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1956-57 NHL season standings
Every 1956-57 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran October 11, 1956 to March 24, 1957.
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NHL standings, 1956-57
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
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| Detroit Red Wings (DET) x | 38 | 20 | 12 | 88 | 6-3-1 | W2 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) x | 35 | 23 | 12 | 82 | 5-4-1 | W2 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) x | 34 | 24 | 12 | 80 | 5-3-2 | L1 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) x | 26 | 30 | 14 | 66 | 4-3-3 | T1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) | 21 | 34 | 15 | 57 | 3-5-2 | L3 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) | 16 | 39 | 15 | 47 | 2-5-3 | T1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 10 times.
- The Detroit Red Wings trailed by as many as 5 points on January 16, 1957.
- The Detroit Red Wings took first place for good on January 24, 1957.
- The Montréal Canadiens won 7 games in a row from January 5, 1957 to January 19, 1957, the longest run of the race.
- The Montréal Canadiens led by 5 points as late as January 16, 1957.
- The Detroit Red Wings went 9-2-3 from January 16, 1957 to February 16, 1957, turning a deficit of 5 points into a lead of 8 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 58 of the 102 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Detroit Red Wings spent 102 of the season's 165 charted days in first place.