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1954-55 NHL season standings
Every 1954-55 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran October 7, 1954 to March 20, 1955.
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NHL standings, 1954-55
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) | 42 | 17 | 11 | 95 | 9-0-1 | W9 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) | 41 | 18 | 11 | 93 | 5-3-2 | L1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) | 24 | 24 | 22 | 70 | 1-5-4 | L1 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) | 23 | 26 | 21 | 67 | 3-6-1 | L2 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) | 17 | 35 | 18 | 52 | 3-5-2 | W1 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) | 13 | 40 | 17 | 43 | 2-6-2 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 10 times.
- The Detroit Red Wings trailed by as many as 8 points on November 30, 1954.
- The Detroit Red Wings took first place for good on March 20, 1955.
- The Detroit Red Wings won 9 games in a row from February 27, 1955 to March 20, 1955, the longest run of the race.
- The Montréal Canadiens led by 7 points as late as December 3, 1954.
- The Detroit Red Wings went 12-2-4 from December 10, 1954 to January 16, 1955, turning a deficit of 7 points into a lead of 2 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 48 of the 100 days played.
- The Montréal Canadiens held first place for 85 straight days, the season's longest run.
- The Detroit Red Wings spent 21 of the season's 165 charted days in first place.