Every 2021-22 NHL race charted day by day: Atlantic, Metropolitan, Eastern Wild Card, Central, Pacific and Western Wild Card. Final standings, from a season that ran October 12, 2021 to May 1, 2022.
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Atlantic standings, 2021-22
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Florida Panthers (FLA)
58
18
6
122
7-3-0
L1
Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR)
54
21
7
115
7-2-1
W3
Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)
51
23
8
110
7-3-0
W1
Boston Bruins (BOS)
51
26
5
107
6-4-0
L1
Buffalo Sabres (BUF)
32
39
11
75
6-4-0
W1
Detroit Red Wings (DET)
32
40
10
74
4-6-0
W1
Ottawa Senators (OTT)
33
42
7
73
7-2-1
W1
Montréal Canadiens (MTL)
22
49
11
55
2-8-0
W2
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 23 times.
The Florida Panthers trailed by as many as 6 points on December 28, 2021.
The Florida Panthers took first place for good on March 7, 2022.
The Florida Panthers won 13 games in a row from March 29, 2022 to April 23, 2022, the longest run of the race.
The Tampa Bay Lightning led by 4 points as late as December 29, 2021.
The Florida Panthers led by as many as 11 points on April 23, 2022.
The Florida Panthers went 14-2-1 from December 28, 2021 to January 31, 2022, turning a deficit of 6 points into a lead of 5 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 83 of the 173 days played.
The Florida Panthers spent 164 of the season's 202 charted days in first place.