The Detroit Red Wings won the 2001-02 NHL Central division race on 116 points, 18 points ahead of the St. Louis Blues.
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Central standings, 2001-02
Team
W
L
T
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Detroit Red Wings (DET)
51
17
10
4
116
1-3-4-2
L1
St. Louis Blues (STL)
43
27
8
4
98
8-2-0-0
W4
Chicago Blackhawks (CHI)
41
27
13
1
96
5-4-1-0
W1
Nashville Predators (NSH)
28
41
13
0
69
2-7-1-0
L3
Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ)
22
47
8
5
57
2-7-0-1
L1
Final standings.
Turning points
Wire to wire: the Detroit Red Wings led from the first charted day to the last.
The St. Louis Blues won 10 games in a row from January 3, 2002 to January 23, 2002, the longest run of the race.
The Detroit Red Wings led by as many as 25 points on March 23, 2002.
The Detroit Red Wings went 12-2-2-0 from January 17, 2002 to March 2, 2002, turning a lead of 6 points into a lead of 21 points. That stretch runs either side of the Olympic break.
Five teams held first place.
The Detroit Red Wings spent 194 of the season's 194 charted days in first place.