Name: 2018 MLS Eastern Conference standings
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Red Bull New York won the 2018 MLS Eastern Conference playoff race on 71 points, 2 points ahead of Atlanta United. It came down to the final days: Red Bull New York did not lead for good until October 28, 2018.

Eastern standings, 2018

Team	W	L	T	PTS	L10	Streak
Red Bull New York (RBNY) s	22	7	5	71	7-1-2	W5
Atlanta United (ATL) b	21	7	6	69	7-3-0	L1
New York City Football Club (NYC) x	16	10	8	56	2-5-3	W1
Columbus Crew (CLB) x	14	11	9	51	3-4-3	W1
D.C. United (DC) x	14	11	9	51	7-0-3	T1
Philadelphia Union (PHI) x	15	14	5	50	5-3-2	L2
Impact de Montréal (MTL)	14	16	4	46	5-3-2	L1
New England Revolution (NE)	10	13	11	41	3-4-3	W1
Toronto FC (TOR)	10	18	6	36	4-6-0	W1
Chicago Fire FC (CHI)	8	18	8	32	2-5-3	T1
Orlando City (ORL)	8	22	4	28	1-7-2	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
b: clinched a bye past the opening round
s: clinched the Supporters' Shield

Turning points

The lead changed hands 9 times.
Red Bull New York trailed by as many as 10 points on April 11, 2018.
Red Bull New York took first place for good on October 28, 2018.
Orlando City won 6 games in a row from March 31, 2018 to May 6, 2018, the longest run of the race.
Atlanta United led by 8 points as late as July 7, 2018.
Red Bull New York went 4-0-2 from August 4, 2018 to August 29, 2018, turning a deficit of 7 points into a lead of 1 point.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 61 of the 86 days played.
Five teams held first place.
Red Bull New York spent 19 of the season's 240 charted days in first place.