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1965-66 NHL season standings
Every 1965-66 NHL race charted day by day: standings race. Final standings, from a season that ran October 23, 1965 to April 3, 1966.
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NHL standings, 1965-66
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
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| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) x | 41 | 21 | 8 | 90 | 7-3-0 | W5 |
| Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) x | 37 | 25 | 8 | 82 | 5-4-1 | L2 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) x | 34 | 25 | 11 | 79 | 4-4-2 | T2 |
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) x | 31 | 27 | 12 | 74 | 5-3-2 | T1 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) | 21 | 43 | 6 | 48 | 5-5-0 | W2 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) | 18 | 41 | 11 | 47 | 1-8-1 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 20 times.
- The Montréal Canadiens trailed by as many as 4 points on January 13, 1966.
- The Montréal Canadiens took first place for good on March 5, 1966.
- The Detroit Red Wings won 7 games in a row from November 28, 1965 to December 12, 1965, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago Blackhawks led by 4 points as late as February 18, 1966.
- The Montréal Canadiens went 13-5-1 from February 22, 1966 to April 3, 1966, turning a deficit of 2 points into a lead of 8 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 73 of the 93 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Montréal Canadiens spent 87 of the season's 163 charted days in first place.