The NHL's Southeast Division was formed in 1998 as part of the Eastern Conference due to expansion.

Contents 1 Current lineup 2 Current standings 3 Division lineups 3.1 1998–1999 3.2 1999–present 4 Division Champions 5 Stanley Cup winners produced 6 Southeast Division titles won by team 7 See also 8 References

[edit] Current lineup

• Atlanta Thrashers
• Carolina Hurricanes
• Florida Panthers
• Tampa Bay Lightning
• Washington Capitals

[edit] Current standings

	Southeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	Washington Capitals	23	13	5	5	82	69	31
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	21	9	5	7	56	63	25
3	Atlanta Thrashers	20	10	7	3	71	61	23
4	Florida Panthers	21	10	9	2	60	68	22
5	Carolina Hurricanes	22	5	12	5	53	81	15

After games of November 22, 2009.^[1]

[edit] Division lineups

[edit] 1998–1999

• Carolina Hurricanes (from the Northeast Division)
• Florida Panthers (from the Atlantic Division)
• Tampa Bay Lightning (from the Atlantic Division)
• Washington Capitals (from the Atlantic Division)

[edit] 1999–present

• Atlanta Thrashers (joined the NHL as an expansion team in the 1999–2000 season)
• Carolina Hurricanes
• Florida Panthers
• Tampa Bay Lightning
• Washington Capitals

[edit] Division Champions

• 1998-99 - Carolina Hurricanes (34–30–18, 86 pts)
• 1999-00 - Washington Capitals (44–24–12–2, 102 pts)
• 2000-01 - Washington Capitals (41–27–10–4, 96 pts)
• 2001-02 - Carolina Hurricanes (35–26–16–5, 91 pts)
• 2002-03 - Tampa Bay Lightning (36–25–16–5, 93 pts)
• 2003-04 - Tampa Bay Lightning (46–22–8–6, 106 pts)
• 2004-05 - no season (NHL Lockout)
• 2005-06 - Carolina Hurricanes (52–22–8, 112 pts)
• 2006-07 - Atlanta Thrashers (43–28–11, 97 pts)
• 2007-08 - Washington Capitals (43–31–8, 94 pts)
• 2008-09 - Washington Capitals (50–24–8, 108 pts)

[edit] Stanley Cup winners produced

• 2004 - Tampa Bay Lightning
• 2006 - Carolina Hurricanes

[edit] Southeast Division titles won by team

Team	Number of Championships Won	Last Year Won
Washington Capitals	4	2009
Carolina Hurricanes	3	2006
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	2004
Atlanta Thrashers	1	2007

[edit] See also

• Adams Division
• Norris Division
• Patrick Division
• Smythe Division
• Atlantic Division (NHL)
• Central Division (NHL)
• Northeast Division (NHL)
• Northwest Division (NHL)
• Pacific Division (NHL)

[edit] References

• NHL History

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