| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| CHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Terry Sawchuk put in a sparkling performance, stopping a barrage of fifty-six shots, to give the Red Wings a four point advantage over New York. The opening period ended without any goals but Chicago had three powerplays, including a five on three, they failed to capitalise on as the top penalty killing team in the NHL did it's job.
Both sides swapped penalties through the second period as Detroit continued to be trapped inside their own end before a late powerplay of their own opened the scoring; Gordie Howe grabbing his first of two goals on the night. An early penalty to the Blackhawks gave the Red Wings an opportunity to extend their lead, which they need through Alex Delvecchio, before making it 3-0 on another man advantage. Sawchuk was twelve seconds shy of a very well deserved shutout but Murray Balfour finally found a way to beat him
SCORING SUMMARY
2nd Period
19:36 DET PPG Howe (33), Barkley, P MacDonald
3rd Period
4:32 DET PPG Delvecchio (9), Gadsby
14:50 DET PPG Howe (34), Delvecchio, Barkley
19:48 CHI PPG Balfour (18), Vasko
POWERPLAY
DET 3/5
CHI 1/5
SAVES
DET Sawchuk 56/57
CHI Hall 21/24
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 68 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 85 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 67 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 76 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 67 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 74 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 68 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 68 |
| New York Rangers | 67 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 64 |
| Boston Bruins | 67 | 14 | 44 | 9 | 37 |
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