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1979-80 NHL Adams standings
The Buffalo Sabres won the 1979-80 NHL Adams division race on 110 points, 5 points ahead of the Boston Bruins.
🏆The 1979-80 playoffs, series by series
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Adams standings, 1979-80
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Buffalo Sabres (BUF) z | 47 | 17 | 16 | 110 | 6-0-4 | W4 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) x | 46 | 21 | 13 | 105 | 6-2-2 | W1 |
| Minnesota North Stars (MNS) x | 36 | 28 | 16 | 88 | 5-3-2 | L2 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) x | 35 | 40 | 5 | 75 | 5-5-0 | L1 |
| Quebec Nordiques (QUE) | 25 | 44 | 11 | 61 | 1-7-2 | T1 |
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 10 times.
- The Buffalo Sabres trailed by as many as 6 points on November 22, 1979.
- The Buffalo Sabres took first place for good on December 2, 1979.
- The Buffalo Sabres won 9 games in a row from November 24, 1979 to December 13, 1979, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Bruins led by 6 points as late as November 23, 1979.
- The Buffalo Sabres led by as many as 9 points on January 11, 1980.
- The Buffalo Sabres went 12-2-0 from November 23, 1979 to December 22, 1979, turning a deficit of 6 points into a lead of 8 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 59 of the 141 days played.
- The Buffalo Sabres spent 144 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.