Final Standings: 1940s
* - Won Stanley Cup
| | | 1940-1941 | |
| *Boston Bruins | 48 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 168 | 102 | 67 | | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 145 | 99 | 62 | | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 112 | 102 | 53 | | New York Rangers | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 143 | 125 | 50 | | Chicago Blackhawks | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 112 | 139 | 39 | | Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 121 | 147 | 38 | | New York Americans | 48 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 99 | 186 | 27
| | | | 1941-1942 | |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 177 | 143 | 60 | | *Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 158 | 136 | 57 | | Boston Bruins | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 160 | 118 | 56 | | Chicago Blackhawks | 48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 145 | 155 | 47 | | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 140 | 147 | 42 | | Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 134 | 173 | 39 | | Brookyln Americans | 48 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 133 | 175 | 35
| | | | 1942-1943 | |
| *Detroit Red Wings | 50 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 169 | 124 | 61 | | Boston Bruins | 50 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 195 | 176 | 57 | | Toronto Maple Leafs | 50 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 198 | 159 | 53 | | Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 181 | 191 | 50 | | Chicago Blackhawks | 50 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 179 | 180 | 49 | | New York Rangers | 50 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 161 | 253 | 30 | | | | 1943-1944 | |
| *Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 234 | 109 | 83 | | Detroit Red Wings | 50 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 214 | 177 | 58 | | Toronto Maple Leafs | 50 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 214 | 174 | 50 | | Chicago Blackhawks | 50 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 178 | 187 | 49 | | Boston Bruins | 50 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 223 | 268 | 43 | | New York Rangers | 50 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 162 | 310 | 17
| | | | 1944-1945 | |
| Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 228 | 121 | 80 | | Detroit Red Wings | 50 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 218 | 161 | 67 | | *Toronto Maple Leafs | 50 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 183 | 161 | 52 | | Boston Bruins | 50 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 179 | 219 | 36 | | Chicago Blackhawks | 50 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 141 | 194 | 33 | | New York Rangers | 50 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 154 | 247 | 32
| | | | 1945-1946 | |
| *Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 172 | 134 | 61 | | Boston Bruins | 50 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 167 | 156 | 56 | | Chicago Blackhawks | 50 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 200 | 178 | 53 | | Detroit Red Wings | 50 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 146 | 159 | 50 | | Toronto Maple Leafs | 50 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 174 | 185 | 45 | | New York Rangers | 50 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 144 | 191 | 35
| | | | 1946-1947 | |
| Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 189 | 138 | 78 | | *Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 209 | 172 | 72 | | Boston Bruins | 60 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 190 | 175 | 63 | | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 190 | 193 | 55 | | New York Rangers | 60 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 167 | 186 | 50 | | Chicago Blackhawks | 60 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 193 | 274 | 42
| | | | 1947-1948 | |
| *Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 182 | 143 | 77 | | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 187 | 148 | 72 | | Boston Bruins | 60 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 167 | 168 | 59 | | New York Rangers | 60 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 176 | 201 | 55 | | Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 147 | 169 | 51 | | Chicago Blackhawks | 60 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 195 | 225 | 46
| | | | 1948-1949 | |
| Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 195 | 145 | 75 | | Boston Bruins | 60 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 178 | 163 | 66 | | Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 152 | 126 | 65 | | *Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 147 | 161 | 57 | | Chicago Blackhawks | 60 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 173 | 211 | 50 | | New York Rangers | 60 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 133 | 172 | 47 | | | | 1949-1950 | |
| *Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 229 | 164 | 88 | | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 172 | 150 | 77 | | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 176 | 173 | 74 | | New York Rangers | 70 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 170 | 189 | 67 | | Boston Bruins | 70 | 22 | 32 | 16 | 198 | 228 | 60 | | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 203 | 244 | 54
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