Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, Picks & Odds | 06 Dec 2025

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 3 months ago | Last Updated: Dec 6, 14:38 | 6 min read

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Ice Hockey NHL Scotiabank Arena Sat 6 Dec 20:00

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NHL Betting Preview: Canadiens vs Maple Leafs

The Montreal Canadiens meet the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena, with face-off scheduled for 20:00 on Saturday, December 6.

Leafs Could Prove Too Strong

The Maple Leafs should be able to come out on top against the Canadiens. Our betting prediction is to back them on the Moneyline where an attractive -132 can be landed.

Leafs Have 8 Wins in Last 10 H2H Battles

Montreal Canadiens won their previous game, beating Winnipeg Jets at home. It was a 3-2 (SO) win at Bell Centre. Oliver Kapanen and Juraj Slafkovsky scored one goal apiece. Goalie Jakub Dobes stopped 29 shots (.935).

Toronto Maple Leafs have triumphed in their last three games. The latest of these was on the road where Carolina Hurricanes were beaten 5-1 at Lenovo Center. Bobby McMann scored two goals, with Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies and Scott Laughton also scoring. Goalie Joseph Woll played a starring role, stopping 22 shots (.957).

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was the Habs who came out on top when they last played the Leafs. At Bell Centre, a 5-2 win was recorded. The Leafs have won eight of the past 10 games that these teams have played.

Starting Goalies

Jakub Dobes (Confirmed)

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

Dennis Hildeby (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	5-6-4	2.9	.910	1

Montreal Canadiens – Last 10 Games

4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.8 goals from 25.3 shots on goal, with a 15.2% powerplay efficiency. The Habs have been giving up 4.1 goals from 28.9 shots, averaging 5.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 84.0%.

Nick Suzuki is the top points scorer with 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists, with Cole Caufield racking up 11 points, 2 goals and 9 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Jakub Dobes have a 4.07 goal against average with a .862 save percentage.

Toronto Maple Leafs – Last 10 Games

The Leafs have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.2 goals from 25.6 shots on goal, with a 6.9% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.6 goals from 32.0 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 93.8%.

The top points scorer is Oliver Ekman-Larsson with 9 points, 2 goals and 7 assists, while William Nylander is next best after registering 8 points, 3 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Joseph Woll have a 2.30 GAA with a .927 SV%.

Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction & Picks

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Game Prediction

The -132 about Toronto Maple Leafs look very attractive when it comes to the Moneyline. We think the visitors can be beaten in this NHL clash, so this is our pick.

Injuries can influence the outcome and our NHL handicappers factor that in alongside the latest form guide. We apply the same approach to the stats to build the clearest picture of how the game might unfold.

Key Canadiens vs Maple Leafs stats:

Maple Leafs have won 4 of their last 5 games.
Maple Leafs have won 3 consecutive games.
Canadiens have lost 6 of their last 10 games.
Canadiens have lost 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
Maple Leafs have won 8 of their last 10 games against Canadiens.

Leafs Moneyline Probability

According to the top betting sites, there’s a 56.8% chance of our pick landing a return. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 60-65%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this hockey wager.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Max Domi Over 0.5 Assists +170

Max Domi (Maple Leafs) has made at least one assist in 3 straight games. There’s an opportunity to bet on Player Assists and the odds look attractive, with +170 available that the line is covered.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Maple Leafs

To Score John Tavares

Assists Max Domi Over 0.5

Our same game parlay pick is the Maple Leafs on the moneyline, John Tavares (Maple Leafs) to be among the scorers and Max Domi (Maple Leafs) to get Over 0.5 assists.

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Correct Score Prediction

Canadiens

2 - 5 Maple Leafs logo

Maple Leafs

Let’s take a chance on the +1400 available that the Maple Leafs secure a 5-2 victory. There’s a nice potential return waiting if we’re able to predict the correct score.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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2-0

2-1

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Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs 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 Have Leafs as Favorites

Toronto Maple Leafs are -132 favorites and that means a 57% chance of winning this game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. Montreal Canadiens are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +110.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 6.5 right now. Hockey fans love the chance to get an alternative angle by going for a Totals wager. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of -115.

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Last 5 Games

Canadiens

NHL: 04/12 Jets2 Canadiens 3
NHL: 03/12 Senators5 Canadiens 2
NHL: 29/11 Canadiens2 Avalanche 7
NHL: 28/11 Canadiens4 Golden Knights 1
NHL: 27/11 Canadiens4 Mammoth 3

Maple Leafs

NHL: 05/12 Maple Leafs5 Hurricanes 1
NHL: 03/12 Maple Leafs4 Panthers 1
NHL: 30/11 Maple Leafs7 Penguins 2
NHL: 28/11 Maple Leafs2 Capitals 4
NHL: 27/11 Maple Leafs2 Blue Jackets 1

Head to Head

Montreal vs Toronto

NHL: 23/11 2025 Maple Leafs 2 Canadiens 5
NHL: 09/10 2025 Canadiens 2 Maple Leafs 5
NHL: 13/04 2025 Canadiens 0 Maple Leafs 1
NHL: 19/01 2025 Maple Leafs 7 Canadiens 3
NHL: 10/11 2024 Canadiens 1 Maple Leafs 4
NHL: 10/10 2024 Maple Leafs 0 Canadiens 1
NHL: 07/04 2024 Maple Leafs 4 Canadiens 2
NHL: 10/03 2024 Maple Leafs 3 Canadiens 2
NHL: 12/10 2023 Canadiens 5 Maple Leafs 6
NHL: 09/04 2023 Canadiens 1 Maple Leafs 7

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Montreal Canadiens Stats

Toronto Maple Leafs Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 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 3 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 1 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.10 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 7 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 2.90 goals and allowed 4.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.40 pts and allowed 3.40 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.80 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 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.20 goals and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.40 goals and allowed 3.60 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 25.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 5
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 13.1
Blocks: 12.8
Faceoff Wins : 26.2
Hits: 24.4
Giveaways: 14.3
Takeaways: 5.2

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 23.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 10.1
Blocks: 12.8
Faceoff Wins : 28.3
Hits: 18
Giveaways: 14.3
Takeaways: 5

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.2
Shots: 25.6
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 8.3
Blocks: 12.8
Faceoff Wins : 34
Hits: 23.2
Giveaways: 16.4
Takeaways: 4.4

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 25
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 7.5
Blocks: 11.9
Faceoff Wins : 33.5
Hits: 23.6
Giveaways: 16.9
Takeaways: 4.5

Team News

Montreal Canadiens Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
14	Nick Suzuki	26	20.47	8	23	31	11
13	Cole Caufield	26	18.41	14	15	29	6
48	Lane Hutson	26	23.05	4	17	21	-2

93	Ivan Demidov	26	14.67	6	14	20	2
53	Noah Dobson	26	22.65	3	13	16	-2
20	Juraj Slafkovsky	26	17.77	9	6	15	1
8	Mike Matheson	26	24.77	4	11	15	9
91	Oliver Kapanen	26	13.52	8	6	14	3
15	Alex Newhook	17	14.6	6	6	12	7
76	Zachary Bolduc	26	13.7	6	6	12	-4
11	Brendan Gallagher	26	13.3	1	9	10	-2
71	Jake Evans	26	15.57	4	4	8	-15
17	Josh Anderson	26	14.94	5	3	8	-11
45	Alexandre Carrier	26	18.78	1	7	8	-10
77	Kirby Dach	15	14.03	5	2	7	-2
47	Jayden Struble	21	15.45	0	4	4	-6
85	Alexandre Texier	12	11.57	0	3	3	-2
21	Kaiden Guhle	5	19.24	1	1	2	1
72	Arber Xhekaj	24	11.87	0	1	1	-6
90	Joe Veleno	21	11.87	1	0	1	-10
92	Patrik Laine	5	12.76	0	1	1	-3
63	Florian Xhekaj	5	9.6	0	1	1	-1
49	Jared Davidson	6	8.3	0	0	0	-2
89	Joshua Roy	3	9.8	0	0	0	0
62	Owen Beck	2	8.35	0	0	0	-1
42	Adam Engstroem	2	12.1	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
35	Sam Montembeault	15	3.63	0.86
75	Jakub Dobes	14	3.11	0.891

Toronto Maple Leafs Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
88	William Nylander	23	19.87	11	21	32	7
91	John Tavares	27	18.44	13	16	29	1
23	Matthew Knies	24	20.3	7	21	28	3

44	Morgan Rielly	26	22.12	4	17	21	-2
95	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	27	20.81	4	16	20	6
34	Auston Matthews	22	21.13	11	8	19	11
74	Bobby McMann	27	14.51	8	6	14	1
89	Nick Robertson	26	12.87	6	6	12	-2
22	Jake McCabe	27	21.64	3	8	11	12
11	Max Domi	26	13.62	3	8	11	-10
63	Matias Maccelli	22	13.2	4	5	9	2
55	Nicolas Roy	24	15.15	2	7	9	2
53	Easton Cowan	19	14.84	3	5	8	1
81	Dakota Joshua	26	12.4	4	4	8	-2
18	Steven Lorentz	21	11.2	2	5	7	0
19	Calle Jaernkrok	18	11.61	4	0	4	-7
28	Troy Stecher	14	16.8	1	3	4	7
2	Simon Benoit	25	17.83	0	3	3	0
79	Sammy Blais	8	8.29	1	2	3	-2
8	Christopher Tanev	8	17.34	0	2	2	5
25	Brandon Carlo	18	20.06	0	2	2	2
24	Scott Laughton	9	12.51	2	0	2	-1
51	Philippe Myers	13	14.03	0	1	1	-6
36	Dakota Mermis	10	13.27	1	0	1	-3
61	Jacob Quillan	2	8.65	0	0	0	1
35	Dennis Hildeby	7	41.9	0	0	0	0
70	Artur Akhtyamov	0	0	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
60	Joseph Woll	8	2.3	0.927
	Cayden Primeau	3	4.3	0.838
41	Anthony Stolarz	13	3.59	0.881

Injuries & Suspensions

Montreal Canadiens Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Alex Newhook

Injured

Kirby Dach

Injured

Patrik Laine

Injured

Kaiden Guhle

Injured

Toronto Maple Leafs Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Brandon Carlo

Injured

Anthony Stolarz

Injured

Joseph Woll

Injured

Christopher Tanev

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens

Dennis Hildeby

Morgan Rielly

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Matthew Knies

Auston Matthews

Max Domi

Juraj Slafkovsky

Nick Suzuki

Cole Caufield

Noah Dobson

Mike Matheson

Jakub Dobes

Line 2

Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens

Dennis Hildeby

Jake McCabe

Troy Stecher

Easton Cowan

John Tavares

William Nylander

Ivan Demidov

Oliver Kapanen

Alexandre Texier

Lane Hutson

Jayden Struble

Jakub Dobes

Line 3

Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens

Dennis Hildeby

Simon Benoit

Philippe Myers

Dakota Joshua

Nicolas Roy

Bobby McMann

Brendan Gallagher

Jake Evans

Josh Anderson

Alexandre Carrier

Arber Xhekaj

Jakub Dobes

Line 4

Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens

Dennis Hildeby

Steven Lorentz

Scott Laughton

Nick Robertson

Zachary Bolduc

Joe Veleno

Jared Davidson

Jakub Dobes

Previous Montreal Canadiens Lineups

03 Dec NHL

Jets 2-3 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

02 Dec NHL

Senators 5-2 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

29 Nov NHL

Canadiens 2-7 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

28 Nov NHL

Canadiens 4-1 Golden Knights

Confirmed Lineups

26 Nov NHL

Canadiens 4-3 Mammoth

Confirmed Lineups

22 Nov NHL

Maple Leafs 2-5 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

20 Nov NHL

Capitals 8-4 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

17 Nov NHL

Canadiens 3-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

15 Nov NHL

Bruins 3-2 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

13 Nov NHL

Stars 7-0 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Toronto Maple Leafs Lineups

04 Dec NHL

Maple Leafs 5-1 Hurricanes

Confirmed Lineups

02 Dec NHL

Maple Leafs 4-1 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

29 Nov NHL

Maple Leafs 7-2 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

28 Nov NHL

Maple Leafs 2-4 Capitals

Confirmed Lineups

26 Nov NHL

Maple Leafs 2-1 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

22 Nov NHL

Maple Leafs 2-5 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

20 Nov NHL

Blue Jackets 3-2 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

18 Nov NHL

Blues 2-3 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

15 Nov NHL

Maple Leafs 2-3 Blackhawks

Confirmed Lineups

13 Nov NHL

Kings 4-3 Maple Leafs

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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