Every 2007-08 NHL race charted day by day: Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast, Central, Northwest and Pacific. Final standings, from a season that ran September 29, 2007 to April 6, 2008.
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Atlantic standings, 2007-08
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
47
27
8
102
6-3-1
L1
New Jersey Devils (NJD)
46
29
7
99
4-5-1
W1
New York Rangers (NYR)
42
27
13
97
5-1-4
OT2
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
42
29
11
95
7-2-1
W2
New York Islanders (NYI)
35
38
9
79
3-5-2
W1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 22 times.
The Pittsburgh Penguins trailed by as many as 9 points on November 21, 2007.
The Pittsburgh Penguins took first place for good on March 22, 2008.
The New Jersey Devils won 9 games in a row from November 17, 2007 to December 7, 2007, the longest run of the race.
The New Jersey Devils led by 5 points as late as December 28, 2007.
The Pittsburgh Penguins went 6-2-1 from March 15, 2008 to March 31, 2008, turning a deficit of 3 points into a lead of 7 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 121 of the 150 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The Pittsburgh Penguins spent 44 of the season's 191 charted days in first place.