NHL Division Standings after Dec 22 in 1951-52 season

  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away
Detroit 18-4-8 44 87 55 8-4-3 10-0-5
Toronto 14-10-7 35 74 64 9-4-3 5-6-4
Montreal 13-14-4 30 78 74 11-5-0 2-9-4
Boston 9-12-9 27 64 70 3-5-6 6-7-3
Chicago 10-18-3 23 69 93 7-6-3 3-12-0
NY Rangers 9-15-5 23 73 89 7-4-3 2-11-2

Montreal 5, Chicago 1
Toronto 3, Boston 2