New York Islanders vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, Picks & Odds | 28 Feb 2026

By Robert Carter, NHL Analyst | Published: 2 months ago | Last Updated: Feb 28, 12:38 | 6 min read

New York Islanders

Ice Hockey NHL Nationwide Arena Sat 28 Feb 18:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

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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: Islanders vs Blue Jackets

The New York Islanders go up against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena, with face-off scheduled for 18:00 on Saturday, February 28.

Tight Game Looks Likely

We think odds of -141 are pretty generous when it comes to Under 6.5 on the total. The Islanders and the Blue Jackets shouldn’t add to many goals to the scoreboard.

Blue Jackets 4-2 Victory in Previous H2H Meeting

New York Islanders have triumphed in their previous three games. The latest was on the road where Montreal Canadiens were beaten 4-3 (OT) at Bell Centre. Matthew Schaefer bagged two goals, while Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anders Lee scored once.

Columbus Blue Jackets have won four consecutive games at home. In their last appearance, they suffered a 4-2 road defeat against Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Kirill Marchenko and Adam Fantilli each scored one goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Blue Jackets beat the Islanders in their last head-to-head encounter. It was a 4-2 scoreline at Nationwide Arena. Each franchise has landed five wins in the previous 10 games between these teams.

Starting Goalies

Ilya Sorokin (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	29-24-2	2.7	.906	7
23/24	25-19-12	3.01	.908	2

Jet Greaves (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	26-19-9	2.6	.908	2
23/24	3-6-0	3.49	.908	0

New York Islanders – Last 10 Games

6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 2.8 goals from 25.4 shots on goal, with a 13.5% powerplay efficiency. The Islanders have been giving up 2.8 goals from 25.5 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.8%.

Mathew Barzal is the top points scorer with 12 points, 6 goals and 6 assists, with Bo Horvat racking up 8 points, 3 goals and 5 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Ilya Sorokin have a 2.30 goal against average with a .917 save percentage, including one shutout.

Columbus Blue Jackets – Last 10 Games

The Blue Jackets have 8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 3.6 goals from 26.6 shots on goal, with a 12.0% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.4 goals from 26.4 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 91.4%.

The top points scorer is Charlie Coyle with 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists, while Zach Werenski is next best after having 12 points, 2 goals and 10 assists. Goalie Elvis Merzlikins have a 2.41 GAA with a .905 SV%, including one shutout.

New York Islanders vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction & Picks

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Game Prediction

There is an appealing -141 when it comes to Unders which is our confident pick. The lamp might not be lit too many times when it comes to this NHL encounter.

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Key Islanders vs Blue Jackets stats:

The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 16 of the last 20 Islanders games on the road.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Islanders games on the road.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Blue Jackets games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Blue Jackets games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 3 Blue Jackets games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

Under 6.5 Probability

The top betting apps make it a 58.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 65-70%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Zach Werenski Under 3.5 Shots -164

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets) has had Under 3.5 shots on goal in 8 of the past 10 games. When it comes to Shots on Goal, we’re expecting him to fall short and you can currently land odds of -164.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Under 6.5

To Score Mathew Barzal

Shots on Goal Zach Werenski Under 3.5

Our same game parlay pick is Under 6.5 goals, Mathew Barzal (Islanders) to score and Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets) to have Over 3.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Islanders

2 - 4 Blue Jackets logo

Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets can be backed to win 4-2 when it comes to the correct score. We’ll go for the +1400 that this happens and hopefully we’ll get a good run for our money.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

1-0

2-0

2-1

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New York Islanders vs Columbus Blue Jackets 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.

Latest Moneyline Odds Suggest Blue Jackets Victory

The Columbus Blue Jackets odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are -147 betting favorites to land victory in this game which means a 60% chance of winning. New York Islanders are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +122.

There is a puck line of 1.5 and total goals has a line of 5.5. Hockey fans love the chance to get an alternative angle by going for a Totals wager. If you fancy Over 5.5, this outcome can be backed at -130.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Player Props & Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Islanders

NHL: 27/02 Islanders4 Canadiens 3
NHL: 06/02 Islanders3 Devils 1
NHL: 04/02 Penguins4 Islanders 5
NHL: 03/02 Islanders1 Capitals 4
NHL: 01/02 Predators4 Islanders 3

Blue Jackets

NHL: 27/02 Blue Jackets2 Bruins 4
NHL: 05/02 Blackhawks0 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 04/02 Blue Jackets3 Devils 0
NHL: 01/02 Blue Jackets5 Blues 3
NHL: 31/01 Blue Jackets4 Blackhawks 2

Head to Head

NY Islanders vs Columbus

NHL: 28/12 2025 Islanders 2 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 02/11 2025 Blue Jackets 2 Islanders 3
NHL: 18/04 2025 Islanders 1 Blue Jackets 6
NHL: 25/03 2025 Blue Jackets 4 Islanders 3
NHL: 21/01 2025 Blue Jackets 1 Islanders 3
NHL: 31/10 2024 Islanders 0 Blue Jackets 2
NHL: 05/04 2024 Islanders 4 Blue Jackets 2
NHL: 08/12 2023 Blue Jackets 3 Islanders 7
NHL: 29/10 2023 Islanders 2 Blue Jackets 0
NHL: 25/03 2023 Islanders 4 Blue Jackets 5

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

New York Islanders Stats

Columbus Blue Jackets Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

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

Puck Line

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

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.60 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.10 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 2.80 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.60 pts and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.10 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.40 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 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.70 goals and allowed 2.40 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.90 goals and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 25.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 6.9
Blocks: 13.4
Faceoff Wins : 29.8
Hits: 19.9
Giveaways: 14
Takeaways: 4.2

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 24.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 6.5
Blocks: 11.7
Faceoff Wins : 22.3
Hits: 17.7
Giveaways: 13.3
Takeaways: 4.7

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 26.6
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.7
Penalty Minutes: 7
Blocks: 13.1
Faceoff Wins : 26.8
Hits: 22.1
Giveaways: 13.5
Takeaways: 5.7

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 30
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.5
Penalty Minutes: 7.8
Blocks: 10.2
Faceoff Wins : 21.6
Hits: 22.9
Giveaways: 14.7
Takeaways: 5.2

Team News

New York Islanders Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
13	Mathew Barzal	58	20.73	17	35	52	13
14	Bo Horvat	45	20.52	24	17	41	9
48	Matthew Schaefer	59	24.12	18	23	41	10

27	Anders Lee	59	15.4	12	20	32	7
74	Simon Holmstroem	57	16.54	13	18	31	10
11	Anthony Duclair	54	13.41	12	14	26	0
77	Anthony DeAngelo	59	18.81	4	21	25	1
44	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	51	15.48	13	12	25	0
51	Emil Heineman	59	16.8	15	8	23	-8
6	Ryan Pulock	57	21.06	3	20	23	12
29	Jonathan Drouin	52	17.22	3	17	20	-2
21	Kyle Palmieri	25	18.88	6	12	18	-2
49	Maxim Shabanov	40	13.96	4	12	16	-3
64	Calum Ritchie	42	12.29	7	9	16	-4
53	Casey Cizikas	58	11.68	7	8	15	1
81	Ondrej Palat	58	13.11	5	8	13	-3
3	Adam Pelech	59	20.9	3	7	10	9
4	Carson Soucy	53	16.89	4	5	9	2
24	Scott Mayfield	57	17.39	1	7	8	-3
32	Kyle Maclean	43	10.7	2	4	6	-3
43	Marc Gatcomb	30	10.29	1	3	4	2
41	Marshall Warren	8	11.48	0	3	3	0
34	Adam Boqvist	20	12.51	0	1	1	-3
28	Alexander Romanov	15	19.45	0	1	1	-7
38	Travis Mitchell	9	11.53	1	0	1	0
39	Isaiah George	2	13.3	0	1	1	0
	Cole McWard	3	13.73	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
30	Ilya Sorokin	36	2.45	0.915
33	David Rittich	23	2.57	0.9
50	Marcus Hoegberg	1	8.9	0.714

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
8	Zach Werenski	53	26.41	20	43	63	7
86	Kirill Marchenko	51	18.77	20	27	47	7
3	Charlie Coyle	57	17.7	15	27	42	3

19	Adam Fantilli	57	18.73	14	24	38	-8
10	Dmitri Voronkov	57	14.49	17	15	32	-2
17	Mason Marchment	44	17.31	13	15	28	5
38	Boone Jenner	43	16.51	8	19	27	0
23	Sean Monahan	53	17.54	10	17	27	1
4	Cole Sillinger	56	15.43	6	20	26	5
5	Denton Mateychuk	50	19.96	9	13	22	9
78	Damon Severson	56	20.76	4	17	21	7
9	Ivan Provorov	57	25.29	6	14	20	15
91	Kent Johnson	56	13.61	6	13	19	-8
24	Mathieu Olivier	44	14.5	8	9	17	9
11	Miles Wood	38	12.76	8	5	13	-6
15	Dante Fabbro	51	16.06	4	4	8	-11
21	Isac Lundestroem	43	12.32	2	5	7	-5
43	Danton Heinen	26	10.83	3	3	6	2
16	Brendan Gaunce	25	11.9	2	4	6	-1
27	Zach Aston-Reese	26	9.61	1	4	5	-1
6	Yegor Zamula	23	14.24	0	3	3	6
44	Erik Gudbranson	15	17.89	1	2	3	4
2	Jake Christiansen	32	10.19	0	2	2	-9
	Brendan Smith	15	11.08	0	2	2	-1
65	Luca Del Bel Belluz	13	8.78	0	1	1	-2
82	Mikael Pyyhtiae	5	10.26	1	0	1	-1
37	Dysin Mayo	3	8.4	0	1	1	1
	Luca Pinelli	3	13.77	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
90	Elvis Merzlikins	22	3.47	0.887
73	Jet Greaves	37	2.62	0.91

Injuries & Suspensions

New York Islanders Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Semyon Varlamov

Injured

Alexander Romanov

Injured

Kyle Palmieri

Injured

Pierre Engvall

Injured

Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Brendan Smith

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Islanders

Jet Greaves

Zach Werenski

Damon Severson

Mason Marchment

Adam Fantilli

Kirill Marchenko

Mathew Barzal

Bo Horvat

Ondrej Palat

Ryan Pulock

Matthew Schaefer

Ilya Sorokin

Line 2

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Islanders

Jet Greaves

Ivan Provorov

Denton Mateychuk

Boone Jenner

Sean Monahan

Danton Heinen

Emil Heineman

Calum Ritchie

Jonathan Drouin

Anthony DeAngelo

Adam Pelech

Ilya Sorokin

Line 3

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Islanders

Jet Greaves

Dante Fabbro

Erik Gudbranson

Cole Sillinger

Charlie Coyle

Mathieu Olivier

Simon Holmstroem

Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Anders Lee

Scott Mayfield

Carson Soucy

Ilya Sorokin

Line 4

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Islanders

Jet Greaves

Dmitri Voronkov

Isac Lundestroem

Miles Wood

Marc Gatcomb

Casey Cizikas

Kyle Maclean

Ilya Sorokin

Previous New York Islanders Lineups

26 Feb NHL

Islanders 4-3 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

05 Feb NHL

Islanders 3-1 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

03 Feb NHL

Penguins 4-5 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

02 Feb NHL

Islanders 1-4 Capitals

Confirmed Lineups

31 Jan NHL

Predators 4-3 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

29 Jan NHL

Islanders 2-1 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

28 Jan NHL

Rangers 2-5 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

26 Jan NHL

Islanders 4-0 Flyers

Confirmed Lineups

24 Jan NHL

Sabres 5-0 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

21 Jan NHL

Islanders 1-4 Kraken

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Columbus Blue Jackets Lineups

26 Feb NHL

Blue Jackets 2-4 Bruins

Confirmed Lineups

04 Feb NHL

Blackhawks 0-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

03 Feb NHL

Blue Jackets 3-0 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

31 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 5-3 Blues

Confirmed Lineups

30 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 4-2 Blackhawks

Confirmed Lineups

28 Jan NHL

Flyers 3-5 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

24 Jan NHL

Lightning 5-8 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

22 Jan NHL

Stars 0-1 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

20 Jan NHL

Senators 4-1 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

17 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 4-3 Penguins

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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