Every 2000-01 NHL race charted day by day: Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast, Central, Northwest and Pacific. Final standings, from a season that ran October 4, 2000 to April 8, 2001.
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Atlantic standings, 2000-01
Team
W
L
T
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
New Jersey Devils (NJD)
48
19
12
3
111
8-2-0-0
W4
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
43
25
11
3
100
4-4-1-1
W2
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
42
28
9
3
96
6-2-1-1
W1
New York Rangers (NYR)
33
43
5
1
72
5-5-0-0
L1
New York Islanders (NYI)
21
51
7
3
52
2-7-1-0
L3
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 17 times.
The New Jersey Devils trailed by as many as 6 points on November 13, 2000.
The New Jersey Devils took first place for good on March 6, 2001.
The New Jersey Devils won 13 games in a row from February 26, 2001 to March 23, 2001, the longest run of the race.
The Pittsburgh Penguins led by 5 points as late as November 14, 2000.
The New Jersey Devils went 18-2-0-0 from February 25, 2001 to April 6, 2001, turning a deficit of 5 points into a lead of 13 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 89 of the 166 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The New Jersey Devils spent 133 of the season's 187 charted days in first place.