2012-13 NHL Northeast standings

Name: 2012-13 NHL Northeast standings
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The Montréal Canadiens won the 2012-13 NHL Northeast division race on 63 points, 1 point ahead of the Boston Bruins. It came down to the final days: the Montréal Canadiens did not lead for good until April 27, 2013.

The 2012-13 playoffs, series by series

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Northeast standings, 2012-13

Team	W	L	OT	PTS	L10	Streak
Montréal Canadiens (MTL) y	29	14	5	63	4-6-0	W2
Boston Bruins (BOS) x	28	14	6	62	3-5-2	L1
Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) x	26	17	5	57	5-4-1	L1
Ottawa Senators (OTT) x	25	17	6	56	6-4-0	W1
Buffalo Sabres (BUF)	21	21	6	48	6-4-0	W2

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
y: clinched the division

Turning points

The lead changed hands 15 times.
The Montréal Canadiens trailed by as many as 4 points on January 21, 2013.
The Montréal Canadiens took first place for good on April 27, 2013.
The Boston Bruins won 6 games in a row from February 17, 2013 to March 2, 2013, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Bruins led by 3 points as late as February 10, 2013.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 82 of the 91 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The Montréal Canadiens held first place for 23 straight days, the season's longest run.
The Montréal Canadiens spent 61 of the season's 100 charted days in first place.