Every 2008-09 NHL race charted day by day: Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast, Central, Northwest and Pacific. Final standings, from a season that ran October 4, 2008 to April 12, 2009.
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Atlantic standings, 2008-09
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
New Jersey Devils (NJD)
51
27
4
106
4-5-1
W2
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
44
27
11
99
4-5-1
L1
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
45
28
9
99
7-2-1
W3
New York Rangers (NYR)
43
30
9
95
5-4-1
W3
New York Islanders (NYI)
26
47
9
61
2-7-1
L4
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 8 times.
The New Jersey Devils trailed by as many as 12 points on November 17, 2008.
The New Jersey Devils took first place for good on January 21, 2009.
The New Jersey Devils won 8 games in a row from January 13, 2009 to January 30, 2009, the longest run of the race.
The New York Rangers led by 9 points as late as October 31, 2008.
The New Jersey Devils led by as many as 11 points on March 17, 2009.
The New Jersey Devils went 15-6-0 from December 18, 2008 to January 30, 2009, turning a deficit of 9 points into a lead of 5 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 30 of the 152 days played.
The New Jersey Devils spent 83 of the season's 191 charted days in first place.