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

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 3 months ago | Last Updated: Feb 2, 13:38 | 6 min read

Montreal Canadiens

Ice Hockey NHL Xcel Energy Center Mon 2 Feb 19:30

Minnesota Wild

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Correct Score
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Team Stats
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Player Props
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 19:30 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	29-10-4	2.8	.901	0

Filip Gustavsson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	28-15-6	2.7	.903	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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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 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	82	53	22	7	113	0.689	39	48	296	240	56	29-10-2	24-12-5	5-4	7-3	1W
2 Pittsburgh	82	41	25	16	98	0.598	34	38	293	268	25	20-13-8	21-12-8	3-10	5-5	3L
3 Philadelphia	82	43	27	12	98	0.598	27	33	250	243	7	20-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	3W
4 Washington	82	43	30	9	95	0.579	37	41	263	244	19	25-11-5	18-19-4	2-6	8-2	4W
5 Columbus	82	40	30	12	92	0.561	28	33	253	253	0	20-13-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	2L
6 NY Islanders	82	43	34	5	91	0.555	29	39	233	241	-8	22-17-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	3L
7 New Jersey	82	42	37	3	87	0.53	29	38	230	254	-24	21-17-3	21-20-0	4-1	5-5	1L
8 NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	25	31	238	250	-12	14-20-7	20-19-2	3-1	6-4	1W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	42	45	288	241	47	26-10-5	24-13-4	5-1	6-4	1L
2 Tampa Bay	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	40	46	290	231	59	26-14-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1L
3 Montreal	82	48	24	10	106	0.646	34	44	283	256	27	24-15-2	24-9-8	4-5	7-3	1L
4 Boston	82	45	27	10	100	0.61	33	41	272	250	22	29-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	2W
5 Ottawa	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	38	41	278	246	32	23-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	6-4	1W
6 Detroit	82	41	31	10	92	0.561	30	39	241	258	-17	21-16-4	20-15-6	2-4	2-8	3L
7 Florida	82	40	38	4	84	0.512	32	35	251	276	-25	23-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	5-5	3W
8 Toronto	82	32	36	14	78	0.476	23	31	253	299	-46	18-15-8	14-21-6	1-4	2-8	7L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	81	54	16	11	119	0.735	47	50	300	203	97	25-9-6	29-7-5	4-6	6-4	2W
2 Dallas	82	50	20	12	112	0.683	38	44	279	226	53	26-11-4	24-9-8	6-4	7-3	5W
3 Minnesota	82	46	24	12	104	0.634	31	42	272	240	32	23-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	6-4	1W
4 Utah	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	33	43	268	240	28	22-16-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	1L
5 St Louis	82	37	33	12	86	0.524	33	36	231	258	-27	20-14-7	17-19-5	1-4	6-4	4W
6 Nashville	82	38	34	10	86	0.524	28	33	247	269	-22	21-17-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	2L
7 Winnipeg	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	231	260	-29	19-16-6	16-19-6	2-4	5-5	4L
8 Chicago	82	29	39	14	72	0.439	22	26	213	275	-62	14-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	82	39	26	17	95	0.579	30	38	265	250	15	20-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	7-3	3W
2 Edmonton	82	41	30	11	93	0.567	32	41	282	269	13	22-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	1W
3 Anaheim	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	26	35	273	288	-15	24-13-4	19-20-2	8-0	2-8	1W
4 LA Kings	82	35	27	20	90	0.549	22	30	225	247	-22	15-17-9	20-10-11	5-9	6-4	2L
5 San Jose	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	27	37	251	292	-41	21-14-6	18-21-2	2-2	5-5	1W
6 Seattle	81	34	36	11	79	0.488	26	32	226	261	-35	19-17-5	15-19-6	2-6	2-8	2L
7 Calgary	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	27	30	212	259	-47	23-13-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
8 Vancouver	82	25	49	8	58	0.354	15	19	216	316	-100	9-27-5	16-22-3	6-2	4-6	1L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	82	53	22	7	113	0.689	39	48	296	240	56	29-10-2	24-12-5	5-4	7-3	1W
2 Buffalo	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	42	45	288	241	47	26-10-5	24-13-4	5-1	6-4	1L
3 Tampa Bay	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	40	46	290	231	59	26-14-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1L
4 Montreal	82	48	24	10	106	0.646	34	44	283	256	27	24-15-2	24-9-8	4-5	7-3	1L
5 Boston	82	45	27	10	100	0.61	33	41	272	250	22	29-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	2W
6 Ottawa	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	38	41	278	246	32	23-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	6-4	1W
7 Pittsburgh	82	41	25	16	98	0.598	34	38	293	268	25	20-13-8	21-12-8	3-10	5-5	3L
8 Philadelphia	82	43	27	12	98	0.598	27	33	250	243	7	20-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	3W
9 Washington	82	43	30	9	95	0.579	37	41	263	244	19	25-11-5	18-19-4	2-6	8-2	4W
10 Detroit	82	41	31	10	92	0.561	30	39	241	258	-17	21-16-4	20-15-6	2-4	2-8	3L
11 Columbus	82	40	30	12	92	0.561	28	33	253	253	0	20-13-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	2L
12 NY Islanders	82	43	34	5	91	0.555	29	39	233	241	-8	22-17-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	3L
13 New Jersey	82	42	37	3	87	0.53	29	38	230	254	-24	21-17-3	21-20-0	4-1	5-5	1L
14 Florida	82	40	38	4	84	0.512	32	35	251	276	-25	23-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	5-5	3W
15 Toronto	82	32	36	14	78	0.476	23	31	253	299	-46	18-15-8	14-21-6	1-4	2-8	7L
16 NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	25	31	238	250	-12	14-20-7	20-19-2	3-1	6-4	1W

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	81	54	16	11	119	0.735	47	50	300	203	97	25-9-6	29-7-5	4-6	6-4	2W
2 Dallas	82	50	20	12	112	0.683	38	44	279	226	53	26-11-4	24-9-8	6-4	7-3	5W
3 Minnesota	82	46	24	12	104	0.634	31	42	272	240	32	23-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	6-4	1W
4 Vegas	82	39	26	17	95	0.579	30	38	265	250	15	20-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	7-3	3W
5 Edmonton	82	41	30	11	93	0.567	32	41	282	269	13	22-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	1W
6 Utah	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	33	43	268	240	28	22-16-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	1L
7 Anaheim	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	26	35	273	288	-15	24-13-4	19-20-2	8-0	2-8	1W
8 LA Kings	82	35	27	20	90	0.549	22	30	225	247	-22	15-17-9	20-10-11	5-9	6-4	2L
9 St Louis	82	37	33	12	86	0.524	33	36	231	258	-27	20-14-7	17-19-5	1-4	6-4	4W
10 Nashville	82	38	34	10	86	0.524	28	33	247	269	-22	21-17-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	2L
11 San Jose	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	27	37	251	292	-41	21-14-6	18-21-2	2-2	5-5	1W
12 Winnipeg	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	231	260	-29	19-16-6	16-19-6	2-4	5-5	4L
13 Seattle	81	34	36	11	79	0.488	26	32	226	261	-35	19-17-5	15-19-6	2-6	2-8	2L
14 Calgary	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	27	30	212	259	-47	23-13-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
15 Chicago	82	29	39	14	72	0.439	22	26	213	275	-62	14-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1W
16 Vancouver	82	25	49	8	58	0.354	15	19	216	316	-100	9-27-5	16-22-3	6-2	4-6	1L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	81	54	16	11	119	0.735	47	50	300	203	97	25-9-6	29-7-5	4-6	6-4	2W
2 Carolina	82	53	22	7	113	0.689	39	48	296	240	56	29-10-2	24-12-5	5-4	7-3	1W
3 Dallas	82	50	20	12	112	0.683	38	44	279	226	53	26-11-4	24-9-8	6-4	7-3	5W
4 Buffalo	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	42	45	288	241	47	26-10-5	24-13-4	5-1	6-4	1L
5 Tampa Bay	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	40	46	290	231	59	26-14-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1L
6 Montreal	82	48	24	10	106	0.646	34	44	283	256	27	24-15-2	24-9-8	4-5	7-3	1L
7 Minnesota	82	46	24	12	104	0.634	31	42	272	240	32	23-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	6-4	1W
8 Boston	82	45	27	10	100	0.61	33	41	272	250	22	29-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	2W
9 Ottawa	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	38	41	278	246	32	23-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	6-4	1W
10 Pittsburgh	82	41	25	16	98	0.598	34	38	293	268	25	20-13-8	21-12-8	3-10	5-5	3L
11 Philadelphia	82	43	27	12	98	0.598	27	33	250	243	7	20-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	3W
12 Washington	82	43	30	9	95	0.579	37	41	263	244	19	25-11-5	18-19-4	2-6	8-2	4W
13 Vegas	82	39	26	17	95	0.579	30	38	265	250	15	20-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	7-3	3W
14 Edmonton	82	41	30	11	93	0.567	32	41	282	269	13	22-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	1W
15 Utah	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	33	43	268	240	28	22-16-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	1L
16 Detroit	82	41	31	10	92	0.561	30	39	241	258	-17	21-16-4	20-15-6	2-4	2-8	3L
17 Columbus	82	40	30	12	92	0.561	28	33	253	253	0	20-13-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	2L
18 Anaheim	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	26	35	273	288	-15	24-13-4	19-20-2	8-0	2-8	1W
19 NY Islanders	82	43	34	5	91	0.555	29	39	233	241	-8	22-17-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	3L
20 LA Kings	82	35	27	20	90	0.549	22	30	225	247	-22	15-17-9	20-10-11	5-9	6-4	2L
21 New Jersey	82	42	37	3	87	0.53	29	38	230	254	-24	21-17-3	21-20-0	4-1	5-5	1L
22 St Louis	82	37	33	12	86	0.524	33	36	231	258	-27	20-14-7	17-19-5	1-4	6-4	4W
23 Nashville	82	38	34	10	86	0.524	28	33	247	269	-22	21-17-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	2L
24 San Jose	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	27	37	251	292	-41	21-14-6	18-21-2	2-2	5-5	1W
25 Florida	82	40	38	4	84	0.512	32	35	251	276	-25	23-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	5-5	3W
26 Winnipeg	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	231	260	-29	19-16-6	16-19-6	2-4	5-5	4L
27 Seattle	81	34	36	11	79	0.488	26	32	226	261	-35	19-17-5	15-19-6	2-6	2-8	2L
28 Toronto	82	32	36	14	78	0.476	23	31	253	299	-46	18-15-8	14-21-6	1-4	2-8	7L
29 Calgary	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	27	30	212	259	-47	23-13-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
30 NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	25	31	238	250	-12	14-20-7	20-19-2	3-1	6-4	1W
31 Chicago	82	29	39	14	72	0.439	22	26	213	275	-62	14-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1W
32 Vancouver	82	25	49	8	58	0.354	15	19	216	316	-100	9-27-5	16-22-3	6-2	4-6	1L

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