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1941-42 NHL standings
The New York Rangers won the 1941-42 NHL standings race on 60 points, 3 points ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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NHL standings, 1941-42
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Rangers (NYR) | 29 | 17 | 2 | 60 | 5-4-1 | W1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) | 27 | 18 | 3 | 57 | 4-6-0 | L2 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) | 25 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 4-5-1 | W1 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) | 22 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 2-8-0 | L3 |
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) | 19 | 25 | 4 | 42 | 7-2-1 | W2 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) | 18 | 27 | 3 | 39 | 7-2-1 | W1 |
| Brooklyn Americans (BRK) | 16 | 29 | 3 | 35 | 3-5-2 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 16 times.
- The New York Rangers trailed by as many as 7 points on December 23, 1941.
- The New York Rangers took first place for good on February 22, 1942.
- The New York Rangers won 7 games in a row from January 18, 1942 to February 5, 1942, the longest run of the race.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs led by 3 points as late as November 22, 1941.
- The New York Rangers went 7-5-0 from January 31, 1942 to February 26, 1942, turning a deficit of 2 points into a lead of 6 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 64 of the 80 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The New York Rangers spent 58 of the season's 139 charted days in first place.