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1977-78 NHL Patrick standings
The New York Islanders won the 1977-78 NHL Patrick division race on 111 points, 6 points ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers.
🏆The 1977-78 playoffs, series by series
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Patrick standings, 1977-78
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| New York Islanders (NYI) z | 48 | 17 | 15 | 111 | 6-2-2 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Flyers (PHI) x | 45 | 20 | 15 | 105 | 6-2-2 | L1 |
| Atlanta Flames (AFM) x | 34 | 27 | 19 | 87 | 7-2-1 | L1 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) x | 30 | 37 | 13 | 73 | 5-5-0 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- z
- clinched the best record in the Clarence Campbell Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The New York Islanders trailed by as many as 6 points on December 15, 1977.
- The New York Islanders took first place for good on January 28, 1978.
- The New York Islanders won 6 games in a row from January 14, 1978 to January 28, 1978, the longest run of the race.
- The Philadelphia Flyers led by 6 points as late as December 21, 1977.
- The New York Islanders led by as many as 9 points on March 9, 1978.
- The New York Islanders went 12-2-3 from January 17, 1978 to February 22, 1978, turning a deficit of 5 points into a lead of 7 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 58 of the 139 days played.
- The New York Islanders spent 83 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.