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1975-76 NHL Norris standings
The Montréal Canadiens won the 1975-76 NHL Norris division race on 127 points, 42 points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings.
🏆The 1975-76 playoffs, series by series
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Norris standings, 1975-76
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) z | 58 | 11 | 11 | 127 | 7-2-1 | W3 |
| Los Angeles Kings (LAK) x | 38 | 33 | 9 | 85 | 5-3-2 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT) x | 35 | 33 | 12 | 82 | 4-5-1 | W1 |
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) | 26 | 44 | 10 | 62 | 5-4-1 | L2 |
| Washington Capitals (WSH) | 11 | 59 | 10 | 32 | 2-7-1 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- z
- clinched the best record in the Prince of Wales Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Montréal Canadiens trailed by as many as 2 points on October 7, 1975.
- The Montréal Canadiens took first place for good on November 11, 1975.
- The Montréal Canadiens won 8 games in a row from January 7, 1976 to January 24, 1976, the longest run of the race.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins led by 2 points as late as October 7, 1975.
- The Montréal Canadiens went 17-2-2 from February 3, 1976 to March 16, 1976, turning a lead of 21 points into a lead of 43 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 33 of the 144 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Montréal Canadiens spent 165 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.