1961-62 Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 23-33-14 - 60 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Sid Abel (23-33-14)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1961-62 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
1961-62 Detroit Red Wings Roster

The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 23 wins and 33 losses and 14 ties for 60 points, finishing fifth in the NHL.

The Red Wings scored 184 goals and gave up 219. Gordie Howe netted 33 goals for Detroit and contributed 44 assists. Terry Sawchuk topped the squad with 14 wins, while Hank Bassen recorded a 2.81 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Sid Abel coached the team.

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Regular Season Goals For: 184
Regular Season Goals Against: 219

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 12, 1961 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
October 14, 1961 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 T 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 OT
October 15, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 T 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-2 OT
October 19, 1961 Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7 W 1-1-1 0-0-1 1-1-2
October 21, 1961 New York Rangers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 4 T 1-1-2 0-0-1 1-1-3 OT
October 22, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 5 at New York Rangers 4 W 1-1-2 1-0-1 2-1-3
October 26, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 4 L 1-1-2 1-1-1 2-2-3
October 28, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Montreal Canadiens 7 L 1-1-2 1-2-1 2-3-3
October 29, 1961 Montreal Canadiens 6 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 1-2-2 1-2-1 2-4-3
November 2, 1961 New York Rangers 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 W 2-2-2 1-2-1 3-4-3
November 5, 1961 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 2-3-2 1-2-1 3-5-3
November 9, 1961 Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 3-3-2 1-2-1 4-5-3
November 11, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 L 3-3-2 1-3-1 4-6-3
November 12, 1961 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 4-3-2 1-3-1 5-6-3
November 15, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 L 4-3-2 1-4-1 5-7-3
November 18, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 L 4-3-2 1-5-1 5-8-3
November 19, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 6 at Boston Bruins 2 W 4-3-2 2-5-1 6-8-3
November 22, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 0 at New York Rangers 4 L 4-3-2 2-6-1 6-9-3
November 23, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 4-3-2 2-7-1 6-10-3
November 26, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 4-3-2 2-8-1 6-11-3
November 30, 1961 Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 5-3-2 2-8-1 7-11-3
December 2, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 5-3-2 2-9-1 7-12-3
December 3, 1961 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 6-3-2 2-9-1 8-12-3
December 7, 1961 New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 T 6-3-3 2-9-1 8-12-4 OT
December 9, 1961 Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 7-3-3 2-9-1 9-12-4
December 10, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 7-3-3 3-9-1 10-12-4
December 14, 1961 Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5 W 8-3-3 3-9-1 11-12-4
December 17, 1961 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 9-3-3 3-9-1 12-12-4
December 20, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 1 at New York Rangers 6 L 9-3-3 3-10-1 12-13-4
December 21, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 L 9-3-3 3-11-1 12-14-4
December 23, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 6 L 9-3-3 3-12-1 12-15-4
December 25, 1961 New York Rangers 6 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 9-4-3 3-12-1 12-16-4
December 28, 1961 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 T 9-4-4 3-12-1 12-16-5 OT
December 30, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 L 9-4-4 3-13-1 12-17-5
December 31, 1961 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 10-4-4 3-13-1 13-17-5
January 4, 1962 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 T 10-4-5 3-13-1 13-17-6 OT
January 6, 1962 Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 6 W 11-4-5 3-13-1 14-17-6
January 7, 1962 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 T 11-4-6 3-13-1 14-17-7 OT
January 13, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 11-4-6 3-14-1 14-18-7
January 14, 1962 New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 12-4-6 3-14-1 15-18-7
January 18, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 5 L 12-4-6 3-15-1 15-19-7
January 20, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 T 12-4-6 3-15-2 15-19-8 OT
January 21, 1962 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 12-5-6 3-15-2 15-20-8
January 24, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 0 W 12-5-6 4-15-2 16-20-8
January 27, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 12-5-6 4-16-2 16-21-8
January 28, 1962 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 T 12-5-7 4-16-2 16-21-9 OT
January 31, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 12-5-7 4-17-2 16-22-9
February 1, 1962 Chicago Black Hawks 7 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 12-6-7 4-17-2 16-23-9
February 3, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 8 L 12-6-7 4-18-2 16-24-9
February 4, 1962 Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 6 W 13-6-7 4-18-2 17-24-9
February 7, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 2 T 13-6-7 4-18-3 17-24-10 OT
February 10, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 13-6-7 4-18-4 17-24-11 OT
February 11, 1962 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5 W 14-6-7 4-18-4 18-24-11
February 15, 1962 New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 15-6-7 4-18-4 19-24-11
February 18, 1962 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 16-6-7 4-18-4 20-24-11
February 21, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 6 L 16-6-7 4-19-4 20-25-11
February 24, 1962 Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Detroit Red Wings 1 L 16-7-7 4-19-4 20-26-11
February 25, 1962 Toronto Maple Leafs 8 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 16-8-7 4-19-4 20-27-11
March 3, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 T 16-8-7 4-19-5 20-27-12 OT
March 4, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Rangers 2 W 16-8-7 5-19-5 21-27-12
March 6, 1962 New York Rangers 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 16-9-7 5-19-5 21-28-12
March 8, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 0 W 16-9-7 6-19-5 22-28-12
March 10, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 16-9-7 6-20-5 22-29-12
March 11, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 16-9-7 6-20-6 22-29-13 OT
March 14, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 3 L 16-9-7 6-21-6 22-30-13
March 15, 1962 Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 0 L 16-10-7 6-21-6 22-31-13
March 18, 1962 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 17-10-7 6-21-6 23-31-13
March 20, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 L 17-10-7 6-22-6 23-32-13
March 24, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 T 17-10-7 6-22-7 23-32-14 OT
March 25, 1962 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 17-11-7 6-22-7 23-33-14


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