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1927-28 NHL American standings
The Boston Bruins won the 1927-28 NHL American division race on 51 points, 4 points ahead of the New York Rangers.
🏆The 1927-28 playoffs, series by series
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American standings, 1927-28
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Bruins (BOS) y | 20 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 5-3-2 | L3 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) x | 19 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 4-4-2 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (PIR) x | 19 | 17 | 8 | 46 | 7-3-0 | W6 |
| Detroit Cougars (DCG) | 19 | 19 | 6 | 44 | 6-4-0 | W1 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) | 7 | 34 | 3 | 17 | 0-10-0 | L10 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- y
- clinched the division
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 11 times.
- The Boston Bruins trailed by as many as 3 points on November 17, 1927.
- The Boston Bruins took first place for good on March 3, 1928.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates won 6 games in a row from March 10, 1928 to March 24, 1928, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Rangers led by 3 points as late as February 10, 1928.
- The Boston Bruins went 8-1-2 from February 13, 1928 to March 15, 1928, turning a deficit of 2 points into a lead of 8 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 61 of the 86 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Boston Bruins spent 58 of the season's 131 charted days in first place.