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

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 3 months 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	21-20-4	3.7	.883	0
23/24	1-0-0	1.47	.943	0

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	39-15-4	2.3	.911	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

The Lightning are available at +1050 to win by a 5-2 scoreline. Correct score betting allows us to bet at bigger odds and it’s also a fun type of wager.

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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	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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