Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Picks & Odds | 09 Apr 2026

By Kevin Thompson, NHL Analyst | Published: 4 days ago | Last Updated: Apr 9, 13:38 | 6 min read

Tampa Bay Lightning

Ice Hockey NHL Bell Centre Thu 9 Apr 19:00

Montreal Canadiens

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Team Stats
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Team News
Lineups
Injuries
Roster
Standings

NHL Betting Preview: Lightning vs Canadiens

The Tampa Bay Lightning go up against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, April 9.

Lightning To Have No Joy

The Canadiens are available at -102 when it comes to the Moneyline. Our prediction is that they’ll outscore the Lightning and there’s value available when it comes to these odds.

Lightning Have Claimed 7 Wins in 10 on H2H

Tampa Bay Lightning have been defeated in their previous three road games. They recently suffered a 6-2 loss against Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. Corey Perry and Nick Paul each scored one goal.

Montreal Canadiens won their last game, beating Florida Panthers at home. It was a 4-3 (SO) win at Bell Centre. Nick Suzuki, Ivan Demidov and Phillip Danault scored one goal apiece.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Habs won the most recent encounter between these teams. A 4-1 victory was registered against the Lightning at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning have won seven of the past 10 games that these teams have played.

Starting Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	38-15-4	2.3	.911	2
23/24	30-20-2	2.9	.900	2

Jakub Dobes (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	29-9-4	2.8	.903	0

Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.3 goals from 29.6 shots on goal, with a 9.4% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have given up 3.3 goals from 26.3 shots, averaging 5.4 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 88.9%.

Jake Guentzel is the top points scorer with 14 points, 6 goals and 8 assists, with Darren Raddysh racking up 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 2.59 goal against average with a .893 save percentage.

Montreal Canadiens – Last 10 Games

The Habs have 9 wins and 1 loss, averaging 3.4 goals from 25.2 shots on goal, with a 12.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.0 goals from 30.2 shots, averaging 4.3 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 90.7%.

The top points scorer is Cole Caufield with 17 points, 9 goals and 8 assists, while Nick Suzuki is next best after registering 15 points, 4 goals and 11 assists. Goalie Jakub Dobes have a 1.79 GAA with a .948 SV%.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction & Picks

Discover the top Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens betting angles — from our trusted match prediction and likely score to the best prop plays and a customized bet builder.

Game Prediction

If you’re looking for a value bet, then -102 that Montreal Canadiens win this NHL game certainly stands out. We’re expecting them to triumph on the Moneyline at attractive odds.

Recent form is always part of the equation and we combine it with team news as soon as it’s available. To deliver expert hockey picks, our handicappers also analyze the latest NHL stats to ensure we’re working with the best information possible.

Key Lightning vs Canadiens stats:

Canadiens have won 9 of their last 10 games.
Canadiens have won 4 of their last 5 games.
Lightning have lost their last 3 games on the road.
Lightning have lost 6 of their last 10 games on the road.

Canadiens Moneyline Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 50.5% chance of landing a return. In the opinion of our cappers, there’s actually a probability of success between 55-60%. 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: Jake Guentzel Over 2.5 Shots -141

Jake Guentzel (Lightning) has had Over 2.5 shots on goal in 7 of the past 10 games. We’re going to take him on the Overs for Shots on Goal, with this line making plenty of appeal at odds of -141.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Canadiens

To Score Cole Caufield

Shots on Goal Jake Guentzel Over 2.5

We’ve got a same game parlay with three options: the Canadiens on the moneyline, Cole Caufield (Canadiens) to be among the scorers and Jake Guentzel (Lightning) to have Over 2.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Lightning

3 - 5 Canadiens logo

Canadiens

Let’s take a chance on the +2200 available that the Canadiens secure a 5-3 victory. There’s a nice potential return waiting if we’re able to predict the correct score.

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2-0

2-1

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens 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 Game On the Cards According to Latest Odds

The betting odds about Montreal Canadiens winning is -100, with Tampa Bay Lightning priced up at -120 to achieve victory. According to the top sportsbooks, the home team have an implied probability of 50%.

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 fancy Over 6.5, this outcome can be backed at -105.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Cole Caufield Favorite to Find the Net First

Cole Caufield is the First Goalscorer favorite at +800. Alternatively, there’s the chance to simply back him to light the lamp at anytime at -100.

Player Goals

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Brayden Point (Lightning)

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Player Assists

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

Lane Hutson (Canadiens)

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

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Player Shots

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Brayden Point (Lightning)

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Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Lightning

NHL: 08/04 Lightning2 Senators 6
NHL: 07/04 Lightning2 Sabres 4
NHL: 04/04 Bruins1 Lightning 3
NHL: 03/04 Penguins3 Lightning 6
NHL: 01/04 Canadiens4 Lightning 1

Canadiens

NHL: 08/04 Panthers3 Canadiens 4
NHL: 06/04 Devils3 Canadiens 0
NHL: 05/04 Canadiens4 Devils 3
NHL: 03/04 Canadiens3 Rangers 2
NHL: 01/04 Canadiens4 Lightning 1

Head to Head

Tampa Bay vs Montreal

NHL: 01/04 2026 Canadiens 4 Lightning 1
NHL: 28/12 2025 Canadiens 4 Lightning 5
NHL: 10/12 2025 Lightning 6 Canadiens 1
NHL: 09/02 2025 Lightning 5 Canadiens 3
NHL: 22/01 2025 Lightning 2 Canadiens 3
NHL: 29/12 2024 Canadiens 5 Lightning 2
NHL: 05/04 2024 Lightning 7 Canadiens 4
NHL: 03/03 2024 Canadiens 3 Lightning 4
NHL: 01/01 2024 Canadiens 3 Lightning 4
NHL: 08/11 2023 Lightning 5 Canadiens 3

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Tampa Bay Lightning Stats

Montreal Canadiens Stats

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

9 wins and 1 defeat in the last 10 games
7 wins and 3 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 4 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 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 6.60 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 7.70 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 7 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.30 goals and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.80 pts and allowed 3.90 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.60 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.00 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.60 goals and allowed 2.00 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.50 goals and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 29.6
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 5.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 12.5
Blocks: 17
Faceoff Wins : 28.2
Hits: 19.6
Giveaways: 15.4
Takeaways: 3.8

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 28.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 5.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 14.5
Blocks: 13.7
Faceoff Wins : 28.3
Hits: 21.7
Giveaways: 15.3
Takeaways: 4.1

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 25.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 10.7
Blocks: 11.3
Faceoff Wins : 28
Hits: 22.9
Giveaways: 12.9
Takeaways: 4.1

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 27.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 8.8
Blocks: 13.9
Faceoff Wins : 29.1
Hits: 22.2
Giveaways: 13.7
Takeaways: 4.7

Team News

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Nikita Kucherov	72	20.34	43	84	127	44
59	Jake Guentzel	78	20.17	37	49	86	14
38	Brandon Hagel	69	19.77	35	38	73	32

43	Darren Raddysh	71	22.87	21	48	69	22
71	Anthony Cirelli	68	17.24	23	29	52	37
21	Brayden Point	60	18.22	18	30	48	12
10	Corey Perry	68	13.71	16	20	36	-2
93	Gage Goncalves	70	12.97	11	20	31	29
22	Oliver Bjorkstrand	76	13.67	11	19	30	-15
51	Charles-Edouard D'Astous	66	18.87	6	23	29	-2
37	Yanni Gourde	78	16.37	9	19	28	-4
90	Janis Jerome Moser	76	21.56	7	21	28	41
29	Pontus Holmberg	70	13.35	11	11	22	1
27	Ryan McDonagh	45	19.15	6	13	19	12
28	Zemgus Girgensons	71	14.74	9	9	18	-1
77	Victor Hedman	33	18.87	1	16	17	-1
17	Dominic James	43	12.24	7	8	15	4
20	Nick Paul	47	13.6	7	8	15	-15
78	Emil Lilleberg	46	17.18	3	7	10	16
81	Erik Cernak	57	17.6	2	8	10	4
24	Maxwell Crozier	34	16	1	9	10	7
46	Scott Sabourin	23	7.69	1	3	4	0
67	Declan Carlile	38	14.62	1	2	3	5
14	Conor Geekie	12	9.99	0	2	2	-3
64	Steven Santini	11	10.47	0	1	1	1
52	Maxim Groshev	2	11.5	0	1	1	1
41	Mitchell Chaffee	10	9.19	0	0	0	-2
33	Brandon Halverson	1	0.1	0	0	0	0
61	Boris Katchouk	3	12.2	0	0	0	0
11	Jakob Pelletier	3	9.5	0	0	0	-1
	Simon Lundmark	1	16.8	0	0	0	1
53	Dylan Duke	1	9.4	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
88	Andrei Vasilevskiy	55	2.29	0.912
31	Jonas Johansson	25	3.29	0.884

Montreal Canadiens Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
14	Nick Suzuki	78	20.83	28	68	96	36
13	Cole Caufield	77	18.17	49	37	86	28
48	Lane Hutson	78	23.65	12	63	75	34

20	Juraj Slafkovsky	78	18.44	29	40	69	12
93	Ivan Demidov	78	15.46	18	43	61	4
53	Noah Dobson	78	22.6	12	35	47	7
91	Oliver Kapanen	78	14.6	22	15	37	5
8	Mike Matheson	75	24.22	7	30	37	10
76	Zachary Bolduc	76	13.63	11	17	28	-6
15	Alex Newhook	38	14.37	12	11	23	9
17	Josh Anderson	69	14.01	13	9	22	-3
71	Jake Evans	64	15.44	11	11	22	-7
45	Alexandre Carrier	73	19.07	7	15	22	2
11	Brendan Gallagher	76	12.37	6	16	22	-1
85	Alexandre Texier	47	13.77	8	12	20	7
24	Phillip Danault	72	15.62	6	11	17	-2
77	Kirby Dach	33	13.8	8	6	14	-1
47	Jayden Struble	55	13.81	2	10	12	6
21	Kaiden Guhle	37	19.34	2	8	10	4
27	Sammy Blais	21	8.42	3	5	8	2
90	Joe Veleno	58	12.12	2	2	4	-12
72	Arber Xhekaj	61	11.17	1	2	3	-7
62	Owen Beck	15	9.19	1	0	1	4
42	Adam Engstroem	12	12.82	0	1	1	3
49	Jared Davidson	10	8.72	0	1	1	-4
92	Patrik Laine	5	12.76	0	1	1	-3
63	Florian Xhekaj	5	9.6	0	1	1	-1
89	Joshua Roy	3	9.8	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
35	Sam Montembeault	26	3.45	0.872
32	Jacob Fowler	16	2.52	0.904
75	Jakub Dobes	40	2.76	0.903
34	Kaapo Kaehkoenen	-	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Maxwell Crozier

Injured

Dominic James

Injured

Brandon Hagel

Injured

Pontus Holmberg

Injured

Victor Hedman

Unavailable

Montreal Canadiens Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Alexandre Carrier

Injured

Patrik Laine

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning

Jakub Dobes

Mike Matheson

Noah Dobson

Cole Caufield

Nick Suzuki

Juraj Slafkovsky

Nikita Kucherov

Anthony Cirelli

Jake Guentzel

Declan Carlile

Janis Jerome Moser

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Line 2

Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning

Jakub Dobes

Jayden Struble

Lane Hutson

Alexandre Texier

Oliver Kapanen

Ivan Demidov

Oliver Bjorkstrand

Brayden Point

Gage Goncalves

Erik Cernak

Ryan McDonagh

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Line 3

Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning

Jakub Dobes

Adam Engstroem

Arber Xhekaj

Alex Newhook

Phillip Danault

Kirby Dach

Corey Perry

Yanni Gourde

Zemgus Girgensons

Emil Lilleberg

Charles-Edouard D'Astous

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Line 4

Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning

Jakub Dobes

Joe Veleno

Jake Evans

Josh Anderson

Nick Paul

Jakob Pelletier

Darren Raddysh

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

07 Apr NHL

Lightning 2-6 Senators

Confirmed Lineups

06 Apr NHL

Lightning 2-4 Sabres

Confirmed Lineups

04 Apr NHL

Bruins 1-3 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

02 Apr NHL

Penguins 3-6 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

31 Mar NHL

Canadiens 4-1 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

29 Mar NHL

Predators 2-3 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Senators 2-4 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

26 Mar NHL

Kraken 4-3 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

24 Mar NHL

Wild 3-6 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

22 Mar NHL

Lightning 3-4 Flames

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Montreal Canadiens Lineups

07 Apr NHL

Panthers 3-4 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

05 Apr NHL

Devils 3-0 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

04 Apr NHL

Canadiens 4-3 Devils

Confirmed Lineups

02 Apr NHL

Canadiens 3-2 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

31 Mar NHL

Canadiens 4-1 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

29 Mar NHL

Canadiens 3-1 Hurricanes

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Canadiens 4-1 Predators

Confirmed Lineups

26 Mar NHL

Blue Jackets 1-2 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

24 Mar NHL

Hurricanes 2-5 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

21 Mar NHL

Islanders 3-7 Canadiens

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	80	52	22	6	110	0.688	38	47	292	236	56	29-10-2	23-12-4	5-3	7-3	3W
2 Pittsburgh	81	41	24	16	98	0.605	34	38	288	261	27	20-13-8	21-11-8	3-10	6-4	2L
3 Philadelphia	80	41	27	12	94	0.588	26	32	243	239	4	18-13-8	23-14-4	9-4	7-3	1W
4 Washington	81	42	30	9	93	0.574	36	40	261	243	18	25-11-5	17-19-4	2-6	7-3	3W
5 Columbus	81	40	29	12	92	0.568	28	33	252	251	1	20-12-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	1L
6 NY Islanders	81	43	33	5	91	0.562	29	39	232	239	-7	22-16-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	2L
7 New Jersey	81	42	36	3	87	0.537	29	38	230	250	-20	21-17-3	21-19-0	4-1	5-5	2W
8 NY Rangers	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	24	30	232	245	-13	14-20-7	19-18-2	3-1	5-5	2L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	80	49	23	8	106	0.663	41	44	280	236	44	26-10-4	23-13-4	5-0	5-5	3W
2 Montreal	81	48	23	10	106	0.654	34	44	281	252	29	24-15-2	24-8-8	4-5	8-2	1W
3 Tampa Bay	80	49	25	6	104	0.65	40	45	284	224	60	25-13-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1W
4 Boston	81	44	27	10	98	0.605	32	40	268	250	18	28-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	1W
5 Ottawa	81	43	27	11	97	0.599	37	40	275	245	30	22-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	5-5	1L
6 Detroit	80	41	30	9	91	0.569	30	39	237	246	-9	21-16-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	1L
7 Florida	80	38	38	4	80	0.5	30	33	240	273	-33	21-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	3-7	1W
8 Toronto	80	32	34	14	78	0.488	23	31	247	290	-43	18-14-8	14-20-6	1-4	3-7	5L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	79	52	16	11	115	0.728	46	49	295	201	94	25-9-6	27-7-5	3-6	6-4	1L
2 Dallas	80	48	20	12	108	0.675	37	43	269	218	51	26-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	5-5	3W
3 Minnesota	80	45	23	12	102	0.638	30	41	266	232	34	22-10-8	23-13-4	4-5	6-4	2L
4 Utah	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	32	42	260	232	28	21-15-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	2L
5 Nashville	80	38	32	10	86	0.538	28	33	241	261	-20	21-15-3	17-17-7	5-2	5-5	1W
6 Winnipeg	79	35	32	12	82	0.519	28	33	225	243	-18	19-15-6	16-17-6	2-4	7-3	1L
7 St Louis	79	34	33	12	80	0.506	30	33	213	247	-34	18-14-7	16-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
8 Chicago	80	28	38	14	70	0.438	21	25	207	268	-61	13-18-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	3L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	80	37	26	17	91	0.569	28	36	255	247	8	18-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	6-4	1W
2 Edmonton	80	40	30	10	90	0.563	31	40	275	266	9	21-14-4	19-16-6	0-3	6-4	1L
3 Anaheim	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	25	34	266	281	-15	24-13-4	18-19-2	8-0	3-7	1L
4 LA Kings	79	34	26	19	87	0.551	21	29	216	237	-21	15-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	6-4	4W
5 San Jose	79	37	34	8	82	0.519	25	35	240	284	-44	21-14-6	16-20-2	2-2	5-5	3L
6 Seattle	79	34	34	11	79	0.5	26	32	222	252	-30	19-16-5	15-18-6	2-6	3-7	2W
7 Calgary	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	26	29	208	255	-47	22-12-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
8 Vancouver	80	24	48	8	56	0.35	15	18	211	307	-96	8-27-5	16-21-3	6-2	3-7	2W

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	80	52	22	6	110	0.688	38	47	292	236	56	29-10-2	23-12-4	5-3	7-3	3W
2 Buffalo	80	49	23	8	106	0.663	41	44	280	236	44	26-10-4	23-13-4	5-0	5-5	3W
3 Montreal	81	48	23	10	106	0.654	34	44	281	252	29	24-15-2	24-8-8	4-5	8-2	1W
4 Tampa Bay	80	49	25	6	104	0.65	40	45	284	224	60	25-13-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1W
5 Pittsburgh	81	41	24	16	98	0.605	34	38	288	261	27	20-13-8	21-11-8	3-10	6-4	2L
6 Boston	81	44	27	10	98	0.605	32	40	268	250	18	28-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	1W
7 Ottawa	81	43	27	11	97	0.599	37	40	275	245	30	22-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	5-5	1L
8 Philadelphia	80	41	27	12	94	0.588	26	32	243	239	4	18-13-8	23-14-4	9-4	7-3	1W
9 Washington	81	42	30	9	93	0.574	36	40	261	243	18	25-11-5	17-19-4	2-6	7-3	3W
10 Columbus	81	40	29	12	92	0.568	28	33	252	251	1	20-12-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	1L
11 Detroit	80	41	30	9	91	0.569	30	39	237	246	-9	21-16-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	1L
12 NY Islanders	81	43	33	5	91	0.562	29	39	232	239	-7	22-16-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	2L
13 New Jersey	81	42	36	3	87	0.537	29	38	230	250	-20	21-17-3	21-19-0	4-1	5-5	2W
14 Florida	80	38	38	4	80	0.5	30	33	240	273	-33	21-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	3-7	1W
15 Toronto	80	32	34	14	78	0.488	23	31	247	290	-43	18-14-8	14-20-6	1-4	3-7	5L
16 NY Rangers	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	24	30	232	245	-13	14-20-7	19-18-2	3-1	5-5	2L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	79	52	16	11	115	0.728	46	49	295	201	94	25-9-6	27-7-5	3-6	6-4	1L
2 Dallas	80	48	20	12	108	0.675	37	43	269	218	51	26-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	5-5	3W
3 Minnesota	80	45	23	12	102	0.638	30	41	266	232	34	22-10-8	23-13-4	4-5	6-4	2L
4 Vegas	80	37	26	17	91	0.569	28	36	255	247	8	18-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	6-4	1W
5 Utah	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	32	42	260	232	28	21-15-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	2L
6 Edmonton	80	40	30	10	90	0.563	31	40	275	266	9	21-14-4	19-16-6	0-3	6-4	1L
7 Anaheim	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	25	34	266	281	-15	24-13-4	18-19-2	8-0	3-7	1L
8 LA Kings	79	34	26	19	87	0.551	21	29	216	237	-21	15-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	6-4	4W
9 Nashville	80	38	32	10	86	0.538	28	33	241	261	-20	21-15-3	17-17-7	5-2	5-5	1W
10 Winnipeg	79	35	32	12	82	0.519	28	33	225	243	-18	19-15-6	16-17-6	2-4	7-3	1L
11 San Jose	79	37	34	8	82	0.519	25	35	240	284	-44	21-14-6	16-20-2	2-2	5-5	3L
12 St Louis	79	34	33	12	80	0.506	30	33	213	247	-34	18-14-7	16-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
13 Seattle	79	34	34	11	79	0.5	26	32	222	252	-30	19-16-5	15-18-6	2-6	3-7	2W
14 Calgary	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	26	29	208	255	-47	22-12-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
15 Chicago	80	28	38	14	70	0.438	21	25	207	268	-61	13-18-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	3L
16 Vancouver	80	24	48	8	56	0.35	15	18	211	307	-96	8-27-5	16-21-3	6-2	3-7	2W

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	79	52	16	11	115	0.728	46	49	295	201	94	25-9-6	27-7-5	3-6	6-4	1L
2 Carolina	80	52	22	6	110	0.688	38	47	292	236	56	29-10-2	23-12-4	5-3	7-3	3W
3 Dallas	80	48	20	12	108	0.675	37	43	269	218	51	26-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	5-5	3W
4 Buffalo	80	49	23	8	106	0.663	41	44	280	236	44	26-10-4	23-13-4	5-0	5-5	3W
5 Montreal	81	48	23	10	106	0.654	34	44	281	252	29	24-15-2	24-8-8	4-5	8-2	1W
6 Tampa Bay	80	49	25	6	104	0.65	40	45	284	224	60	25-13-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1W
7 Minnesota	80	45	23	12	102	0.638	30	41	266	232	34	22-10-8	23-13-4	4-5	6-4	2L
8 Pittsburgh	81	41	24	16	98	0.605	34	38	288	261	27	20-13-8	21-11-8	3-10	6-4	2L
9 Boston	81	44	27	10	98	0.605	32	40	268	250	18	28-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	1W
10 Ottawa	81	43	27	11	97	0.599	37	40	275	245	30	22-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	5-5	1L
11 Philadelphia	80	41	27	12	94	0.588	26	32	243	239	4	18-13-8	23-14-4	9-4	7-3	1W
12 Washington	81	42	30	9	93	0.574	36	40	261	243	18	25-11-5	17-19-4	2-6	7-3	3W
13 Columbus	81	40	29	12	92	0.568	28	33	252	251	1	20-12-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	1L
14 Detroit	80	41	30	9	91	0.569	30	39	237	246	-9	21-16-4	20-14-5	2-4	3-7	1L
15 Vegas	80	37	26	17	91	0.569	28	36	255	247	8	18-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	6-4	1W
16 NY Islanders	81	43	33	5	91	0.562	29	39	232	239	-7	22-16-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	2L
17 Utah	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	32	42	260	232	28	21-15-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	2L
18 Edmonton	80	40	30	10	90	0.563	31	40	275	266	9	21-14-4	19-16-6	0-3	6-4	1L
19 Anaheim	80	42	32	6	90	0.563	25	34	266	281	-15	24-13-4	18-19-2	8-0	3-7	1L
20 LA Kings	79	34	26	19	87	0.551	21	29	216	237	-21	15-17-9	19-9-10	5-9	6-4	4W
21 New Jersey	81	42	36	3	87	0.537	29	38	230	250	-20	21-17-3	21-19-0	4-1	5-5	2W
22 Nashville	80	38	32	10	86	0.538	28	33	241	261	-20	21-15-3	17-17-7	5-2	5-5	1W
23 Winnipeg	79	35	32	12	82	0.519	28	33	225	243	-18	19-15-6	16-17-6	2-4	7-3	1L
24 San Jose	79	37	34	8	82	0.519	25	35	240	284	-44	21-14-6	16-20-2	2-2	5-5	3L
25 St Louis	79	34	33	12	80	0.506	30	33	213	247	-34	18-14-7	16-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
26 Florida	80	38	38	4	80	0.5	30	33	240	273	-33	21-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	3-7	1W
27 Seattle	79	34	34	11	79	0.5	26	32	222	252	-30	19-16-5	15-18-6	2-6	3-7	2W
28 Toronto	80	32	34	14	78	0.488	23	31	247	290	-43	18-14-8	14-20-6	1-4	3-7	5L
29 Calgary	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	26	29	208	255	-47	22-12-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
30 NY Rangers	80	33	38	9	75	0.469	24	30	232	245	-13	14-20-7	19-18-2	3-1	5-5	2L
31 Chicago	80	28	38	14	70	0.438	21	25	207	268	-61	13-18-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	3L
32 Vancouver	80	24	48	8	56	0.35	15	18	211	307	-96	8-27-5	16-21-3	6-2	3-7	2W

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