1961–62 Detroit Red Wings
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 23-33-0, 60 pts
The 1961–62 Detroit Red Wings went 23-33-0 (60 points) in the N/A Division. Gordie Howe led the team with 77 points (33 G, 44 A). Terry Sawchuk had 14 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | R | 70 | 33 | 44 | 77 | +12 | 54 | 10 | 346 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | C | 70 | 26 | 43 | 69 | +4 | 18 | 5 | 291 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ullman | C | 70 | 26 | 38 | 64 | -20 | 54 | 6 | 200 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Stasiuk | L | 59 | 15 | 28 | 43 | +1 | 45 | 4 | 127 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Gadsby | D | 70 | 7 | 30 | 37 | -12 | 88 | 0 | 146 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Litzenberger | C | 32 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 4 | 3 | 83 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Laforge | L | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +1 | 20 | 3 | 101 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Pronovost | D | 70 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -11 | 38 | 0 | 124 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | C | 67 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -12 | 16 | 0 | 73 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Godfrey | D | 69 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -11 | 84 | 0 | 110 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Glover | R | 39 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 44 | 2 | 84 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker MacDonald | C | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 8 | 1 | 72 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Boileau | C | 55 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -18 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Johnson | R | 31 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 14 | 0 | 62 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Lunde | C | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | L | 70 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Goegan | D | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -14 | 24 | 0 | 47 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Jeffrey | L | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 20 | 2 | 37 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Odrowski | D | 70 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -12 | 24 | 0 | 49 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Labine | R | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 26 | 0 | 67 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Young | D | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 67 | 0 | 36 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noel Price | D | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forbes Kennedy | C | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Holmes | R | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dillabough | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Rivers | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hendrickson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lowell MacDonald | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Sawchuk | 43 | 43 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 1257 | .888 | 3.28 | 5 |
| Hank Bassen | 27 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 768 | .902 | 2.78 | 3 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | vs TOR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs CHI | T 3–3 | Final |
| Oct 15 | @ CHI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 19 | vs BOS | W 7–3 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs NYR | T 4–4 | Final |
| Oct 22 | @ NYR | W 5–4 | Final |
| Oct 26 | @ BOS | L 0–4 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ MTL | L 5–7 | Final |
| Oct 29 | vs MTL | L 3–6 | Final |
| Nov 2 | vs NYR | W 1–0 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs TOR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 9 | vs BOS | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ TOR | L 1–5 | Final |
| Nov 12 | vs MTL | W 3–0 | Final |
| Nov 15 | @ CHI | L 0–2 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ TOR | L 1–6 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ BOS | W 6–2 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ NYR | L 0–4 | Final |
| Nov 23 | @ MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 26 | @ CHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 30 | vs BOS | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 3 | vs TOR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 7 | vs NYR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs CHI | W 3–0 | Final |
| Dec 10 | @ CHI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 14 | vs BOS | W 5–0 | Final |
| Dec 17 | vs MTL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 20 | @ NYR | L 1–6 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ BOS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ MTL | L 1–6 | Final |
| Dec 25 | vs NYR | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 28 | vs CHI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ TOR | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs TOR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 4 | vs CHI | T 1–1 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs BOS | W 6–2 | Final |
| Jan 7 | vs MTL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ TOR | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 14 | vs NYR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Jan 18 | @ BOS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 20 | @ MTL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 21 | vs MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ NYR | W 3–0 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ TOR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 28 | vs TOR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ CHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 1 | vs CHI | L 4–7 | Final |
| Feb 3 | @ MTL | L 1–8 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs BOS | W 6–0 | Final |
| Feb 7 | @ NYR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 10 | @ BOS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 11 | vs TOR | W 5–0 | Final |
| Feb 15 | vs NYR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 18 | vs MTL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 21 | @ CHI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs CHI | L 1–6 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs TOR | L 2–8 | Final |
| Mar 3 | @ MTL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ NYR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 6 | vs NYR | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ BOS | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 10 | @ TOR | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ BOS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 14 | @ NYR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 15 | vs BOS | L 0–4 | Final |
| Mar 18 | vs CHI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ CHI | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ TOR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs MTL | L 2–5 | Final |