Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Picks & Odds | 24 Apr 2026

By Kevin Thompson, NHL Analyst | Published: 1 hour ago | 6 min read

Tampa Bay Lightning

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NHL – Stanley Cup

Bell Centre Fri 24 Apr 19:00

Montreal Canadiens

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Injuries
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Stanley Cup Playoffs Betting Preview: Lightning vs Canadiens

The Tampa Bay Lightning (50-26-6, 24-12-5 on the road) face the Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, 24-15-2 at home) at Bell Centre in Game 3 of this first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series. The series is tied 1-1.

Canadiens Worth Backing

There are attractive odds about the Canadiens and our betting prediction is for them to benefit from home-ice advantage and win. They can get the better of the Lightning and you can get -100.

Series All Square Ahead of Game 3

The Canadiens took Game 1 with a 4-3 win, before the Lightning edged them 3-2 in overtime in Game 2 at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday night.

In Game 2, the Lightning had 34 shots on goal, with Janis Jerome Moser, Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel each scoring. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves (.926). The Canadiens recorded 27 shots, with Lane Hutson and Josh Anderson both finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The two teams have split their last 10 meetings, with five wins each.

Starting Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Expected)

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

Jakub Dobes (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	29-10-4	2.8	.901	0

Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.8 goals from 26.3 shots on goal, with a 5.6% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have given up 3.0 goals from 24.7 shots, averaging 6.5 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.7%.

Nikita Kucherov is the top points scorer with 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists, with Jake Guentzel racking up 11 points, 2 goals and 9 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 2.33 goal against average with a .902 save percentage.

Montreal Canadiens – Last 10 Games

The Habs have 6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.5 goals from 24.4 shots on goal, with a 11.4% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.8 goals from 28.1 shots, averaging 5.1 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 94.1%.

The top points scorer is Nick Suzuki with 12 points, 2 goals and 10 assists, while Juraj Slafkovsky is next in line after registering 10 points, 4 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Jakub Dobes have a 3.01 GAA with a .892 SV%.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction & Picks

From our main match prediction to correct score advice, must-watch player props and a custom bet builder — this Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens betting preview covers it all.

Game Prediction

We're predicting that there will be a home win in this NHL encounter. You can currently get -100 about this happening which looks like great odds.

It’s important to know which players are unavailable for the upcoming action along with the current form of each NHL franchise. If you're after stats, you're in the right place because they form the foundation of our hockey picks.

Key Lightning vs Canadiens stats:

Canadiens have won 13 of their last 20 games.
Canadiens have won 6 of their last 10 games.
Lightning have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road.

Canadiens Moneyline Probability

Based on the latest odds from the top NHL sportsbooks, our pick carries a 50% chance of winning. However, our analysts think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Darren Raddysh Over 3.5 Shots +115

Darren Raddysh (Lightning) has recorded Over 3.5 shots on goal in 4 straight games. If you agree with our verdict that he can cover the line again, then you can land odds of +115 that this happens.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Canadiens

To Score Cole Caufield

Shots on Goal Darren Raddysh Over 3.5

We’ve got a same game parlay with three options: the Canadiens on the moneyline, Cole Caufield (Canadiens) to be among the scorers and Darren Raddysh (Lightning) to have Over 3.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Lightning

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Canadiens

We’re betting on the Canadiens to secure a 3-1 winning scoreline. Odds of +1500 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

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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.

Game Could Go Right to the Wire According to the Books

There are betting odds of -100 about Montreal Canadiens winning, with Tampa Bay Lightning currently available at -120. The sportsbook traders give the road team a 55% probability of success.

1.5 is the puck line and 5.5 is the total goals line. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 5.5 at -132.

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Total Goals

Cole Caufield Favorite to Light the Lamp First

There is +130 available that Cole Caufield finds the net at anytime. If you’re interested in the favorite to score the first goal, then you are able to secure +900.

Player Goals

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

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Player Assists

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

Lane Hutson (Canadiens)

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

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Player Shots

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

Darren Raddysh (Lightning)

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Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Lightning

NHL Playoffs: 22/04 Canadiens2 Lightning 3
NHL Playoffs: 19/04 Canadiens4 Lightning 3
NHL: 16/04 Rangers4 Lightning 2
NHL: 14/04 Red Wings3 Lightning 4
NHL: 11/04 Lightning2 Bruins 1

Canadiens

NHL Playoffs: 22/04 Canadiens2 Lightning 3
NHL Playoffs: 19/04 Canadiens4 Lightning 3
NHL: 15/04 Canadiens2 Flyers 4
NHL: 13/04 Canadiens4 Islanders 1
NHL: 12/04 Blue Jackets5 Canadiens 2

Head to Head

Tampa Bay vs Montreal

NHL: 22/04 2026 Canadiens 2 Lightning 3
NHL: 19/04 2026 Canadiens 4 Lightning 3
NHL: 10/04 2026 Lightning 1 Canadiens 2
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

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

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 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 2 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 7 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 5.80 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 7.20 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 5.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 3.00 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.90 pts and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.50 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.80 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.70 goals and allowed 2.80 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 2.80 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 26.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 6.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 17
Blocks: 14.4
Faceoff Wins : 25.9
Hits: 24.5
Giveaways: 16.4
Takeaways: 4.6

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 27.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 6.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 19.6
Blocks: 12.8
Faceoff Wins : 26.7
Hits: 22.5
Giveaways: 16.6
Takeaways: 4.9

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 24.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 5.1
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 13.9
Blocks: 12.8
Faceoff Wins : 28.3
Hits: 28
Giveaways: 14.4
Takeaways: 4.5

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 25.6
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 13.4
Blocks: 13.5
Faceoff Wins : 28.2
Hits: 24.4
Giveaways: 14
Takeaways: 4.3

Team News

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
38	Brandon Hagel	2	24.65	3	1	4	4
59	Jake Guentzel	2	24.05	0	4	4	2
86	Nikita Kucherov	2	20.5	1	2	3	1

71	Anthony Cirelli	2	20.15	0	2	2	4
90	Janis Jerome Moser	2	25.7	1	0	1	1
81	Erik Cernak	2	21.15	0	1	1	2
43	Darren Raddysh	2	25.7	1	0	1	1
27	Ryan McDonagh	2	21.2	0	1	1	2
10	Corey Perry	2	9.75	0	0	0	0
14	Conor Geekie	1	8.2	0	0	0	0
51	Charles-Edouard D'Astous	1	9.6	0	0	0	0
46	Scott Sabourin	1	8.3	0	0	0	0
17	Dominic James	2	10.35	0	0	0	0
93	Gage Goncalves	2	15.35	0	0	0	-1
21	Brayden Point	2	20.05	0	0	0	-1
78	Emil Lilleberg	2	20.5	0	0	0	-1
37	Yanni Gourde	2	18.15	0	0	0	-1
20	Nick Paul	2	13.65	0	0	0	-1
28	Zemgus Girgensons	2	12.8	0	0	0	-1
67	Declan Carlile	1	17.6	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
31	Jonas Johansson	-	-	-
88	Andrei Vasilevskiy	2	2.69	0.87

Montreal Canadiens Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
13	Cole Caufield	2	23	0	3	3	-3
14	Nick Suzuki	2	24.05	0	3	3	-3
20	Juraj Slafkovsky	2	23.35	3	0	3	-3

48	Lane Hutson	2	30.5	1	1	2	-2
17	Josh Anderson	2	16.05	2	0	2	2
71	Jake Evans	2	15.95	0	1	1	2
24	Phillip Danault	2	16	0	1	1	2
45	Alexandre Carrier	2	22.95	0	1	1	0
8	Mike Matheson	2	25.85	0	1	1	1
93	Ivan Demidov	2	18.6	0	1	1	0
77	Kirby Dach	2	10.95	0	0	0	-1
21	Kaiden Guhle	2	23.9	0	0	0	-3
72	Arber Xhekaj	2	10.05	0	0	0	0
85	Alexandre Texier	2	13.6	0	0	0	-1
15	Alex Newhook	2	17.65	0	0	0	-1
47	Jayden Struble	2	13.8	0	0	0	0
76	Zachary Bolduc	2	10.6	0	0	0	0
91	Oliver Kapanen	2	9.25	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Jacob Fowler	-	-	-
75	Jakub Dobes	2	2.69	0.895

Injuries & Suspensions

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Charles-Edouard D'Astous

Injured

Pontus Holmberg

Injured

Victor Hedman

Unavailable

Montreal Canadiens Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Patrik Laine

Injured

Noah Dobson

Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

21 Apr NHL Playoffs

Canadiens 2-3 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

19 Apr NHL Playoffs

Canadiens 4-3 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

15 Apr NHL

Rangers 4-2 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

13 Apr NHL

Red Wings 3-4 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

11 Apr NHL

Lightning 2-1 Bruins

Confirmed Lineups

09 Apr NHL

Lightning 1-2 Canadiens

Confirmed 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

Previous Montreal Canadiens Lineups

21 Apr NHL Playoffs

Canadiens 2-3 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

19 Apr NHL Playoffs

Canadiens 4-3 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

14 Apr NHL

Canadiens 2-4 Flyers

Confirmed Lineups

12 Apr NHL

Canadiens 4-1 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

11 Apr NHL

Blue Jackets 5-2 Canadiens

Confirmed Lineups

09 Apr NHL

Lightning 1-2 Canadiens

Confirmed 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

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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