Every 2014-15 NHL race charted day by day: Atlantic, Metropolitan, Eastern Wild Card, Central, Pacific and Western Wild Card. Final standings, from a season that ran October 8, 2014 to April 11, 2015.
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Atlantic standings, 2014-15
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Montréal Canadiens (MTL)y
50
22
10
110
5-2-3
W3
Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)x
50
24
8
108
6-3-1
W3
Detroit Red Wings (DET)x
43
25
14
100
4-4-2
W1
Ottawa Senators (OTT)x
43
26
13
99
6-2-2
W3
Boston Bruins (BOS)
41
27
14
96
5-3-2
OT1
Florida Panthers (FLA)
38
29
15
91
5-4-1
W2
Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR)
30
44
8
68
3-5-2
OT1
Buffalo Sabres (BUF)
23
51
8
54
3-6-1
L2
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
y
clinched the division
Turning points
The lead changed hands 20 times.
The Montréal Canadiens trailed by as many as 4 points on January 9, 2015.
The Montréal Canadiens took first place for good on February 12, 2015.
The Ottawa Senators won 7 games in a row from March 12, 2015 to March 23, 2015, the longest run of the race.
The Tampa Bay Lightning led by 4 points as late as January 9, 2015.
The Montréal Canadiens went 8-1-2 from February 6, 2015 to February 26, 2015, turning a deficit of 4 points into a lead of 5 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 128 of the 166 days played.
Four teams held first place.
The Montréal Canadiens spent 115 of the season's 186 charted days in first place.