The Philadelphia Flyers won the 2003-04 NHL Atlantic division race on 101 points, 1 point ahead of the New Jersey Devils. It came down to the final days: the Philadelphia Flyers did not lead for good until April 4, 2004.
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Atlantic standings, 2003-04
Team
W
L
T
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
40
21
15
6
101
4-4-2-0
T1
New Jersey Devils (NJD)
43
25
12
2
100
6-3-1-0
L1
New York Islanders (NYI)
38
29
11
4
91
6-3-1-0
T1
New York Rangers (NYR)
27
40
7
8
69
2-6-0-2
W1
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
23
47
8
4
58
6-3-1-0
W2
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 3 times.
The Philadelphia Flyers trailed by as many as 1 point on October 8, 2003.
The Philadelphia Flyers took first place for good on April 4, 2004.
The Philadelphia Flyers won 6 games in a row from November 1, 2003 to November 15, 2003, the longest run of the race.
The Philadelphia Flyers led by as many as 9 points on February 12, 2004.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 52 of the 151 days played.
Three teams held first place.
The Philadelphia Flyers spent 174 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.