Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, Picks & Odds | 18 Oct 2025

By Kevin Thompson, NHL Analyst | Published: 6 months ago | Last Updated: Oct 18, 13:37 | 6 min read

Tampa Bay Lightning

Ice Hockey NHL Nationwide Arena Sat 18 Oct 19:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

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NHL Betting Preview: Lightning vs Blue Jackets

The Tampa Bay Lightning lock horns with the Columbus Blue Jackets in this NHL matchup at Nationwide Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Saturday, October 18. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

Why We’re Expecting Blue Jackets to Win

The Blue Jackets look great value on the Moneyline and our prediction is that the home team will claim a victory over the Lightning. We’re happy to take the -110 that they win.

7 Wins for Lightning in Past 10 H2H Games

Tampa Bay Lightning have suffered a defeat in back-to-back games including a recent 2-1 (OT) loss. This occurred on the road at Little Caesars Arena against Detroit Red Wings. Janis Jerome Moser was the only player to find the net, with Andrei Vasilevskiy stopping 29 shots (.935).

Columbus Blue Jackets were defeated last time, making it back-to-back losses. Nationwide Arena saw them beaten 4-1 at home to Colorado Avalanche. Blue Jackets managed 23 shots and Ivan Provorov recorded the only goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Lightning have beaten the Blue Jackets in their last two meetings, winning by 5-3 and 6-2 scorelines. Both encounters were played at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning have won seven of the past 10 games that these teams have played.

Starting Goalies

Jonas Johansson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	11-10-2	3.3	.884	0
23/24	12-7-5	3.37	.890	2

Jet Greaves (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	26-19-9	2.6	.908	2
23/24	3-6-0	3.49	.908	0

Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

2 wins, 6 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.6 goals from 22.9 shots on goal, with a 10.9% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have been giving up 3.7 goals from 28.6 shots, averaging 4.9 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.8%.

Jake Guentzel is the top points scorer with 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists, with Nikita Kucherov recording 7 points, 2 goals and 5 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 3.37 goal against average with a .878 save percentage.

Columbus Blue Jackets – Last 10 Games

The Blue Jackets have 7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 3.9 goals from 30.1 shots on goal, with a 13.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 1.9 goals from 34.3 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 77.8%.

The top points scorer is Zach Werenski with 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists, while Adam Fantilli is next in line after registering 9 points, 8 goals and 1 assist. Goalie Jet Greaves have a 1.15 GAA with a .963 SV%, including two shutouts.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction & Picks

Explore our top Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets betting tips, including a match prediction, correct score forecast, player performance props and a bet builder ready to use.

Game Prediction

We’re eager to bet on Columbus Blue Jackets to win this NHL encounter and that leads us to the Moneyline for our pick. It’s difficult to turn down the -110 that they claim the victory.

Our hockey predictions are built after tracking the latest team news and reviewing recent form. We also dive into up-to-date NHL stats, which often serve as a solid barometer for how the action might unfold.

Key Lightning vs Blue Jackets stats:

Blue Jackets have won 7 of their last 10 games.
Blue Jackets have won 3 of their last 5 games at home.
Lightning have lost 8 of their last 10 games.
Lightning have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
Lightning have lost their last 2 games.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Probability

The top betting apps are estimating that there is a 52.4% likelihood of this pick winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Kirill Marchenko Over 0.5 Assists +125

Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets) has made at least one assist in 4 of his past 5 home games. The odds for him on the Overs has lots of appeal, with bettors currently able to get odds of +125 for this happening.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Blue Jackets

To Score Adam Fantilli

Assists Kirill Marchenko Over 0.5

We’ve compiled a same game parlay that includes the Blue Jackets on the moneyline combined with Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets) to score and Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets) to have Over 0.5 assists.

A hockey same game parlay is a fantastic way of cheering on different selections within the same game. You can predict a number of outcomes and get bigger odds than a single bet. The odds can combine to great effect.

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Correct Score Prediction

Lightning

2 - 4 Blue Jackets logo

Blue Jackets

We’re taking a chance on the Blue Jackets to achieve a 4-2 winning scoreline. Odds of +1500 means we can place a smaller stake and still achieve a nice return.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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2-0

2-1

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Tampa Bay Lightning 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 Predicting a Close Encounter

Columbus Blue Jackets have been given Moneyline odds of -120 against Tampa Bay Lightning who are +102. If you want to know the probability of the road team winning this game, it’s 50% according to the most popular sportsbooks.

There is a puck line of 1.5 and total goals has a line of 6.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you want to back Over 6.5, it’s -106.

If you’re wagering on National Hockey League clashes, we recommend heading to the top sportsbooks and scanning through the hundreds of team props and game lines. There’s the opportunity to bet pre-game and in-game.

Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Player Props & Micro Betting

If you have a view on Goals, Assists, Points, Blocked Shots or Saves, then the goalie and player props could be an option. It’s a fantastic way of betting on a player to perform well and the gambling sites provide many options.

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Last 5 Games

Lightning

NHL: 24/01 Lightning2 Blackhawks 1
NHL: 21/01 Sharks1 Lightning 4
NHL: 18/01 Lightning4 Stars 1
NHL: 17/01 Lightning2 Blues 3
NHL: 14/01 Lightning2 Penguins 1

Blue Jackets

NHL: 23/01 Stars0 Blue Jackets 1
NHL: 21/01 Senators4 Blue Jackets 1
NHL: 18/01 Blue Jackets4 Penguins 3
NHL: 16/01 Canucks1 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 14/01 Flames3 Blue Jackets 5

Head to Head

Tampa Bay vs Columbus

NHL: 19/10 2025 Lightning 2 Blue Jackets 3
NHL: 05/03 2025 Blue Jackets 2 Lightning 6
NHL: 18/12 2024 Blue Jackets 3 Lightning 5
NHL: 22/11 2024 Lightning 6 Blue Jackets 7
NHL: 10/04 2024 Blue Jackets 2 Lightning 5
NHL: 11/02 2024 Lightning 4 Blue Jackets 2
NHL: 03/11 2023 Lightning 2 Blue Jackets 4
NHL: 11/01 2023 Blue Jackets 3 Lightning 6
NHL: 16/12 2022 Blue Jackets 1 Lightning 4
NHL: 15/10 2022 Lightning 5 Blue Jackets 2

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Tampa Bay Lightning Stats

Columbus Blue Jackets Stats

Moneyline

9 wins and 1 defeat in the last 10 games
9 wins and 1 defeat 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 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 6 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.00 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 4.20 goals and allowed 1.80 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 4.20 pts and allowed 2.00 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.90 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 2.70 goals and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.20 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 27.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 14.2
Blocks: 14.1
Faceoff Wins : 21.1
Hits: 15.8
Giveaways: 15.2
Takeaways: 3.8

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 27.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 6.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 21.5
Blocks: 12.6
Faceoff Wins : 21.6
Hits: 17.5
Giveaways: 14.7
Takeaways: 4.3

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 30
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.1
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 6.8
Blocks: 12.2
Faceoff Wins : 23.2
Hits: 22.4
Giveaways: 15.6
Takeaways: 4.4

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 31
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 7.2
Blocks: 12.2
Faceoff Wins : 23.2
Hits: 24.4
Giveaways: 16.7
Takeaways: 5

Team News

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Nikita Kucherov	45	20.24	25	49	74	24
59	Jake Guentzel	49	20.47	22	29	51	12
38	Brandon Hagel	44	19.38	25	22	47	27

43	Darren Raddysh	43	22.17	12	30	42	20
71	Anthony Cirelli	45	17.73	13	18	31	28
21	Brayden Point	37	18.04	11	19	30	5
22	Oliver Bjorkstrand	49	14.05	7	16	23	-7
37	Yanni Gourde	49	16.32	6	12	18	6
51	Charles-Edouard D'Astous	42	19.44	3	14	17	2
93	Gage Goncalves	45	12.36	6	10	16	17
90	Janis Jerome Moser	47	22.07	5	11	16	38
29	Pontus Holmberg	42	13.27	8	7	15	10
77	Victor Hedman	18	21.09	0	12	12	0
20	Nick Paul	30	14.58	5	6	11	-8
28	Zemgus Girgensons	42	14.91	6	5	11	2
17	Dominic James	34	11.9	4	7	11	0
24	Maxwell Crozier	31	15.86	1	9	10	8
27	Ryan McDonagh	18	20.01	4	4	8	1
78	Emil Lilleberg	32	17.34	2	4	6	9
81	Erik Cernak	30	19.02	0	5	5	2
67	Declan Carlile	28	14.07	1	2	3	2
62	Jack Finley	18	8.52	2	1	3	2
	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	32	2.1	0.917
31	Jonas Johansson	18	2.73	0.896

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
8	Zach Werenski	46	26.65	19	34	53	4
86	Kirill Marchenko	46	18.85	18	23	41	3
3	Charlie Coyle	50	17.66	10	20	30	-5

10	Dmitri Voronkov	50	15.05	16	14	30	-3
19	Adam Fantilli	50	18.81	12	18	30	-13
38	Boone Jenner	36	16.95	8	17	25	0
23	Sean Monahan	46	17.92	7	16	23	0
5	Denton Mateychuk	44	20.34	8	13	21	5
17	Mason Marchment	37	17.25	9	11	20	0
4	Cole Sillinger	49	15.51	5	15	20	-1
78	Damon Severson	49	20.33	3	16	19	2
9	Ivan Provorov	50	25.73	5	13	18	9
91	Kent Johnson	49	13.86	5	11	16	-10
11	Miles Wood	32	13.23	8	4	12	-6
24	Mathieu Olivier	37	14.38	4	7	11	2
15	Dante Fabbro	48	16.11	3	4	7	-13
21	Isac Lundestroem	36	12.23	1	5	6	-4
16	Brendan Gaunce	25	11.9	2	4	6	-1
27	Zach Aston-Reese	26	9.61	1	4	5	-1
43	Danton Heinen	23	10.62	2	2	4	1
2	Jake Christiansen	30	10.43	0	2	2	-9
6	Yegor Zamula	20	14.32	0	2	2	4
	Brendan Smith	15	11.08	0	2	2	-1
65	Luca Del Bel Belluz	13	8.78	0	1	1	-2
44	Erik Gudbranson	8	17.19	0	1	1	-3
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	18	3.81	0.882
73	Jet Greaves	34	2.62	0.91

Injuries & Suspensions

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Maxwell Crozier

Injured

Nikita Kucherov

Injured

Nick Paul

Injured

Zemgus Girgensons

Injured

Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Miles Wood

Injured

Erik Gudbranson

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning

Jet Greaves

Zach Werenski

Denton Mateychuk

Dmitri Voronkov

Sean Monahan

Kirill Marchenko

Brandon Hagel

Brayden Point

Jake Guentzel

Janis Jerome Moser

Victor Hedman

Jonas Johansson

Line 2

Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning

Jet Greaves

Ivan Provorov

Damon Severson

Boone Jenner

Adam Fantilli

Kent Johnson

Gage Goncalves

Anthony Cirelli

Conor Geekie

Erik Cernak

Ryan McDonagh

Jonas Johansson

Line 3

Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning

Jet Greaves

Jake Christiansen

Dante Fabbro

Cole Sillinger

Charlie Coyle

Mathieu Olivier

Oliver Bjorkstrand

Yanni Gourde

Pontus Holmberg

Darren Raddysh

Emil Lilleberg

Jonas Johansson

Line 4

Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning

Jet Greaves

Zach Aston-Reese

Isac Lundestroem

Yegor Chinakhov

Curtis Douglas

Jack Finley

Mitchell Chaffee

Jonas Johansson

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

23 Jan NHL

Lightning 2-1 Blackhawks

Confirmed Lineups

20 Jan NHL

Sharks 1-4 Lightning

Confirmed 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

Previous Columbus Blue Jackets Lineups

22 Jan NHL

Stars 0-1 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

20 Jan NHL

Senators 4-1 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

17 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 4-3 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

15 Jan NHL

Canucks 1-4 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

13 Jan NHL

Flames 3-5 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

11 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 3-2 Mammoth

Confirmed Lineups

10 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 0-4 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

08 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 3-5 Golden Knights

Confirmed Lineups

06 Jan NHL

Blue Jackets 2-5 Sharks

Confirmed Lineups

04 Jan NHL

Penguins 5-4 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	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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