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2009-10 NHL Northeast standings
The Buffalo Sabres won the 2009-10 NHL Northeast division race on 100 points, 6 points ahead of the Ottawa Senators.
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Northeast standings, 2009-10
| Team | W | L | OT | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Buffalo Sabres (BUF) | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | 5-5-0 | L1 |
| Ottawa Senators (OTT) | 44 | 32 | 6 | 94 | 7-2-1 | L1 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) | 39 | 30 | 13 | 91 | 6-3-1 | W3 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) | 39 | 33 | 10 | 88 | 3-4-3 | OT1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) | 30 | 38 | 14 | 74 | 4-4-2 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 21 times.
- The Buffalo Sabres trailed by as many as 3 points on October 3, 2009.
- The Buffalo Sabres took first place for good on March 5, 2010.
- The Ottawa Senators won 11 games in a row from January 14, 2010 to February 4, 2010, the longest run of the race.
- The Montréal Canadiens led by 2 points as late as October 7, 2009.
- The Buffalo Sabres went 13-2-4 from December 10, 2009 to January 18, 2010, turning a deficit of 1 point into a lead of 12 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 63 of the 148 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Buffalo Sabres spent 142 of the season's 193 charted days in first place.