NHL Standings, 1939-40

Atlantic

Atlantic standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Boston Bruins★ BOS · 31-12-5 · L10 6-3-0 · W1	+72	67 .698
2	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 25-17-6 · L10 6-3-0 · L1	+24	-11 56 .583
3	Detroit Red Wings DET · 16-26-6 · L10 4-6-0 · L2	-36	-18 38 .396
4	Montréal Canadiens MTL · 10-33-5 · L10 1-8-0 · L3	-77	-13 25 .260

Metropolitan

Metropolitan standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	New York Rangers NYR · 27-11-10 · L10 4-4-0 · T1	+59	64 .667

Central

Central standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Chicago Blackhawks CHI · 23-19-6 · L10 7-3-0 · W3	-8	52 .542

Other

Other standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	NYA New York Americans NYA · 15-29-4 · L10 4-4-0 · W1	-34	34 .354

★ league best · Div division winner · WC wildcard · line = playoff cut · dimmed = missed