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1948-49 NHL season standings
Every 1948-49 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran October 13, 1948 to March 20, 1949.
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NHL standings, 1948-49
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 75 | 6-3-1 | W3 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) | 29 | 23 | 8 | 66 | 5-3-2 | W1 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) | 28 | 23 | 9 | 65 | 7-1-2 | L1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) | 22 | 25 | 13 | 57 | 3-6-1 | L3 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) | 21 | 31 | 8 | 50 | 2-5-3 | L2 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) | 18 | 31 | 11 | 47 | 2-7-1 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 10 times.
- The Detroit Red Wings trailed by as many as 4 points on November 27, 1948.
- The Detroit Red Wings took first place for good on January 8, 1949.
- The Detroit Red Wings won 6 games in a row from November 28, 1948 to December 11, 1948, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Bruins led by 4 points as late as December 3, 1948.
- The Detroit Red Wings went 12-3-2 from December 25, 1948 to February 3, 1949, turning a deficit of 1 point into a lead of 12 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 37 of the 88 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Detroit Red Wings spent 132 of the season's 159 charted days in first place.