The Florida Panthers won the 2015-16 NHL Atlantic division race on 103 points, 6 points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning. It came down to the final days: the Florida Panthers did not lead for good until March 31, 2016.
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Atlantic standings, 2015-16
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Florida Panthers (FLA)
47
26
9
103
7-3-0
W1
Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)
46
31
5
97
5-5-0
L1
Boston Bruins (BOS)
42
31
9
93
3-6-1
L1
Detroit Red Wings (DET)
41
30
11
93
5-5-0
L2
Ottawa Senators (OTT)
38
35
9
85
5-4-1
W2
Montréal Canadiens (MTL)
38
38
6
82
5-5-0
W2
Buffalo Sabres (BUF)
35
36
11
81
6-3-1
W1
Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR)
29
42
11
69
3-7-0
L1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 9 times.
The Florida Panthers trailed by as many as 17 points on November 28, 2015.
The Florida Panthers took first place for good on March 31, 2016.
The Florida Panthers won 12 games in a row from December 15, 2015 to January 10, 2016, the longest run of the race.
The Montréal Canadiens led by 11 points as late as December 2, 2015.
The Florida Panthers went 17-3-1 from November 28, 2015 to January 11, 2016, turning a deficit of 17 points into a lead of 6 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 52 of the 170 days played.
Six teams held first place.
The Florida Panthers spent 94 of the season's 187 charted days in first place.