2009-10 NHL Atlantic standings

Name: 2009-10 NHL Atlantic standings
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The New Jersey Devils won the 2009-10 NHL Atlantic division race on 103 points, 2 points ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins. It came down to the final days: the New Jersey Devils did not lead for good until April 10, 2010.

The 2009-10 playoffs, series by series

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Atlantic standings, 2009-10

Team	W	L	OT	PTS	L10	Streak
New Jersey Devils (NJD) y	48	27	7	103	5-2-3	W2
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT) x	47	28	7	101	5-4-1	W1
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI) x	41	35	6	88	4-5-1	W1
New York Rangers (NYR)	38	33	11	87	7-1-2	OT1
New York Islanders (NYI)	34	37	11	79	5-4-1	OT1

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 8 points on October 20, 2009.
The New Jersey Devils took first place for good on April 10, 2010.
The New Jersey Devils won 8 games in a row from October 29, 2009 to November 14, 2009, the longest run of the race.
The Pittsburgh Penguins led by 5 points as late as March 9, 2010.
The New Jersey Devils went 15-4-0 from December 3, 2009 to January 12, 2010, turning a deficit of 5 points into a lead of 8 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 97 of the 152 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The New Jersey Devils spent 111 of the season's 193 charted days in first place.