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1961–62 Detroit Red Wings season
Sports season
Sports season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1961–62 |
| year | 1961 |
| Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| Record | 23–33–14 |
| HomeRecord | 17–11–7 |
| RoadRecord | 6–22–7 |
| LeagueRank | 5th |
| GoalsFor | 184 |
| GoalsAgainst | 219 |
| GeneralManager | Jack Adams |
| Coach | Sid Abel |
| Captain | Gordie Howe |
| AltCaptain | Alex Delvecchio |
| Bill Gadsby | |
| Marcel Pronovost | |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| GoalsLeader | Gordie Howe (33) |
| AssistsLeader | Gordie Howe (44) |
| PointsLeader | Gordie Howe (77) |
| PIMLeader | Bill Gadsby (88) |
| WinsLeader | Terry Sawchuk (14) |
| GAALeader | Hank Bassen (2.78) |
Bill Gadsby Marcel Pronovost The 1961–62 NHL season was the 36th season for the Detroit Red Wings.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 12, 1961||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||October 14, 1961||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||0–1–1 |- |3||T||October 15, 1961||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||0–1–2 |- |4||W||October 19, 1961||7–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||1–1–2 |- |5||T||October 21, 1961||4–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) ||1–1–3 |- |6||W||October 22, 1961||5–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) ||2–1–3 |- |7||L||October 26, 1961||0–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||2–2–3 |- |8||L||October 28, 1961||5–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||2–3–3 |- |9||L||October 29, 1961||3–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||2–4–3
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 70 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 54 | |
| C/LW | 70 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 18 | |
| C | 70 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 54 | |
| LW | 59 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 45 | |
| D | 70 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 88 | |
| C/RW | 32 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | |
| LW | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 20 | |
| C | 65 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 | |
| D | 70 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 38 | |
| D | 69 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 84 | |
| RW | 39 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 44 | |
| C | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | |
| C | 54 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |
| RW/C | 31 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | |
| C | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | |
| LW | 70 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | |
| D | 39 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | |
| LW | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | |
| RW | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 | |
| D | 69 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | |
| D/RW | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67 | |
| RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| C | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2580 | 43 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 141 | 3.28 | 5 | |
| 1620 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 75 | 2.78 | 3 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 23 | 33 | 14 | 216 | 3.09 | 8 |
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;
References
References
- "1961-62 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
- "1961-62 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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