Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, Picks & Odds | 25 Feb 2026

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

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Ice Hockey NHL Benchmark International Arena Wed 25 Feb 19:30

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Injuries
Roster
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NHL Betting Preview: Maple Leafs vs Lightning

The Toronto Maple Leafs meet the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:30 on Wednesday, February 25.

Why Lightning Can Claim the Win

Take the Lightning at -130 on the 3-Way Moneyline to have the upper hand against the Maple Leafs. We believe that the home team have a strong chance of claiming a regulation time victory.

8 Leafs Victories in Last 10 H2H Battles

Toronto Maple Leafs won their previous game 5-2. This road victory at Rogers Place against Edmonton Oilers was their third on the spin. Matias Maccelli bagged two goals, while Bobby McMann, John Tavares and Matthew Knies scored once. Goalie Anthony Stolarz had 34 saves (.944).

Tampa Bay Lightning were winners last time out. Their 6-1 victory against Florida Panthers at Benchmark International Arena was their tenth straight home triumph. Oliver Bjorkstrand had 2 points, featuring 1 goal and 1 assist. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy played a starring role, stopping 33 shots (.971).

Head-to-Head Statistics

These two teams last met at Scotiabank Arena, with the Leafs claiming the win. Beating the Lightning by a 2-0 scoreline. The Leafs have triumphed in their previous five meetings against the Lightning. On the head-to-head front, it has been 8 wins out of 10.

Starting Goalies

Joseph Woll (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	13-7-4	2.9	.908	2
23/24	12-11-1	2.93	.907	0

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	27-7-3	2.1	.919	2
23/24	30-20-2	2.9	.900	2

Toronto Maple Leafs – Last 10 Games

4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.9 goals from 29.6 shots on goal, with a 23.8% powerplay efficiency. The Leafs have been giving up 3.9 goals from 32.7 shots, averaging 2.1 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 85.7%.

Max Domi is the top points scorer with 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists, with Auston Matthews racking up 10 points, 3 goals and 7 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Joseph Woll have a 3.50 goal against average with a .898 save percentage.

Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

The Lightning have 8 wins, 1 loss and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.7 goals from 31.8 shots on goal, with a 19.2% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.3 goals from 26.0 shots, averaging 4.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 91.7%.

The top points scorer is Nikita Kucherov with 24 points, 6 goals and 18 assists, while Jake Guentzel is next best after having 13 points, 6 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 1.61 GAA with a .934 SV%, including one shutout.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction & Picks

Get the full betting picture for Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning, including our expert match prediction, likely scoreline, must-watch player props and a tailored bet builder ready to use.

Game Prediction

Our pick is that there will be a home win in this NHL clash. You can currently get -130 about a regulation time win which looks like great odds.

Our hockey picks are always well-researched, starting with a combination of the latest NHL team news and current form. Once we’ve got a solid read on the matchup, we layer in the key data to back it up.

Key Maple Leafs vs Lightning stats:

Lightning have won 10 consecutive games at home.
Lightning have won 18 of their last 20 games.
Maple Leafs have lost 6 of their last 10 games.

Lightning 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The best betting apps imply that our pick has a 56.5% prospect of winning. Based on our cappers in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 60-65%. 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 2.5 Shots -161

Darren Raddysh (Lightning) has recorded Over 2.5 shots on goal in 8 of the past 10 games. We think that the value can be found by wagering on Shots on Goal and you can get -161 that he goes over the line.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Lightning

To Score Oliver Bjorkstrand

Shots on Goal Darren Raddysh Over 2.5

We’ve loaded up a same game parlay with the combined picks of the Lightning claiming victory in 60 minutes, Oliver Bjorkstrand (Lightning) scoring and Darren Raddysh (Lightning) to have Over 2.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

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One bet that has caught our eye is the Lightning to claim a 4-1 correct score win. This selection is available at +1200 meaning that a winning selection will yield a nice return.

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2-1

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Toronto Maple Leafs 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.

Lightning Big Favorites According to Latest Odds

The favorites are 69% likely to win according to the sportsbooks’ latest Moneyline odds, with Tampa Bay Lightning priced at -222 to triumph in this game. For those wanting to back Toronto Maple Leafs, you will find +180 about the underdogs.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. There are many ways to wager on hockey including Totals. If you want to back Over 6.5, it’s +112.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Nikita Kucherov Favorite to Find the Net First

You will find Nikita Kucherov at +850 to be First Goalscorer which makes him the favorite. There’s the chance to get +115 that he finds the net at anytime.

Player Goals

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)

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Player Assists

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Darren Raddysh (Lightning)

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

William Nylander (Maple Leafs)

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Player Shots

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

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Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Maple Leafs

NHL: 04/02 Maple Leafs5 Oilers 2
NHL: 03/02 Maple Leafs4 Flames 2
NHL: 01/02 Maple Leafs3 Canucks 2
NHL: 30/01 Maple Leafs2 Kraken 5
NHL: 28/01 Sabres7 Maple Leafs 4

Lightning

NHL: 06/02 Panthers1 Lightning 6
NHL: 04/02 Sabres3 Lightning 4
NHL: 02/02 Bruins5 Lightning 6
NHL: 30/01 Jets1 Lightning 4
NHL: 27/01 Mammoth0 Lightning 2

Head to Head

Toronto vs Tampa Bay

NHL: 09/12 2025 Lightning 0 Maple Leafs 2
NHL: 10/04 2025 Maple Leafs 4 Lightning 3
NHL: 21/01 2025 Lightning 3 Maple Leafs 5
NHL: 01/12 2024 Maple Leafs 5 Lightning 3
NHL: 22/10 2024 Lightning 2 Maple Leafs 5
NHL: 18/04 2024 Maple Leafs 4 Lightning 6
NHL: 04/04 2024 Lightning 4 Maple Leafs 1
NHL: 07/11 2023 Lightning 5 Maple Leafs 6
NHL: 22/10 2023 Maple Leafs 4 Lightning 3
NHL: 30/04 2023 Maple Leafs 2 Lightning 1

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Toronto Maple Leafs Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 games
10 wins and 0 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 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 6.90 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.70 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 7 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 3.90 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.30 pts and allowed 3.40 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.30 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.70 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 3.90 goals and allowed 2.40 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 4.50 goals and allowed 2.20 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 29.6
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 2.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 4.5
Blocks: 13.7
Faceoff Wins : 29.7
Hits: 21.1
Giveaways: 15.8
Takeaways: 5

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 28.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 2.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 5.5
Blocks: 9.1
Faceoff Wins : 20.6
Hits: 17.6
Giveaways: 17.6
Takeaways: 5.1

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 31.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 16.4
Blocks: 12.2
Faceoff Wins : 28.3
Hits: 20.4
Giveaways: 16.7
Takeaways: 4.2

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 29
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 5.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 18.6
Blocks: 13.2
Faceoff Wins : 26.9
Hits: 19.8
Giveaways: 15.2
Takeaways: 3.9

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Toronto Maple Leafs Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
88	William Nylander	40	18.54	18	34	52	2
34	Auston Matthews	51	20.82	26	22	48	4
91	John Tavares	57	17.89	20	27	47	-16

23	Matthew Knies	54	18.88	14	32	46	-11
95	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	57	20.75	8	26	34	-1
74	Bobby McMann	56	15.34	19	13	32	0
11	Max Domi	55	15.07	9	22	31	-17
44	Morgan Rielly	54	21.56	7	24	31	-17
89	Nick Robertson	54	12.49	12	14	26	-2
63	Matias Maccelli	46	14.66	10	14	24	-12
55	Nicolas Roy	54	14.68	5	15	20	2
22	Jake McCabe	55	22.31	3	15	18	17
53	Easton Cowan	43	13.52	7	10	17	2
18	Steven Lorentz	50	11.77	4	10	14	2
24	Scott Laughton	39	13.72	8	3	11	-1
28	Troy Stecher	44	19.39	3	8	11	6
81	Dakota Joshua	36	12.32	6	4	10	-2
19	Calle Jaernkrok	37	11.47	6	1	7	-8
25	Brandon Carlo	34	19.62	0	5	5	4
2	Simon Benoit	49	17.34	0	3	3	-5
51	Philippe Myers	27	13.87	0	2	2	-7
8	Christopher Tanev	11	17.97	0	2	2	8
36	Dakota Mermis	11	13.03	1	0	1	-3
33	Matt Benning	1	12.4	0	0	0	0
61	Jacob Quillan	4	7.65	0	0	0	2
3	Henry Thrun	4	14.88	0	0	0	-1
70	Artur Akhtyamov	1	10.5	0	0	0	0
35	Dennis Hildeby	19	50.03	0	0	0	0
83	Marshall Rifai	1	9.7	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
41	Anthony Stolarz	16	3.62	0.88
	Cayden Primeau	3	4.3	0.838
60	Joseph Woll	25	2.87	0.91

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Nikita Kucherov	51	20.31	29	62	91	30
59	Jake Guentzel	55	20.48	26	34	60	14
38	Brandon Hagel	50	19.72	27	27	54	28

43	Darren Raddysh	49	22.55	17	35	52	18
71	Anthony Cirelli	49	17.46	15	20	35	29
21	Brayden Point	37	18.04	11	19	30	5
22	Oliver Bjorkstrand	55	14.05	10	17	27	-6
37	Yanni Gourde	55	16.49	7	15	22	6
90	Janis Jerome Moser	53	22.17	5	14	19	39
93	Gage Goncalves	51	12.22	6	11	17	18
29	Pontus Holmberg	48	13.66	9	8	17	9
51	Charles-Edouard D'Astous	43	19.39	3	14	17	0
28	Zemgus Girgensons	48	15.17	7	7	14	3
77	Victor Hedman	21	20.26	0	13	13	2
17	Dominic James	40	12.13	5	8	13	4
20	Nick Paul	34	14.19	6	6	12	-11
24	Maxwell Crozier	34	16	1	9	10	7
27	Ryan McDonagh	22	19.9	4	6	10	3
81	Erik Cernak	36	18.49	1	6	7	2
78	Emil Lilleberg	32	17.34	2	4	6	9
62	Jack Finley	22	8.41	2	1	3	2
46	Scott Sabourin	11	8.12	1	2	3	0
67	Declan Carlile	34	14.46	1	2	3	7
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	37	2.08	0.92
31	Jonas Johansson	19	2.91	0.89

Injuries & Suspensions

Toronto Maple Leafs Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Dakota Joshua

Injured

Christopher Tanev

Injured

John Tavares

Injured

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Maxwell Crozier

Injured

Emil Lilleberg

Injured

Nick Paul

Injured

Anthony Cirelli

Injured

Victor Hedman

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 Toronto Maple Leafs Lineups

03 Feb NHL

Maple Leafs 5-2 Oilers

Confirmed Lineups

02 Feb NHL

Maple Leafs 4-2 Flames

Confirmed Lineups

31 Jan NHL

Maple Leafs 3-2 Canucks

Confirmed Lineups

29 Jan NHL

Maple Leafs 2-5 Kraken

Confirmed Lineups

27 Jan NHL

Sabres 7-4 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

25 Jan NHL

Avalanche 4-1 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

23 Jan NHL

Golden Knights 6-3 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

21 Jan NHL

Red Wings 2-1 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

19 Jan NHL

Wild 6-3 Maple Leafs

Confirmed Lineups

17 Jan NHL

Maple Leafs 4-3 Jets

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning 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

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

NHL Standings Select Season

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	57	36	15	6	78	0.684	26	32	197	163	34	21-8-2	15-7-4	4-3	8-2	3W
2 Pittsburgh	56	29	15	12	70	0.625	25	28	192	169	23	13-8-7	16-7-5	1-7	7-3	1W
3 NY Islanders	58	32	21	5	69	0.595	22	28	169	162	7	16-10-2	16-11-3	4-5	6-4	2W
4 Columbus	56	29	20	7	65	0.58	20	24	179	177	2	15-8-4	14-12-3	5-1	9-1	7W
5 Washington	59	29	23	7	65	0.551	24	28	189	177	12	17-10-3	12-13-4	1-5	5-5	1W
6 Philadelphia	56	25	20	11	61	0.545	18	20	167	180	-13	13-9-7	12-11-4	5-3	3-7	1L
7 New Jersey	57	28	27	2	58	0.509	18	25	146	175	-29	13-12-2	15-15-0	3-0	4-6	3L
8 NY Rangers	57	22	29	6	50	0.439	14	20	151	180	-29	6-15-4	16-14-2	2-0	2-8	4L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Tampa Bay	55	37	14	4	78	0.709	28	33	199	140	59	18-9-0	19-5-4	4-2	8-2	5W
2 Montreal	57	32	17	8	72	0.632	21	30	199	187	12	16-11-1	16-6-7	2-4	6-4	1W
3 Detroit	58	33	19	6	72	0.621	23	31	174	175	-1	18-10-2	15-9-4	2-3	5-5	1L
4 Buffalo	57	32	19	6	70	0.614	26	29	195	176	19	17-8-3	15-11-3	3-0	6-4	2L
5 Boston	57	32	20	5	69	0.605	24	30	195	182	13	21-8-1	11-12-4	2-3	6-4	2L
6 Ottawa	57	28	22	7	63	0.553	22	25	191	184	7	14-10-4	14-12-3	3-0	6-4	1W
7 Toronto	57	27	21	9	63	0.553	19	26	188	194	-6	16-9-6	11-12-3	1-1	4-6	3W
8 Florida	57	29	25	3	61	0.535	23	25	174	191	-17	15-13-3	14-12-0	4-1	4-6	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	55	37	9	9	83	0.755	34	36	212	138	74	21-3-4	16-6-5	1-5	4-6	1W
2 Minnesota	58	34	14	10	78	0.672	21	30	196	169	27	17-6-7	17-8-3	4-3	8-2	5W
3 Dallas	57	34	14	9	77	0.675	28	30	193	160	33	16-7-3	18-7-6	4-3	7-3	6W
4 Utah	57	30	23	4	64	0.561	23	30	183	157	26	17-8-2	13-15-2	0-0	7-3	2W
5 Nashville	57	26	24	7	59	0.518	19	23	169	198	-29	15-12-3	11-12-4	3-0	3-7	2L
6 Chicago	57	22	26	9	53	0.465	17	19	154	185	-31	12-14-5	10-12-4	3-5	3-7	1L
7 Winnipeg	56	22	26	8	52	0.464	20	21	160	175	-15	12-11-5	10-15-3	1-2	3-7	2L
8 St Louis	57	20	28	9	49	0.43	19	19	147	203	-56	13-11-6	7-17-3	1-3	2-8	3L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	56	26	16	14	66	0.589	19	25	187	178	9	13-8-7	13-8-7	1-6	3-7	1W
2 Edmonton	58	28	22	8	64	0.552	21	28	198	194	4	15-10-4	13-12-4	0-3	5-5	3L
3 Seattle	56	27	20	9	63	0.563	21	26	162	165	-3	14-9-5	13-11-4	1-4	6-4	1W
4 Anaheim	56	30	23	3	63	0.563	18	24	185	195	-10	17-8-1	13-15-2	6-0	8-2	2W
5 LA Kings	55	23	18	14	60	0.545	14	19	145	157	-12	8-11-7	15-7-7	4-6	4-6	2L
6 San Jose	55	27	24	4	58	0.527	16	25	171	193	-22	14-9-3	13-15-1	2-1	4-6	4L
7 Calgary	56	23	27	6	52	0.464	19	21	142	169	-27	15-10-4	8-17-2	2-2	4-6	1W
8 Vancouver	57	18	33	6	42	0.368	12	14	149	210	-61	6-17-4	12-16-2	4-2	2-8	3L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Tampa Bay	55	37	14	4	78	0.709	28	33	199	140	59	18-9-0	19-5-4	4-2	8-2	5W
2 Carolina	57	36	15	6	78	0.684	26	32	197	163	34	21-8-2	15-7-4	4-3	8-2	3W
3 Montreal	57	32	17	8	72	0.632	21	30	199	187	12	16-11-1	16-6-7	2-4	6-4	1W
4 Detroit	58	33	19	6	72	0.621	23	31	174	175	-1	18-10-2	15-9-4	2-3	5-5	1L
5 Pittsburgh	56	29	15	12	70	0.625	25	28	192	169	23	13-8-7	16-7-5	1-7	7-3	1W
6 Buffalo	57	32	19	6	70	0.614	26	29	195	176	19	17-8-3	15-11-3	3-0	6-4	2L
7 Boston	57	32	20	5	69	0.605	24	30	195	182	13	21-8-1	11-12-4	2-3	6-4	2L
8 NY Islanders	58	32	21	5	69	0.595	22	28	169	162	7	16-10-2	16-11-3	4-5	6-4	2W
9 Columbus	56	29	20	7	65	0.58	20	24	179	177	2	15-8-4	14-12-3	5-1	9-1	7W
10 Washington	59	29	23	7	65	0.551	24	28	189	177	12	17-10-3	12-13-4	1-5	5-5	1W
11 Ottawa	57	28	22	7	63	0.553	22	25	191	184	7	14-10-4	14-12-3	3-0	6-4	1W
12 Toronto	57	27	21	9	63	0.553	19	26	188	194	-6	16-9-6	11-12-3	1-1	4-6	3W
13 Philadelphia	56	25	20	11	61	0.545	18	20	167	180	-13	13-9-7	12-11-4	5-3	3-7	1L
14 Florida	57	29	25	3	61	0.535	23	25	174	191	-17	15-13-3	14-12-0	4-1	4-6	1L
15 New Jersey	57	28	27	2	58	0.509	18	25	146	175	-29	13-12-2	15-15-0	3-0	4-6	3L
16 NY Rangers	57	22	29	6	50	0.439	14	20	151	180	-29	6-15-4	16-14-2	2-0	2-8	4L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	55	37	9	9	83	0.755	34	36	212	138	74	21-3-4	16-6-5	1-5	4-6	1W
2 Minnesota	58	34	14	10	78	0.672	21	30	196	169	27	17-6-7	17-8-3	4-3	8-2	5W
3 Dallas	57	34	14	9	77	0.675	28	30	193	160	33	16-7-3	18-7-6	4-3	7-3	6W
4 Vegas	56	26	16	14	66	0.589	19	25	187	178	9	13-8-7	13-8-7	1-6	3-7	1W
5 Utah	57	30	23	4	64	0.561	23	30	183	157	26	17-8-2	13-15-2	0-0	7-3	2W
6 Edmonton	58	28	22	8	64	0.552	21	28	198	194	4	15-10-4	13-12-4	0-3	5-5	3L
7 Seattle	56	27	20	9	63	0.563	21	26	162	165	-3	14-9-5	13-11-4	1-4	6-4	1W
8 Anaheim	56	30	23	3	63	0.563	18	24	185	195	-10	17-8-1	13-15-2	6-0	8-2	2W
9 LA Kings	55	23	18	14	60	0.545	14	19	145	157	-12	8-11-7	15-7-7	4-6	4-6	2L
10 Nashville	57	26	24	7	59	0.518	19	23	169	198	-29	15-12-3	11-12-4	3-0	3-7	2L
11 San Jose	55	27	24	4	58	0.527	16	25	171	193	-22	14-9-3	13-15-1	2-1	4-6	4L
12 Chicago	57	22	26	9	53	0.465	17	19	154	185	-31	12-14-5	10-12-4	3-5	3-7	1L
13 Winnipeg	56	22	26	8	52	0.464	20	21	160	175	-15	12-11-5	10-15-3	1-2	3-7	2L
14 Calgary	56	23	27	6	52	0.464	19	21	142	169	-27	15-10-4	8-17-2	2-2	4-6	1W
15 St Louis	57	20	28	9	49	0.43	19	19	147	203	-56	13-11-6	7-17-3	1-3	2-8	3L
16 Vancouver	57	18	33	6	42	0.368	12	14	149	210	-61	6-17-4	12-16-2	4-2	2-8	3L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	55	37	9	9	83	0.755	34	36	212	138	74	21-3-4	16-6-5	1-5	4-6	1W
2 Tampa Bay	55	37	14	4	78	0.709	28	33	199	140	59	18-9-0	19-5-4	4-2	8-2	5W
3 Carolina	57	36	15	6	78	0.684	26	32	197	163	34	21-8-2	15-7-4	4-3	8-2	3W
4 Minnesota	58	34	14	10	78	0.672	21	30	196	169	27	17-6-7	17-8-3	4-3	8-2	5W
5 Dallas	57	34	14	9	77	0.675	28	30	193	160	33	16-7-3	18-7-6	4-3	7-3	6W
6 Montreal	57	32	17	8	72	0.632	21	30	199	187	12	16-11-1	16-6-7	2-4	6-4	1W
7 Detroit	58	33	19	6	72	0.621	23	31	174	175	-1	18-10-2	15-9-4	2-3	5-5	1L
8 Pittsburgh	56	29	15	12	70	0.625	25	28	192	169	23	13-8-7	16-7-5	1-7	7-3	1W
9 Buffalo	57	32	19	6	70	0.614	26	29	195	176	19	17-8-3	15-11-3	3-0	6-4	2L
10 Boston	57	32	20	5	69	0.605	24	30	195	182	13	21-8-1	11-12-4	2-3	6-4	2L
11 NY Islanders	58	32	21	5	69	0.595	22	28	169	162	7	16-10-2	16-11-3	4-5	6-4	2W
12 Vegas	56	26	16	14	66	0.589	19	25	187	178	9	13-8-7	13-8-7	1-6	3-7	1W
13 Columbus	56	29	20	7	65	0.58	20	24	179	177	2	15-8-4	14-12-3	5-1	9-1	7W
14 Washington	59	29	23	7	65	0.551	24	28	189	177	12	17-10-3	12-13-4	1-5	5-5	1W
15 Utah	57	30	23	4	64	0.561	23	30	183	157	26	17-8-2	13-15-2	0-0	7-3	2W
16 Edmonton	58	28	22	8	64	0.552	21	28	198	194	4	15-10-4	13-12-4	0-3	5-5	3L
17 Seattle	56	27	20	9	63	0.563	21	26	162	165	-3	14-9-5	13-11-4	1-4	6-4	1W
18 Anaheim	56	30	23	3	63	0.563	18	24	185	195	-10	17-8-1	13-15-2	6-0	8-2	2W
19 Ottawa	57	28	22	7	63	0.553	22	25	191	184	7	14-10-4	14-12-3	3-0	6-4	1W
20 Toronto	57	27	21	9	63	0.553	19	26	188	194	-6	16-9-6	11-12-3	1-1	4-6	3W
21 Philadelphia	56	25	20	11	61	0.545	18	20	167	180	-13	13-9-7	12-11-4	5-3	3-7	1L
22 Florida	57	29	25	3	61	0.535	23	25	174	191	-17	15-13-3	14-12-0	4-1	4-6	1L
23 LA Kings	55	23	18	14	60	0.545	14	19	145	157	-12	8-11-7	15-7-7	4-6	4-6	2L
24 Nashville	57	26	24	7	59	0.518	19	23	169	198	-29	15-12-3	11-12-4	3-0	3-7	2L
25 San Jose	55	27	24	4	58	0.527	16	25	171	193	-22	14-9-3	13-15-1	2-1	4-6	4L
26 New Jersey	57	28	27	2	58	0.509	18	25	146	175	-29	13-12-2	15-15-0	3-0	4-6	3L
27 Chicago	57	22	26	9	53	0.465	17	19	154	185	-31	12-14-5	10-12-4	3-5	3-7	1L
28 Winnipeg	56	22	26	8	52	0.464	20	21	160	175	-15	12-11-5	10-15-3	1-2	3-7	2L
29 Calgary	56	23	27	6	52	0.464	19	21	142	169	-27	15-10-4	8-17-2	2-2	4-6	1W
30 NY Rangers	57	22	29	6	50	0.439	14	20	151	180	-29	6-15-4	16-14-2	2-0	2-8	4L
31 St Louis	57	20	28	9	49	0.43	19	19	147	203	-56	13-11-6	7-17-3	1-3	2-8	3L
32 Vancouver	57	18	33	6	42	0.368	12	14	149	210	-61	6-17-4	12-16-2	4-2	2-8	3L

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