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1964-65 NHL season standings
Every 1964-65 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran October 12, 1964 to March 28, 1965.
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NHL standings, 1964-65
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
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| Detroit Red Wings (DET) | 40 | 23 | 7 | 87 | 7-2-1 | L1 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) | 36 | 23 | 11 | 83 | 6-4-0 | W1 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) | 34 | 28 | 8 | 76 | 2-7-1 | L5 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) | 30 | 26 | 14 | 74 | 4-5-1 | W1 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) | 20 | 38 | 12 | 52 | 1-7-2 | L2 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) | 21 | 43 | 6 | 48 | 4-5-1 | W2 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 15 times.
- The Detroit Red Wings trailed by as many as 9 points on January 20, 1965.
- The Detroit Red Wings took first place for good on March 9, 1965.
- The Detroit Red Wings won 7 games in a row from February 27, 1965 to March 10, 1965, the longest run of the race.
- The Montréal Canadiens led by 4 points as late as January 30, 1965.
- The Detroit Red Wings went 12-1-1 from February 26, 1965 to March 27, 1965, turning a deficit of 8 points into a lead of 6 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 73 of the 101 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Detroit Red Wings spent 61 of the season's 168 charted days in first place.