The Vegas Golden Knights won the 2019-20 NHL Pacific division race on 86 points, 3 points ahead of the Edmonton Oilers. It came down to the final days: the Vegas Golden Knights did not lead for good until March 8, 2020.
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Pacific standings, 2019-20
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Vegas Golden Knights (VGK)
39
24
8
86
8-2-0
W2
Edmonton Oilers (EDM)
37
25
9
83
5-3-2
L1
Calgary Flames (CGY)
36
27
7
79
6-3-1
L1
Vancouver Canucks (VAN)
36
27
6
78
4-5-1
W1
Arizona Coyotes (ARI)
33
29
8
74
5-5-0
L2
Anaheim Ducks (ANA)
29
33
9
67
5-3-2
L1
Los Angeles Kings (LAK)
29
35
6
64
8-1-1
W7
San Jose Sharks (SJS)
29
36
5
63
3-6-1
L2
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 12 times.
The Vegas Golden Knights trailed by as many as 9 points on November 24, 2019.
The Vegas Golden Knights took first place for good on March 8, 2020.
The Vegas Golden Knights won 8 games in a row from February 13, 2020 to February 28, 2020, the longest run of the race.
The Edmonton Oilers led by 4 points as late as November 26, 2019.
The Vegas Golden Knights went 8-0-0 from February 12, 2020 to February 28, 2020, 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 103 of the 136 days played.
Six teams held first place.
The Vegas Golden Knights spent 38 of the season's 162 charted days in first place.