1962-63 Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 32-25-13 - 77 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 5-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Coach: Sid Abel (32-25-13)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1962-63 Detroit Red Wings StatisticsTeam Record: 32-25-13 - 77 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 5-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Coach: Sid Abel (32-25-13)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1962-63 Detroit Red Wings Roster
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1962-63 season with a record of 32 wins and 25 losses and 13 ties for 77 points, finishing fourth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-6.
The Red Wings scored 200 goals and surrendered 194. Gordie Howe netted 38 goals for Detroit, and Parker MacDonald tallied 30 or more also. Gordie Howe contributed 48 assists. Terry Sawchuk topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.57 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.
Sid Abel coached the team. The 1962-63 Detroit Red Wings lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 200
Regular Season Goals Against: 194
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 13, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | T | 0-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-0-1 | OT | |
| October 14, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 1-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 2-0-1 | ||
| October 18, 1962 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 3-0-1 | ||
| October 21, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 3-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 4-0-1 | ||
| October 25, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 3-0-0 | 1-0-2 | 4-0-2 | OT | |
| October 28, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 4-0-0 | 1-0-2 | 5-0-2 | ||
| November 1, 1962 | New York Rangers 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 5-0-0 | 1-0-2 | 6-0-2 | ||
| November 3, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 5-0-0 | 2-0-2 | 7-0-2 | ||
| November 4, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 6-0-0 | 2-0-2 | 8-0-2 | ||
| November 8, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 6-0-0 | 2-1-2 | 8-1-2 | ||
| November 10, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 6-0-0 | 2-1-3 | 8-1-3 | OT | |
| November 11, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 6-0-0 | 3-1-3 | 9-1-3 | ||
| November 14, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 6-0-0 | 3-2-3 | 9-2-3 | ||
| November 17, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 6-0-0 | 3-3-3 | 9-3-3 | ||
| November 18, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 6-0-0 | 4-3-3 | 10-3-3 | ||
| November 22, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 6-1-0 | 4-3-3 | 10-4-3 | ||
| November 24, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | T | 6-1-0 | 4-3-4 | 10-4-4 | OT | |
| November 25, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 7-1-0 | 4-3-4 | 11-4-4 | ||
| November 29, 1962 | New York Rangers 5 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 7-2-0 | 4-3-4 | 11-5-4 | ||
| December 2, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 7-3-0 | 4-3-4 | 11-6-4 | ||
| December 5, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 3 | T | 7-3-0 | 4-3-5 | 11-6-5 | OT | |
| December 6, 1962 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 8-3-0 | 4-3-5 | 12-6-5 | ||
| December 8, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 8-3-0 | 4-4-5 | 12-7-5 | ||
| December 9, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 9-3-0 | 4-4-5 | 13-7-5 | ||
| December 13, 1962 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 10-3-0 | 4-4-5 | 14-7-5 | ||
| December 15, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 11-3-0 | 4-4-5 | 15-7-5 | ||
| December 16, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 5 | L | 11-3-0 | 4-5-5 | 15-8-5 | ||
| December 20, 1962 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 11-4-0 | 4-5-5 | 15-9-5 | ||
| December 23, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 11-4-1 | 4-5-5 | 15-9-6 | OT | |
| December 25, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 12-4-1 | 4-5-5 | 16-9-6 | ||
| December 26, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 12-4-1 | 4-6-5 | 16-10-6 | ||
| December 29, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 12-4-1 | 4-7-5 | 16-11-6 | ||
| December 31, 1962 | New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 12-4-2 | 4-7-5 | 16-11-7 | OT | |
| January 1, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 12-4-2 | 4-8-5 | 16-12-7 | ||
| January 6, 1963 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | T | 12-4-3 | 4-8-5 | 16-12-8 | OT | |
| January 10, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 12-4-3 | 5-8-5 | 17-12-8 | ||
| January 12, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 12-4-3 | 5-9-5 | 17-13-8 | ||
| January 13, 1963 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 13-4-3 | 5-9-5 | 18-13-8 | ||
| January 17, 1963 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 14-4-3 | 5-9-5 | 19-13-8 | ||
| January 19, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 14-4-3 | 5-10-5 | 19-14-8 | ||
| January 20, 1963 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 14-4-4 | 5-10-5 | 19-14-9 | OT | |
| January 24, 1963 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 14-4-5 | 5-10-5 | 19-14-10 | OT | |
| January 26, 1963 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 14-5-5 | 5-10-5 | 19-15-10 | ||
| January 27, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 14-5-5 | 6-10-5 | 20-15-10 | ||
| January 30, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 6 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 14-5-5 | 7-10-5 | 21-15-10 | ||
| February 2, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 4 | T | 14-5-5 | 7-10-6 | 21-15-11 | OT | |
| February 3, 1963 | Montreal Canadiens 6 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 14-6-5 | 7-10-6 | 21-16-11 | ||
| February 6, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | T | 14-6-5 | 7-10-7 | 21-16-12 | OT | |
| February 7, 1963 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 14-6-6 | 7-10-7 | 21-16-13 | OT | |
| February 10, 1963 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 15-6-6 | 7-10-7 | 22-16-13 | ||
| February 13, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 | L | 15-6-6 | 7-11-7 | 22-17-13 | ||
| February 16, 1963 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 16-6-6 | 7-11-7 | 23-17-13 | ||
| February 17, 1963 | Montreal Canadiens 6 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 16-7-6 | 7-11-7 | 23-18-13 | ||
| February 21, 1963 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 16-8-6 | 7-11-7 | 23-19-13 | ||
| February 23, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 16-8-6 | 7-12-7 | 23-20-13 | ||
| February 24, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 16-8-6 | 8-12-7 | 24-20-13 | ||
| February 26, 1963 | New York Rangers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 16-9-6 | 8-12-7 | 24-21-13 | ||
| February 28, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | L | 16-9-6 | 8-13-7 | 24-22-13 | ||
| March 2, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 7 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 16-9-6 | 9-13-7 | 25-22-13 | ||
| March 3, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 16-9-6 | 10-13-7 | 26-22-13 | ||
| March 5, 1963 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 16-10-6 | 10-13-7 | 26-23-13 | ||
| March 9, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 16-10-6 | 10-14-7 | 26-24-13 | ||
| March 10, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 16-10-6 | 11-14-7 | 27-24-13 | ||
| March 14, 1963 | New York Rangers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 9 | W | 17-10-6 | 11-14-7 | 28-24-13 | ||
| March 16, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 17-10-6 | 11-15-7 | 28-25-13 | ||
| March 17, 1963 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 18-10-6 | 11-15-7 | 29-25-13 | ||
| March 19, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 18-10-6 | 12-15-7 | 30-25-13 | ||
| March 23, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 18-10-6 | 13-15-7 | 31-25-13 | ||
| March 24, 1963 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 19-10-6 | 13-15-7 | 32-25-13 | ||
| March 26, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| March 28, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| March 31, 1963 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-2-0 | ||
| April 2, 1963 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
| April 4, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
| April 7, 1963 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 3-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 4-2-0 | ||
| April 9, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 3-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 4-3-0 | ||
| April 11, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 3-0-0 | 1-4-0 | 4-4-0 | ||
| April 14, 1963 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 4-0-0 | 1-4-0 | 5-4-0 | ||
| April 16, 1963 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 4-1-0 | 1-4-0 | 5-5-0 | ||
| April 18, 1963 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 4-1-0 | 1-5-0 | 5-6-0 |
