Hot teams
— San Jose won four of its last five games. Carolina won four of last five at home.
— Islanders won four of last six games; New Jersey won three of last four.
— Blue Jackets won six of their last nine games.
Cold teams
— Buffalo lost five of its last seven games.
— Flyers lost five of their lst seven games. Montreal lost last three games, allowing 15 goals.
— Calgary lost last three games, allowing 15 goals. Canucks lost seven of last nine games.
Series records
— Sharks lost five of last seven games with Carolina.
— Islanders won eight of last nine games with New Jersey.
— Sabres won four of last six games with Columbus.
— Flyers lost their last three visits to Montreal.
— Flames won five of last seven games with Vancouver.
Totals
— Seven of last ten San Jose-Carolina games went over.
— Under is 5-0-2 in last seven Islander-Devil games.
— Over is 8-1-1 in last ten Buffalo-Columbus games.
— Four of last five Montreal-Philly games went over.
— Four of last five Calgary games went over the total.
Back-to-backs
— San Jose lost four of last five if it played night before. Carolina won six of its last eight if it played the night before.
— Islanders won five of last six games if they played the night before.
— Vancouver is 5-3 if it played the night before