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2001-02 NHL Northeast standings
The Boston Bruins won the 2001-02 NHL Northeast division race on 101 points, 1 point ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
🏆The 2001-02 playoffs, series by series
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Northeast standings, 2001-02
| Team | W | L | T | OT | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Bruins (BOS) z | 43 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 101 | 4-3-1-2 | W1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) x | 43 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 100 | 6-3-1-0 | W4 |
| Ottawa Senators (OTT) x | 39 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 94 | 4-4-1-1 | L1 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) x | 36 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 87 | 7-3-0-0 | L2 |
| Buffalo Sabres (BUF) | 35 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 82 | 5-3-2-0 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- z
- clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 17 times.
- The Boston Bruins trailed by as many as 7 points on December 15, 2001.
- The Boston Bruins took first place for good on March 16, 2002.
- The Ottawa Senators won 7 games in a row from October 25, 2001 to November 13, 2001, the longest run of the race.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs led by 7 points as late as December 17, 2001.
- The Boston Bruins led by as many as 6 points on April 4, 2002.
- The Boston Bruins went 12-5-0-4 from December 17, 2001 to January 28, 2002, turning a deficit of 7 points into a lead of 5 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 80 of the 150 days played.
- The Boston Bruins spent 104 of the season's 194 charted days in first place.