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2015-16 NHL Metropolitan standings
The Washington Capitals won the 2015-16 NHL Metropolitan division race on 120 points, 16 points ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
🏆The 2015-16 playoffs, series by series
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Metropolitan standings, 2015-16
| Team | W | L | OT | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Washington Capitals (WSH) p | 56 | 18 | 8 | 120 | 4-3-3 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT) x | 48 | 26 | 8 | 104 | 8-2-0 | L1 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) x | 46 | 27 | 9 | 101 | 6-3-1 | W1 |
| New York Islanders (NYI) x | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | 6-3-1 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Flyers (PHI) x | 41 | 27 | 14 | 96 | 6-3-1 | W2 |
| Carolina Hurricanes (CAR) | 35 | 31 | 16 | 86 | 4-4-2 | L2 |
| New Jersey Devils (NJD) | 38 | 36 | 8 | 84 | 4-5-1 | W1 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ) | 34 | 40 | 8 | 76 | 5-5-0 | W3 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- p
- clinched the Presidents' Trophy
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 13 times.
- The Washington Capitals trailed by as many as 7 points on November 15, 2015.
- The Washington Capitals took first place for good on December 8, 2015.
- The Washington Capitals won 9 games in a row from December 12, 2015 to December 30, 2015, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Rangers led by 7 points as late as November 17, 2015.
- The Washington Capitals led by as many as 20 points on March 7, 2016.
- The Washington Capitals went 17-2-2 from November 26, 2015 to January 10, 2016, turning a deficit of 3 points into a lead of 18 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 44 of the 171 days played.
- The Washington Capitals spent 136 of the season's 187 charted days in first place.