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1961-62 NHL season standings
Every 1961-62 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran October 11, 1961 to March 25, 1962.
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NHL standings, 1961-62
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
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| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) x | 42 | 14 | 14 | 98 | 7-2-1 | W3 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) x | 37 | 22 | 11 | 85 | 4-3-3 | L1 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) x | 31 | 26 | 13 | 75 | 4-6-0 | L2 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) x | 26 | 32 | 12 | 64 | 4-4-2 | W2 |
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) | 23 | 33 | 14 | 60 | 2-6-2 | L1 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) | 15 | 47 | 8 | 38 | 3-5-2 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 13 times.
- The Montréal Canadiens trailed by as many as 4 points on October 12, 1961.
- The Montréal Canadiens took first place for good on January 11, 1962.
- The Montréal Canadiens won 6 games in a row from October 18, 1961 to October 29, 1961, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Rangers led by 3 points as late as October 20, 1961.
- The Montréal Canadiens went 14-2-1 from January 10, 1962 to February 21, 1962, turning a deficit of 1 point into a lead of 13 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 45 of the 98 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Montréal Canadiens spent 142 of the season's 166 charted days in first place.