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1952-53 NHL season standings
Every 1952-53 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran October 9, 1952 to March 22, 1953.
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NHL standings, 1952-53
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) x | 36 | 16 | 18 | 90 | 5-2-3 | T1 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) x | 28 | 23 | 19 | 75 | 2-6-2 | T1 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) x | 28 | 29 | 13 | 69 | 6-3-1 | L1 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) x | 27 | 28 | 15 | 69 | 5-3-2 | W2 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) | 27 | 30 | 13 | 67 | 4-5-1 | W4 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) | 17 | 37 | 16 | 50 | 2-7-1 | L3 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 11 times.
- The Detroit Red Wings trailed by as many as 6 points on November 8, 1952.
- The Detroit Red Wings took first place for good on January 31, 1953.
- The Detroit Red Wings won 8 games in a row from February 19, 1953 to March 11, 1953, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago Blackhawks led by 5 points as late as December 3, 1952.
- The Detroit Red Wings went 14-2-2 from January 30, 1953 to March 11, 1953, turning a deficit of 1 point into a lead of 14 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 36 of the 98 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Detroit Red Wings spent 111 of the season's 165 charted days in first place.