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1940-41 NHL season standings
Every 1940-41 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran November 2, 1940 to March 18, 1941.
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NHL standings, 1940-41
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
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| Boston Bruins (BOS) x | 27 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 7-1-2 | W1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) x | 28 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 4-4-2 | W2 |
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) x | 21 | 16 | 11 | 53 | 6-3-1 | L1 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) x | 21 | 19 | 8 | 50 | 8-2-0 | W3 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) x | 16 | 25 | 7 | 39 | 2-7-1 | L3 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) x | 16 | 26 | 6 | 38 | 4-6-0 | W1 |
| New York Americans (NYA) | 8 | 29 | 11 | 27 | 0-8-2 | L3 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 5 times.
- The Boston Bruins trailed by as many as 13 points on December 15, 1940.
- The Boston Bruins took first place for good on March 4, 1941.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs won 8 games in a row from November 24, 1940 to December 15, 1940, the longest run of the race.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs led by 8 points as late as February 1, 1941.
- The Boston Bruins went 10-0-3 from January 11, 1941 to February 13, 1941, turning a deficit of 10 points into a lead of 3 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 34 of the 84 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Boston Bruins spent 26 of the season's 137 charted days in first place.