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1977-78 NHL Adams standings
The Boston Bruins won the 1977-78 NHL Adams division race on 113 points, 8 points ahead of the Buffalo Sabres.
🏆The 1977-78 playoffs, series by series
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Adams standings, 1977-78
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Bruins (BOS) y | 51 | 18 | 11 | 113 | 4-4-2 | L1 |
| Buffalo Sabres (BUF) x | 44 | 19 | 17 | 105 | 4-5-1 | W2 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) x | 41 | 29 | 10 | 92 | 2-8-0 | L4 |
| Cleveland Barons (CBN) | 22 | 45 | 13 | 57 | 3-5-2 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- y
- clinched the division
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 18 times.
- The Boston Bruins trailed by as many as 6 points on November 5, 1977.
- The Boston Bruins took first place for good on March 4, 1978.
- The Boston Bruins won 7 games in a row from November 19, 1977 to December 1, 1977, the longest run of the race.
- The Buffalo Sabres led by 4 points as late as November 22, 1977.
- The Boston Bruins went 11-3-3 from March 3, 1978 to April 2, 1978, turning a deficit of 2 points into a lead of 10 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 105 of the 140 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Boston Bruins spent 123 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.