Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, Picks & Odds | 28 Dec 2025

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 2 months ago | Last Updated: Dec 28, 12:38 | 6 min read

Montreal Canadiens

Ice Hockey NHL Benchmark International Arena Sun 28 Dec 18:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

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Correct Score
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Team Stats
Player Stats
Player Props
Team News
Lineups
Injuries
Roster
Standings

NHL Betting Preview: Canadiens vs Lightning

The Montreal Canadiens square off against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena, with face-off scheduled for 18:00 on Sunday, December 28.

Lightning Look the Best Bet

The Lightning are available at -100 when it comes to the 3-Way Moneyline. Our prediction is that the home team will beat the Canadiens in 60 minutes and there’s value available when it comes to these odds.

7 Lightning Victories in Previous 10 H2H Clashes

Montreal Canadiens won their previous game 6-2. This was a road victory at TD Garden against Boston Bruins. Noah Dobson racked up 3 points, all of them were assists. Goalie Jacob Fowler stopped 26 shots (.929).

Tampa Bay Lightning got a third straight win in their last game. It was a 4-2 road triumph at Amerant Bank Arena when meeting Florida Panthers. Nikita Kucherov scored two goals, with Jake Guentzel and Pontus Holmberg also scoring. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves (.923).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Lightning have claimed back-to-back victories over the Habs. Both successes came at Bell Centre and the scorelines were 5-3 and 6-1. The past 10 H2H games have seen the Lightning land seven wins.

Starting Goalies

Jacob Fowler (Confirmed)

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

Jonas Johansson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	10-9-1	3.3	.884	0
23/24	12-7-5	3.37	.890	2

Montreal Canadiens – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.4 goals from 25.8 shots on goal, with a 18.4% powerplay efficiency. The Habs have been giving up 2.8 goals from 26.6 shots, averaging 4.5 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.2%.

Lane Hutson is the top points scorer with 14 points, 1 goal and 13 assists, with Nick Suzuki recording 11 points, 3 goals and 8 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Jakub Dobes have a 2.75 goal against average with a .887 save percentage.

Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

The Lightning have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.3 goals from 28.8 shots on goal, with a 11.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.5 goals from 24.1 shots, averaging 6.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.7%.

The top points scorer is Nikita Kucherov with 13 points, 3 goals and 10 assists, while Jake Guentzel is next in line after registering 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Jonas Johansson have a 2.34 GAA with a .905 SV%.

Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction & Picks

This Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning betting guide features sharp analysis across major markets, including a match prediction, correct score bet, valuable player prop picks and a strategic bet builder.

Game Prediction

We’re keeping our pick nice and simple by heading to the 60-minute line. Take the -100 that Tampa Bay Lightning are able to secure a victory in this NHL encounter.

Our hockey picks are rooted in solid team news and up-to-date form for each franchise. We also dig deep to uncover the most relevant NHL stats that help guide and strengthen our predictions.

Key Canadiens vs Lightning stats:

Lightning have won 3 consecutive games.
Lightning have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
Lightning have won 12 of their last 20 games.
Lightning have won the last 2 games between these teams.

Lightning 3-Way Moneyline Probability

If you go by the best NHL sportsbooks, our pick has a 50% chance of landing a return. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 60%. 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: Oliver Kapanen Over 1.5 Shots -105

Oliver Kapanen (Canadiens) has fired Over 1.5 shots on goal in 5 straight road games. The stats suggest that he can oblige with our Overs wager and we’re more than happy to take the -105 available.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Lightning

To Score Jake Guentzel

Shots on Goal Oliver Kapanen Over 1.5

Take a same game parlay that incorporates the Lightning winning in 60 minutes along with Jake Guentzel (Lightning) to score and Oliver Kapanen (Canadiens) to register Over 1.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

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Lightning

We’re predicting the Lightning to land a 4-1 victory and this is available at +1400. The correct score betting option provides plenty of fun and entertainment.

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Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning 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 Think Lightning Likeliest to Win

With a 59% chance of securing victory, Tampa Bay Lightning are favorites for this game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -145. The market suggests that Montreal Canadiens are least likely to win at +120.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is currently 6.5. There is no denying the popularity of wagering on Totals. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of +102.

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Last 5 Games

Canadiens

NHL: 24/12 Canadiens6 Bruins 2
NHL: 22/12 Canadiens3 Penguins 4
NHL: 21/12 Penguins0 Canadiens 4
NHL: 19/12 Blackhawks1 Canadiens 4
NHL: 17/12 Flyers4 Canadiens 1

Lightning

NHL: 28/12 Lightning4 Panthers 2
NHL: 23/12 Blues1 Lightning 4
NHL: 21/12 Hurricanes4 Lightning 6
NHL: 19/12 Kings2 Lightning 1
NHL: 16/12 Panthers5 Lightning 2

Head to Head

Montreal vs Tampa Bay

NHL: 10/12 2025 Lightning 6 Canadiens 1
NHL: 09/02 2025 Lightning 5 Canadiens 3
NHL: 22/01 2025 Lightning 2 Canadiens 3
NHL: 29/12 2024 Canadiens 5 Lightning 2
NHL: 05/04 2024 Lightning 7 Canadiens 4
NHL: 03/03 2024 Canadiens 3 Lightning 4
NHL: 01/01 2024 Canadiens 3 Lightning 4
NHL: 08/11 2023 Lightning 5 Canadiens 3
NHL: 22/03 2023 Lightning 2 Canadiens 3
NHL: 19/03 2023 Canadiens 3 Lightning 5

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Montreal Canadiens Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning 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

5 wins and 5 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 8 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 5 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 6.30 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.80 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 5 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 3.40 goals and allowed 2.90 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.50 pts and allowed 3.30 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 5.20 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.30 goals and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.10 goals and allowed 2.10 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 25.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 10.7
Blocks: 14.5
Faceoff Wins : 24.6
Hits: 20.1
Giveaways: 12.8
Takeaways: 3.5

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 24.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 10.2
Blocks: 12.8
Faceoff Wins : 25.9
Hits: 20
Giveaways: 14
Takeaways: 4.7

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 28.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 6.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 19
Blocks: 16.6
Faceoff Wins : 28.2
Hits: 21.5
Giveaways: 11.1
Takeaways: 4.2

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 28.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 9.2
Blocks: 15.6
Faceoff Wins : 27.5
Hits: 18.7
Giveaways: 13.8
Takeaways: 4.6

Team News

Montreal Canadiens Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
14	Nick Suzuki	37	20.76	11	31	42	11
13	Cole Caufield	37	18.36	18	18	36	7
48	Lane Hutson	37	23.49	5	30	35	7

93	Ivan Demidov	37	14.91	9	21	30	0
20	Juraj Slafkovsky	37	17.84	11	14	25	4
53	Noah Dobson	37	22.56	6	17	23	2
91	Oliver Kapanen	37	14.35	11	8	19	1
76	Zachary Bolduc	37	14.06	10	7	17	-5
8	Mike Matheson	35	24.99	4	13	17	9
15	Alex Newhook	17	14.6	6	6	12	7
11	Brendan Gallagher	37	12.88	2	10	12	1
17	Josh Anderson	37	14.86	8	4	12	-6
71	Jake Evans	34	15.18	5	5	10	-13
45	Alexandre Carrier	37	19.4	1	8	9	-7
85	Alexandre Texier	23	12.55	3	4	7	-1
77	Kirby Dach	15	14.03	5	2	7	-2
27	Sammy Blais	10	8.4	2	3	5	0
24	Phillip Danault	31	16.3	0	5	5	3
47	Jayden Struble	29	14.99	0	5	5	-7
90	Joe Veleno	32	12.31	2	1	3	-7
72	Arber Xhekaj	33	12.04	1	1	2	-6
21	Kaiden Guhle	5	19.24	1	1	2	1
49	Jared Davidson	10	8.72	0	1	1	-4
62	Owen Beck	9	9.5	1	0	1	4
92	Patrik Laine	5	12.76	0	1	1	-3
63	Florian Xhekaj	5	9.6	0	1	1	-1
42	Adam Engstroem	9	12.6	0	0	0	1
89	Joshua Roy	3	9.8	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
35	Sam Montembeault	16	3.67	0.857
75	Jakub Dobes	20	2.9	0.894
32	Jacob Fowler	5	2.4	0.918
34	Kaapo Kaehkoenen	-	-	-

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Nikita Kucherov	33	20.54	15	32	47	11
59	Jake Guentzel	37	20.92	18	21	39	8
38	Brandon Hagel	32	19.13	18	13	31	17

43	Darren Raddysh	31	21.17	8	19	27	8
71	Anthony Cirelli	33	18.19	10	12	22	19
21	Brayden Point	30	18.77	6	14	20	-5
22	Oliver Bjorkstrand	37	14.32	6	10	16	-6
37	Yanni Gourde	37	16.28	5	8	13	3
90	Janis Jerome Moser	35	21.73	3	9	12	25
77	Victor Hedman	18	21.09	0	12	12	0
51	Charles-Edouard D'Astous	30	19.05	3	8	11	-4
29	Pontus Holmberg	30	12.88	5	6	11	8
93	Gage Goncalves	33	12.02	3	6	9	5
27	Ryan McDonagh	18	20.01	4	4	8	1
20	Nick Paul	18	15.27	3	5	8	-4
17	Dominic James	23	12.26	2	5	7	1
28	Zemgus Girgensons	30	15.04	5	2	7	0
24	Maxwell Crozier	19	15.13	1	5	6	5
78	Emil Lilleberg	32	17.34	2	4	6	9
81	Erik Cernak	19	19.32	0	4	4	0
	Scott Sabourin	8	8.94	1	2	3	0
62	Jack Finley	13	8.95	2	1	3	3
67	Declan Carlile	16	13.7	1	2	3	3
	Curtis Douglas	27	5.97	0	2	2	1
64	Steven Santini	9	11.56	0	1	1	1
14	Conor Geekie	6	10.03	0	1	1	0
33	Brandon Halverson	1	0.1	0	0	0	0
41	Mitchell Chaffee	7	9.49	0	0	0	0
61	Boris Katchouk	3	12.2	0	0	0	0
12	Jakob Pelletier	1	6.2	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
31	Jonas Johansson	15	2.76	0.897
88	Andrei Vasilevskiy	23	2.26	0.915

Injuries & Suspensions

Montreal Canadiens Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Jake Evans

Injured

Patrik Laine

Injured

Kaiden Guhle

Injured

Alex Newhook

Injured

Kirby Dach

Injured

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Emil Lilleberg

Injured

Erik Cernak

Injured

Ryan McDonagh

Injured

Victor Hedman

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens

Jonas Johansson

Janis Jerome Moser

Darren Raddysh

Gage Goncalves

Brayden Point

Nikita Kucherov

Zachary Bolduc

Nick Suzuki

Cole Caufield

Noah Dobson

Mike Matheson

Jacob Fowler

Line 2

Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens

Jonas Johansson

Charles-Edouard D'Astous

Maxwell Crozier

Brandon Hagel

Anthony Cirelli

Jake Guentzel

Ivan Demidov

Oliver Kapanen

Juraj Slafkovsky

Alexandre Carrier

Lane Hutson

Jacob Fowler

Line 3

Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens

Jonas Johansson

Declan Carlile

Maxim Groshev

Pontus Holmberg

Yanni Gourde

Zemgus Girgensons

Josh Anderson

Phillip Danault

Alexandre Texier

Arber Xhekaj

Jayden Struble

Jacob Fowler

Line 4

Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens

Jonas Johansson

Scott Sabourin

Nick Paul

Oliver Bjorkstrand

Brendan Gallagher

Joe Veleno

Sammy Blais

Jacob Fowler

Previous Montreal Canadiens Lineups

23 Dec NHL

Canadiens 6-2 Bruins

Confirmed Lineups

21 Dec NHL

Canadiens 3-4 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

20 Dec NHL

Penguins 0-4 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

18 Dec NHL

Blackhawks 1-4 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

16 Dec NHL

Flyers 4-1 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

14 Dec NHL

Oilers 1-4 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

13 Dec NHL

Canadiens 4-5 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

11 Dec NHL

Canadiens 4-2 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

09 Dec NHL

Lightning 6-1 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

07 Dec NHL

Blues 4-3 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

27 Dec NHL

Lightning 4-2 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

22 Dec NHL

Blues 1-4 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

20 Dec NHL

Hurricanes 4-6 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

18 Dec NHL

Kings 2-1 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

15 Dec NHL

Panthers 5-2 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

13 Dec NHL

Lightning 2-3 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

11 Dec NHL

Lightning 8-4 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

09 Dec NHL

Lightning 6-1 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

08 Dec NHL

Lightning 0-2 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

06 Dec NHL

Islanders 2-0 Lightning

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	64	41	17	6	88	0.688	30	36	229	187	42	24-8-2	17-9-4	5-3	8-2	1W
2 Pittsburgh	64	32	17	15	79	0.617	27	31	217	193	24	16-9-8	16-8-7	1-10	4-6	1L
3 NY Islanders	65	37	23	5	79	0.608	23	33	192	186	6	17-10-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	2W
4 Columbus	64	33	21	10	76	0.594	23	28	209	205	4	17-8-7	16-13-3	5-1	6-4	1W
5 Washington	65	32	26	7	71	0.546	27	31	207	195	12	20-11-3	12-15-4	1-5	6-4	1W
6 Philadelphia	63	29	23	11	69	0.548	19	22	183	200	-17	14-11-7	15-12-4	7-3	5-5	1L
7 New Jersey	64	32	30	2	66	0.516	21	28	166	192	-26	16-14-2	16-16-0	4-0	4-6	1L
8 NY Rangers	64	26	30	8	60	0.469	17	23	179	200	-21	9-15-6	17-15-2	3-0	4-6	2W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	65	40	19	6	86	0.662	34	37	231	196	35	21-8-3	19-11-3	3-0	8-2	8W
2 Tampa Bay	63	39	20	4	82	0.651	30	35	225	177	48	19-11-0	20-9-4	4-2	4-6	2L
3 Montreal	63	35	18	10	80	0.635	24	33	225	210	15	18-11-2	17-7-8	2-5	6-4	2W
4 Detroit	65	36	22	7	79	0.608	25	34	192	194	-2	18-11-3	18-11-4	2-3	4-6	1L
5 Boston	64	36	22	6	78	0.609	27	34	214	201	13	25-8-1	11-14-5	2-3	5-5	1W
6 Ottawa	63	32	22	9	73	0.579	26	29	214	198	16	14-10-5	18-12-4	3-0	7-3	3W
7 Florida	64	32	29	3	67	0.523	26	28	195	213	-18	17-14-3	15-15-0	4-1	4-6	2W
8 Toronto	65	27	27	11	65	0.5	19	26	203	229	-26	16-11-7	11-16-4	1-3	2-8	8L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	63	43	11	9	95	0.754	38	40	241	159	82	23-5-4	20-6-5	3-5	7-3	1L
2 Dallas	64	40	14	10	90	0.703	32	36	222	174	48	20-7-4	20-7-6	4-4	9-1	2W
3 Minnesota	65	38	16	11	87	0.669	25	34	220	185	35	19-7-7	19-9-4	4-4	7-3	1W
4 Utah	65	34	26	5	73	0.562	26	34	203	181	22	18-10-2	16-16-3	0-0	6-4	2L
5 Nashville	64	29	27	8	66	0.516	22	26	191	218	-27	17-13-3	12-14-5	3-0	4-6	1W
6 Winnipeg	63	26	27	10	62	0.492	21	25	179	193	-14	15-12-5	11-15-5	1-2	5-5	1L
7 St Louis	64	25	29	10	60	0.469	23	24	169	216	-47	14-12-7	11-17-3	1-3	5-5	1L
8 Chicago	64	24	29	11	59	0.461	18	21	172	207	-35	13-15-5	11-14-6	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 Anaheim	64	36	25	3	75	0.586	21	28	215	222	-7	22-10-1	14-15-2	8-0	8-2	1W
2 Edmonton	65	32	25	8	72	0.554	24	32	231	221	10	16-11-4	16-14-4	0-3	4-6	2W
3 Vegas	65	29	22	14	72	0.554	21	28	210	207	3	14-10-7	15-12-7	1-6	4-6	3L
4 Seattle	63	29	25	9	67	0.532	23	28	179	190	-11	16-12-5	13-13-4	1-4	4-6	3L
5 LA Kings	64	26	23	15	67	0.523	16	22	169	192	-23	10-15-7	16-8-8	4-6	3-7	1L
6 San Jose	62	30	26	6	66	0.532	18	28	192	218	-26	17-10-5	13-16-1	2-1	3-7	3L
7 Calgary	64	25	32	7	57	0.445	21	23	158	200	-42	16-12-4	9-20-3	2-3	3-7	2L
8 Vancouver	64	19	37	8	46	0.359	13	15	165	238	-73	6-20-5	13-17-3	4-2	1-9	2L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	64	41	17	6	88	0.688	30	36	229	187	42	24-8-2	17-9-4	5-3	8-2	1W
2 Buffalo	65	40	19	6	86	0.662	34	37	231	196	35	21-8-3	19-11-3	3-0	8-2	8W
3 Tampa Bay	63	39	20	4	82	0.651	30	35	225	177	48	19-11-0	20-9-4	4-2	4-6	2L
4 Montreal	63	35	18	10	80	0.635	24	33	225	210	15	18-11-2	17-7-8	2-5	6-4	2W
5 Pittsburgh	64	32	17	15	79	0.617	27	31	217	193	24	16-9-8	16-8-7	1-10	4-6	1L
6 Detroit	65	36	22	7	79	0.608	25	34	192	194	-2	18-11-3	18-11-4	2-3	4-6	1L
7 NY Islanders	65	37	23	5	79	0.608	23	33	192	186	6	17-10-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	2W
8 Boston	64	36	22	6	78	0.609	27	34	214	201	13	25-8-1	11-14-5	2-3	5-5	1W
9 Columbus	64	33	21	10	76	0.594	23	28	209	205	4	17-8-7	16-13-3	5-1	6-4	1W
10 Ottawa	63	32	22	9	73	0.579	26	29	214	198	16	14-10-5	18-12-4	3-0	7-3	3W
11 Washington	65	32	26	7	71	0.546	27	31	207	195	12	20-11-3	12-15-4	1-5	6-4	1W
12 Philadelphia	63	29	23	11	69	0.548	19	22	183	200	-17	14-11-7	15-12-4	7-3	5-5	1L
13 Florida	64	32	29	3	67	0.523	26	28	195	213	-18	17-14-3	15-15-0	4-1	4-6	2W
14 New Jersey	64	32	30	2	66	0.516	21	28	166	192	-26	16-14-2	16-16-0	4-0	4-6	1L
15 Toronto	65	27	27	11	65	0.5	19	26	203	229	-26	16-11-7	11-16-4	1-3	2-8	8L
16 NY Rangers	64	26	30	8	60	0.469	17	23	179	200	-21	9-15-6	17-15-2	3-0	4-6	2W

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	63	43	11	9	95	0.754	38	40	241	159	82	23-5-4	20-6-5	3-5	7-3	1L
2 Dallas	64	40	14	10	90	0.703	32	36	222	174	48	20-7-4	20-7-6	4-4	9-1	2W
3 Minnesota	65	38	16	11	87	0.669	25	34	220	185	35	19-7-7	19-9-4	4-4	7-3	1W
4 Anaheim	64	36	25	3	75	0.586	21	28	215	222	-7	22-10-1	14-15-2	8-0	8-2	1W
5 Utah	65	34	26	5	73	0.562	26	34	203	181	22	18-10-2	16-16-3	0-0	6-4	2L
6 Edmonton	65	32	25	8	72	0.554	24	32	231	221	10	16-11-4	16-14-4	0-3	4-6	2W
7 Vegas	65	29	22	14	72	0.554	21	28	210	207	3	14-10-7	15-12-7	1-6	4-6	3L
8 Seattle	63	29	25	9	67	0.532	23	28	179	190	-11	16-12-5	13-13-4	1-4	4-6	3L
9 LA Kings	64	26	23	15	67	0.523	16	22	169	192	-23	10-15-7	16-8-8	4-6	3-7	1L
10 San Jose	62	30	26	6	66	0.532	18	28	192	218	-26	17-10-5	13-16-1	2-1	3-7	3L
11 Nashville	64	29	27	8	66	0.516	22	26	191	218	-27	17-13-3	12-14-5	3-0	4-6	1W
12 Winnipeg	63	26	27	10	62	0.492	21	25	179	193	-14	15-12-5	11-15-5	1-2	5-5	1L
13 St Louis	64	25	29	10	60	0.469	23	24	169	216	-47	14-12-7	11-17-3	1-3	5-5	1L
14 Chicago	64	24	29	11	59	0.461	18	21	172	207	-35	13-15-5	11-14-6	3-5	3-7	1W
15 Calgary	64	25	32	7	57	0.445	21	23	158	200	-42	16-12-4	9-20-3	2-3	3-7	2L
16 Vancouver	64	19	37	8	46	0.359	13	15	165	238	-73	6-20-5	13-17-3	4-2	1-9	2L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	63	43	11	9	95	0.754	38	40	241	159	82	23-5-4	20-6-5	3-5	7-3	1L
2 Dallas	64	40	14	10	90	0.703	32	36	222	174	48	20-7-4	20-7-6	4-4	9-1	2W
3 Carolina	64	41	17	6	88	0.688	30	36	229	187	42	24-8-2	17-9-4	5-3	8-2	1W
4 Minnesota	65	38	16	11	87	0.669	25	34	220	185	35	19-7-7	19-9-4	4-4	7-3	1W
5 Buffalo	65	40	19	6	86	0.662	34	37	231	196	35	21-8-3	19-11-3	3-0	8-2	8W
6 Tampa Bay	63	39	20	4	82	0.651	30	35	225	177	48	19-11-0	20-9-4	4-2	4-6	2L
7 Montreal	63	35	18	10	80	0.635	24	33	225	210	15	18-11-2	17-7-8	2-5	6-4	2W
8 Pittsburgh	64	32	17	15	79	0.617	27	31	217	193	24	16-9-8	16-8-7	1-10	4-6	1L
9 Detroit	65	36	22	7	79	0.608	25	34	192	194	-2	18-11-3	18-11-4	2-3	4-6	1L
10 NY Islanders	65	37	23	5	79	0.608	23	33	192	186	6	17-10-2	20-13-3	4-5	7-3	2W
11 Boston	64	36	22	6	78	0.609	27	34	214	201	13	25-8-1	11-14-5	2-3	5-5	1W
12 Columbus	64	33	21	10	76	0.594	23	28	209	205	4	17-8-7	16-13-3	5-1	6-4	1W
13 Anaheim	64	36	25	3	75	0.586	21	28	215	222	-7	22-10-1	14-15-2	8-0	8-2	1W
14 Ottawa	63	32	22	9	73	0.579	26	29	214	198	16	14-10-5	18-12-4	3-0	7-3	3W
15 Utah	65	34	26	5	73	0.562	26	34	203	181	22	18-10-2	16-16-3	0-0	6-4	2L
16 Edmonton	65	32	25	8	72	0.554	24	32	231	221	10	16-11-4	16-14-4	0-3	4-6	2W
17 Vegas	65	29	22	14	72	0.554	21	28	210	207	3	14-10-7	15-12-7	1-6	4-6	3L
18 Washington	65	32	26	7	71	0.546	27	31	207	195	12	20-11-3	12-15-4	1-5	6-4	1W
19 Philadelphia	63	29	23	11	69	0.548	19	22	183	200	-17	14-11-7	15-12-4	7-3	5-5	1L
20 Seattle	63	29	25	9	67	0.532	23	28	179	190	-11	16-12-5	13-13-4	1-4	4-6	3L
21 Florida	64	32	29	3	67	0.523	26	28	195	213	-18	17-14-3	15-15-0	4-1	4-6	2W
22 LA Kings	64	26	23	15	67	0.523	16	22	169	192	-23	10-15-7	16-8-8	4-6	3-7	1L
23 San Jose	62	30	26	6	66	0.532	18	28	192	218	-26	17-10-5	13-16-1	2-1	3-7	3L
24 Nashville	64	29	27	8	66	0.516	22	26	191	218	-27	17-13-3	12-14-5	3-0	4-6	1W
25 New Jersey	64	32	30	2	66	0.516	21	28	166	192	-26	16-14-2	16-16-0	4-0	4-6	1L
26 Toronto	65	27	27	11	65	0.5	19	26	203	229	-26	16-11-7	11-16-4	1-3	2-8	8L
27 Winnipeg	63	26	27	10	62	0.492	21	25	179	193	-14	15-12-5	11-15-5	1-2	5-5	1L
28 St Louis	64	25	29	10	60	0.469	23	24	169	216	-47	14-12-7	11-17-3	1-3	5-5	1L
29 NY Rangers	64	26	30	8	60	0.469	17	23	179	200	-21	9-15-6	17-15-2	3-0	4-6	2W
30 Chicago	64	24	29	11	59	0.461	18	21	172	207	-35	13-15-5	11-14-6	3-5	3-7	1W
31 Calgary	64	25	32	7	57	0.445	21	23	158	200	-42	16-12-4	9-20-3	2-3	3-7	2L
32 Vancouver	64	19	37	8	46	0.359	13	15	165	238	-73	6-20-5	13-17-3	4-2	1-9	2L

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