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2003-04 NHL Southeast standings
The Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2003-04 NHL Southeast division race on 106 points, 28 points ahead of the Atlanta Thrashers.
🏆The 2003-04 playoffs, series by series
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Southeast standings, 2003-04
| Team | W | L | T | OT | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL) z | 46 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 106 | 5-4-0-1 | L1 |
| Atlanta Thrashers (ATL) | 33 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 78 | 5-3-1-1 | W1 |
| Carolina Hurricanes (CAR) | 28 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 76 | 4-4-1-1 | T1 |
| Florida Panthers (FLA) | 28 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 75 | 2-6-1-1 | T1 |
| Washington Capitals (WSH) | 23 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 59 | 2-5-2-1 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- z
- clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 12 times.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning trailed by as many as 8 points on December 26, 2003.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning took first place for good on January 9, 2004.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning won 8 games in a row from February 23, 2004 to March 6, 2004, the longest run of the race.
- The Atlanta Thrashers led by 8 points as late as December 26, 2003.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning went 14-5-1-2 from December 26, 2003 to February 5, 2004, turning a deficit of 8 points into a lead of 15 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 57 of the 156 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning spent 118 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.