San Jose Sharks vs New York Rangers Prediction, Picks & Odds | 23 Oct 2025

By Robert Carter, NHL Analyst | Published: 5 months ago | Last Updated: Oct 23, 13:37 | 6 min read

San Jose Sharks

Ice Hockey NHL Madison Square Garden Thu 23 Oct 19:00

New York Rangers

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NHL Betting Preview: Sharks vs Rangers

The San Jose Sharks clash with the New York Rangers in this NHL matchup at Madison Square Garden, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, October 23. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

An Easy Win for Rangers?

We’re expecting a comfortable win for the Rangers against the Sharks. Our prediction is to back the -118 about our selection on the puck line with a -1.5 goal deficit.

8 Wins in Previous 10 H2H Games for Rangers

San Jose Sharks have been defeated in their previous six games. On the road, they recently suffered a 4-3 loss against New York Islanders at UBS Arena. Macklin Celebrini, Adam Gaudette and Collin Graf scored one goal each.

New York Rangers have lost their last four home games, most recently suffering a 3-1 defeat to Minnesota Wild at Madison Square Garden. Artemi Panarin was the only goal scorer, while Igor Shesterkin recorded 29 saves (.935).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Rangers have claimed victories in the last two encounters against the Sharks. At Madison Square Garden, the scoreline was 3-2 and then we saw 6-1 at SAP Center. The Rangers have won eight of the previous 10 H2H meetings.

Starting Goalies

Alex Nedeljkovic (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	16-13-4	2.9	.896	0
23/24	18-7-7	2.97	.902	1

Igor Shesterkin (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	25-17-6	2.5	.912	1
23/24	36-17-2	2.58	.912	4

San Jose Sharks – Last 10 Games

7 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 2.1 goals from 23.9 shots on goal, with a 17.7% powerplay efficiency. The Sharks have given up 4.3 goals from 33.5 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 77.8%.

Macklin Celebrini is the top points scorer with 7 points, 3 goals and 4 assists, with Tyler Toffoli racking up 6 points, 3 goals and 3 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic have a 3.69 goal against average with a .890 save percentage.

New York Rangers – Last 10 Games

The Rangers have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.5 goals from 27.5 shots on goal, with a 11.1% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 1.8 goals from 26.7 shots, averaging 2.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 88.5%.

The top points scorer is Mika Zibanejad with 8 points, 4 goals and 4 assists, while J.T. Miller is next in line after registering 7 points, 3 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Igor Shesterkin have a 1.01 GAA with a .963 SV%, including two shutouts.

San Jose Sharks vs New York Rangers Prediction & Picks

Get the edge with our best San Jose Sharks vs New York Rangers tips: a key match prediction, correct score recommendation, top player prop bets and a ready-made bet builder.

Game Prediction

Backing New York Rangers off -1.5 goals on the puck line is our confident pick. We’re keen to get against the underdogs for this NHL encounter and the -118 looks attractive.

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Key Sharks vs Rangers stats:

The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Sharks in 6 of their last 10 games.
The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Sharks in 3 of their last 5 games.

Rangers -1.5 Probability

Based on the odds from the top NHL sportsbooks, there’s a 54.1% likelihood of our pick delivering a return. Based on our analysts in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jeff Skinner Over 1.5 Shots -189

Jeff Skinner (Sharks) has fired Over 1.5 shots on goal in 6 straight games. In our opinion, there is value when it comes to him covering the line, with betting odds of -189 now available.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Puck Line Rangers -1.5

To Score Artemi Panarin

Shots on Goal Jeff Skinner Over 1.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with the Rangers -1.5. We’ve also gone for Artemi Panarin (Rangers) to score and Jeff Skinner (Sharks) to register Over 1.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

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Our prediction for the correct score is the Rangers to land a 4-1 victory and this is available at +850. It’s a fun wager to place which lands a bigger potential return.

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San Jose Sharks vs New York Rangers 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 Make Rangers Big Favorites

At betting odds of -278 with the sportsbooks, New York Rangers are regarded as 74% likely to win this game. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, San Jose Sharks are trading at +220.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are +110.

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Last 5 Games

Sharks

NHL: 22/10 Sharks3 Islanders 4
NHL: 19/10 Penguins3 Sharks 0
NHL: 18/10 Sharks3 Mammoth 6
NHL: 15/10 Hurricanes5 Sharks 1
NHL: 12/10 Ducks7 Sharks 6

Rangers

NHL: 21/10 Wild3 Rangers 1
NHL: 19/10 Rangers4 Canadiens 3
NHL: 17/10 Rangers1 Maple Leafs 2
NHL: 15/10 Oilers2 Rangers 0
NHL: 13/10 Capitals1 Rangers 0

Head to Head

San Jose vs NY Rangers

NHL: 30/03 2025 Rangers 6 Sharks 1
NHL: 15/11 2024 Sharks 2 Rangers 3
NHL: 24/01 2024 Rangers 2 Sharks 3
NHL: 04/12 2023 Sharks 5 Rangers 6
NHL: 20/11 2022 Rangers 2 Sharks 1
NHL: 21/10 2022 Sharks 3 Rangers 2
NHL: 14/01 2022 Rangers 3 Sharks 0
NHL: 04/12 2021 Sharks 0 Rangers 1
NHL: 23/02 2020 Sharks 2 Rangers 3
NHL: 13/12 2019 Rangers 6 Sharks 3

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

San Jose Sharks Stats

New York Rangers Stats

Moneyline

0 wins and 10 defeats in the last 10 games
1 win and 9 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.40 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 8.10 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 8 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.10 goals and allowed 4.30 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.10 pts and allowed 5.00 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 4.30 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.70 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 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.50 goals and allowed 1.80 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.40 goals and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 23.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.6
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 8.5
Blocks: 15.1
Faceoff Wins : 28.3
Hits: 20.1
Giveaways: 17
Takeaways: 5.1

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 27.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 9.6
Blocks: 17.9
Faceoff Wins : 29.4
Hits: 20.2
Giveaways: 15.5
Takeaways: 4.9

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 27.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.3
Penalties: 2.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 5.5
Blocks: 16.5
Faceoff Wins : 28.4
Hits: 22.7
Giveaways: 14
Takeaways: 4.8

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.1
Shots: 28.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 2.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 5.4
Blocks: 15
Faceoff Wins : 28
Hits: 27.5
Giveaways: 16.3
Takeaways: 4.4

Team News

San Jose Sharks Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
71	Macklin Celebrini	6	20.23	2	4	6	-1
9	Dmitri Orlov	6	22.85	0	5	5	1
53	Jeff Skinner	6	13.43	3	1	4	-3

2	Will Smith	6	16.82	0	4	4	-2
21	Alexander Wennberg	6	18.83	1	2	3	-7
10	Ty Dellandrea	6	14.23	0	3	3	-1
81	Adam Gaudette	6	11.13	2	1	3	-5
73	Tyler Toffoli	6	16.9	2	1	3	-3
4	Nick Leddy	6	19.78	0	2	2	-5
3	John Klingberg	3	19.57	1	1	2	-3
51	Collin Graf	5	15.02	1	1	2	0
85	Shakir Mukhamadullin	1	12.8	0	2	2	1
72	William Eklund	6	18.25	1	1	2	-7
38	Mario Ferraro	6	21	1	1	2	-5
96	Philipp Kurashev	5	17.36	1	0	1	-1
5	Vincent Desharnais	3	16.73	0	1	1	-1
	Michael Misa	3	13.57	0	1	1	-2
75	Ryan Reaves	5	7.74	1	0	1	-2
30	Yaroslav Askarov	3	59.47	0	0	0	0
6	Sam Dickinson	5	14.3	0	0	0	-4
23	Barclay Goodrow	6	12.05	0	0	0	-2
37	Timothy Liljegren	3	20.23	0	0	0	-2
	Vincent Iorio	3	16.5	0	0	0	-3

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
33	Alex Nedeljkovic	3	3.69	0.89

New York Rangers Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
10	Artemi Panarin	8	21.09	2	5	7	-1
23	Adam Fox	8	24.16	3	3	6	0
93	Mika Zibanejad	8	20.88	2	2	4	-3

10	J.T. Miller	8	20.73	2	2	4	-1
39	Sam Carrick	8	13.29	0	3	3	2
71	Juuso Paerssinen	4	8.65	1	1	2	1
42	Noah Laba	8	10.95	0	2	2	1
84	Adam Edstroem	8	10.48	0	2	2	0
17	Will Borgen	8	18.48	0	2	2	2
13	Alexis Lafreniere	8	18.31	1	1	2	-4
4	Braden Schneider	8	18.23	0	2	2	-1
	Conor Sheary	8	15.95	0	2	2	-1
24	Carson Soucy	4	13.9	1	0	1	1
14	Taylor Raddysh	8	11.1	1	0	1	1
50	Will Cuylle	8	17.49	1	0	1	-1
73	Matthew Rempe	8	11	1	0	1	1
44	Vladislav Gavrikov	8	22.89	0	1	1	3
16	Vincent Trocheck	2	14.15	0	1	1	-2
29	Matthew Robertson	5	17.88	1	0	1	-1
18	Urho Vaakanainen	7	15.03	0	0	0	0
22	Jonny Brodzinski	2	8.05	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Jonathan Quick	2	2.03	0.911
31	Igor Shesterkin	6	1.17	0.957

Injuries & Suspensions

San Jose Sharks Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Logan Couture

Injured

Carey Price

Injured

Shakir Mukhamadullin

Injured

John Klingberg

Injured

New York Rangers Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Vincent Trocheck

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

New York Rangers

San Jose Sharks

Igor Shesterkin

Vladislav Gavrikov

Adam Fox

Artemi Panarin

Mika Zibanejad

Will Cuylle

Will Smith

Macklin Celebrini

Tyler Toffoli

Timothy Liljegren

Dmitri Orlov

Alex Nedeljkovic

Line 2

New York Rangers

San Jose Sharks

Igor Shesterkin

Matthew Robertson

Will Borgen

Conor Sheary

J.T. Miller

Alexis Lafreniere

Jeff Skinner

Alexander Wennberg

William Eklund

Vincent Desharnais

Mario Ferraro

Alex Nedeljkovic

Line 3

New York Rangers

San Jose Sharks

Igor Shesterkin

Carson Soucy

Braden Schneider

Juuso Paerssinen

Noah Laba

Taylor Raddysh

Adam Gaudette

Michael Misa

Collin Graf

Vincent Iorio

Nick Leddy

Alex Nedeljkovic

Line 4

New York Rangers

San Jose Sharks

Igor Shesterkin

Adam Edstroem

Sam Carrick

Matthew Rempe

Ryan Reaves

Ty Dellandrea

Barclay Goodrow

Alex Nedeljkovic

Previous San Jose Sharks Lineups

21 Oct NHL

Sharks 3-4 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

18 Oct NHL

Penguins 3-0 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

17 Oct NHL

Sharks 3-6 Mammoth

Confirmed Lineups

14 Oct NHL

Hurricanes 5-1 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

11 Oct NHL

Ducks 7-6 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

09 Oct NHL

Golden Knights 4-3 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

16 Apr NHL

Oilers 3-0 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

14 Apr NHL

Sharks 1-2 Canucks

Confirmed Lineups

13 Apr NHL

Sharks 2-5 Flames

Confirmed Lineups

11 Apr NHL

Sharks 2-4 Oilers

Confirmed Lineups

Previous New York Rangers Lineups

20 Oct NHL

Wild 3-1 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

18 Oct NHL

Rangers 4-3 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

16 Oct NHL

Rangers 1-2 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

14 Oct NHL

Oilers 2-0 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

12 Oct NHL

Capitals 1-0 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

11 Oct NHL

Rangers 6-1 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

09 Oct NHL

Rangers 4-0 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

07 Oct NHL

Penguins 3-0 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

17 Apr NHL

Lightning 0-4 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

14 Apr NHL

Rangers 5-3 Panthers

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	78	50	22	6	106	0.679	36	45	281	233	48	29-10-2	21-12-4	5-3	7-3	1W
2 Pittsburgh	78	40	22	16	96	0.615	33	37	280	250	30	20-12-8	20-10-8	3-10	6-4	2W
3 Philadelphia	78	40	26	12	92	0.59	25	31	233	232	1	18-13-8	22-13-4	9-4	7-3	3W
4 Columbus	78	39	27	12	90	0.577	27	32	245	241	4	20-11-8	19-16-4	7-2	3-7	1W
5 NY Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	0.571	28	38	226	229	-3	21-14-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	4L
6 Washington	78	39	30	9	87	0.558	33	37	248	240	8	24-11-5	15-19-4	2-6	6-4	1L
7 New Jersey	78	40	35	3	83	0.532	28	36	219	239	-20	20-16-3	20-19-0	4-1	5-5	1L
8 NY Rangers	78	33	36	9	75	0.481	24	30	229	238	-9	14-19-7	19-17-2	3-1	5-5	2W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Tampa Bay	78	48	24	6	102	0.654	39	44	281	221	60	25-13-1	23-11-5	4-2	5-5	2L
2 Buffalo	78	47	23	8	102	0.654	39	42	270	233	37	25-10-4	22-13-4	5-0	5-5	1W
3 Montreal	78	46	22	10	102	0.654	32	42	273	245	28	23-14-2	23-8-8	4-5	9-1	1W
4 Boston	79	43	26	10	96	0.608	31	39	264	246	18	28-10-1	15-16-9	4-3	5-5	4L
5 Ottawa	78	41	27	10	92	0.59	35	38	264	240	24	21-12-6	20-15-4	3-1	6-4	2W
6 Detroit	78	40	29	9	89	0.571	29	38	228	238	-10	20-15-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	3L
7 Toronto	77	32	31	14	78	0.506	23	31	242	275	-33	18-12-8	14-19-6	1-4	4-6	2L
8 Florida	78	37	37	4	78	0.5	29	32	233	266	-33	21-15-3	16-22-1	5-2	3-7	3L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	77	51	16	10	112	0.727	45	48	290	197	93	24-9-5	27-7-5	3-6	7-3	1W
2 Dallas	78	46	20	12	104	0.667	35	41	262	214	48	24-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	1W
3 Minnesota	78	45	21	12	102	0.654	30	41	261	225	36	22-10-8	23-11-4	4-5	7-3	4W
4 Utah	77	41	30	6	88	0.571	31	41	254	223	31	20-14-3	21-16-3	0-0	7-3	4W
5 Nashville	78	37	31	10	84	0.538	27	32	238	256	-18	20-15-3	17-16-7	5-2	6-4	1W
6 Winnipeg	77	34	31	12	80	0.519	27	32	221	234	-13	19-14-6	15-17-6	2-4	6-4	2W
7 St Louis	77	33	32	12	78	0.506	29	32	206	241	-35	18-13-7	15-19-5	1-4	6-4	1L
8 Chicago	78	28	36	14	70	0.449	21	25	202	256	-54	13-16-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Edmonton	78	39	29	10	88	0.564	30	39	270	263	7	21-14-4	18-15-6	0-3	6-4	2L
2 Vegas	78	36	26	16	88	0.564	28	35	249	241	8	18-12-9	18-14-7	1-7	5-5	4W
3 Anaheim	78	41	32	5	87	0.558	24	33	257	276	-19	23-13-3	18-19-2	8-0	4-6	6L
4 LA Kings	77	32	26	19	83	0.539	19	27	211	236	-25	13-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	4-6	2W
5 San Jose	76	37	32	7	81	0.533	25	35	234	269	-35	21-13-5	16-19-2	2-1	5-5	1W
6 Seattle	77	32	34	11	75	0.487	25	31	214	248	-34	17-16-5	15-18-6	1-6	1-9	6L
7 Calgary	77	32	36	9	73	0.474	25	28	202	247	-45	21-12-5	11-24-4	4-3	6-4	1L
8 Vancouver	77	22	47	8	52	0.338	15	17	202	297	-95	8-27-5	14-20-3	5-2	1-9	3L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	78	50	22	6	106	0.679	36	45	281	233	48	29-10-2	21-12-4	5-3	7-3	1W
2 Tampa Bay	78	48	24	6	102	0.654	39	44	281	221	60	25-13-1	23-11-5	4-2	5-5	2L
3 Buffalo	78	47	23	8	102	0.654	39	42	270	233	37	25-10-4	22-13-4	5-0	5-5	1W
4 Montreal	78	46	22	10	102	0.654	32	42	273	245	28	23-14-2	23-8-8	4-5	9-1	1W
5 Pittsburgh	78	40	22	16	96	0.615	33	37	280	250	30	20-12-8	20-10-8	3-10	6-4	2W
6 Boston	79	43	26	10	96	0.608	31	39	264	246	18	28-10-1	15-16-9	4-3	5-5	4L
7 Ottawa	78	41	27	10	92	0.59	35	38	264	240	24	21-12-6	20-15-4	3-1	6-4	2W
8 Philadelphia	78	40	26	12	92	0.59	25	31	233	232	1	18-13-8	22-13-4	9-4	7-3	3W
9 Columbus	78	39	27	12	90	0.577	27	32	245	241	4	20-11-8	19-16-4	7-2	3-7	1W
10 Detroit	78	40	29	9	89	0.571	29	38	228	238	-10	20-15-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	3L
11 NY Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	0.571	28	38	226	229	-3	21-14-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	4L
12 Washington	78	39	30	9	87	0.558	33	37	248	240	8	24-11-5	15-19-4	2-6	6-4	1L
13 New Jersey	78	40	35	3	83	0.532	28	36	219	239	-20	20-16-3	20-19-0	4-1	5-5	1L
14 Toronto	77	32	31	14	78	0.506	23	31	242	275	-33	18-12-8	14-19-6	1-4	4-6	2L
15 Florida	78	37	37	4	78	0.5	29	32	233	266	-33	21-15-3	16-22-1	5-2	3-7	3L
16 NY Rangers	78	33	36	9	75	0.481	24	30	229	238	-9	14-19-7	19-17-2	3-1	5-5	2W

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	77	51	16	10	112	0.727	45	48	290	197	93	24-9-5	27-7-5	3-6	7-3	1W
2 Dallas	78	46	20	12	104	0.667	35	41	262	214	48	24-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	1W
3 Minnesota	78	45	21	12	102	0.654	30	41	261	225	36	22-10-8	23-11-4	4-5	7-3	4W
4 Utah	77	41	30	6	88	0.571	31	41	254	223	31	20-14-3	21-16-3	0-0	7-3	4W
5 Edmonton	78	39	29	10	88	0.564	30	39	270	263	7	21-14-4	18-15-6	0-3	6-4	2L
6 Vegas	78	36	26	16	88	0.564	28	35	249	241	8	18-12-9	18-14-7	1-7	5-5	4W
7 Anaheim	78	41	32	5	87	0.558	24	33	257	276	-19	23-13-3	18-19-2	8-0	4-6	6L
8 Nashville	78	37	31	10	84	0.538	27	32	238	256	-18	20-15-3	17-16-7	5-2	6-4	1W
9 LA Kings	77	32	26	19	83	0.539	19	27	211	236	-25	13-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	4-6	2W
10 San Jose	76	37	32	7	81	0.533	25	35	234	269	-35	21-13-5	16-19-2	2-1	5-5	1W
11 Winnipeg	77	34	31	12	80	0.519	27	32	221	234	-13	19-14-6	15-17-6	2-4	6-4	2W
12 St Louis	77	33	32	12	78	0.506	29	32	206	241	-35	18-13-7	15-19-5	1-4	6-4	1L
13 Seattle	77	32	34	11	75	0.487	25	31	214	248	-34	17-16-5	15-18-6	1-6	1-9	6L
14 Calgary	77	32	36	9	73	0.474	25	28	202	247	-45	21-12-5	11-24-4	4-3	6-4	1L
15 Chicago	78	28	36	14	70	0.449	21	25	202	256	-54	13-16-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1L
16 Vancouver	77	22	47	8	52	0.338	15	17	202	297	-95	8-27-5	14-20-3	5-2	1-9	3L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	77	51	16	10	112	0.727	45	48	290	197	93	24-9-5	27-7-5	3-6	7-3	1W
2 Carolina	78	50	22	6	106	0.679	36	45	281	233	48	29-10-2	21-12-4	5-3	7-3	1W
3 Dallas	78	46	20	12	104	0.667	35	41	262	214	48	24-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	1W
4 Tampa Bay	78	48	24	6	102	0.654	39	44	281	221	60	25-13-1	23-11-5	4-2	5-5	2L
5 Buffalo	78	47	23	8	102	0.654	39	42	270	233	37	25-10-4	22-13-4	5-0	5-5	1W
6 Montreal	78	46	22	10	102	0.654	32	42	273	245	28	23-14-2	23-8-8	4-5	9-1	1W
7 Minnesota	78	45	21	12	102	0.654	30	41	261	225	36	22-10-8	23-11-4	4-5	7-3	4W
8 Pittsburgh	78	40	22	16	96	0.615	33	37	280	250	30	20-12-8	20-10-8	3-10	6-4	2W
9 Boston	79	43	26	10	96	0.608	31	39	264	246	18	28-10-1	15-16-9	4-3	5-5	4L
10 Ottawa	78	41	27	10	92	0.59	35	38	264	240	24	21-12-6	20-15-4	3-1	6-4	2W
11 Philadelphia	78	40	26	12	92	0.59	25	31	233	232	1	18-13-8	22-13-4	9-4	7-3	3W
12 Columbus	78	39	27	12	90	0.577	27	32	245	241	4	20-11-8	19-16-4	7-2	3-7	1W
13 Detroit	78	40	29	9	89	0.571	29	38	228	238	-10	20-15-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	3L
14 NY Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	0.571	28	38	226	229	-3	21-14-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	4L
15 Utah	77	41	30	6	88	0.571	31	41	254	223	31	20-14-3	21-16-3	0-0	7-3	4W
16 Edmonton	78	39	29	10	88	0.564	30	39	270	263	7	21-14-4	18-15-6	0-3	6-4	2L
17 Vegas	78	36	26	16	88	0.564	28	35	249	241	8	18-12-9	18-14-7	1-7	5-5	4W
18 Washington	78	39	30	9	87	0.558	33	37	248	240	8	24-11-5	15-19-4	2-6	6-4	1L
19 Anaheim	78	41	32	5	87	0.558	24	33	257	276	-19	23-13-3	18-19-2	8-0	4-6	6L
20 Nashville	78	37	31	10	84	0.538	27	32	238	256	-18	20-15-3	17-16-7	5-2	6-4	1W
21 LA Kings	77	32	26	19	83	0.539	19	27	211	236	-25	13-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	4-6	2W
22 New Jersey	78	40	35	3	83	0.532	28	36	219	239	-20	20-16-3	20-19-0	4-1	5-5	1L
23 San Jose	76	37	32	7	81	0.533	25	35	234	269	-35	21-13-5	16-19-2	2-1	5-5	1W
24 Winnipeg	77	34	31	12	80	0.519	27	32	221	234	-13	19-14-6	15-17-6	2-4	6-4	2W
25 St Louis	77	33	32	12	78	0.506	29	32	206	241	-35	18-13-7	15-19-5	1-4	6-4	1L
26 Toronto	77	32	31	14	78	0.506	23	31	242	275	-33	18-12-8	14-19-6	1-4	4-6	2L
27 Florida	78	37	37	4	78	0.5	29	32	233	266	-33	21-15-3	16-22-1	5-2	3-7	3L
28 Seattle	77	32	34	11	75	0.487	25	31	214	248	-34	17-16-5	15-18-6	1-6	1-9	6L
29 NY Rangers	78	33	36	9	75	0.481	24	30	229	238	-9	14-19-7	19-17-2	3-1	5-5	2W
30 Calgary	77	32	36	9	73	0.474	25	28	202	247	-45	21-12-5	11-24-4	4-3	6-4	1L
31 Chicago	78	28	36	14	70	0.449	21	25	202	256	-54	13-16-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1L
32 Vancouver	77	22	47	8	52	0.338	15	17	202	297	-95	8-27-5	14-20-3	5-2	1-9	3L

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