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1947-48 NHL season standings
Every 1947-48 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran October 15, 1947 to March 21, 1948.
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NHL standings, 1947-48
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
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| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) | 32 | 15 | 13 | 77 | 6-4-0 | W4 |
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) | 30 | 18 | 12 | 72 | 3-4-3 | L2 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) | 23 | 24 | 13 | 59 | 5-2-3 | W1 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) | 21 | 26 | 13 | 55 | 2-7-1 | L1 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) | 20 | 29 | 11 | 51 | 5-3-2 | L1 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) | 20 | 34 | 6 | 46 | 4-5-1 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 20 times.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs trailed by as many as 4 points on October 19, 1947.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs took first place for good on March 14, 1948.
- The Detroit Red Wings led by 4 points as late as February 3, 1948.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs went 4-0-2 from November 28, 1947 to December 10, 1947, turning a deficit of 3 points into a lead of 5 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 67 of the 87 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs held first place for 35 straight days, the season's longest run.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs spent 75 of the season's 159 charted days in first place.