Every 2002-03 NHL race charted day by day: Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast, Central, Northwest and Pacific. Final standings, from a season that ran October 9, 2002 to April 6, 2003.
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Atlantic standings, 2002-03
Team
W
L
T
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
New Jersey Devils (NJD)y
46
20
10
6
108
5-0-4-1
T1
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)x
45
20
13
4
107
7-1-2-0
W5
New York Islanders (NYI)x
35
34
11
2
83
3-5-2-0
W1
New York Rangers (NYR)
32
36
10
4
78
4-4-1-1
L2
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
27
44
6
5
65
2-7-1-0
L1
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
y
clinched the division
Turning points
The lead changed hands 21 times.
The New Jersey Devils trailed by as many as 6 points on November 5, 2002.
The New Jersey Devils took first place for good on March 18, 2003.
The New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers each won 6 games in a row, the longest run of the race.
The Philadelphia Flyers led by 4 points as late as January 9, 2003.
The New Jersey Devils went 13-2-1-1 from January 10, 2003 to February 12, 2003, turning a deficit of 4 points into a lead of 8 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 92 of the 154 days played.
Four teams held or shared first place.
The New Jersey Devils spent 115 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.