| TEAM | W | L | T | Pts | ||
| 1 |  | Detroit Red Wings | 34 | 19 | 7 | 75 |
| 2 |  | Boston Bruins | 29 | 23 | 8 | 66 |
| 3 |  | Montreal Canadiens | 28 | 23 | 9 | 65 |
| 4 |  | Toronto Maple Leafs | 22 | 25 | 13 | 57 |
 | Chicago Blackhawks | 21 | 31 | 8 | 50 | |
 | New York Rangers | 18 | 31 | 11 | 47 |
RetroSeasons
Reliving Sports History … One Season at a Time
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.