The Vancouver Canucks won the 2003-04 NHL Northwest division race on 101 points, 1 point ahead of the Colorado Avalanche. It came down to the final days: the Vancouver Canucks did not lead for good until April 3, 2004.
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Northwest standings, 2003-04
Team
W
L
T
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Vancouver Canucks (VAN)
43
24
10
5
101
6-2-1-1
W6
Colorado Avalanche (COL)
40
22
13
7
100
2-5-1-2
OT1
Calgary Flames (CGY)
42
30
7
3
94
6-4-0-0
L1
Edmonton Oilers (EDM)
36
29
12
5
89
7-2-0-1
L1
Minnesota Wild (MIN)
30
29
20
3
83
6-3-0-1
W3
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 7 times.
The Vancouver Canucks trailed by as many as 6 points on February 14, 2004.
The Vancouver Canucks took first place for good on April 3, 2004.
The Vancouver Canucks won 6 games in a row from March 24, 2004 to April 3, 2004, the longest run of the race.
The Colorado Avalanche led by 6 points as late as March 15, 2004.
The Vancouver Canucks went 7-0-1-0 from October 19, 2003 to November 5, 2003, turning a deficit of 1 point into a lead of 7 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 78 of the 159 days played.
Four teams held first place.
The Vancouver Canucks spent 92 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.