standingschart.com
points above pace · final standings
1942-43 NHL season standings
Every 1942-43 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran October 31, 1942 to March 18, 1943.
Loading season data…
NHL standings, 1942-43
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) | 25 | 14 | 11 | 61 | 5-4-1 | W1 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) | 24 | 17 | 9 | 57 | 3-4-3 | W1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) | 22 | 19 | 9 | 53 | 3-4-3 | W2 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) | 19 | 19 | 12 | 50 | 4-2-4 | W1 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) | 17 | 18 | 15 | 49 | 2-4-4 | L2 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) | 11 | 31 | 8 | 30 | 4-5-1 | L2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 14 times.
- The Detroit Red Wings trailed by as many as 7 points on January 19, 1943.
- The Detroit Red Wings took first place for good on February 21, 1943.
- The Boston Bruins led by 7 points as late as January 20, 1943.
- The Detroit Red Wings went 7-2-1 from February 13, 1943 to March 11, 1943, turning a deficit of 6 points into a lead of 5 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 50 of the 78 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Boston Bruins held first place for 42 straight days, the season's longest run.
- The Detroit Red Wings spent 57 of the season's 139 charted days in first place.