Every 2019-20 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 2, 2019 to March 11, 2020.
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Atlantic standings, 2019-20
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Boston Bruins (BOS)p
44
14
12
100
7-3-0
W1
Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)x
43
21
6
92
3-6-1
L1
Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR)x
36
25
9
81
5-4-1
W1
Florida Panthers (FLA)x
35
26
8
78
4-4-2
W2
Montréal Canadiens (MTL)x
31
31
9
71
4-5-1
L3
Buffalo Sabres (BUF)
30
31
8
68
3-7-0
W1
Ottawa Senators (OTT)
25
34
12
62
4-5-1
L2
Detroit Red Wings (DET)
17
49
5
39
3-6-1
L1
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
p
clinched the Presidents' Trophy
Turning points
The lead changed hands 4 times.
The Boston Bruins trailed by as many as 5 points on October 25, 2019.
The Boston Bruins took first place for good on October 29, 2019.
The Tampa Bay Lightning won 11 games in a row from January 29, 2020 to February 17, 2020, the longest run of the race.
The Buffalo Sabres led by 5 points as late as October 25, 2019.
The Boston Bruins went 14-2-4 from October 25, 2019 to December 5, 2019, turning a deficit of 5 points into a lead of 15 points.
Four teams held first place.
The Boston Bruins spent 137 of the season's 162 charted days in first place.