Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, Picks & Odds | 09 Apr 2026

By Kevin Thompson, NHL Analyst | Published: 4 days ago | Last Updated: Apr 9, 13:38 | 6 min read

Pittsburgh Penguins

Ice Hockey NHL Prudential Center Thu 9 Apr 19:00

New Jersey Devils

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

NHL Betting Preview: Penguins vs Devils

The Pittsburgh Penguins go up against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, April 9.

Expect Goals in Penguins at Devils

We think odds of -106 are really generous when it comes to Over 6.5 on the totals. The Penguins and the Devils can combine to keep the scoreboard ticking over.

Penguins 4-1 Winners in Most Recent H2H

Pittsburgh Penguins claimed a home victory in their previous game. A 5-2 triumph against Florida Panthers at PPG PAINTS Arena made it back-to-back wins. Rickard Rakell registered two goals, with Bryan Rust, Sidney Crosby and Elmer Soederblom also finding the net. Goalie Arturs Silovs stopped 29 shots (.935).

New Jersey Devils were defeated last time out. Prudential Center saw them beaten at home to Philadelphia Flyers by a 5-1 scoreline. Devils had 24 shots and Cody Glass scored the only goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Penguins are bidding for a third successive win against the Devils. They previously won 4-1 and 4-1 at PPG PAINTS Arena. The H2H over the past 10 games have seen five wins for both teams.

Starting Goalies

Stuart Skinner (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	23-17-9	2.9	.889	2
23/24	36-16-5	2.62	.905	2

Jake Allen (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	17-17-2	2.8	.903	1
23/24	6-6-1	3.11	.900	0

Pittsburgh Penguins – Last 10 Games

6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 4.3 goals from 27.7 shots on goal, with a 16.3% powerplay efficiency. The Penguins have been giving up 4.0 goals from 26.9 shots, averaging 4.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 75.0%.

Rickard Rakell is the top points scorer with 14 points, 11 goals and 3 assists, with Erik Karlsson recording 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Arturs Silovs have a 3.54 goal against average with a .863 save percentage.

New Jersey Devils – Last 10 Games

The Devils have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.3 goals from 28.0 shots on goal, with a 12.5% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.1 goals from 25.9 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.6%.

The top points scorer is Jack Hughes with 18 points, 7 goals and 11 assists, while Jesper Bratt is next in line after registering 14 points, 4 goals and 10 assists. Goalie Jake Allen have a 2.77 GAA with a .904 SV%.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils Prediction & Picks

This Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils betting breakdown features a main match prediction, a correct score insight, expert player prop picks and a sharply constructed bet builder to guide your wagers.

Game Prediction

Let’s shoot for the number of goals to go over the line when it comes to this NHL clash. There’s an appealing -106 available which can be snapped up.

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Key Penguins vs Devils stats:

The 6.5 line has been covered in the last 8 Penguins games on the road.
The 6.5 line has been covered in 15 of the last 20 Penguins games.
The 6.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Devils games at home.
The 6.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Devils games at home.

Over 6.5 Probability

The best betting sites are estimating that there is a 51.5% likelihood of this pick winning. Our cappers think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 55-60%. It is the reason why we are recommending this hockey wager.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jack Hughes Over 3.5 Shots -135

Jack Hughes (Devils) has had Over 3.5 shots on goal in 6 straight games. If you agree with our verdict that he can cover the line again, then you can land odds of -135 that this happens.

Latest Jack Hughes Player Prop Odds

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Over 6.5

To Score Rickard Rakell

Shots on Goal Jack Hughes Over 3.5

We’ve compiled a same game parlay that includes Over 6.5 goals followed by Rickard Rakell (Penguins) scoring and Jack Hughes (Devils) to have Over 3.5 shots.

A same game parlay is a great alternative for hockey bettors who want to focus their wagering on a single game. You can predict different outcomes and see their odds combined before going ahead and placing this tailored bet.

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Correct Score Prediction

Penguins

4 - 3 Devils logo

Devils

The Penguins can be backed at +950 to triumph by a 4-3 scoreline. It can be fun to have a wager on the correct score and there’s a big potential return if the bet wins.

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2-1

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils 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 Expecting Tight Affair

The sportsbooks are expecting a tight game. They can’t split New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins according to the latest Moneyline betting odds. Both teams can be backed at -110 and it’s a case of working out the most likely winner.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. The Over 6.5 selection is available to back at -128.

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Puck Line

Total Goals

Jack Hughes Favorite to Find the Net First

Favorite Jack Hughes is priced at +1200 to be the first player to light the lamp. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score at anytime at odds of +130.

Player Goals

Jack Hughes (Devils)

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

Nico Hischier (Devils)

Timo Meier (Devils)

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Player Assists

Jack Hughes (Devils)

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

Erik Karlsson (Penguins)

Jesper Bratt (Devils)

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Player Shots

Jack Hughes (Devils)

Timo Meier (Devils)

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

Nico Hischier (Devils)

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Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Penguins

NHL: 05/04 Panthers2 Penguins 5
NHL: 04/04 Panthers4 Penguins 9
NHL: 03/04 Penguins3 Lightning 6
NHL: 01/04 Red Wings1 Penguins 5
NHL: 31/03 Penguins8 Islanders 3

Devils

NHL: 08/04 Flyers5 Devils 1
NHL: 06/04 Devils3 Canadiens 0
NHL: 05/04 Canadiens4 Devils 3
NHL: 03/04 Capitals3 Devils 7
NHL: 01/04 Devils1 Rangers 4

Head to Head

Pittsburgh vs New Jersey

NHL: 27/02 2026 Devils 1 Penguins 4
NHL: 09/01 2026 Devils 1 Penguins 4
NHL: 08/11 2025 Penguins 1 Devils 2
NHL: 12/04 2025 Penguins 4 Devils 2
NHL: 15/03 2025 Devils 3 Penguins 7
NHL: 05/02 2025 Devils 3 Penguins 2
NHL: 22/12 2024 Penguins 0 Devils 3
NHL: 03/04 2024 Penguins 6 Devils 3
NHL: 20/03 2024 Penguins 2 Devils 5
NHL: 17/11 2023 Devils 5 Penguins 2

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Pittsburgh Penguins Stats

New Jersey Devils 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

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 6 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 5 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 8.50 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 7.90 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 8 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 4.50 goals and allowed 4.00 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 4.00 pts and allowed 3.90 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.50 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 7.60 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 8 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.30 goals and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 4.00 goals and allowed 3.60 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 27.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 9.2
Blocks: 14.2
Faceoff Wins : 27.3
Hits: 17.9
Giveaways: 15.9
Takeaways: 5.1

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 29.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.8
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 8.2
Blocks: 12.2
Faceoff Wins : 24
Hits: 18.3
Giveaways: 16.6
Takeaways: 4.8

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 28
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.5
Penalty Minutes: 11
Blocks: 13.2
Faceoff Wins : 28.7
Hits: 18.8
Giveaways: 17.9
Takeaways: 4.8

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 33.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 9.2
Blocks: 15.1
Faceoff Wins : 29.7
Hits: 15.7
Giveaways: 17.3
Takeaways: 4.5

Team News

Pittsburgh Penguins Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
87	Sidney Crosby	66	19.29	29	43	72	0
17	Bryan Rust	70	19.99	28	36	64	1
65	Erik Karlsson	73	23.66	14	50	64	10

39	Anthony Mantha	78	15.16	31	30	61	13
71	Evgeni Malkin	54	17.58	18	41	59	12
67	Rickard Rakell	57	19.01	24	24	48	1
18	Thomas Novak	78	14.15	15	25	40	4
59	Yegor Chinakhov	69	13.38	20	19	39	0
16	Justin Brazeau	60	12.55	17	17	34	8
81	Benjamin Kindel	75	15.03	17	17	34	-6
58	Kris Letang	72	21.76	3	30	33	-4
5	Ryan Shea	77	18.78	6	25	31	25
19	Connor Dewar	78	13.93	14	16	30	16
28	Parker Wotherspoon	78	20.16	3	26	29	18
55	Noel Acciari	64	13.66	12	11	23	13
46	Blake Lizotte	55	13.87	7	12	19	6
49	Samuel Girard	57	18.06	3	15	18	18
25	Elmer Soederblom	55	10.94	6	5	11	-1
7	Ilya Solovyov	27	12.31	1	7	8	2
41	Ville Koivunen	36	12.48	2	5	7	-7
3	Jack St. Ivany	17	15.65	0	7	7	7
75	Connor Clifton	47	16.56	2	4	6	2
13	Kevin Hayes	25	12.26	3	2	5	-4
2	Rutger McGroarty	21	11.76	2	3	5	-2
11	Filip Haallander	13	13.15	1	3	4	4
85	Avery Hayes	13	10.64	3	0	3	-4
24	Matt Dumba	11	14.94	1	2	3	-5
82	Caleb Jones	7	17.17	0	1	1	1
45	Harrison Brunicke	9	15.71	1	0	1	-4
53	Philip Tomasino	9	12.18	0	1	1	-2
15	Joona Koppanen	10	12.47	0	1	1	-1
27	Ryan Graves	20	15.35	1	0	1	-1
38	Owen Pickering	4	12.1	0	0	0	-3
14	Bokondji Imama	2	7.65	0	0	0	0
22	Samuel Poulin	2	13.8	0	0	0	-2
33	Taylor Gauthier	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Tristan Broz	1	11.5	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
37	Arturs Silovs	37	2.96	0.891
74	Stuart Skinner	47	2.91	0.888
1	Sergei Murashov	5	2.56	0.897

New Jersey Devils Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Jack Hughes	57	21.28	25	47	72	2
63	Jesper Bratt	78	18.78	20	48	68	-10
13	Nico Hischier	78	20.77	26	36	61	-4

28	Timo Meier	73	18.57	24	18	42	-14
16	Connor Brown	71	17.5	17	23	40	0
91	Dawson Mercer	78	18.22	18	21	39	-1
7	Dougie Hamilton	73	21.56	12	23	35	-3
43	Luke Hughes	68	23.01	6	29	35	-4
81	Arseni Gritsyuk	66	15.17	13	18	31	-3
17	Simon Nemec	64	19.49	11	15	26	-5
12	Cody Glass	66	13.61	18	7	25	2
5	Brenden Dillon	78	17.86	3	12	15	-9
47	Paul Cotter	75	10.68	8	6	14	-22
71	Jonas Siegenthaler	78	19.47	0	14	14	-10
77	Nick Bjugstad	57	10.84	6	3	9	-11
29	Lenni Haemeenaho	30	12.13	2	6	8	-2
22	Brett Pesce	37	20.31	1	6	7	-12
8	Johnny Kovacevic	30	17.77	0	7	7	-1
11	Stefan Noesen	38	11.76	3	4	7	-12
42	Maxim Tsyplakov	48	9.06	2	2	4	-16
45	Colton White	23	12.26	0	4	4	2
83	Juho Lammikko	24	9.88	0	2	2	-4
48	Brian Halonen	12	7.42	1	0	1	-1
36	Angus Crookshank	8	8.61	1	0	1	1
44	Dennis Cholowski	15	14.46	0	1	1	-5
33	Evgenii Dadonov	23	10.63	1	0	1	-4
67	Xavier Parent	5	8.58	0	0	0	-1
15	Zack MacEwen	3	6.33	0	0	0	0
21	Marc McLaughlin	3	7.03	0	0	0	0
24	Seamus Casey	2	18	0	0	0	-3
16	Nathan Legare	1	8.3	0	0	0	0
20	Shane Lachance	1	7.4	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
25	Jacob Markstroem	44	3	0.885
34	Jake Allen	35	2.67	0.905
50	Nico Daws	1	1	0.968

Injuries & Suspensions

Pittsburgh Penguins Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Blake Lizotte

Injured

Caleb Jones

Injured

Connor Dewar

Injured

New Jersey Devils Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Zack MacEwen

Injured

Luke Hughes

Injured

Arseni Gritsyuk

Injured

Stefan Noesen

Injured

Brett Pesce

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

New Jersey Devils

Pittsburgh Penguins

Jake Allen

Jonas Siegenthaler

Dougie Hamilton

Timo Meier

Nico Hischier

Dawson Mercer

Bryan Rust

Sidney Crosby

Yegor Chinakhov

Erik Karlsson

Parker Wotherspoon

Stuart Skinner

Line 2

New Jersey Devils

Pittsburgh Penguins

Jake Allen

Brenden Dillon

Simon Nemec

Jesper Bratt

Jack Hughes

Connor Brown

Evgeni Malkin

Rickard Rakell

Thomas Novak

Kris Letang

Samuel Girard

Stuart Skinner

Line 3

New Jersey Devils

Pittsburgh Penguins

Jake Allen

Dennis Cholowski

Johnny Kovacevic

Lenni Haemeenaho

Cody Glass

Nick Bjugstad

Justin Brazeau

Benjamin Kindel

Anthony Mantha

Connor Clifton

Ryan Shea

Stuart Skinner

Line 4

New Jersey Devils

Pittsburgh Penguins

Jake Allen

Paul Cotter

Marc McLaughlin

Brian Halonen

Avery Hayes

Noel Acciari

Elmer Soederblom

Stuart Skinner

Previous Pittsburgh Penguins Lineups

05 Apr NHL

Panthers 2-5 Penguins

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04 Apr NHL

Panthers 4-9 Penguins

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02 Apr NHL

Penguins 3-6 Lightning

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31 Mar NHL

Red Wings 1-5 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

30 Mar NHL

Penguins 8-3 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Stars 6-3 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

26 Mar NHL

Penguins 4-3 Senators

Confirmed Lineups

24 Mar NHL

Avalanche 6-2 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

22 Mar NHL

Hurricanes 5-1 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

21 Mar NHL

Jets 4-5 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

Previous New Jersey Devils Lineups

07 Apr NHL

Flyers 5-1 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

05 Apr NHL

Devils 3-0 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

04 Apr NHL

Canadiens 4-3 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

02 Apr NHL

Capitals 3-7 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

31 Mar NHL

Devils 1-4 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

29 Mar NHL

Blackhawks 3-5 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Devils 2-5 Hurricanes

Confirmed Lineups

26 Mar NHL

Devils 4-2 Predators

Confirmed Lineups

24 Mar NHL

Devils 6-4 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

20 Mar NHL

Devils 1-2 Capitals

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	80	52	22	6	110	0.688	38	47	292	236	56	29-10-2	23-12-4	5-3	7-3	3W
2 Pittsburgh	81	41	24	16	98	0.605	34	38	288	261	27	20-13-8	21-11-8	3-10	6-4	2L
3 Philadelphia	80	41	27	12	94	0.588	26	32	243	239	4	18-13-8	23-14-4	9-4	7-3	1W
4 Washington	81	42	30	9	93	0.574	36	40	261	243	18	25-11-5	17-19-4	2-6	7-3	3W
5 Columbus	81	40	29	12	92	0.568	28	33	252	251	1	20-12-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	1L
6 NY Islanders	81	43	33	5	91	0.562	29	39	232	239	-7	22-16-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	2L
7 New Jersey	81	42	36	3	87	0.537	29	38	230	250	-20	21-17-3	21-19-0	4-1	5-5	2W
8 NY Rangers	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	24	30	232	245	-13	14-20-7	19-18-2	3-1	5-5	2L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	80	49	23	8	106	0.663	41	44	280	236	44	26-10-4	23-13-4	5-0	5-5	3W
2 Montreal	81	48	23	10	106	0.654	34	44	281	252	29	24-15-2	24-8-8	4-5	8-2	1W
3 Tampa Bay	80	49	25	6	104	0.65	40	45	284	224	60	25-13-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1W
4 Boston	81	44	27	10	98	0.605	32	40	268	250	18	28-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	1W
5 Ottawa	81	43	27	11	97	0.599	37	40	275	245	30	22-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	5-5	1L
6 Detroit	80	41	30	9	91	0.569	30	39	237	246	-9	21-16-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	1L
7 Florida	80	38	38	4	80	0.5	30	33	240	273	-33	21-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	3-7	1W
8 Toronto	80	32	34	14	78	0.488	23	31	247	290	-43	18-14-8	14-20-6	1-4	3-7	5L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	79	52	16	11	115	0.728	46	49	295	201	94	25-9-6	27-7-5	3-6	6-4	1L
2 Dallas	80	48	20	12	108	0.675	37	43	269	218	51	26-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	5-5	3W
3 Minnesota	80	45	23	12	102	0.638	30	41	266	232	34	22-10-8	23-13-4	4-5	6-4	2L
4 Utah	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	32	42	260	232	28	21-15-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	2L
5 Nashville	80	38	32	10	86	0.538	28	33	241	261	-20	21-15-3	17-17-7	5-2	5-5	1W
6 Winnipeg	79	35	32	12	82	0.519	28	33	225	243	-18	19-15-6	16-17-6	2-4	7-3	1L
7 St Louis	79	34	33	12	80	0.506	30	33	213	247	-34	18-14-7	16-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
8 Chicago	80	28	38	14	70	0.438	21	25	207	268	-61	13-18-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	3L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	80	37	26	17	91	0.569	28	36	255	247	8	18-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	6-4	1W
2 Edmonton	80	40	30	10	90	0.563	31	40	275	266	9	21-14-4	19-16-6	0-3	6-4	1L
3 Anaheim	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	25	34	266	281	-15	24-13-4	18-19-2	8-0	3-7	1L
4 LA Kings	79	34	26	19	87	0.551	21	29	216	237	-21	15-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	6-4	4W
5 San Jose	79	37	34	8	82	0.519	25	35	240	284	-44	21-14-6	16-20-2	2-2	5-5	3L
6 Seattle	79	34	34	11	79	0.5	26	32	222	252	-30	19-16-5	15-18-6	2-6	3-7	2W
7 Calgary	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	26	29	208	255	-47	22-12-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
8 Vancouver	80	24	48	8	56	0.35	15	18	211	307	-96	8-27-5	16-21-3	6-2	3-7	2W

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	80	52	22	6	110	0.688	38	47	292	236	56	29-10-2	23-12-4	5-3	7-3	3W
2 Buffalo	80	49	23	8	106	0.663	41	44	280	236	44	26-10-4	23-13-4	5-0	5-5	3W
3 Montreal	81	48	23	10	106	0.654	34	44	281	252	29	24-15-2	24-8-8	4-5	8-2	1W
4 Tampa Bay	80	49	25	6	104	0.65	40	45	284	224	60	25-13-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1W
5 Pittsburgh	81	41	24	16	98	0.605	34	38	288	261	27	20-13-8	21-11-8	3-10	6-4	2L
6 Boston	81	44	27	10	98	0.605	32	40	268	250	18	28-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	1W
7 Ottawa	81	43	27	11	97	0.599	37	40	275	245	30	22-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	5-5	1L
8 Philadelphia	80	41	27	12	94	0.588	26	32	243	239	4	18-13-8	23-14-4	9-4	7-3	1W
9 Washington	81	42	30	9	93	0.574	36	40	261	243	18	25-11-5	17-19-4	2-6	7-3	3W
10 Columbus	81	40	29	12	92	0.568	28	33	252	251	1	20-12-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	1L
11 Detroit	80	41	30	9	91	0.569	30	39	237	246	-9	21-16-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	1L
12 NY Islanders	81	43	33	5	91	0.562	29	39	232	239	-7	22-16-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	2L
13 New Jersey	81	42	36	3	87	0.537	29	38	230	250	-20	21-17-3	21-19-0	4-1	5-5	2W
14 Florida	80	38	38	4	80	0.5	30	33	240	273	-33	21-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	3-7	1W
15 Toronto	80	32	34	14	78	0.488	23	31	247	290	-43	18-14-8	14-20-6	1-4	3-7	5L
16 NY Rangers	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	24	30	232	245	-13	14-20-7	19-18-2	3-1	5-5	2L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	79	52	16	11	115	0.728	46	49	295	201	94	25-9-6	27-7-5	3-6	6-4	1L
2 Dallas	80	48	20	12	108	0.675	37	43	269	218	51	26-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	5-5	3W
3 Minnesota	80	45	23	12	102	0.638	30	41	266	232	34	22-10-8	23-13-4	4-5	6-4	2L
4 Vegas	80	37	26	17	91	0.569	28	36	255	247	8	18-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	6-4	1W
5 Utah	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	32	42	260	232	28	21-15-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	2L
6 Edmonton	80	40	30	10	90	0.563	31	40	275	266	9	21-14-4	19-16-6	0-3	6-4	1L
7 Anaheim	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	25	34	266	281	-15	24-13-4	18-19-2	8-0	3-7	1L
8 LA Kings	79	34	26	19	87	0.551	21	29	216	237	-21	15-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	6-4	4W
9 Nashville	80	38	32	10	86	0.538	28	33	241	261	-20	21-15-3	17-17-7	5-2	5-5	1W
10 Winnipeg	79	35	32	12	82	0.519	28	33	225	243	-18	19-15-6	16-17-6	2-4	7-3	1L
11 San Jose	79	37	34	8	82	0.519	25	35	240	284	-44	21-14-6	16-20-2	2-2	5-5	3L
12 St Louis	79	34	33	12	80	0.506	30	33	213	247	-34	18-14-7	16-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
13 Seattle	79	34	34	11	79	0.5	26	32	222	252	-30	19-16-5	15-18-6	2-6	3-7	2W
14 Calgary	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	26	29	208	255	-47	22-12-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
15 Chicago	80	28	38	14	70	0.438	21	25	207	268	-61	13-18-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	3L
16 Vancouver	80	24	48	8	56	0.35	15	18	211	307	-96	8-27-5	16-21-3	6-2	3-7	2W

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	79	52	16	11	115	0.728	46	49	295	201	94	25-9-6	27-7-5	3-6	6-4	1L
2 Carolina	80	52	22	6	110	0.688	38	47	292	236	56	29-10-2	23-12-4	5-3	7-3	3W
3 Dallas	80	48	20	12	108	0.675	37	43	269	218	51	26-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	5-5	3W
4 Buffalo	80	49	23	8	106	0.663	41	44	280	236	44	26-10-4	23-13-4	5-0	5-5	3W
5 Montreal	81	48	23	10	106	0.654	34	44	281	252	29	24-15-2	24-8-8	4-5	8-2	1W
6 Tampa Bay	80	49	25	6	104	0.65	40	45	284	224	60	25-13-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1W
7 Minnesota	80	45	23	12	102	0.638	30	41	266	232	34	22-10-8	23-13-4	4-5	6-4	2L
8 Pittsburgh	81	41	24	16	98	0.605	34	38	288	261	27	20-13-8	21-11-8	3-10	6-4	2L
9 Boston	81	44	27	10	98	0.605	32	40	268	250	18	28-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	1W
10 Ottawa	81	43	27	11	97	0.599	37	40	275	245	30	22-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	5-5	1L
11 Philadelphia	80	41	27	12	94	0.588	26	32	243	239	4	18-13-8	23-14-4	9-4	7-3	1W
12 Washington	81	42	30	9	93	0.574	36	40	261	243	18	25-11-5	17-19-4	2-6	7-3	3W
13 Columbus	81	40	29	12	92	0.568	28	33	252	251	1	20-12-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	1L
14 Detroit	80	41	30	9	91	0.569	30	39	237	246	-9	21-16-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	1L
15 Vegas	80	37	26	17	91	0.569	28	36	255	247	8	18-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	6-4	1W
16 NY Islanders	81	43	33	5	91	0.562	29	39	232	239	-7	22-16-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	2L
17 Utah	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	32	42	260	232	28	21-15-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	2L
18 Edmonton	80	40	30	10	90	0.563	31	40	275	266	9	21-14-4	19-16-6	0-3	6-4	1L
19 Anaheim	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	25	34	266	281	-15	24-13-4	18-19-2	8-0	3-7	1L
20 LA Kings	79	34	26	19	87	0.551	21	29	216	237	-21	15-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	6-4	4W
21 New Jersey	81	42	36	3	87	0.537	29	38	230	250	-20	21-17-3	21-19-0	4-1	5-5	2W
22 Nashville	80	38	32	10	86	0.538	28	33	241	261	-20	21-15-3	17-17-7	5-2	5-5	1W
23 Winnipeg	79	35	32	12	82	0.519	28	33	225	243	-18	19-15-6	16-17-6	2-4	7-3	1L
24 San Jose	79	37	34	8	82	0.519	25	35	240	284	-44	21-14-6	16-20-2	2-2	5-5	3L
25 St Louis	79	34	33	12	80	0.506	30	33	213	247	-34	18-14-7	16-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
26 Florida	80	38	38	4	80	0.5	30	33	240	273	-33	21-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	3-7	1W
27 Seattle	79	34	34	11	79	0.5	26	32	222	252	-30	19-16-5	15-18-6	2-6	3-7	2W
28 Toronto	80	32	34	14	78	0.488	23	31	247	290	-43	18-14-8	14-20-6	1-4	3-7	5L
29 Calgary	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	26	29	208	255	-47	22-12-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
30 NY Rangers	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	24	30	232	245	-13	14-20-7	19-18-2	3-1	5-5	2L
31 Chicago	80	28	38	14	70	0.438	21	25	207	268	-61	13-18-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	3L
32 Vancouver	80	24	48	8	56	0.35	15	18	211	307	-96	8-27-5	16-21-3	6-2	3-7	2W

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