NHL Division Standings after Dec 23 in 1962-63 season

  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away
Chicago 16-9-8 40 87 73 8-3-5 8-6-3
Toronto 17-10-4 38 106 84 9-3-2 8-7-2
Detroit 15-9-6 36 77 70 11-4-1 4-5-5
Montreal 12-9-10 34 86 76 6-4-6 6-5-4
NY Rangers 10-18-4 24 93 103 5-9-2 5-9-2
Boston 4-19-8 16 83 126 2-10-4 2-9-4

Detroit 2, Montreal 2 (reg tie)
Toronto 5, Boston 4
Chicago 3, NY Rangers 1