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1953-54 NHL season standings
Every 1953-54 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran October 8, 1953 to March 21, 1954.
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NHL standings, 1953-54
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
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| Detroit Red Wings (DET) | 37 | 19 | 14 | 88 | 3-4-3 | W1 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) | 35 | 24 | 11 | 81 | 4-3-3 | W2 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) | 32 | 24 | 14 | 78 | 3-5-2 | L2 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) | 32 | 28 | 10 | 74 | 6-1-3 | W1 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) | 29 | 31 | 10 | 68 | 5-3-2 | L1 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) | 12 | 51 | 7 | 31 | 2-7-1 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 times.
- The Detroit Red Wings trailed by as many as 5 points on November 7, 1953.
- The Detroit Red Wings took first place for good on January 10, 1954.
- The Montréal Canadiens led by 5 points as late as November 7, 1953.
- The Detroit Red Wings led by as many as 11 points on February 25, 1954.
- The Detroit Red Wings went 11-3-2 from January 9, 1954 to February 15, 1954, turning a deficit of 1 point into a lead of 10 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 46 of the 104 days played.
- The Detroit Red Wings spent 112 of the season's 165 charted days in first place.