Every 2005-06 NHL race charted day by day: Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast, Central, Northwest and Pacific. Final standings, from a season that ran October 5, 2005 to April 18, 2006.
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Atlantic standings, 2005-06
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
New Jersey Devils (NJD)y
46
27
9
101
10-0-0
W11
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)x
45
26
11
101
5-4-1
W1
New York Rangers (NYR)x
44
26
12
100
4-6-0
L5
New York Islanders (NYI)
36
40
6
78
3-6-1
L2
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
22
46
14
58
4-4-2
L1
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
y
clinched the division
Turning points
The lead changed hands 9 times.
The New Jersey Devils trailed by as many as 19 points on January 2, 2006.
The New Jersey Devils won 11 games in a row from March 28, 2006 to April 18, 2006, the longest run of the race.
The Philadelphia Flyers led by 9 points as late as January 6, 2006.
The New Jersey Devils went 10-0-0 from March 30, 2006 to April 18, 2006, turning a deficit of 13 points into a tied race.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 75 of the 151 days played.
Three teams held or shared first place.
The New York Rangers held first place for 73 straight days, the season's longest run. That spell runs either side of the Olympic break.
The New Jersey Devils spent 7 of the season's 196 charted days in first place. The season's charted days include the Olympic break.