1996-97 NHL Atlantic standings

Name: 1996-97 NHL Atlantic standings
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The New Jersey Devils won the 1996-97 NHL Atlantic division race on 104 points, 1 point ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers. It came down to the final days: the New Jersey Devils did not lead for good until April 4, 1997.

The 1996-97 playoffs, series by series

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Atlantic standings, 1996-97

Team	W	L	T	PTS	L10	Streak
New Jersey Devils (NJD) z	45	23	14	104	6-3-1	L1
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI) x	45	24	13	103	5-3-2	W1
Florida Panthers (FLA) x	35	28	19	89	3-4-3	W2
New York Rangers (NYR) x	38	34	10	86	5-4-1	L1
Washington Capitals (WSH)	33	40	9	75	5-4-1	W3
Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)	32	40	10	74	4-3-3	L1
New York Islanders (NYI)	29	41	12	70	4-5-1	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
z: clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference

Turning points

The lead changed hands 7 times.
The New Jersey Devils trailed by as many as 13 points on December 1, 1996.
The New Jersey Devils took first place for good on April 4, 1997.
The Philadelphia Flyers won 7 games in a row from December 6, 1996 to December 21, 1996, the longest run of the race.
The Florida Panthers led by 11 points as late as November 29, 1996.
The New Jersey Devils went 15-4-2 from February 26, 1997 to April 11, 1997, turning a deficit of 9 points into a lead of 4 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 54 of the 176 days played.
Six teams held first place.
The New Jersey Devils spent 17 of the season's 192 charted days in first place.