Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Picks & Odds | 03 Mar 2026

By Robert Carter, NHL Analyst | Published: 2 months ago | Last Updated: Mar 3, 15:38 | 6 min read

Tampa Bay Lightning

Ice Hockey NHL Xcel Energy Center Tue 3 Mar 21:30

Minnesota Wild

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Team Stats
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Team News
Lineups
Injuries
Roster
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NHL Betting Preview: Lightning vs Wild

The Tampa Bay Lightning square off against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center, with face-off scheduled for 21:30 on Tuesday, March 3.

We’re Expecting a Win for Lightning

We’re keeping our betting prediction nice and simple by heading to the Moneyline. Take the -132 that the Lightning are able to secure a victory over the Wild.

Teams’ Last Clash Saw 5-3 Wild Win

Tampa Bay Lightning have been defeated in back-to-back games. They were recently beaten at home to Buffalo Sabres by a 6-2 scoreline at Benchmark International Arena. Victor Hedman and Dominic James each scored one goal. Goalie Jonas Johansson was red hot in this one, making 20 saves (.952).

Minnesota Wild have lost in back-to-back outings. In a recent home game at Xcel Energy Center, they were turned over 3-1 by St Louis Blues. Wild managed 23 shots and Kirill Kaprizov recorded the only goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Wild have won the last two meetings against the Lightning. They triumphed 4-2 at Benchmark International Arena and then 5-3 at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild have won six of the previous 10 H2H meetings.

Starting Goalies

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

Filip Gustavsson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	28-15-6	2.7	.903	4
23/24	20-18-4	3.06	.899	3

Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 3.7 goals from 33.8 shots on goal, with a 15.8% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have given up 3.2 goals from 29.8 shots, averaging 5.6 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.5%.

Nikita Kucherov is the top points scorer with 22 points, 7 goals and 15 assists, with Darren Raddysh racking up 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 2.37 goal against average with a .915 save percentage, including one shutout.

Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

The Wild have 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.9 goals from 28.5 shots on goal, with a 34.3% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.2 goals from 33.5 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.8%.

The top points scorer is Matthew Boldy with 18 points, 8 goals and 10 assists, while Kirill Kaprizov is next best after having 15 points, 9 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 2.66 GAA with a .914 SV%.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild Prediction & Picks

Get set for Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild with our full betting breakdown, complete with an expert match prediction, a likely final score, top player prop picks and a value-driven bet builder.

Game Prediction

We think that Tampa Bay Lightning should prove too strong in this NHL clash. Therefore, we’re confidently wagering them to win and there’s juice in the -132 available.

The NHL experts at Sportsgambler.com start by analyzing recent form and staying on top of injury news before making any hockey predictions. From there, we interpret the story the stats are telling to help shape our picks.

Key Lightning vs Wild stats:

Lightning have won 16 of their last 20 games.
Lightning have won 7 of their last 10 games.
Wild have lost 6 of their last 10 games at home.
Wild have lost their last 2 games.

Lightning Moneyline Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 56.8% chance of winning. However, we think that the probability sits between 60-65% taking all factors into consideration. 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: Darren Raddysh Over 2.5 Shots -125

Darren Raddysh (Lightning) has finished with Over 2.5 shots on goal in 9 of the past 10 games. We think that the value can be found by wagering on Shots on Goal and you can get -125 that he goes over the line.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Lightning

To Score Nikita Kucherov

Shots on Goal Darren Raddysh Over 2.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with the Lightning on the moneyline. We’ve also gone for Nikita Kucherov (Lightning) to score and Darren Raddysh (Lightning) to register Over 2.5 shots.

The same game parlay option is great for hockey bettors wanting a personalised multi-leg wager on the same game. It’s especially good if you have a strong view on the likely outcomes and the odds for each pick are combined.

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Correct Score Prediction

Lightning

4 - 1 Wild logo

Wild

We’re betting on the Lightning to secure a 4-1 winning scoreline. Odds of +1500 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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1-0

2-0

2-1

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild 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.

Close Encounter in the Eyes of the Books

The Tampa Bay Lightning odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are -143 betting favorites to land victory in this game which means a 59% chance of winning. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Minnesota Wild are trading at +118.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. There are many ways to wager on hockey including Totals. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are +108.

National Hockey League bettors are spoilt for choice thanks to the hundreds of game lines and team props which are available for every clash on the coupon. Head to the top sportsbooks and find the best value picks.

Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Player Props & Micro Betting

The top gambling sites offer player prop betting to their customers. Goalie and player props can be a great alternative if you want to focus on an individual’s performance within a game and it often involves wagering over or under a line.

There are lots of exciting NHL micro betting lines that are created and they are available in-game. Among them are next goalscorer, next team to find the net and whether a goal will be scored within the next 10 minutes.

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Last 5 Games

Lightning

NHL: 01/03 Sabres6 Lightning 2
NHL: 27/02 Lightning4 Hurricanes 5
NHL: 26/02 Maple Leafs2 Lightning 4
NHL: 06/02 Panthers1 Lightning 6
NHL: 04/02 Sabres3 Lightning 4

Wild

NHL: 01/03 Blues3 Wild 1
NHL: 28/02 Wild2 Mammoth 5
NHL: 27/02 Wild5 Avalanche 2
NHL: 05/02 Wild6 Predators 5
NHL: 03/02 Canadiens3 Wild 4

Head to Head

Tampa Bay vs Minnesota

NHL: 02/11 2024 Lightning 3 Wild 5
NHL: 25/10 2024 Wild 4 Lightning 2
NHL: 19/01 2024 Wild 3 Lightning 7
NHL: 05/01 2024 Lightning 4 Wild 1
NHL: 25/01 2023 Wild 2 Lightning 4
NHL: 05/01 2023 Lightning 1 Wild 5
NHL: 28/11 2021 Lightning 2 Wild 4
NHL: 21/11 2021 Wild 4 Lightning 5
NHL: 17/01 2020 Lightning 2 Wild 3
NHL: 06/12 2019 Wild 5 Lightning 4

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Tampa Bay Lightning Stats

Minnesota Wild 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

7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
4 wins and 6 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 8 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.10 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 6 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 3.90 goals and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 4.30 pts and allowed 2.80 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.20 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.40 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 4.00 goals and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.90 goals and allowed 3.50 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 33.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 5.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 18.8
Blocks: 12.9
Faceoff Wins : 30.4
Hits: 21.8
Giveaways: 15.4
Takeaways: 4.7

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 28.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 13.2
Blocks: 13.5
Faceoff Wins : 24.4
Hits: 16.1
Giveaways: 16.1
Takeaways: 4.3

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 1.2
Shots: 28.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 7.5
Blocks: 12.9
Faceoff Wins : 25.9
Hits: 18.3
Giveaways: 16.2
Takeaways: 4.6

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 27.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 7.4
Blocks: 9.4
Faceoff Wins : 20.2
Hits: 17
Giveaways: 15.6
Takeaways: 4.6

Team News

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Nikita Kucherov	54	20.46	31	64	95	32
59	Jake Guentzel	58	20.41	26	37	63	14
38	Brandon Hagel	53	19.78	28	27	55	27

43	Darren Raddysh	52	22.62	17	37	54	19
21	Brayden Point	40	18.24	14	21	35	9
71	Anthony Cirelli	50	17.39	15	20	35	27
22	Oliver Bjorkstrand	58	14.05	10	18	28	-7
37	Yanni Gourde	58	16.53	7	15	22	2
90	Janis Jerome Moser	56	21.95	5	15	20	40
93	Gage Goncalves	54	12.19	7	13	20	21
51	Charles-Edouard D'Astous	46	19.09	3	16	19	-3
29	Pontus Holmberg	51	13.71	9	9	18	8
17	Dominic James	43	12.24	7	8	15	4
77	Victor Hedman	24	19.52	1	14	15	2
28	Zemgus Girgensons	51	15.22	7	7	14	0
20	Nick Paul	34	14.19	6	6	12	-11
27	Ryan McDonagh	25	19.45	4	7	11	1
24	Maxwell Crozier	34	16	1	9	10	7
81	Erik Cernak	39	18.27	1	6	7	2
78	Emil Lilleberg	34	17.09	2	4	6	11
46	Scott Sabourin	13	7.71	1	3	4	0
67	Declan Carlile	35	14.36	1	2	3	6
42	Curtis Douglas	29	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	2	11.5	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
11	Jakob Pelletier	2	9.05	0	0	0	0
	Simon Lundmark	1	16.8	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
88	Andrei Vasilevskiy	39	2.19	0.917
31	Jonas Johansson	21	2.98	0.89

Minnesota Wild Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
97	Kirill Kaprizov	61	22.38	34	40	74	8
12	Matthew Boldy	57	20.82	35	34	69	16
43	Quinn Hughes	55	27.79	5	54	59	-3

14	Joel Eriksson Ek	55	19.26	17	25	42	13
7	Brock Faber	61	24.94	13	25	38	20
90	Marcus Johansson	56	15.8	13	25	38	18
36	Mats Zuccarello	41	18.82	10	25	35	-5
91	Vladimir Tarasenko	54	14.92	15	17	32	-8
38	Ryan Hartman	57	16.68	14	13	27	-1
22	Danila Yurov	54	13.28	8	14	22	-5
46	Jared Spurgeon	61	19.94	6	11	17	-2
13	Yakov Trenin	61	13.36	5	12	17	8
25	Jonas Brodin	42	21.33	3	12	15	13
5	Jacob Middleton	54	17.92	1	13	14	1
17	Marcus Foligno	48	12.95	6	5	11	-11
18	Vinnie Hinostroza	47	10.35	3	7	10	-8
78	Nico Sturm	38	11.06	3	6	9	0
48	Daemon Hunt	29	11.96	0	5	5	-3
24	Zach Bogosian	28	14.98	1	4	5	3
71	Tyler Pitlick	32	7.77	2	0	2	-4
39	Ben Jones	26	8.61	1	1	2	-10
30	Jesper Wallstedt	25	58.02	0	1	1	0
16	Nicolas Aube-Kubel	4	12.13	0	1	1	1
26	Matt Kiersted	4	13.7	0	1	1	-1
55	David Jiricek	25	11.71	0	0	0	0
43	Hunter Haight	5	9.68	0	0	0	-4
82	David Spacek	2	10.75	0	0	0	-1
	Carson Lambos	1	10.3	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Filip Gustavsson	38	2.58	0.91
40	Cal Petersen	-	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Nick Paul

Injured

Maxwell Crozier

Injured

Gage Goncalves

Injured

Dominic James

Injured

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Marcus Foligno

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Minnesota Wild

Tampa Bay Lightning

Filip Gustavsson

Quinn Hughes

Brock Faber

Kirill Kaprizov

Ryan Hartman

Mats Zuccarello

Oliver Bjorkstrand

Brayden Point

Jake Guentzel

Darren Raddysh

Janis Jerome Moser

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Line 2

Minnesota Wild

Tampa Bay Lightning

Filip Gustavsson

Jonas Brodin

Jared Spurgeon

Marcus Johansson

Joel Eriksson Ek

Matthew Boldy

Nikita Kucherov

Anthony Cirelli

Brandon Hagel

Victor Hedman

Charles-Edouard D'Astous

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Line 3

Minnesota Wild

Tampa Bay Lightning

Filip Gustavsson

Jacob Middleton

Zach Bogosian

Yakov Trenin

Danila Yurov

Vladimir Tarasenko

Pontus Holmberg

Yanni Gourde

Zemgus Girgensons

Erik Cernak

Ryan McDonagh

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Line 4

Minnesota Wild

Tampa Bay Lightning

Filip Gustavsson

Robby Fabbri

Nico Sturm

Vinnie Hinostroza

Conor Geekie

Scott Sabourin

Emil Lilleberg

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

28 Feb NHL

Sabres 6-2 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

26 Feb NHL

Lightning 4-5 Hurricanes

Confirmed Lineups

25 Feb NHL

Maple Leafs 2-4 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

05 Feb NHL

Panthers 1-6 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

03 Feb NHL

Sabres 3-4 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

01 Feb NHL

Bruins 5-6 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

29 Jan NHL

Jets 1-4 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

26 Jan NHL

Mammoth 0-2 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

24 Jan NHL

Lightning 5-8 Blue Jackets

Confirmed Lineups

23 Jan NHL

Lightning 2-1 Blackhawks

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Minnesota Wild Lineups

01 Mar NHL

Blues 3-1 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

27 Feb NHL

Wild 2-5 Mammoth

Confirmed Lineups

26 Feb NHL

Wild 5-2 Avalanche

Confirmed Lineups

04 Feb NHL

Wild 6-5 Predators

Confirmed Lineups

02 Feb NHL

Canadiens 3-4 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

31 Jan NHL

Wild 7-3 Oilers

Confirmed Lineups

29 Jan NHL

Flames 1-4 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

27 Jan NHL

Blackhawks 3-4 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

24 Jan NHL

Panthers 4-3 Wild

Confirmed Lineups

22 Jan NHL

Red Wings 3-4 Wild

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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