Devils tie Isles.... since December 15

With their win over Pittsburgh tonight, the Devils have 42 points since December 15 -- matching the Isles' total since then.

Pending the outcome of tonight's Carolina-Chicago game, here are the Eastern Conference Standings since 12/15:

Boston	22	10	3	47
Tampa Bay	20	10	3	43
New Jersey	20	12	2	42
NY Islanders	19	14	4	42
Carolina	18	13	5	41
Washington	17	9	6	40
Montreal	17	12	5	39
Philadelphia	19	10	1	39
Toronto	17	13	5	39
Buffalo	17	11	4	38
Pittsburgh	16	11	6	38
Florida	13	15	7	33
NY Rangers	15	16	3	33
Atlanta	9	17	7	25
Ottawa	9	18	6	24

.and yes, I realize that there are some large discrepancies in games played in that stretch.

 

Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since 1982. Visit my blog: forever1940.blogspot.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick