TEAM | W | L | T | Pts | ||
1 | Detroit | 37 | 19 | 14 | 88 | |
2 | Montreal | 35 | 24 | 11 | 81 | |
3 | Toronto | 32 | 24 | 14 | 78 | |
4 | Boston | 32 | 28 | 10 | 74 | |
NY Rangers | 29 | 31 | 10 | 68 | ||
Chicago | 12 | 51 | 7 | 31 |
The Wings fly high again winning the league title for the 6th straight season with a 37-19-14 record. In the playoffs the Red Wings would reach the finals by beating the Toronto Maple Leafs in 5 games. In the finals the Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens would alternate victories setting up a decisive 7th game at Olympia Stadium. For the Red Wings it was deja vu in Game 7 as the game went into overtime when Tony Leswick won the Cup with a goal 4:29 in to the extra session.
TEAM | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | +/- | |||
1 | Detroit | 37 | 19 | 14 | 88 | 191 | 132 | +59 | ||
2 | Montreal | 35 | 24 | 11 | 81 | 195 | 141 | +54 | ||
3 | Toronto | 32 | 24 | 14 | 78 | 152 | 131 | +21 | ||
4 | Boston | 32 | 28 | 10 | 74 | 177 | 181 | -4 | ||
NY Rangers | 29 | 31 | 10 | 68 | 161 | 182 | -21 | |||
Chicago | 12 | 51 | 7 | 31 | 133 | 242 | -109 |