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1959–60 Detroit Red Wings season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1959–60 |
| year | 1959 |
| Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| LeagueRank | 4th |
| Record | 26–29–15 |
| HomeRecord | 18–14–3 |
| RoadRecord | 8–15–12 |
| GoalsFor | 186 |
| GoalsAgainst | 197 |
| GeneralManager | Jack Adams |
| Coach | Sid Abel |
| Captain | Gordie Howe |
| AltCaptain | Alex Delvecchio |
| Red Kelly | |
| Marcel Pronovost | |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| GoalsLeader | Gordie Howe (28) |
| AssistsLeader | Gordie Howe (29) |
| PointsLeader | Gordie Howe (73) |
| PIMLeader | Jim Morrison (62) |
| WinsLeader | Terry Sawchuk (24) |
| GAALeader | Terry Sawchuk (2.67) |
Red Kelly Marcel Pronovost
The 1959–60 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 26 wins, 29 losses, and 15 ties for 67 points. They lost in the Semi-finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs, four games to two.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||October 10, 1959||1–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||0–0–1 |- |2||W||October 11, 1959||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 14, 1959||2–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||2–0–1 |- |4||W||October 15, 1959||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||3–0–1 |- |5||W||October 18, 1959||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||4–0–1 |- |6||W||October 22, 1959||4–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||5–0–1 |- |7||L||October 25, 1959||1–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||5–1–1 |- |8||T||October 28, 1959||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||5–1–2 |- |9||L||October 29, 1959||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) ||5–2–2 |- |10||T||October 31, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||5–2–3
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Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 70 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 46 | |
| C | 70 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 46 | |
| LW | 70 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 32 | |
| C/LW | 70 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 8 | |
| C | 54 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 16 | |
| D | 70 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 62 | |
| D | 69 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 38 | |
| C | 66 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 10 | |
| C | 63 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | |
| RW | 59 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 50 | |
| D/C | 50 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | |
| RW | 47 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 33 | |
| D | 49 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | |
| D | 69 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 60 | |
| RW | 55 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | |
| LW | 69 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |
| LW | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| D | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| RW | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| C | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| D | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3480 | 58 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 155 | 2.67 | 5 | |
| 540 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 3.33 | 1 | |
| 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 194 | 2.77 | 6 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/LW | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 2.96 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 405 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 2.96 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records
- Gordie Howe, Hart Memorial Trophy
- Gordie Howe, Right Wing, NHL First All-Star Team
- Marcel Pronovost, Defense, NHL First All-Star Team
References
References
- "1959-60 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
- "1959-60 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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