Every 2018-19 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 3, 2018 to April 6, 2019.
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Atlantic standings, 2018-19
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)p
62
16
4
128
7-3-0
W2
Boston Bruins (BOS)x
49
24
9
107
6-4-0
L1
Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR)x
46
28
8
100
3-4-3
OT1
Montréal Canadiens (MTL)
44
30
8
96
7-2-1
W1
Florida Panthers (FLA)
36
32
14
86
4-4-2
OT2
Buffalo Sabres (BUF)
33
39
10
76
2-7-1
W2
Detroit Red Wings (DET)
32
40
10
74
7-3-0
L2
Ottawa Senators (OTT)
29
47
6
64
4-6-0
L2
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
p
clinched the Presidents' Trophy
Turning points
The lead changed hands 15 times.
The Tampa Bay Lightning trailed by as many as 8 points on October 15, 2018.
The Tampa Bay Lightning took first place for good on November 29, 2018.
The Tampa Bay Lightning won 10 games in a row from February 9, 2019 to February 27, 2019, the longest run of the race.
The Toronto Maple Leafs led by 4 points as late as October 16, 2018.
The Tampa Bay Lightning went 17-2-1 from December 2, 2018 to January 15, 2019, turning a lead of 1 point into a lead of 16 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 40 of the 160 days played.
Six teams held first place.
The Tampa Bay Lightning spent 154 of the season's 186 charted days in first place.