Every 2011-12 NHL race charted day by day: Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast, Central, Northwest and Pacific. Final standings, from a season that ran October 6, 2011 to April 7, 2012.
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Atlantic standings, 2011-12
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
New York Rangers (NYR)
51
24
7
109
6-4-0
L2
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
51
25
6
108
6-4-0
W3
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
47
26
9
103
5-4-1
L1
New Jersey Devils (NJD)
48
28
6
102
7-2-1
W6
New York Islanders (NYI)
34
37
11
79
5-5-0
L1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 4 times.
The New York Rangers trailed by as many as 10 points on October 27, 2011.
The New York Rangers took first place for good on December 23, 2011.
The Pittsburgh Penguins won 11 games in a row from February 21, 2012 to March 17, 2012, the longest run of the race.
The Pittsburgh Penguins led by 7 points as late as October 28, 2011.
The New York Rangers led by as many as 10 points on February 14, 2012.
The New York Rangers went 9-1-0 from December 16, 2011 to January 6, 2012, turning a deficit of 5 points into a lead of 6 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 47 of the 145 days played.
The New York Rangers spent 107 of the season's 185 charted days in first place.