Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, Picks & Odds | 02 Apr 2026

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 3 days ago | Last Updated: Apr 2, 13:38 | 6 min read

Pittsburgh Penguins

Ice Hockey NHL Benchmark International Arena Thu 2 Apr 19:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

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Correct Score
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Team Stats
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Team News
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Injuries
Roster
Standings

NHL Betting Preview: Penguins vs Lightning

The Pittsburgh Penguins clash with the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, April 2.

Lightning Stand Out as a Great Bet

There’s an attractive -108 that the Lightning are able to beat the Penguins in regulation time. This wager can be secured on the 3-Way Moneyline and we’re confident that it can happen.

Shootout Joy for Lightning in Previous H2H

Pittsburgh Penguins claimed a home victory in their previous game. A 5-1 triumph against Detroit Red Wings at PPG PAINTS Arena made it back-to-back wins. Yegor Chinakhov was one of five different players on the scoresheet. Goalie Stuart Skinner had an awesome game, keeping out 22 shots (.957).

Tampa Bay Lightning were beaten 4-1 at Benchmark International Arena in their last game, being turned over at home to Montreal Canadiens. Lightning had 37 shots but despite this only managed to score one goal. Jake Guentzel was the goalscorer.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was the Lightning who came out on top when they last played the Penguins. At PPG PAINTS Arena, a 2-1 win was recorded. There has been five wins apiece in the past 10 H2H meetings.

Starting Goalies

Stuart Skinner (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	22-16-9	2.9	.888	2
23/24	36-16-5	2.62	.905	2

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	37-13-4	2.3	.911	2
23/24	30-20-2	2.9	.900	2

Pittsburgh Penguins – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 4.2 goals from 27.7 shots on goal, with a 15.0% powerplay efficiency. The Penguins have been giving up 3.9 goals from 28.2 shots, averaging 3.8 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 71.1%.

Erik Karlsson is the top points scorer with 16 points, 7 goals and 9 assists, with Rickard Rakell racking up 13 points, 7 goals and 6 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Stuart Skinner have a 3.45 goal against average with a .879 save percentage.

Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

The Lightning have 6 wins, 2 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.9 goals from 28.9 shots on goal, with a 11.1% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.9 goals from 25.6 shots, averaging 5.1 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 94.1%.

The top points scorer is Nikita Kucherov with 15 points, 6 goals and 9 assists, while Brandon Hagel is next best after having 14 points, 5 goals and 9 assists. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 2.14 GAA with a .911 SV%, including one shutout.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction & Picks

Your complete Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning betting guide is here, including our go-to match prediction, scoreline call, standout prop selections and a customized bet builder.

Game Prediction

The road team look opposable on the 60-minute line, so we’re going to make Tampa Bay Lightning our pick for this NHL encounter. You can currently get -108 for this selection which looks value.

Injuries can influence the outcome and our NHL handicappers factor that in alongside the latest form guide. We apply the same approach to the stats to build the clearest picture of how the game might unfold.

Key Penguins vs Lightning stats:

Lightning have won 15 of their last 20 games at home.
Lightning have won 6 of their last 10 games.

Lightning 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The best betting sites are estimating that there is a 51.8% likelihood of this pick winning. However, our research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this hockey bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jake Guentzel To Score +130

Jake Guentzel (Lightning) has scored at least one goal in 5 straight games. There are odds of +130 available for this Anytime Goalscorer wager and we think this is a value proposition for the player to find the net.

Latest Jake Guentzel Player Prop Odds

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Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Lightning

To Score Jake Guentzel

Shots on Goal Anthony Mantha Over 1.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with the Lightning winning in regulation time. We’ve also gone for Jake Guentzel (Lightning) to score and Anthony Mantha (Penguins) to register Over 1.5 shots.

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

Penguins

3 - 6 Lightning logo

Lightning

An exciting bet could be a 6-3 victory in favor of the Lightning at odds of +2500. A correct score wager provides a fun alternative and a nice potential return on the cards.

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2-1

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Pittsburgh Penguins 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 Have the Shortest Odds to Win

Tampa Bay Lightning are regarded as having a 63% chance of winning this game according to the latest betting odds. The sportsbooks have priced them up at -169. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +140 about Pittsburgh Penguins.

The puck line stands at 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 6.5 at -118.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Nikita Kucherov Favorite to Light the Lamp First

There is +110 available that Nikita Kucherov finds the net at anytime. If you’re interested in the favorite to score the first goal, then you are able to secure +850.

Player Goals

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Brayden Point (Lightning)

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

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Player Assists

Darren Raddysh (Lightning)

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

Brayden Point (Lightning)

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Player Shots

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Brayden Point (Lightning)

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

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Micro Betting

It’s possible to use stats to your advantage when it comes to NHL micro betting, especially if you’re predicting outcomes such as the Next Goal and Next Goalscorer. Check out the live team and player props and see if you can find an angle.

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Last 5 Games

Penguins

NHL: 01/04 Red Wings1 Penguins 5
NHL: 31/03 Penguins8 Islanders 3
NHL: 28/03 Stars6 Penguins 3
NHL: 27/03 Penguins4 Senators 3
NHL: 25/03 Avalanche6 Penguins 2

Lightning

NHL: 01/04 Canadiens4 Lightning 1
NHL: 29/03 Predators2 Lightning 3
NHL: 28/03 Senators2 Lightning 4
NHL: 27/03 Kraken4 Lightning 3
NHL: 25/03 Wild3 Lightning 6

Head to Head

Pittsburgh vs Tampa Bay

NHL: 14/01 2026 Lightning 2 Penguins 1
NHL: 05/12 2025 Penguins 4 Lightning 3
NHL: 26/03 2025 Penguins 1 Lightning 6
NHL: 12/01 2025 Lightning 5 Penguins 2
NHL: 20/11 2024 Lightning 3 Penguins 2
NHL: 06/04 2024 Lightning 4 Penguins 5
NHL: 07/12 2023 Penguins 1 Lightning 3
NHL: 01/12 2023 Penguins 4 Lightning 2
NHL: 03/03 2023 Penguins 5 Lightning 4
NHL: 27/02 2023 Lightning 3 Penguins 7

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Pittsburgh Penguins Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning Stats

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 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
5 wins and 5 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 9 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 4 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 8.30 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 8 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 4.40 goals and allowed 3.90 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 4.20 pts and allowed 3.50 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.80 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 6 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 3.90 goals and allowed 2.90 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.10 goals and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 27.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.8
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 8.5
Blocks: 13.8
Faceoff Wins : 26
Hits: 20.6
Giveaways: 16.5
Takeaways: 4.8

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 30.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 4
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 8.9
Blocks: 12.2
Faceoff Wins : 23.1
Hits: 18.2
Giveaways: 16.8
Takeaways: 5

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 28.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 5.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 13.1
Blocks: 16.8
Faceoff Wins : 26.9
Hits: 18.5
Giveaways: 15.4
Takeaways: 4.2

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 29
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 5.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 14.7
Blocks: 17.6
Faceoff Wins : 27.5
Hits: 22.1
Giveaways: 13.3
Takeaways: 3.4

Team News

Pittsburgh Penguins Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
87	Sidney Crosby	63	19.34	28	39	67	0
17	Bryan Rust	67	20.11	27	34	61	1
65	Erik Karlsson	70	23.73	13	47	60	12

39	Anthony Mantha	75	15.22	30	28	58	15
71	Evgeni Malkin	51	17.55	15	38	53	13
67	Rickard Rakell	54	19.06	20	23	43	3
18	Thomas Novak	75	14.1	15	23	38	4
81	Benjamin Kindel	72	15.16	17	17	34	-6
59	Yegor Chinakhov	66	13.24	18	16	34	0
16	Justin Brazeau	57	12.72	17	17	34	8
58	Kris Letang	69	21.88	3	28	31	-6
5	Ryan Shea	74	18.81	5	25	30	25
19	Connor Dewar	75	13.87	14	15	29	14
28	Parker Wotherspoon	75	20.2	3	26	29	17
55	Noel Acciari	61	13.6	11	11	22	12
46	Blake Lizotte	55	13.87	7	12	19	6
49	Samuel Girard	54	18.06	3	12	15	14
7	Ilya Solovyov	27	12.31	1	7	8	2
25	Elmer Soederblom	52	10.91	4	4	8	-3
41	Ville Koivunen	36	12.48	2	5	7	-7
3	Jack St. Ivany	17	15.65	0	7	7	7
75	Connor Clifton	44	16.5	2	4	6	3
13	Kevin Hayes	25	12.26	3	2	5	-4
2	Rutger McGroarty	21	11.76	2	3	5	-2
11	Filip Haallander	13	13.15	1	3	4	4
85	Avery Hayes	13	10.64	3	0	3	-4
24	Matt Dumba	11	14.94	1	2	3	-5
45	Harrison Brunicke	9	15.71	1	0	1	-4
82	Caleb Jones	7	17.17	0	1	1	1
53	Philip Tomasino	9	12.18	0	1	1	-2
15	Joona Koppanen	10	12.47	0	1	1	-1
27	Ryan Graves	20	15.35	1	0	1	-1
38	Owen Pickering	4	12.1	0	0	0	-3
14	Bokondji Imama	2	7.65	0	0	0	0
22	Samuel Poulin	2	13.8	0	0	0	-2
26	Tristan Broz	1	11.5	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
37	Arturs Silovs	35	2.96	0.891
74	Stuart Skinner	46	2.86	0.889
1	Sergei Murashov	5	2.56	0.897

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Nikita Kucherov	68	20.35	40	81	121	42
59	Jake Guentzel	74	20.08	36	45	81	14
38	Brandon Hagel	69	19.77	35	38	73	32

43	Darren Raddysh	67	22.91	20	46	66	26
71	Anthony Cirelli	66	17.27	20	29	49	31
21	Brayden Point	56	18.23	17	29	46	12
10	Corey Perry	64	13.73	15	19	34	0
22	Oliver Bjorkstrand	72	13.74	11	18	29	-15
93	Gage Goncalves	66	12.79	11	18	29	25
51	Charles-Edouard D'Astous	62	18.83	5	22	27	-4
37	Yanni Gourde	74	16.38	9	18	27	-1
90	Janis Jerome Moser	72	21.63	7	20	27	43
29	Pontus Holmberg	67	13.45	11	11	22	3
28	Zemgus Girgensons	67	14.77	8	9	17	-1
77	Victor Hedman	33	18.87	1	16	17	-1
27	Ryan McDonagh	41	19.31	6	10	16	10
17	Dominic James	43	12.24	7	8	15	4
20	Nick Paul	43	13.67	6	7	13	-14
24	Maxwell Crozier	34	16	1	9	10	7
81	Erik Cernak	53	17.66	2	8	10	1
78	Emil Lilleberg	42	16.94	3	7	10	14
46	Scott Sabourin	22	7.77	1	3	4	0
67	Declan Carlile	38	14.62	1	2	3	5
14	Conor Geekie	11	9.85	0	2	2	-2
64	Steven Santini	11	10.47	0	1	1	1
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	52	2.24	0.914
31	Jonas Johansson	24	3.21	0.886

Injuries & Suspensions

Pittsburgh Penguins Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Caleb Jones

Injured

Blake Lizotte

Injured

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Dominic James

Injured

Declan Carlile

Injured

Maxwell Crozier

Injured

Brandon Hagel

Injured

Scott Sabourin

Injured

Victor Hedman

Unavailable

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Tampa Bay Lightning

Pittsburgh Penguins

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Janis Jerome Moser

Darren Raddysh

Jake Guentzel

Brayden Point

Nikita Kucherov

Bryan Rust

Sidney Crosby

Yegor Chinakhov

Erik Karlsson

Parker Wotherspoon

Stuart Skinner

Line 2

Tampa Bay Lightning

Pittsburgh Penguins

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Ryan McDonagh

Erik Cernak

Gage Goncalves

Anthony Cirelli

Oliver Bjorkstrand

Evgeni Malkin

Benjamin Kindel

Thomas Novak

Kris Letang

Samuel Girard

Stuart Skinner

Line 3

Tampa Bay Lightning

Pittsburgh Penguins

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Charles-Edouard D'Astous

Emil Lilleberg

Zemgus Girgensons

Yanni Gourde

Pontus Holmberg

Justin Brazeau

Rickard Rakell

Anthony Mantha

Connor Clifton

Ryan Shea

Stuart Skinner

Line 4

Tampa Bay Lightning

Pittsburgh Penguins

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Corey Perry

Nick Paul

Mitchell Chaffee

Noel Acciari

Connor Dewar

Elmer Soederblom

Stuart Skinner

Previous Pittsburgh Penguins Lineups

31 Mar NHL

Red Wings 1-5 Penguins

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30 Mar NHL

Penguins 8-3 Islanders

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28 Mar NHL

Stars 6-3 Penguins

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26 Mar NHL

Penguins 4-3 Senators

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24 Mar NHL

Avalanche 6-2 Penguins

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22 Mar NHL

Hurricanes 5-1 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

21 Mar NHL

Jets 4-5 Penguins

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18 Mar NHL

Penguins 5-6 Hurricanes

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16 Mar NHL

Penguins 7-2 Avalanche

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14 Mar NHL

Penguins 4-3 Mammoth

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Previous Tampa Bay Lightning 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

21 Mar NHL

Lightning 5-2 Oilers

Confirmed Lineups

19 Mar NHL

Lightning 6-2 Canucks

Confirmed Lineups

17 Mar NHL

Lightning 6-2 Kraken

Confirmed Lineups

14 Mar NHL

Hurricanes 4-2 Lightning

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	76	49	21	6	104	0.684	36	44	272	222	50	28-10-2	21-11-4	5-3	7-3	3W
2 Pittsburgh	77	39	22	16	94	0.61	32	36	275	248	27	19-12-8	20-10-8	3-10	5-5	1W
3 NY Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	0.571	28	38	226	229	-3	21-14-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	4L
4 Philadelphia	76	38	26	12	88	0.579	24	29	226	230	-4	17-13-8	21-13-4	9-4	7-3	1W
5 Columbus	77	38	27	12	88	0.571	27	32	241	238	3	20-11-8	18-16-4	6-2	3-7	6L
6 Washington	77	39	29	9	87	0.565	33	37	247	232	15	24-11-5	15-18-4	2-6	6-4	1W
7 New Jersey	76	39	34	3	81	0.533	27	35	215	234	-19	20-15-3	19-19-0	4-1	6-4	1L
8 NY Rangers	77	32	36	9	73	0.474	23	29	221	237	-16	13-19-7	19-17-2	3-1	4-6	1W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Tampa Bay	76	48	22	6	102	0.671	39	44	277	211	66	25-13-1	23-9-5	4-2	7-3	2W
2 Montreal	76	45	21	10	100	0.658	32	42	269	239	30	22-13-2	23-8-8	3-5	9-1	8W
3 Buffalo	77	46	23	8	100	0.649	38	41	266	231	35	24-10-4	22-13-4	5-0	5-5	2L
4 Boston	77	43	26	8	94	0.61	31	39	258	238	20	28-10-1	15-16-7	4-3	6-4	2L
5 Ottawa	76	39	27	10	88	0.579	33	36	252	235	17	19-12-6	20-15-4	3-1	5-5	1L
6 Detroit	76	40	28	8	88	0.579	29	38	221	229	-8	20-14-3	20-14-5	2-3	4-6	1L
7 Toronto	77	32	31	14	78	0.506	23	31	242	275	-33	18-12-8	14-19-6	1-4	4-6	2L
8 Florida	76	37	36	3	77	0.507	29	32	228	257	-29	21-15-3	16-21-0	5-1	4-6	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	75	50	15	10	110	0.733	44	47	285	193	92	24-8-5	26-7-5	3-6	6-4	1W
2 Dallas	77	45	20	12	102	0.662	35	40	258	211	47	23-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	1L
3 Minnesota	76	43	21	12	98	0.645	28	39	251	219	32	21-10-8	22-11-4	4-5	5-5	2W
4 Utah	76	40	30	6	86	0.566	31	40	248	218	30	19-14-3	21-16-3	0-0	6-4	3W
5 Nashville	76	36	31	9	81	0.533	26	31	231	253	-22	20-15-3	16-16-6	5-1	7-3	2W
6 Winnipeg	76	33	31	12	78	0.513	26	31	215	232	-17	18-14-6	15-17-6	2-4	5-5	1W
7 St Louis	75	32	31	12	76	0.507	28	31	202	236	-34	18-12-7	14-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
8 Chicago	77	28	35	14	70	0.455	21	25	200	253	-53	13-16-8	15-19-6	3-5	3-7	1W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Edmonton	77	39	29	9	87	0.565	30	39	265	257	8	21-14-4	18-15-5	0-3	7-3	1L
2 Anaheim	77	41	31	5	87	0.565	24	33	257	271	-14	23-12-3	18-19-2	8-0	4-6	5L
3 Vegas	77	35	26	16	86	0.558	27	34	247	240	7	18-12-9	17-14-7	1-7	4-6	3W
4 LA Kings	76	31	26	19	81	0.533	19	27	208	234	-26	12-17-9	19-9-10	4-9	4-6	1W
5 San Jose	75	36	32	7	79	0.527	24	34	231	267	-36	20-13-5	16-19-2	2-1	4-6	1L
6 Seattle	75	32	32	11	75	0.5	25	31	210	237	-27	17-16-5	15-16-6	1-6	2-8	4L
7 Calgary	76	32	36	8	72	0.474	25	28	199	243	-44	21-12-5	11-24-3	4-3	6-4	1W
8 Vancouver	76	22	46	8	52	0.342	15	17	201	295	-94	8-26-5	14-20-3	5-2	2-8	2L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	76	49	21	6	104	0.684	36	44	272	222	50	28-10-2	21-11-4	5-3	7-3	3W
2 Tampa Bay	76	48	22	6	102	0.671	39	44	277	211	66	25-13-1	23-9-5	4-2	7-3	2W
3 Montreal	76	45	21	10	100	0.658	32	42	269	239	30	22-13-2	23-8-8	3-5	9-1	8W
4 Buffalo	77	46	23	8	100	0.649	38	41	266	231	35	24-10-4	22-13-4	5-0	5-5	2L
5 Pittsburgh	77	39	22	16	94	0.61	32	36	275	248	27	19-12-8	20-10-8	3-10	5-5	1W
6 Boston	77	43	26	8	94	0.61	31	39	258	238	20	28-10-1	15-16-7	4-3	6-4	2L
7 NY Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	0.571	28	38	226	229	-3	21-14-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	4L
8 Ottawa	76	39	27	10	88	0.579	33	36	252	235	17	19-12-6	20-15-4	3-1	5-5	1L
9 Detroit	76	40	28	8	88	0.579	29	38	221	229	-8	20-14-3	20-14-5	2-3	4-6	1L
10 Philadelphia	76	38	26	12	88	0.579	24	29	226	230	-4	17-13-8	21-13-4	9-4	7-3	1W
11 Columbus	77	38	27	12	88	0.571	27	32	241	238	3	20-11-8	18-16-4	6-2	3-7	6L
12 Washington	77	39	29	9	87	0.565	33	37	247	232	15	24-11-5	15-18-4	2-6	6-4	1W
13 New Jersey	76	39	34	3	81	0.533	27	35	215	234	-19	20-15-3	19-19-0	4-1	6-4	1L
14 Toronto	77	32	31	14	78	0.506	23	31	242	275	-33	18-12-8	14-19-6	1-4	4-6	2L
15 Florida	76	37	36	3	77	0.507	29	32	228	257	-29	21-15-3	16-21-0	5-1	4-6	1L
16 NY Rangers	77	32	36	9	73	0.474	23	29	221	237	-16	13-19-7	19-17-2	3-1	4-6	1W

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	75	50	15	10	110	0.733	44	47	285	193	92	24-8-5	26-7-5	3-6	6-4	1W
2 Dallas	77	45	20	12	102	0.662	35	40	258	211	47	23-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	1L
3 Minnesota	76	43	21	12	98	0.645	28	39	251	219	32	21-10-8	22-11-4	4-5	5-5	2W
4 Edmonton	77	39	29	9	87	0.565	30	39	265	257	8	21-14-4	18-15-5	0-3	7-3	1L
5 Anaheim	77	41	31	5	87	0.565	24	33	257	271	-14	23-12-3	18-19-2	8-0	4-6	5L
6 Utah	76	40	30	6	86	0.566	31	40	248	218	30	19-14-3	21-16-3	0-0	6-4	3W
7 Vegas	77	35	26	16	86	0.558	27	34	247	240	7	18-12-9	17-14-7	1-7	4-6	3W
8 Nashville	76	36	31	9	81	0.533	26	31	231	253	-22	20-15-3	16-16-6	5-1	7-3	2W
9 LA Kings	76	31	26	19	81	0.533	19	27	208	234	-26	12-17-9	19-9-10	4-9	4-6	1W
10 San Jose	75	36	32	7	79	0.527	24	34	231	267	-36	20-13-5	16-19-2	2-1	4-6	1L
11 Winnipeg	76	33	31	12	78	0.513	26	31	215	232	-17	18-14-6	15-17-6	2-4	5-5	1W
12 St Louis	75	32	31	12	76	0.507	28	31	202	236	-34	18-12-7	14-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
13 Seattle	75	32	32	11	75	0.5	25	31	210	237	-27	17-16-5	15-16-6	1-6	2-8	4L
14 Calgary	76	32	36	8	72	0.474	25	28	199	243	-44	21-12-5	11-24-3	4-3	6-4	1W
15 Chicago	77	28	35	14	70	0.455	21	25	200	253	-53	13-16-8	15-19-6	3-5	3-7	1W
16 Vancouver	76	22	46	8	52	0.342	15	17	201	295	-94	8-26-5	14-20-3	5-2	2-8	2L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	75	50	15	10	110	0.733	44	47	285	193	92	24-8-5	26-7-5	3-6	6-4	1W
2 Carolina	76	49	21	6	104	0.684	36	44	272	222	50	28-10-2	21-11-4	5-3	7-3	3W
3 Tampa Bay	76	48	22	6	102	0.671	39	44	277	211	66	25-13-1	23-9-5	4-2	7-3	2W
4 Dallas	77	45	20	12	102	0.662	35	40	258	211	47	23-11-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	1L
5 Montreal	76	45	21	10	100	0.658	32	42	269	239	30	22-13-2	23-8-8	3-5	9-1	8W
6 Buffalo	77	46	23	8	100	0.649	38	41	266	231	35	24-10-4	22-13-4	5-0	5-5	2L
7 Minnesota	76	43	21	12	98	0.645	28	39	251	219	32	21-10-8	22-11-4	4-5	5-5	2W
8 Pittsburgh	77	39	22	16	94	0.61	32	36	275	248	27	19-12-8	20-10-8	3-10	5-5	1W
9 Boston	77	43	26	8	94	0.61	31	39	258	238	20	28-10-1	15-16-7	4-3	6-4	2L
10 NY Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	0.571	28	38	226	229	-3	21-14-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	4L
11 Ottawa	76	39	27	10	88	0.579	33	36	252	235	17	19-12-6	20-15-4	3-1	5-5	1L
12 Detroit	76	40	28	8	88	0.579	29	38	221	229	-8	20-14-3	20-14-5	2-3	4-6	1L
13 Philadelphia	76	38	26	12	88	0.579	24	29	226	230	-4	17-13-8	21-13-4	9-4	7-3	1W
14 Columbus	77	38	27	12	88	0.571	27	32	241	238	3	20-11-8	18-16-4	6-2	3-7	6L
15 Washington	77	39	29	9	87	0.565	33	37	247	232	15	24-11-5	15-18-4	2-6	6-4	1W
16 Edmonton	77	39	29	9	87	0.565	30	39	265	257	8	21-14-4	18-15-5	0-3	7-3	1L
17 Anaheim	77	41	31	5	87	0.565	24	33	257	271	-14	23-12-3	18-19-2	8-0	4-6	5L
18 Utah	76	40	30	6	86	0.566	31	40	248	218	30	19-14-3	21-16-3	0-0	6-4	3W
19 Vegas	77	35	26	16	86	0.558	27	34	247	240	7	18-12-9	17-14-7	1-7	4-6	3W
20 New Jersey	76	39	34	3	81	0.533	27	35	215	234	-19	20-15-3	19-19-0	4-1	6-4	1L
21 Nashville	76	36	31	9	81	0.533	26	31	231	253	-22	20-15-3	16-16-6	5-1	7-3	2W
22 LA Kings	76	31	26	19	81	0.533	19	27	208	234	-26	12-17-9	19-9-10	4-9	4-6	1W
23 San Jose	75	36	32	7	79	0.527	24	34	231	267	-36	20-13-5	16-19-2	2-1	4-6	1L
24 Winnipeg	76	33	31	12	78	0.513	26	31	215	232	-17	18-14-6	15-17-6	2-4	5-5	1W
25 Toronto	77	32	31	14	78	0.506	23	31	242	275	-33	18-12-8	14-19-6	1-4	4-6	2L
26 Florida	76	37	36	3	77	0.507	29	32	228	257	-29	21-15-3	16-21-0	5-1	4-6	1L
27 St Louis	75	32	31	12	76	0.507	28	31	202	236	-34	18-12-7	14-19-5	1-4	6-4	1W
28 Seattle	75	32	32	11	75	0.5	25	31	210	237	-27	17-16-5	15-16-6	1-6	2-8	4L
29 NY Rangers	77	32	36	9	73	0.474	23	29	221	237	-16	13-19-7	19-17-2	3-1	4-6	1W
30 Calgary	76	32	36	8	72	0.474	25	28	199	243	-44	21-12-5	11-24-3	4-3	6-4	1W
31 Chicago	77	28	35	14	70	0.455	21	25	200	253	-53	13-16-8	15-19-6	3-5	3-7	1W
32 Vancouver	76	22	46	8	52	0.342	15	17	201	295	-94	8-26-5	14-20-3	5-2	2-8	2L

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