Every 2001-02 NHL race charted day by day: Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast, Central, Northwest and Pacific. Final standings, from a season that ran October 3, 2001 to April 14, 2002.
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Atlantic standings, 2001-02
Team
W
L
T
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
42
27
10
3
97
2-7-1-0
L1
New York Islanders (NYI)
42
28
8
4
96
7-2-1-0
W3
New Jersey Devils (NJD)
41
28
9
4
95
8-2-0-0
W6
New York Rangers (NYR)
36
38
4
4
80
5-5-0-0
L2
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
28
41
8
5
69
0-8-1-1
L2
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 11 times.
The Philadelphia Flyers trailed by as many as 9 points on November 6, 2001.
The Philadelphia Flyers took first place for good on January 6, 2002.
The Philadelphia Flyers won 8 games in a row from January 6, 2002 to January 19, 2002, the longest run of the race.
The New York Islanders led by 7 points as late as November 7, 2001.
The Philadelphia Flyers led by as many as 13 points on March 8, 2002.
The Philadelphia Flyers went 16-3-1-1 from December 17, 2001 to January 29, 2002, turning a deficit of 6 points into a lead of 12 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 53 of the 151 days played.
The Philadelphia Flyers spent 102 of the season's 194 charted days in first place.