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1939-40 NHL season standings
Every 1939-40 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran November 2, 1939 to March 17, 1940.
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NHL standings, 1939-40
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Bruins (BOS) | 31 | 12 | 5 | 67 | 6-3-1 | W1 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) | 27 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 4-4-2 | T1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) | 25 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 6-3-1 | L1 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) | 23 | 19 | 6 | 52 | 7-3-0 | W3 |
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) | 16 | 26 | 6 | 38 | 4-6-0 | L2 |
| New York Americans (NYA) | 15 | 29 | 4 | 34 | 4-4-2 | W1 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) | 10 | 33 | 5 | 25 | 1-8-1 | L3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 22 times.
- The Boston Bruins trailed by as many as 6 points on November 25, 1939.
- The Boston Bruins took first place for good on March 12, 1940.
- The New York Rangers won 10 games in a row from December 19, 1939 to January 13, 1940, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Rangers led by 5 points as late as January 29, 1940.
- The Boston Bruins went 10-1-2 from November 25, 1939 to December 25, 1939, turning a deficit of 6 points into a lead of 4 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 70 of the 86 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Boston Bruins spent 38 of the season's 137 charted days in first place.