NHL Division Standings after Oct 17 in 1953-54 season

  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away
Montreal 4-1-0 8 19 8 4-0-0 0-1-0
Detroit 3-1-1 7 13 8 3-0-0 0-1-1
Toronto 2-1-1 5 11 8 1-0-1 1-1-0
NY Rangers 1-2-1 3 8 14 0-0-0 1-2-1
Boston 1-2-0 2 7 10 1-1-0 0-1-0
Chicago 0-4-1 1 8 18 0-1-1 0-3-0

Montreal 5, Boston 2
Toronto 1, NY Rangers 1 (reg tie)
Detroit 2, Chicago 1