New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, Picks & Odds | 19 Mar 2026

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 2 hours ago | Last Updated: Mar 19, 02:28 | 6 min read

New York Rangers

Ice Hockey NHL Nationwide Arena Thu 19 Mar 19:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

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Correct Score
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Team Stats
Player Stats
Player Props
Team News
Lineups
Injuries
Roster
Standings
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NHL Betting Preview: Rangers vs Blue Jackets

The New York Rangers square off against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, March 19.

Get the Best Value By Backing Blue Jackets

We can’t resist going for the Blue Jackets on the 3-Way Moneyline. Our prediction is a confident one and there is -137 available that the home team beat the Rangers in 60 minutes.

Blue Jackets Overtime Victory in Last H2H

New York Rangers have enjoyed three consecutive road victories. They lost 6-3 in their previous game at home to New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden. Vladislav Gavrikov, Mika Zibanejad and Conor Sheary scored one goal each.

Columbus Blue Jackets made it back-to-back wins in their last game. Landing a 5-1 home victory against Carolina Hurricanes at Nationwide Arena. Charlie Coyle had 4 points which includes 1 goal and 3 assists. Goalie Jet Greaves played a starring role, stopping 27 shots (.964).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Blue Jackets won the most recent encounter between these teams. A 5-4 victory was registered against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The past 10 H2H games have seen the Rangers land six wins.

Starting Goalies

Jonathan Quick (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	5-16-2	3.2	.889	2
23/24	18-6-2	2.62	.911	2

Jet Greaves (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	22-12-8	2.6	.909	2
23/24	3-6-0	3.49	.908	0

New York Rangers – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.9 goals from 23.2 shots on goal, with a 31.0% powerplay efficiency. The Rangers have given up 3.2 goals from 32.4 shots, averaging 3.1 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 67.7%.

Alexis Lafreniere is the top points scorer with 12 points, 6 goals and 6 assists, with Mika Zibanejad racking up 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Igor Shesterkin have a 2.69 goal against average with a .917 save percentage.

Columbus Blue Jackets – Last 10 Games

The Blue Jackets have 6 wins and 0 overtime losses, averaging 3.5 goals from 29.8 shots on goal, with a 21.2% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.8 goals from 25.5 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 88.6%.

The top points scorer is Charlie Coyle with 13 points, 2 goals and 11 assists, while Adam Fantilli is next best after having 11 points, 5 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Jet Greaves have a 2.49 GAA with a .904 SV%.

New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction & Picks

Our New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets betting preview covers everything you need, including a key match prediction, correct score insight, top player prop bets and a value-packed bet builder recommendation.

Game Prediction

We’re eager to back Columbus Blue Jackets to win this NHL encounter in regulation time and that leads us to the 60-minute line for our pick. It’s difficult to turn down the -137 that they claim the win.

Injuries are always factored in by the handicappers at Sportsgambler.com. Our hockey picks are also shaped by recent form, with up-to-date stats playing a key role before any NHL selections are locked in.

Key Rangers vs Blue Jackets stats:

Blue Jackets have won 7 of their last 10 games at home.
Blue Jackets have won 14 of their last 20 games.
Blue Jackets have won 2 consecutive games.
Rangers have lost 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
Rangers have lost 12 of their last 20 games.
Rangers have lost their last 2 games.

Blue Jackets 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The best sportsbooks make it a 57.8% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our cappers have this probability somewhere between 60-65%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

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We regularly consider a Match Winner & Total Goals wager as a way of backing Columbus at bigger odds. You simply need to decide whether to go Over or Under as part of the combo.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Sean Monahan Over 1.5 Shots -145

Sean Monahan (Blue Jackets) has had Over 1.5 shots on goal in 9 of the past 10 games. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for him to cover the Shots on Goal line at odds of -145.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Blue Jackets

To Score Kirill Marchenko

Shots on Goal Sean Monahan Over 1.5

We’ve loaded up a same game parlay with the combined picks of the Blue Jackets claiming victory in 60 minutes, Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets) scoring and Sean Monahan (Blue Jackets) to have Over 1.5 shots.

We recommend a same game parlay as it’s a very exciting way of wagering on a single event. Many bettors like to create a personalised hockey bet which reflects their predictions for how a game is going to play out.

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Correct Score Prediction

Rangers

3 - 6 Blue Jackets logo

Blue Jackets

A 6-3 win in favor of the Blue Jackets can be backed at odds of +2200. We like placing a bet on correct score due to the fun element and the big potential return.

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New York Rangers 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.

Books Running Scared of Blue Jackets Win

Columbus Blue Jackets have short betting odds and they’re overwhelming -233 favorites for this game. This means the sportsbooks give them a 70% chance of winning. For those wanting to back New York Rangers, you will find +188 about the underdogs.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. There is no denying the popularity of wagering on Totals. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of +110.

If you’re betting on the National Hockey League, we recommend heading to the top betting apps and scanning through the many team props and game lines. There’s a chance to wager before the puck drops and during the games.

Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Kirill Marchenko Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

Kirill Marchenko is available at +155 when it comes to Anytime Goalscorer. The favorite is now priced at odds of +1000 to find the net first.

Player Goals

Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets)

Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets)

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

Mason Marchment (Blue Jackets)

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Player Assists

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)

Charlie Coyle (Blue Jackets)

Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets)

Adam Fox (Rangers)

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Player Shots

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)

Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets)

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets)

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Micro Betting

There are always opportunities to enjoy NHL micro betting. It’s generally the case that you will find team and player props in-game and bettors can use their insight to wager on outcomes such as the Next Goal or Next Goalscorer.

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Last 5 Games

Rangers

NHL: 19/03 Devils6 Rangers 3
NHL: 17/03 Kings4 Rangers 1
NHL: 14/03 Rangers4 Wild 2
NHL: 13/03 Rangers6 Jets 3
NHL: 11/03 Flames0 Rangers 4

Blue Jackets

NHL: 18/03 Hurricanes1 Blue Jackets 5
NHL: 15/03 Blue Jackets2 Flyers 1
NHL: 13/03 Blue Jackets1 Panthers 2
NHL: 11/03 Blue Jackets5 Lightning 2
NHL: 09/03 Kings5 Blue Jackets 4

Head to Head

NY Rangers vs Columbus

NHL: 03/03 2026 Blue Jackets 5 Rangers 4
NHL: 16/11 2025 Rangers 2 Blue Jackets 1
NHL: 16/03 2025 Rangers 4 Blue Jackets 0
NHL: 09/03 2025 Blue Jackets 7 Rangers 3
NHL: 09/02 2025 Rangers 4 Blue Jackets 3
NHL: 19/01 2025 Blue Jackets 0 Rangers 1
NHL: 29/02 2024 Blue Jackets 1 Rangers 4
NHL: 26/02 2024 Rangers 2 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 13/11 2023 Blue Jackets 3 Rangers 4
NHL: 15/10 2023 Rangers 3 Blue Jackets 5

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

New York Rangers Stats

Columbus Blue Jackets Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 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 6 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 5 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.20 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 7.80 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 8 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 4.00 goals and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.90 pts and allowed 3.90 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.40 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.80 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.60 goals and allowed 2.80 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 4.10 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 23.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 7
Blocks: 14.2
Faceoff Wins : 29.1
Hits: 22.2
Giveaways: 16.8
Takeaways: 4.7

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 23.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 8.6
Blocks: 13.2
Faceoff Wins : 32
Hits: 22.2
Giveaways: 15.9
Takeaways: 4

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 29.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 3.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 9.9
Blocks: 15.5
Faceoff Wins : 28.8
Hits: 18.5
Giveaways: 15.8
Takeaways: 4.9

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 28.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.5
Penalty Minutes: 9.3
Blocks: 14.5
Faceoff Wins : 28.5
Hits: 20.1
Giveaways: 14.4
Takeaways: 4.4

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Team News

New York Rangers Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
93	Mika Zibanejad	67	20.92	28	36	64	-20
16	Vincent Trocheck	53	20.78	14	33	47	-16
13	Alexis Lafreniere	68	17.34	19	26	45	-9

8	J.T. Miller	54	20.56	14	25	39	-26
23	Adam Fox	41	23.75	5	30	35	5
50	Will Cuylle	68	17.18	16	16	32	-13
44	Vladislav Gavrikov	68	23.82	14	17	31	-12
42	Noah Laba	65	13.48	9	12	21	-1
94	Gabriel Perreault	35	15.87	7	12	19	-1
14	Taylor Raddysh	62	11.85	9	9	18	4
24	Tye Kartye	50	11.47	5	10	15	-5
4	Braden Schneider	68	20.44	2	13	15	-7
29	Matthew Robertson	58	17.44	4	10	14	-3
17	Will Borgen	61	18.35	5	7	12	2
	Conor Sheary	48	14.36	3	9	12	0
22	Jonny Brodzinski	43	11.28	4	7	11	-4
18	Urho Vaakanainen	33	13.8	0	6	6	0
60	Scott Morrow	29	15.67	0	6	6	-5
84	Adam Edstroem	32	9.7	3	2	5	2
6	Vincent Iorio	26	15.86	0	3	3	-4
71	Juuso Paerssinen	19	8.95	2	1	3	4
49	Jaroslav Chmelar	14	8.1	2	0	2	-2
73	Matthew Rempe	26	8.61	1	0	1	-4
78	Brennan Othmann	17	9.88	1	0	1	-4
25	Anton Blidh	4	7.7	0	1	1	1
	Brendan Brisson	3	10.6	0	1	1	-1
65	Brett Berard	13	10.55	0	0	0	-1
33	Dylan Garand	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	Justin Dowling	2	7.2	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Jonathan Quick	23	3.18	0.889
31	Igor Shesterkin	42	2.5	0.913
41	Spencer Martin	6	4.13	0.864

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
8	Zach Werenski	60	26.41	20	49	69	5
86	Kirill Marchenko	61	18.83	25	32	57	5
3	Charlie Coyle	67	17.88	17	38	55	10

19	Adam Fantilli	67	18.78	19	30	49	-11
23	Sean Monahan	63	17.39	12	22	34	4
17	Mason Marchment	54	17.36	16	18	34	9
10	Dmitri Voronkov	62	14.1	17	15	32	-1
83	Conor Garland	56	18.34	11	19	30	-15
38	Boone Jenner	52	16.16	9	20	29	-1
5	Denton Mateychuk	60	19.71	11	17	28	12
4	Cole Sillinger	66	15.3	6	22	28	3
78	Damon Severson	66	20.94	5	22	27	11
9	Ivan Provorov	67	25.07	8	18	26	16
24	Mathieu Olivier	54	14.41	13	10	23	13
91	Kent Johnson	64	13.61	6	15	21	-6
11	Miles Wood	44	12.33	8	6	14	-6
15	Dante Fabbro	59	16.29	5	5	10	-13
21	Isac Lundestroem	53	12.31	3	6	9	-3
43	Danton Heinen	32	11.15	4	3	7	1
16	Brendan Gaunce	25	11.9	2	4	6	-1
27	Zach Aston-Reese	26	9.61	1	4	5	-1
6	Yegor Zamula	28	13.65	0	4	4	7
44	Erik Gudbranson	22	17.79	1	2	3	6
2	Jake Christiansen	35	10.35	0	2	2	-7
	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	27	3.4	0.885
73	Jet Greaves	43	2.6	0.909

Injuries & Suspensions

New York Rangers Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Matthew Rempe

Injured

Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Brendan Smith

Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous New York Rangers Lineups

18 Mar NHL

Devils 6-3 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

16 Mar NHL

Kings 4-1 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

14 Mar NHL

Rangers 4-2 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

12 Mar NHL

Rangers 6-3 Jets

Confirmed Lineups

10 Mar NHL

Flames 0-4 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

09 Mar NHL

Rangers 6-2 Flyers

Confirmed Lineups

07 Mar NHL

Rangers 3-6 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

05 Mar NHL

Maple Leafs 2-6 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

02 Mar NHL

Blue Jackets 5-4 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

28 Feb NHL

Penguins 2-3 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Columbus Blue Jackets Lineups

17 Mar NHL

Hurricanes 1-5 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

14 Mar NHL

Blue Jackets 2-1 Flyers

Confirmed Lineups

12 Mar NHL

Blue Jackets 1-2 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

10 Mar NHL

Blue Jackets 5-2 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

09 Mar NHL

Kings 5-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

07 Mar NHL

Mammoth 5-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

05 Mar NHL

Panthers 2-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

03 Mar NHL

Predators 2-3 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

02 Mar NHL

Blue Jackets 5-4 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

28 Feb NHL

Islanders 4-3 Blue Jackets

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 NY Islanders	68	39	24	5	83	0.61	25	35	200	192	8	18-11-2	21-13-3	4-5	7-3	2W
4 Columbus	67	35	21	11	81	0.604	24	29	217	209	8	18-8-7	17-13-4	6-1	6-4	2W
5 Philadelphia	67	32	23	12	76	0.567	20	24	194	207	-13	15-11-8	17-12-4	8-4	7-3	1W
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	68	28	32	8	64	0.471	19	25	193	215	-22	9-17-6	19-15-2	3-0	6-4	2L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	68	42	20	6	90	0.662	35	38	237	200	37	22-9-3	20-11-3	4-0	9-1	2W
2 Tampa Bay	66	41	21	4	86	0.652	32	37	237	184	53	20-12-0	21-9-4	4-2	3-7	1W
3 Montreal	67	37	20	10	84	0.627	25	35	236	222	14	19-13-2	18-7-8	2-5	5-5	1W
4 Boston	68	37	23	8	82	0.603	27	34	224	214	10	25-9-1	12-14-7	3-3	4-6	2L
5 Detroit	68	37	23	8	82	0.603	26	35	200	203	-3	19-11-3	18-12-5	2-3	4-6	1W
6 Ottawa	67	34	24	9	77	0.575	28	31	226	209	17	16-11-5	18-13-4	3-0	6-4	1L
7 Toronto	69	29	28	12	70	0.507	21	28	216	241	-25	17-12-7	12-16-5	1-4	2-8	1L
8 Florida	67	33	31	3	69	0.515	26	29	201	225	-24	18-14-3	15-17-0	4-1	4-6	2L

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	69	39	18	12	90	0.652	25	35	230	199	31	19-9-8	20-9-4	4-5	4-6	1W
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	67	30	28	9	69	0.515	22	26	199	228	-29	17-13-3	13-15-6	4-1	4-6	1W
6 Winnipeg	67	28	28	11	67	0.5	23	27	191	206	-15	17-13-6	11-15-5	1-3	5-5	1L
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	67	25	30	12	62	0.463	18	22	178	217	-39	13-15-6	12-15-6	3-5	3-7	2L

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	69	34	26	9	77	0.558	26	34	243	235	8	18-11-4	16-15-5	0-3	6-4	2W
3 Vegas	68	31	23	14	76	0.559	23	30	220	211	9	16-11-7	15-12-7	1-6	3-7	1L
4 Seattle	67	31	27	9	71	0.53	25	30	193	205	-12	17-14-5	14-13-4	1-4	4-6	1L
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	66	32	28	6	70	0.53	20	30	207	234	-27	17-10-5	15-18-1	2-1	5-5	2L
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	67	21	38	8	50	0.373	14	16	176	248	-72	8-21-5	13-17-3	5-2	3-7	1W

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	68	42	20	6	90	0.662	35	38	237	200	37	22-9-3	20-11-3	4-0	9-1	2W
3 Tampa Bay	66	41	21	4	86	0.652	32	37	237	184	53	20-12-0	21-9-4	4-2	3-7	1W
4 Montreal	67	37	20	10	84	0.627	25	35	236	222	14	19-13-2	18-7-8	2-5	5-5	1W
5 Pittsburgh	68	34	18	16	84	0.618	29	33	235	210	25	16-9-8	18-9-8	1-10	4-6	1L
6 NY Islanders	68	39	24	5	83	0.61	25	35	200	192	8	18-11-2	21-13-3	4-5	7-3	2W
7 Boston	68	37	23	8	82	0.603	27	34	224	214	10	25-9-1	12-14-7	3-3	4-6	2L
8 Detroit	68	37	23	8	82	0.603	26	35	200	203	-3	19-11-3	18-12-5	2-3	4-6	1W
9 Columbus	67	35	21	11	81	0.604	24	29	217	209	8	18-8-7	17-13-4	6-1	6-4	2W
10 Ottawa	67	34	24	9	77	0.575	28	31	226	209	17	16-11-5	18-13-4	3-0	6-4	1L
11 Philadelphia	67	32	23	12	76	0.567	20	24	194	207	-13	15-11-8	17-12-4	8-4	7-3	1W
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 Toronto	69	29	28	12	70	0.507	21	28	216	241	-25	17-12-7	12-16-5	1-4	2-8	1L
15 Florida	67	33	31	3	69	0.515	26	29	201	225	-24	18-14-3	15-17-0	4-1	4-6	2L
16 NY Rangers	68	28	32	8	64	0.471	19	25	193	215	-22	9-17-6	19-15-2	3-0	6-4	2L

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	69	39	18	12	90	0.652	25	35	230	199	31	19-9-8	20-9-4	4-5	4-6	1W
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 Edmonton	69	34	26	9	77	0.558	26	34	243	235	8	18-11-4	16-15-5	0-3	6-4	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 Vegas	68	31	23	14	76	0.559	23	30	220	211	9	16-11-7	15-12-7	1-6	3-7	1L
8 Seattle	67	31	27	9	71	0.53	25	30	193	205	-12	17-14-5	14-13-4	1-4	4-6	1L
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	66	32	28	6	70	0.53	20	30	207	234	-27	17-10-5	15-18-1	2-1	5-5	2L
11 Nashville	67	30	28	9	69	0.515	22	26	199	228	-29	17-13-3	13-15-6	4-1	4-6	1W
12 Winnipeg	67	28	28	11	67	0.5	23	27	191	206	-15	17-13-6	11-15-5	1-3	5-5	1L
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	67	25	30	12	62	0.463	18	22	178	217	-39	13-15-6	12-15-6	3-5	3-7	2L
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	67	21	38	8	50	0.373	14	16	176	248	-72	8-21-5	13-17-3	5-2	3-7	1W

	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	68	42	20	6	90	0.662	35	38	237	200	37	22-9-3	20-11-3	4-0	9-1	2W
5 Minnesota	69	39	18	12	90	0.652	25	35	230	199	31	19-9-8	20-9-4	4-5	4-6	1W
6 Tampa Bay	66	41	21	4	86	0.652	32	37	237	184	53	20-12-0	21-9-4	4-2	3-7	1W
7 Montreal	67	37	20	10	84	0.627	25	35	236	222	14	19-13-2	18-7-8	2-5	5-5	1W
8 Pittsburgh	68	34	18	16	84	0.618	29	33	235	210	25	16-9-8	18-9-8	1-10	4-6	1L
9 NY Islanders	68	39	24	5	83	0.61	25	35	200	192	8	18-11-2	21-13-3	4-5	7-3	2W
10 Boston	68	37	23	8	82	0.603	27	34	224	214	10	25-9-1	12-14-7	3-3	4-6	2L
11 Detroit	68	37	23	8	82	0.603	26	35	200	203	-3	19-11-3	18-12-5	2-3	4-6	1W
12 Columbus	67	35	21	11	81	0.604	24	29	217	209	8	18-8-7	17-13-4	6-1	6-4	2W
13 Anaheim	68	37	27	4	78	0.574	22	29	225	236	-11	22-10-2	15-17-2	8-0	5-5	1L
14 Ottawa	67	34	24	9	77	0.575	28	31	226	209	17	16-11-5	18-13-4	3-0	6-4	1L
15 Edmonton	69	34	26	9	77	0.558	26	34	243	235	8	18-11-4	16-15-5	0-3	6-4	2W
16 Philadelphia	67	32	23	12	76	0.567	20	24	194	207	-13	15-11-8	17-12-4	8-4	7-3	1W
17 Utah	68	35	27	6	76	0.559	27	35	214	191	23	18-11-3	17-16-3	0-0	5-5	1W
18 Vegas	68	31	23	14	76	0.559	23	30	220	211	9	16-11-7	15-12-7	1-6	3-7	1L
19 Washington	69	34	27	8	76	0.551	29	33	216	204	12	21-11-4	13-16-4	1-6	5-5	1W
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 Seattle	67	31	27	9	71	0.53	25	30	193	205	-12	17-14-5	14-13-4	1-4	4-6	1L
22 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
23 San Jose	66	32	28	6	70	0.53	20	30	207	234	-27	17-10-5	15-18-1	2-1	5-5	2L
24 Toronto	69	29	28	12	70	0.507	21	28	216	241	-25	17-12-7	12-16-5	1-4	2-8	1L
25 Florida	67	33	31	3	69	0.515	26	29	201	225	-24	18-14-3	15-17-0	4-1	4-6	2L
26 Nashville	67	30	28	9	69	0.515	22	26	199	228	-29	17-13-3	13-15-6	4-1	4-6	1W
27 Winnipeg	67	28	28	11	67	0.5	23	27	191	206	-15	17-13-6	11-15-5	1-3	5-5	1L
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 NY Rangers	68	28	32	8	64	0.471	19	25	193	215	-22	9-17-6	19-15-2	3-0	6-4	2L
30 Chicago	67	25	30	12	62	0.463	18	22	178	217	-39	13-15-6	12-15-6	3-5	3-7	2L
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	67	21	38	8	50	0.373	14	16	176	248	-72	8-21-5	13-17-3	5-2	3-7	1W

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