Every 2006-07 NHL race charted day by day: Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast, Central, Northwest and Pacific. Final standings, from a season that ran October 4, 2006 to April 8, 2007.
Loading season data…
Atlantic standings, 2006-07
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
New Jersey Devils (NJD)y
49
24
9
107
6-3-1
OT1
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)x
47
24
11
105
6-3-1
W2
New York Rangers (NYR)x
42
30
10
94
7-2-1
L1
New York Islanders (NYI)x
40
30
12
92
6-3-1
W4
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
22
48
12
56
2-7-1
W1
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
y
clinched the division
Turning points
The lead changed hands 18 times.
The New Jersey Devils trailed by as many as 4 points on December 14, 2006.
The New Jersey Devils took first place for good on April 1, 2007.
The Pittsburgh Penguins won 6 games in a row from January 20, 2007 to February 3, 2007, the longest run of the race.
The New York Rangers led by 4 points as late as December 16, 2006.
The New Jersey Devils went 12-2-3 from December 16, 2006 to January 20, 2007, turning a deficit of 4 points into a lead of 13 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 78 of the 148 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The New Jersey Devils spent 153 of the season's 187 charted days in first place.