NHL Division Standings after Jan 16 in 1948-49 season

  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away
Detroit 20-13-3 43 118 92 12-4-2 8-9-1
Boston 17-14-4 38 103 98 12-5-0 5-9-4
Montreal 14-14-6 34 95 77 10-5-3 4-9-3
Chicago 15-18-3 33 110 133 9-5-2 6-13-1
Toronto 12-15-8 32 86 98 9-4-5 3-11-3
NY Rangers 11-15-8 30 75 89 8-6-4 3-9-4

Detroit 3, Montreal 2
NY Rangers 4, Toronto 0
Boston 3, Chicago 1