	4	12	16	9
25	Jonas Brodin	42	21.33	3	12	15	13
5	Jacob Middleton	49	17.75	1	11	12	-2
17	Marcus Foligno	46	13.03	6	5	11	-11
18	Vinnie Hinostroza	42	10.58	3	7	10	-5
78	Nico Sturm	33	11.31	3	6	9	1
48	Daemon Hunt	24	12.26	0	5	5	0
24	Zach Bogosian	23	14.87	1	3	4	8
71	Tyler Pitlick	29	7.77	2	0	2	-4
39	Ben Jones	26	8.61	1	1	2	-10
30	Jesper Wallstedt	23	60.4	0	1	1	0
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
43	Hunter Haight	5	9.68	0	0	0	-4
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	34	2.57	0.909

Injuries & Suspensions

Montreal Canadiens Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Patrik Laine

Injured

Alexandre Texier

Injured

Alex Newhook

Injured

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Jonas Brodin

Injured

Jesper Wallstedt

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Minnesota Wild

Montreal Canadiens

Filip Gustavsson

Quinn Hughes

Brock Faber

Kirill Kaprizov

Ryan Hartman

Mats Zuccarello

Kirby Dach

Nick Suzuki

Cole Caufield

Kaiden Guhle

Mike Matheson

Jakub Dobes

Line 2

Minnesota Wild

Montreal Canadiens

Filip Gustavsson

Jacob Middleton

Jared Spurgeon

Marcus Johansson

Joel Eriksson Ek

Matthew Boldy

Ivan Demidov

Oliver Kapanen

Juraj Slafkovsky

Noah Dobson

Lane Hutson

Jakub Dobes

Line 3

Minnesota Wild

Montreal Canadiens

Filip Gustavsson

Daemon Hunt

Zach Bogosian

Yakov Trenin

Danila Yurov

Vladimir Tarasenko

Zachary Bolduc

Jake Evans

Joe Veleno

Alexandre Carrier

Arber Xhekaj

Jakub Dobes

Line 4

Minnesota Wild

Montreal Canadiens

Filip Gustavsson

Vinnie Hinostroza

Nico Sturm

Tyler Pitlick

Brendan Gallagher

Phillip Danault

Josh Anderson

Jakub Dobes

Previous Montreal Canadiens Lineups

31 Jan NHL

Canadiens 4-2 Sabres

Confirmed 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

Previous Minnesota Wild Lineups

31 Jan NHL

Wild 7-3 Oilers

Confirmed Lineups

29 Jan NHL

Flames 1-4 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

27 Jan NHL

Blackhawks 3-4 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

24 Jan NHL

Panthers 4-3 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

22 Jan NHL

Red Wings 3-4 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

20 Jan NHL

Wild 3-4 Canadiens

Confirmed 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

NHL Standings Select Season

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	68	43	19	6	92	0.676	31	38	241	202	39	25-9-2	18-10-4	5-3	6-4	1W
2 Pittsburgh	68	34	18	16	84	0.618	29	33	235	210	25	16-9-8	18-9-8	1-10	4-6	1L
3 Columbus	68	36	21	11	83	0.61	25	30	223	212	11	19-8-7	17-13-4	6-1	7-3	3W
4 NY Islanders	69	39	25	5	83	0.601	25	35	202	195	7	18-11-2	21-14-3	4-5	6-4	1L
5 Philadelphia	68	33	23	12	78	0.574	20	24	198	210	-12	15-11-8	18-12-4	9-4	7-3	2W
6 Washington	69	34	27	8	76	0.551	29	33	216	204	12	21-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1W
7 New Jersey	68	35	31	2	72	0.529	23	31	186	207	-21	18-15-2	17-16-0	4-0	7-3	3W
8 NY Rangers	69	28	33	8	64	0.464	19	25	196	221	-25	9-17-6	19-16-2	3-0	5-5	3L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	69	43	20	6	92	0.667	36	39	242	200	42	22-9-3	21-11-3	4-0	9-1	3W
2 Tampa Bay	67	42	21	4	88	0.657	33	38	243	186	57	20-12-0	22-9-4	4-2	4-6	2W
3 Montreal	68	37	21	10	84	0.618	25	35	237	225	12	19-13-2	18-8-8	2-5	5-5	1L
4 Boston	69	38	23	8	84	0.609	28	35	230	215	15	26-9-1	12-14-7	3-3	5-5	1W
5 Detroit	69	38	23	8	84	0.609	27	36	203	204	-1	20-11-3	18-12-5	2-3	4-6	2W
6 Ottawa	68	35	24	9	79	0.581	29	32	229	211	18	17-11-5	18-13-4	3-0	7-3	1W
7 Florida	68	34	31	3	71	0.522	27	30	205	225	-20	18-14-3	16-17-0	4-1	4-6	1W
8 Toronto	69	29	28	12	70	0.507	21	28	216	241	-25	17-12-7	12-16-5	1-4	2-8	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	67	44	13	10	98	0.731	39	41	250	172	78	23-6-5	21-7-5	3-6	6-4	3L
2 Dallas	68	43	15	10	96	0.706	33	38	237	185	52	22-8-4	21-7-6	5-4	8-2	1W
3 Minnesota	70	39	19	12	90	0.643	25	35	231	201	30	19-10-8	20-9-4	4-5	4-6	1L
4 Utah	69	36	27	6	78	0.565	28	36	218	191	27	18-11-3	18-16-3	0-0	5-5	2W
5 Nashville	68	31	28	9	71	0.522	23	27	202	229	-27	18-13-3	13-15-6	4-1	4-6	2W
6 Winnipeg	68	28	29	11	67	0.493	23	27	192	212	-20	17-13-6	11-16-5	1-3	5-5	2L
7 St Louis	68	27	30	11	65	0.478	24	26	178	224	-46	15-12-7	12-18-4	1-4	6-4	2L
8 Chicago	68	26	30	12	64	0.471	19	23	180	218	-38	13-15-6	13-15-6	3-5	4-6	1W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	68	37	27	4	78	0.574	22	29	225	236	-11	22-10-2	15-17-2	8-0	5-5	1L
2 Edmonton	70	34	27	9	77	0.55	26	34	243	239	4	18-12-4	16-15-5	0-3	5-5	1L
3 Vegas	69	31	24	14	76	0.551	23	30	220	215	5	16-12-7	15-12-7	1-6	3-7	2L
4 LA Kings	68	28	24	16	72	0.529	18	24	183	205	-22	10-15-8	18-9-8	4-7	5-5	1L
5 Seattle	68	31	28	9	71	0.522	25	30	194	208	-14	17-14-5	14-14-4	1-4	4-6	2L
6 San Jose	67	32	29	6	70	0.522	20	30	207	239	-32	17-11-5	15-18-1	2-1	4-6	3L
7 Calgary	68	27	34	7	61	0.449	22	24	169	213	-44	17-12-4	10-22-3	3-3	3-7	1W
8 Vancouver	68	21	39	8	50	0.368	14	16	178	254	-76	8-22-5	13-17-3	5-2	3-7	1L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	68	43	19	6	92	0.676	31	38	241	202	39	25-9-2	18-10-4	5-3	6-4	1W
2 Buffalo	69	43	20	6	92	0.667	36	39	242	200	42	22-9-3	21-11-3	4-0	9-1	3W
3 Tampa Bay	67	42	21	4	88	0.657	33	38	243	186	57	20-12-0	22-9-4	4-2	4-6	2W
4 Pittsburgh	68	34	18	16	84	0.618	29	33	235	210	25	16-9-8	18-9-8	1-10	4-6	1L
5 Montreal	68	37	21	10	84	0.618	25	35	237	225	12	19-13-2	18-8-8	2-5	5-5	1L
6 Boston	69	38	23	8	84	0.609	28	35	230	215	15	26-9-1	12-14-7	3-3	5-5	1W
7 Detroit	69	38	23	8	84	0.609	27	36	203	204	-1	20-11-3	18-12-5	2-3	4-6	2W
8 Columbus	68	36	21	11	83	0.61	25	30	223	212	11	19-8-7	17-13-4	6-1	7-3	3W
9 NY Islanders	69	39	25	5	83	0.601	25	35	202	195	7	18-11-2	21-14-3	4-5	6-4	1L
10 Ottawa	68	35	24	9	79	0.581	29	32	229	211	18	17-11-5	18-13-4	3-0	7-3	1W
11 Philadelphia	68	33	23	12	78	0.574	20	24	198	210	-12	15-11-8	18-12-4	9-4	7-3	2W
12 Washington	69	34	27	8	76	0.551	29	33	216	204	12	21-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1W
13 New Jersey	68	35	31	2	72	0.529	23	31	186	207	-21	18-15-2	17-16-0	4-0	7-3	3W
14 Florida	68	34	31	3	71	0.522	27	30	205	225	-20	18-14-3	16-17-0	4-1	4-6	1W
15 Toronto	69	29	28	12	70	0.507	21	28	216	241	-25	17-12-7	12-16-5	1-4	2-8	1L
16 NY Rangers	69	28	33	8	64	0.464	19	25	196	221	-25	9-17-6	19-16-2	3-0	5-5	3L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	67	44	13	10	98	0.731	39	41	250	172	78	23-6-5	21-7-5	3-6	6-4	3L
2 Dallas	68	43	15	10	96	0.706	33	38	237	185	52	22-8-4	21-7-6	5-4	8-2	1W
3 Minnesota	70	39	19	12	90	0.643	25	35	231	201	30	19-10-8	20-9-4	4-5	4-6	1L
4 Anaheim	68	37	27	4	78	0.574	22	29	225	236	-11	22-10-2	15-17-2	8-0	5-5	1L
5 Utah	69	36	27	6	78	0.565	28	36	218	191	27	18-11-3	18-16-3	0-0	5-5	2W
6 Edmonton	70	34	27	9	77	0.55	26	34	243	239	4	18-12-4	16-15-5	0-3	5-5	1L
7 Vegas	69	31	24	14	76	0.551	23	30	220	215	5	16-12-7	15-12-7	1-6	3-7	2L
8 LA Kings	68	28	24	16	72	0.529	18	24	183	205	-22	10-15-8	18-9-8	4-7	5-5	1L
9 Seattle	68	31	28	9	71	0.522	25	30	194	208	-14	17-14-5	14-14-4	1-4	4-6	2L
10 Nashville	68	31	28	9	71	0.522	23	27	202	229	-27	18-13-3	13-15-6	4-1	4-6	2W
11 San Jose	67	32	29	6	70	0.522	20	30	207	239	-32	17-11-5	15-18-1	2-1	4-6	3L
12 Winnipeg	68	28	29	11	67	0.493	23	27	192	212	-20	17-13-6	11-16-5	1-3	5-5	2L
13 St Louis	68	27	30	11	65	0.478	24	26	178	224	-46	15-12-7	12-18-4	1-4	6-4	2L
14 Chicago	68	26	30	12	64	0.471	19	23	180	218	-38	13-15-6	13-15-6	3-5	4-6	1W
15 Calgary	68	27	34	7	61	0.449	22	24	169	213	-44	17-12-4	10-22-3	3-3	3-7	1W
16 Vancouver	68	21	39	8	50	0.368	14	16	178	254	-76	8-22-5	13-17-3	5-2	3-7	1L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	67	44	13	10	98	0.731	39	41	250	172	78	23-6-5	21-7-5	3-6	6-4	3L
2 Dallas	68	43	15	10	96	0.706	33	38	237	185	52	22-8-4	21-7-6	5-4	8-2	1W
3 Carolina	68	43	19	6	92	0.676	31	38	241	202	39	25-9-2	18-10-4	5-3	6-4	1W
4 Buffalo	69	43	20	6	92	0.667	36	39	242	200	42	22-9-3	21-11-3	4-0	9-1	3W
5 Minnesota	70	39	19	12	90	0.643	25	35	231	201	30	19-10-8	20-9-4	4-5	4-6	1L
6 Tampa Bay	67	42	21	4	88	0.657	33	38	243	186	57	20-12-0	22-9-4	4-2	4-6	2W
7 Pittsburgh	68	34	18	16	84	0.618	29	33	235	210	25	16-9-8	18-9-8	1-10	4-6	1L
8 Montreal	68	37	21	10	84	0.618	25	35	237	225	12	19-13-2	18-8-8	2-5	5-5	1L
9 Boston	69	38	23	8	84	0.609	28	35	230	215	15	26-9-1	12-14-7	3-3	5-5	1W
10 Detroit	69	38	23	8	84	0.609	27	36	203	204	-1	20-11-3	18-12-5	2-3	4-6	2W
11 Columbus	68	36	21	11	83	0.61	25	30	223	212	11	19-8-7	17-13-4	6-1	7-3	3W
12 NY Islanders	69	39	25	5	83	0.601	25	35	202	195	7	18-11-2	21-14-3	4-5	6-4	1L
13 Ottawa	68	35	24	9	79	0.581	29	32	229	211	18	17-11-5	18-13-4	3-0	7-3	1W
14 Anaheim	68	37	27	4	78	0.574	22	29	225	236	-11	22-10-2	15-17-2	8-0	5-5	1L
15 Philadelphia	68	33	23	12	78	0.574	20	24	198	210	-12	15-11-8	18-12-4	9-4	7-3	2W
16 Utah	69	36	27	6	78	0.565	28	36	218	191	27	18-11-3	18-16-3	0-0	5-5	2W
17 Edmonton	70	34	27	9	77	0.55	26	34	243	239	4	18-12-4	16-15-5	0-3	5-5	1L
18 Washington	69	34	27	8	76	0.551	29	33	216	204	12	21-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1W
19 Vegas	69	31	24	14	76	0.551	23	30	220	215	5	16-12-7	15-12-7	1-6	3-7	2L
20 New Jersey	68	35	31	2	72	0.529	23	31	186	207	-21	18-15-2	17-16-0	4-0	7-3	3W
21 LA Kings	68	28	24	16	72	0.529	18	24	183	205	-22	10-15-8	18-9-8	4-7	5-5	1L
22 Florida	68	34	31	3	71	0.522	27	30	205	225	-20	18-14-3	16-17-0	4-1	4-6	1W
23 Seattle	68	31	28	9	71	0.522	25	30	194	208	-14	17-14-5	14-14-4	1-4	4-6	2L
24 Nashville	68	31	28	9	71	0.522	23	27	202	229	-27	18-13-3	13-15-6	4-1	4-6	2W
25 San Jose	67	32	29	6	70	0.522	20	30	207	239	-32	17-11-5	15-18-1	2-1	4-6	3L
26 Toronto	69	29	28	12	70	0.507	21	28	216	241	-25	17-12-7	12-16-5	1-4	2-8	1L
27 Winnipeg	68	28	29	11	67	0.493	23	27	192	212	-20	17-13-6	11-16-5	1-3	5-5	2L
28 St Louis	68	27	30	11	65	0.478	24	26	178	224	-46	15-12-7	12-18-4	1-4	6-4	2L
29 Chicago	68	26	30	12	64	0.471	19	23	180	218	-38	13-15-6	13-15-6	3-5	4-6	1W
30 NY Rangers	69	28	33	8	64	0.464	19	25	196	221	-25	9-17-6	19-16-2	3-0	5-5	3L
31 Calgary	68	27	34	7	61	0.449	22	24	169	213	-44	17-12-4	10-22-3	3-3	3-7	1W
32 Vancouver	68	21	39	8	50	0.368	14	16	178	254	-76	8-22-5	13-17-3	5-2	3-7	1L

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