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1951-52 NHL season standings
Every 1951-52 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran October 11, 1951 to March 23, 1952.
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NHL standings, 1951-52
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) x | 44 | 14 | 12 | 100 | 7-2-1 | W1 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) x | 34 | 26 | 10 | 78 | 4-4-2 | L1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) x | 29 | 25 | 16 | 74 | 4-5-1 | L3 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) x | 25 | 29 | 16 | 66 | 7-2-1 | W1 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) | 23 | 34 | 13 | 59 | 3-7-0 | L2 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) | 17 | 44 | 9 | 43 | 2-6-2 | W2 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Detroit Red Wings trailed by as many as 2 points on October 14, 1951.
- The Detroit Red Wings took first place for good on October 20, 1951.
- The Detroit Red Wings won 6 games in a row from February 3, 1952 to February 18, 1952, the longest run of the race.
- The Montréal Canadiens led by 2 points as late as October 19, 1951.
- The Detroit Red Wings went 14-3-2 from February 12, 1952 to March 23, 1952, turning a lead of 10 points into a lead of 22 points.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Detroit Red Wings spent 159 of the season's 165 charted days in first place.