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1961–62 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1961–62 |
| year | 1961 |
| LeagueRank | 1st |
| Record | 42–14–14 |
| HomeRecord | 26–2–7 |
| RoadRecord | 16–12–7 |
| GoalsFor | 259 |
| GoalsAgainst | 166 |
| GeneralManager | Frank J. Selke |
| Coach | Toe Blake |
| Captain | Jean Beliveau |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Claude Provost (33) |
| AssistsLeader | Ralph Backstrom (38) |
| PointsLeader | Ralph Backstrom (65) |
| PIMLeader | Lou Fontinato (167) |
| WinsLeader | Jacques Plante (42) |
| GAALeader | Jacques Plante (2.37) |
| PoWTrophy | Yes |
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 14, 1961||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 15, 1961||5–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 18, 1961||5–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) ||2–0–1 |- |4||W||October 21, 1961||6–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1961–62) ||3–0–1 |- |5||W||October 22, 1961||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||4–0–1 |- |6||W||October 26, 1961||7–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||5–0–1 |- |7||W||October 28, 1961||7–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) ||6–0–1 |- |8||W||October 29, 1961||6–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) ||7–0–1
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Playoffs
Semi-finals
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 66 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 29 | |
| RW | 70 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 22 | |
| RW | 62 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 36 | |
| LW | 70 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 28 | |
| RW | 70 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 42 | |
| C | 54 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 48 | |
| D | 70 | 5 | 42 | 47 | 90 | |
| LW | 66 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 12 | |
| RW | 70 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 26 | |
| LW | 57 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 54 | |
| C | 43 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 36 | |
| C | 69 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 18 | |
| W | 33 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 41 | |
| D | 70 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 18 | |
| D | 62 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 45 | |
| D | 54 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 167 | |
| D | 61 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 74 | |
| C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4200 | 70 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 166 | 2.37 | 4 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 166 | 2.37 | 4 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| RW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 360 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 |
References
References
- "1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "Montreal Canadiens 1962-63 Game Log and Scores".
- "1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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