The Philadelphia Flyers won the 1999-00 NHL Atlantic division race on 105 points, 2 points ahead of the New Jersey Devils. It came down to the final days: the Philadelphia Flyers did not lead for good until April 6, 2000.
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Atlantic standings, 1999-00
Team
W
L
T
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
45
22
12
3
105
7-2-0-1
W4
New Jersey Devils (NJD)
45
24
8
5
103
5-5-0-0
W1
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
37
31
8
6
88
7-3-0-0
L1
New York Rangers (NYR)
29
38
12
3
73
1-8-1-0
L3
New York Islanders (NYI)
24
48
9
1
58
3-6-1-0
W1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 12 times.
The Philadelphia Flyers trailed by as many as 15 points on February 15, 2000.
The Philadelphia Flyers took first place for good on April 6, 2000.
The New York Rangers won 7 games in a row from January 15, 2000 to January 25, 2000, the longest run of the race.
The New Jersey Devils led by 15 points as late as February 18, 2000.
The Philadelphia Flyers led by as many as 6 points on December 5, 1999.
The Philadelphia Flyers went 11-4-1-2 from February 18, 2000 to March 23, 2000, turning a deficit of 15 points into a deficit of 2 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 84 of the 165 days played.
The Philadelphia Flyers spent 62 of the season's 192 charted days in first place.