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1979-80 NHL Norris standings
The Montréal Canadiens won the 1979-80 NHL Norris division race on 107 points, 33 points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings.
🏆The 1979-80 playoffs, series by series
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Norris standings, 1979-80
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) y | 47 | 20 | 13 | 107 | 5-0-5 | T1 |
| Los Angeles Kings (LAK) x | 30 | 36 | 14 | 74 | 4-2-4 | L2 |
| Hartford Whalers (HFD) x | 27 | 34 | 19 | 73 | 2-4-4 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT) x | 30 | 37 | 13 | 73 | 4-5-1 | L1 |
| Detroit Red Wings (DET) | 26 | 43 | 11 | 63 | 2-8-0 | L4 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- y
- clinched the division
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 times.
- The Montréal Canadiens trailed by as many as 2 points on October 10, 1979.
- The Montréal Canadiens took first place for good on January 14, 1980.
- The Montréal Canadiens won 9 games in a row from February 28, 1980 to March 15, 1980, the longest run of the race.
- The Montréal Canadiens went 16-2-2 from January 28, 1980 to March 12, 1980, turning a lead of 5 points into a lead of 28 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 47 of the 152 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Montréal Canadiens spent 161 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.