San Jose Sharks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, Picks & Odds | 20 Jan 2026

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Jan 20, 13:38 | 6 min read

San Jose Sharks

Ice Hockey NHL Benchmark International Arena Tue 20 Jan 19:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

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NHL Betting Preview: Sharks vs Lightning

The San Jose Sharks go up against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Tuesday, January 20.

Easy Win on the Cards for Lightning?

The Sharks look vulnerable and our prediction is to side with the Lightning at -128 on the puck line. We need our selection to overcome a -1.5 goal margin.

Lightning H2H Record Includes 8 Wins in 10

San Jose Sharks got the win in their previous game. A 4-1 triumph occurred on the road at Amerant Bank Arena when playing Florida Panthers. Will Smith was one of four different players on the scoresheet. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic was red hot in this one, making 35 saves (.972).

Tampa Bay Lightning have now achieved four straight home wins. In their last game, they won on the road at American Airlines Center when beating Dallas Stars 4-1. Brandon Hagel was among the goalscorers where four different players found the net. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made a total of 19 saves (.950).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The scoreline was 7-3 in favor of the Lightning when they last played the Sharks, with the encounter taking place at SAP Center. The Lightning have won eight of the previous 10 H2H meetings.

Starting Goalies

Yaroslav Askarov (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	19-16-2	3.6	.886	0
23/24	1-0-0	1.47	.943	0

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	28-10-3	2.3	.913	2
23/24	30-20-2	2.9	.900	2

San Jose Sharks – Last 10 Games

7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 3.6 goals from 25.4 shots on goal, with a 20.5% powerplay efficiency. The Sharks have been giving up 3.7 goals from 28.9 shots, averaging 3.9 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.1%.

Macklin Celebrini is the top points scorer with 15 points, 4 goals and 11 assists, with Alexander Wennberg recording 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Yaroslav Askarov have a 4.25 goal against average with a .860 save percentage.

Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

The Lightning have 9 wins and 0 overtime loss, averaging 4.3 goals from 27.0 shots on goal, with a 21.7% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.2 goals from 24.7 shots, averaging 4.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 89.6%.

The top points scorer is Nikita Kucherov with 23 points, 9 goals and 14 assists, while Darren Raddysh is next best after registering 15 points, 4 goals and 11 assists. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 1.94 GAA with a .918 SV%.

San Jose Sharks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction & Picks

Dive into our full San Jose Sharks vs Tampa Bay Lightning betting preview, featuring an expert match prediction, a projected scoreline, top player prop bets and a bet builder designed for value.

Game Prediction

Our pick is to back Tampa Bay Lightning at -128 to overcome a -1.5 goal margin on the puck line. We think they’ll have too much for their opponents in this NHL game.

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Key Sharks vs Lightning stats:

The -1.5 line has been covered by Lightning in 6 of their last 10 games.
The -1.5 line has been covered by Lightning in 3 of their last 5 games.
The -1.5 line has been covered by Lightning in 6 of their last 10 games against Sharks.

Lightning -1.5 Probability

If you go by the top NHL betting sites, our pick has a 56.2% chance of delivering a return. However, our research has found that the actual probability is between 60-65%. 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: Brandon Hagel Over 2.5 Shots -185

Brandon Hagel (Lightning) has covered the 2.5 shots on goal total in 4 straight games. We’re anticipating that he is able to perform well and cover the line, with odds of -185 currently available.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Puck Line Lightning -1.5

To Score Nikita Kucherov

Shots on Goal Brandon Hagel Over 2.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with the Lightning -1.5. We’ve also gone for Nikita Kucherov (Lightning) to score and Brandon Hagel (Lightning) to register Over 2.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

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Lightning

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San Jose Sharks vs Tampa Bay Lightning 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 Lightning Big Favorites

You might not get rich backing Tampa Bay Lightning at -333. However, the sportsbooks’ betting odds imply a 77% chance of winning this game. For those wanting to back San Jose Sharks, you will find +260 about the underdogs.

1.5 is the puck line and 6.5 is the total goals line. The Totals offers hockey bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are -102.

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Player Props & Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Sharks

NHL: 20/01 Sharks4 Panthers 1
NHL: 17/01 Sharks2 Red Wings 4
NHL: 16/01 Sharks3 Capitals 2
NHL: 12/01 Golden Knights7 Sharks 2
NHL: 10/01 Stars4 Sharks 5

Lightning

NHL: 18/01 Lightning4 Stars 1
NHL: 17/01 Lightning2 Blues 3
NHL: 14/01 Lightning2 Penguins 1
NHL: 13/01 Lightning5 Flyers 1
NHL: 11/01 Lightning7 Flyers 2

Head to Head

San Jose vs Tampa Bay

NHL: 03/01 2026 Lightning 7 Sharks 3
NHL: 03/01 2025 Lightning 1 Sharks 2
NHL: 06/12 2024 Sharks 1 Lightning 8
NHL: 22/03 2024 Lightning 4 Sharks 1
NHL: 27/10 2023 Sharks 0 Lightning 6
NHL: 08/02 2023 Sharks 4 Lightning 3
NHL: 29/10 2022 Lightning 4 Sharks 3
NHL: 02/02 2022 Sharks 2 Lightning 3
NHL: 23/01 2022 Lightning 7 Sharks 1
NHL: 02/02 2020 Lightning 3 Sharks 0

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

San Jose Sharks Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

9 wins and 1 defeat 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 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 5 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.40 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 7.10 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 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.70 goals and allowed 3.70 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.60 pts and allowed 3.50 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.80 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.80 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 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 4.50 goals and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.30 goals and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 25.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 9.4
Blocks: 11.7
Faceoff Wins : 25.7
Hits: 20.2
Giveaways: 16.9
Takeaways: 4.9

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 25.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 7.9
Blocks: 11.9
Faceoff Wins : 24.2
Hits: 20.2
Giveaways: 17.3
Takeaways: 4.5

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 27
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 14.8
Blocks: 13.3
Faceoff Wins : 21.1
Hits: 16.3
Giveaways: 15.1
Takeaways: 4.2

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 26.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 10.4
Blocks: 16.5
Faceoff Wins : 26.7
Hits: 18.2
Giveaways: 14
Takeaways: 4.7

Team News

San Jose Sharks Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
71	Macklin Celebrini	48	21.13	24	48	72	13
21	Alexander Wennberg	48	20.65	10	23	33	-11
73	Tyler Toffoli	48	15.84	13	19	32	-5

2	Will Smith	35	18.02	14	17	31	4
72	William Eklund	44	19.82	11	19	30	-20
51	Collin Graf	47	16.37	14	13	27	5
9	Dmitri Orlov	48	21.55	1	22	23	-2
81	Adam Gaudette	38	12	10	7	17	-8
3	John Klingberg	35	21.46	9	8	17	-3
96	Philipp Kurashev	31	16.03	6	9	15	0
53	Jeff Skinner	32	12.34	6	7	13	-8
38	Mario Ferraro	48	20.81	4	8	12	-3
92	Igor Chernyshov	15	15.79	3	8	11	2
10	Ty Dellandrea	42	14.4	2	9	11	-16
37	Timothy Liljegren	36	20.19	0	9	9	-9
23	Barclay Goodrow	48	11.61	4	5	9	-11
40	Pavol Regenda	11	13.95	7	1	8	3
85	Shakir Mukhamadullin	23	16.44	2	4	6	-4
6	Sam Dickinson	39	15.76	1	5	6	-4
77	Michael Misa	11	11.6	1	4	5	2
63	Zack Ostapchuk	26	9.63	3	1	4	-6
4	Nick Leddy	19	17.51	0	4	4	-9
22	Vincent Iorio	21	16.5	0	3	3	-4
5	Vincent Desharnais	21	16.48	1	2	3	3
75	Ryan Reaves	40	7.98	3	0	3	-11
54	Patrick Giles	3	8.87	0	1	1	1
56	Ethan Cardwell	7	11.93	1	0	1	-3
30	Yaroslav Askarov	30	54.48	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
33	Alex Nedeljkovic	22	2.96	0.896
	Jakub Skarek	-	-	-
1	Justin Kowalkoski	-	-	-

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Nikita Kucherov	43	20.2	24	46	70	21
59	Jake Guentzel	47	20.52	21	28	49	10
38	Brandon Hagel	42	19.28	23	20	43	24

43	Darren Raddysh	41	22.01	12	30	42	20
21	Brayden Point	37	18.04	11	19	30	5
71	Anthony Cirelli	43	17.8	12	16	28	26
22	Oliver Bjorkstrand	47	14.08	7	16	23	-7
37	Yanni Gourde	47	16.33	6	12	18	6
51	Charles-Edouard D'Astous	40	19.41	3	14	17	1
90	Janis Jerome Moser	45	22	5	11	16	37
93	Gage Goncalves	43	12.19	6	9	15	16
29	Pontus Holmberg	40	13.16	8	7	15	10
77	Victor Hedman	18	21.09	0	12	12	0
28	Zemgus Girgensons	40	14.88	6	5	11	2
20	Nick Paul	28	14.8	5	6	11	-8
24	Maxwell Crozier	29	15.77	1	9	10	6
17	Dominic James	32	11.8	4	6	10	0
27	Ryan McDonagh	18	20.01	4	4	8	1
78	Emil Lilleberg	32	17.34	2	4	6	9
81	Erik Cernak	28	19.08	0	5	5	2
67	Declan Carlile	26	14.04	1	2	3	1
62	Jack Finley	16	8.87	2	1	3	3
	Scott Sabourin	9	8.2	1	2	3	0
	Curtis Douglas	27	5.97	0	2	2	1
64	Steven Santini	9	11.56	0	1	1	1
14	Conor Geekie	6	10.03	0	1	1	0
52	Maxim Groshev	1	13.1	0	1	1	1
33	Brandon Halverson	1	0.1	0	0	0	0
41	Mitchell Chaffee	7	9.49	0	0	0	0
61	Boris Katchouk	3	12.2	0	0	0	0
12	Jakob Pelletier	1	6.2	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
88	Andrei Vasilevskiy	30	2.18	0.916
31	Jonas Johansson	18	2.73	0.896

Injuries & Suspensions

San Jose Sharks Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Logan Couture

Injured

Carey Price

Injured

Ty Dellandrea

Injured

Philipp Kurashev

Injured

Shakir Mukhamadullin

Injured

Kiefer Sherwood

Injured

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Ryan McDonagh

Injured

Victor Hedman

Injured

Emil Lilleberg

Injured

Scott Sabourin

Injured

Brayden Point

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Tampa Bay Lightning

San Jose Sharks

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Janis Jerome Moser

Darren Raddysh

Brandon Hagel

Anthony Cirelli

Nikita Kucherov

Will Smith

Macklin Celebrini

Collin Graf

John Klingberg

Dmitri Orlov

Yaroslav Askarov

Line 2

Tampa Bay Lightning

San Jose Sharks

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Charles-Edouard D'Astous

Erik Cernak

Gage Goncalves

Dominic James

Jake Guentzel

Tyler Toffoli

Alexander Wennberg

William Eklund

Timothy Liljegren

Mario Ferraro

Yaroslav Askarov

Line 3

Tampa Bay Lightning

San Jose Sharks

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Declan Carlile

Maxwell Crozier

Zemgus Girgensons

Yanni Gourde

Pontus Holmberg

Adam Gaudette

Michael Misa

Pavol Regenda

Vincent Desharnais

Sam Dickinson

Yaroslav Askarov

Line 4

Tampa Bay Lightning

San Jose Sharks

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Oliver Bjorkstrand

Nick Paul

Jack Finley

Ryan Reaves

Zack Ostapchuk

Barclay Goodrow

Yaroslav Askarov

Previous San Jose Sharks Lineups

19 Jan NHL

Sharks 4-1 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

16 Jan NHL

Sharks 2-4 Red Wings

Confirmed Lineups

15 Jan NHL

Sharks 3-2 Capitals

Confirmed Lineups

11 Jan NHL

Golden Knights 7-2 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

10 Jan NHL

Stars 4-5 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

07 Jan NHL

Sharks 4-3 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

06 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 2-5 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

03 Jan NHL

Lightning 7-3 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

31 Dec NHL

Wild 3-4 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

29 Dec NHL

Sharks 5-4 Ducks

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

18 Jan NHL

Lightning 4-1 Stars

Confirmed Lineups

16 Jan NHL

Lightning 2-3 Blues

Confirmed Lineups

13 Jan NHL

Lightning 2-1 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

12 Jan NHL

Lightning 5-1 Flyers

Confirmed Lineups

10 Jan NHL

Lightning 7-2 Flyers

Confirmed Lineups

06 Jan NHL

Avalanche 2-4 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

03 Jan NHL

Lightning 7-3 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

01 Jan NHL

Lightning 5-3 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

31 Dec NHL

Lightning 4-3 Ducks

Confirmed Lineups

28 Dec NHL

Canadiens 4-5 Lightning

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	61	39	16	6	84	0.689	29	35	214	175	39	23-8-2	16-8-4	4-3	8-2	1W
2 Pittsburgh	61	31	17	13	75	0.615	27	30	205	180	25	15-9-7	16-8-6	1-8	5-5	2L
3 NY Islanders	63	35	23	5	75	0.595	23	31	186	182	4	17-10-2	18-13-3	4-5	6-4	2L
4 Columbus	61	32	21	8	72	0.59	22	27	196	193	3	17-8-5	15-13-3	5-1	8-2	3W
5 Washington	63	31	25	7	69	0.548	26	30	199	189	10	19-11-3	12-14-4	1-5	6-4	2L
6 Philadelphia	61	28	22	11	67	0.549	19	22	177	191	-14	14-10-7	14-12-4	6-3	4-6	1L
7 New Jersey	62	31	29	2	64	0.516	20	27	160	186	-26	15-13-2	16-16-0	4-0	4-6	3W
8 NY Rangers	61	24	29	8	56	0.459	15	21	166	192	-26	8-15-6	16-14-2	3-0	3-7	1W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Tampa Bay	60	38	18	4	80	0.667	29	34	211	162	49	19-10-0	19-8-4	4-2	6-4	4L
2 Buffalo	62	37	19	6	80	0.645	31	34	214	184	30	18-8-3	19-11-3	3-0	7-3	5W
3 Detroit	62	35	20	7	77	0.621	24	33	185	187	-2	18-10-3	17-10-4	2-3	4-6	1L
4 Montreal	60	33	18	9	75	0.625	22	31	213	200	13	17-11-2	16-7-7	2-4	5-5	1L
5 Boston	61	34	22	5	73	0.598	26	32	205	194	11	23-8-1	11-14-4	2-3	5-5	1L
6 Ottawa	61	30	22	9	69	0.566	24	27	205	194	11	14-10-5	16-12-4	3-0	7-3	1W
7 Toronto	63	27	25	11	65	0.516	19	26	200	221	-21	16-10-7	11-15-4	1-3	3-7	6L
8 Florida	62	30	29	3	63	0.508	24	26	188	209	-21	16-14-3	14-15-0	4-1	2-8	4L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	60	41	10	9	91	0.758	38	40	230	149	81	22-4-4	19-6-5	1-5	6-4	3W
2 Dallas	61	38	14	9	85	0.697	31	34	212	165	47	18-7-3	20-7-6	4-3	10-0	10W
3 Minnesota	62	36	16	10	82	0.661	23	32	209	180	29	18-7-7	18-9-3	4-3	7-3	1W
4 Utah	62	33	25	4	70	0.565	26	33	196	169	27	18-10-2	15-15-2	0-0	6-4	2W
5 Nashville	62	28	26	8	64	0.516	21	25	185	213	-28	17-13-3	11-13-5	3-0	4-6	1W
6 Winnipeg	61	25	26	10	60	0.492	21	24	175	187	-12	14-11-5	11-15-5	1-2	5-5	2W
7 Chicago	61	23	28	10	56	0.459	18	20	163	195	-32	12-14-5	11-14-5	3-5	2-8	1L
8 St Louis	61	23	29	9	55	0.451	22	22	159	210	-51	14-12-6	9-17-3	1-3	4-6	2W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	62	29	19	14	72	0.581	21	28	205	197	8	14-8-7	15-11-7	1-6	4-6	1W
2 Anaheim	61	34	24	3	71	0.582	20	27	205	212	-7	21-9-1	13-15-2	7-0	7-3	1W
3 Edmonton	62	30	24	8	68	0.548	22	30	220	210	10	16-10-4	14-14-4	0-3	5-5	1W
4 Seattle	61	29	23	9	67	0.549	23	28	173	179	-6	16-10-5	13-13-4	1-4	6-4	1L
5 San Jose	59	30	25	4	64	0.542	18	28	186	207	-21	17-10-3	13-15-1	2-1	5-5	3W
6 LA Kings	61	25	22	14	64	0.525	16	21	160	182	-22	10-14-7	15-8-7	4-6	3-7	1W
7 Calgary	61	24	30	7	55	0.451	20	22	150	185	-35	15-12-4	9-18-3	2-3	3-7	4L
8 Vancouver	61	18	36	7	43	0.352	12	14	157	230	-73	6-19-5	12-17-2	4-2	1-9	7L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	61	39	16	6	84	0.689	29	35	214	175	39	23-8-2	16-8-4	4-3	8-2	1W
2 Tampa Bay	60	38	18	4	80	0.667	29	34	211	162	49	19-10-0	19-8-4	4-2	6-4	4L
3 Buffalo	62	37	19	6	80	0.645	31	34	214	184	30	18-8-3	19-11-3	3-0	7-3	5W
4 Detroit	62	35	20	7	77	0.621	24	33	185	187	-2	18-10-3	17-10-4	2-3	4-6	1L
5 Montreal	60	33	18	9	75	0.625	22	31	213	200	13	17-11-2	16-7-7	2-4	5-5	1L
6 Pittsburgh	61	31	17	13	75	0.615	27	30	205	180	25	15-9-7	16-8-6	1-8	5-5	2L
7 NY Islanders	63	35	23	5	75	0.595	23	31	186	182	4	17-10-2	18-13-3	4-5	6-4	2L
8 Boston	61	34	22	5	73	0.598	26	32	205	194	11	23-8-1	11-14-4	2-3	5-5	1L
9 Columbus	61	32	21	8	72	0.59	22	27	196	193	3	17-8-5	15-13-3	5-1	8-2	3W
10 Ottawa	61	30	22	9	69	0.566	24	27	205	194	11	14-10-5	16-12-4	3-0	7-3	1W
11 Washington	63	31	25	7	69	0.548	26	30	199	189	10	19-11-3	12-14-4	1-5	6-4	2L
12 Philadelphia	61	28	22	11	67	0.549	19	22	177	191	-14	14-10-7	14-12-4	6-3	4-6	1L
13 Toronto	63	27	25	11	65	0.516	19	26	200	221	-21	16-10-7	11-15-4	1-3	3-7	6L
14 New Jersey	62	31	29	2	64	0.516	20	27	160	186	-26	15-13-2	16-16-0	4-0	4-6	3W
15 Florida	62	30	29	3	63	0.508	24	26	188	209	-21	16-14-3	14-15-0	4-1	2-8	4L
16 NY Rangers	61	24	29	8	56	0.459	15	21	166	192	-26	8-15-6	16-14-2	3-0	3-7	1W

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	60	41	10	9	91	0.758	38	40	230	149	81	22-4-4	19-6-5	1-5	6-4	3W
2 Dallas	61	38	14	9	85	0.697	31	34	212	165	47	18-7-3	20-7-6	4-3	10-0	10W
3 Minnesota	62	36	16	10	82	0.661	23	32	209	180	29	18-7-7	18-9-3	4-3	7-3	1W
4 Vegas	62	29	19	14	72	0.581	21	28	205	197	8	14-8-7	15-11-7	1-6	4-6	1W
5 Anaheim	61	34	24	3	71	0.582	20	27	205	212	-7	21-9-1	13-15-2	7-0	7-3	1W
6 Utah	62	33	25	4	70	0.565	26	33	196	169	27	18-10-2	15-15-2	0-0	6-4	2W
7 Edmonton	62	30	24	8	68	0.548	22	30	220	210	10	16-10-4	14-14-4	0-3	5-5	1W
8 Seattle	61	29	23	9	67	0.549	23	28	173	179	-6	16-10-5	13-13-4	1-4	6-4	1L
9 San Jose	59	30	25	4	64	0.542	18	28	186	207	-21	17-10-3	13-15-1	2-1	5-5	3W
10 LA Kings	61	25	22	14	64	0.525	16	21	160	182	-22	10-14-7	15-8-7	4-6	3-7	1W
11 Nashville	62	28	26	8	64	0.516	21	25	185	213	-28	17-13-3	11-13-5	3-0	4-6	1W
12 Winnipeg	61	25	26	10	60	0.492	21	24	175	187	-12	14-11-5	11-15-5	1-2	5-5	2W
13 Chicago	61	23	28	10	56	0.459	18	20	163	195	-32	12-14-5	11-14-5	3-5	2-8	1L
14 St Louis	61	23	29	9	55	0.451	22	22	159	210	-51	14-12-6	9-17-3	1-3	4-6	2W
15 Calgary	61	24	30	7	55	0.451	20	22	150	185	-35	15-12-4	9-18-3	2-3	3-7	4L
16 Vancouver	61	18	36	7	43	0.352	12	14	157	230	-73	6-19-5	12-17-2	4-2	1-9	7L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	60	41	10	9	91	0.758	38	40	230	149	81	22-4-4	19-6-5	1-5	6-4	3W
2 Dallas	61	38	14	9	85	0.697	31	34	212	165	47	18-7-3	20-7-6	4-3	10-0	10W
3 Carolina	61	39	16	6	84	0.689	29	35	214	175	39	23-8-2	16-8-4	4-3	8-2	1W
4 Minnesota	62	36	16	10	82	0.661	23	32	209	180	29	18-7-7	18-9-3	4-3	7-3	1W
5 Tampa Bay	60	38	18	4	80	0.667	29	34	211	162	49	19-10-0	19-8-4	4-2	6-4	4L
6 Buffalo	62	37	19	6	80	0.645	31	34	214	184	30	18-8-3	19-11-3	3-0	7-3	5W
7 Detroit	62	35	20	7	77	0.621	24	33	185	187	-2	18-10-3	17-10-4	2-3	4-6	1L
8 Montreal	60	33	18	9	75	0.625	22	31	213	200	13	17-11-2	16-7-7	2-4	5-5	1L
9 Pittsburgh	61	31	17	13	75	0.615	27	30	205	180	25	15-9-7	16-8-6	1-8	5-5	2L
10 NY Islanders	63	35	23	5	75	0.595	23	31	186	182	4	17-10-2	18-13-3	4-5	6-4	2L
11 Boston	61	34	22	5	73	0.598	26	32	205	194	11	23-8-1	11-14-4	2-3	5-5	1L
12 Columbus	61	32	21	8	72	0.59	22	27	196	193	3	17-8-5	15-13-3	5-1	8-2	3W
13 Vegas	62	29	19	14	72	0.581	21	28	205	197	8	14-8-7	15-11-7	1-6	4-6	1W
14 Anaheim	61	34	24	3	71	0.582	20	27	205	212	-7	21-9-1	13-15-2	7-0	7-3	1W
15 Utah	62	33	25	4	70	0.565	26	33	196	169	27	18-10-2	15-15-2	0-0	6-4	2W
16 Ottawa	61	30	22	9	69	0.566	24	27	205	194	11	14-10-5	16-12-4	3-0	7-3	1W
17 Washington	63	31	25	7	69	0.548	26	30	199	189	10	19-11-3	12-14-4	1-5	6-4	2L
18 Edmonton	62	30	24	8	68	0.548	22	30	220	210	10	16-10-4	14-14-4	0-3	5-5	1W
19 Seattle	61	29	23	9	67	0.549	23	28	173	179	-6	16-10-5	13-13-4	1-4	6-4	1L
20 Philadelphia	61	28	22	11	67	0.549	19	22	177	191	-14	14-10-7	14-12-4	6-3	4-6	1L
21 Toronto	63	27	25	11	65	0.516	19	26	200	221	-21	16-10-7	11-15-4	1-3	3-7	6L
22 San Jose	59	30	25	4	64	0.542	18	28	186	207	-21	17-10-3	13-15-1	2-1	5-5	3W
23 LA Kings	61	25	22	14	64	0.525	16	21	160	182	-22	10-14-7	15-8-7	4-6	3-7	1W
24 Nashville	62	28	26	8	64	0.516	21	25	185	213	-28	17-13-3	11-13-5	3-0	4-6	1W
25 New Jersey	62	31	29	2	64	0.516	20	27	160	186	-26	15-13-2	16-16-0	4-0	4-6	3W
26 Florida	62	30	29	3	63	0.508	24	26	188	209	-21	16-14-3	14-15-0	4-1	2-8	4L
27 Winnipeg	61	25	26	10	60	0.492	21	24	175	187	-12	14-11-5	11-15-5	1-2	5-5	2W
28 Chicago	61	23	28	10	56	0.459	18	20	163	195	-32	12-14-5	11-14-5	3-5	2-8	1L
29 NY Rangers	61	24	29	8	56	0.459	15	21	166	192	-26	8-15-6	16-14-2	3-0	3-7	1W
30 St Louis	61	23	29	9	55	0.451	22	22	159	210	-51	14-12-6	9-17-3	1-3	4-6	2W
31 Calgary	61	24	30	7	55	0.451	20	22	150	185	-35	15-12-4	9-18-3	2-3	3-7	4L
32 Vancouver	61	18	36	7	43	0.352	12	14	157	230	-73	6-19-5	12-17-2	4-2	1-9	7L

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