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1961-62 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Montreal Canadiens* 70 42 14 14 98 .700 259 166 1.11
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 37 22 11 85 .607 232 180 0.62
Chicago Black Hawks* 70 31 26 13 75 .536 217 186 0.37
New York Rangers* 70 26 32 12 64 .457 195 207 -0.14
Detroit Red Wings 70 23 33 14 60 .429 184 219 -0.42
Boston Bruins 70 15 47 8 38 .271 177 306 -1.54

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2):Toronto Maple Leafs over Chicago Black Hawks 
 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Toronto Maple Leafs over New York Rangers 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Chicago Black Hawks over Montreal Canadiens 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 70 42 14 14 98 .700 259 166 1.11 6.07
2 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 37 22 11 85 .607 232 180 0.62 5.89
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 70 31 26 13 75 .536 217 186 0.37 5.76
4 New York Rangers* 70 26 32 12 64 .457 195 207 -0.14 5.74
5 Detroit Red Wings 70 23 33 14 60 .429 184 219 -0.42 5.76
6 Boston Bruins 70 15 47 8 38 .271 177 306 -1.54 6.90
League Average 70 29 29 12 70 .500 211 211 0.00 6.02

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Bobby Hull
Calder Memorial Trophy:Bobby Rousseau
Hart Memorial Trophy:Jacques Plante
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Doug Harvey
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Dave Keon
Vezina Trophy:Jacques Plante

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH50
2.Claude Provost-MTL33
 Gordie Howe*-DET33
 Frank Mahovlich*-TOR33
5.Gilles Tremblay-MTL32

Goals Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.71
2.Claude Provost-MTL0.47
 Gordie Howe*-DET0.47
 Frank Mahovlich*-TOR0.47
5.Gilles Tremblay-MTL0.46

Assists

1.Andy Bathgate*-NYR56
2.Bill Hay-CBH52
 Stan Mikita*-CBH52
4.Gordie Howe*-DET44
5.Alex Delvecchio*-DET43

Assists Per Game

1.Bill Hay-CBH0.87
2.Andy Bathgate*-NYR0.80
3.Stan Mikita*-CBH0.74
4.Gordie Howe*-DET0.63
5.Alex Delvecchio*-DET0.61

Points

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH84
 Andy Bathgate*-NYR84
3.Gordie Howe*-DET77
 Stan Mikita*-CBH77
5.Frank Mahovlich*-TOR71

Points Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH1.20
 Andy Bathgate*-NYR1.20
3.Gordie Howe*-DET1.10
 Stan Mikita*-CBH1.10
5.Bill Hay-CBH1.05

Goals Created

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH34.9
2.Andy Bathgate*-NYR30.4
3.Gordie Howe*-DET29.7
4.Frank Mahovlich*-TOR28.7
5.Stan Mikita*-CBH27.7

Goals Created Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.50
2.Andy Bathgate*-NYR0.43
3.Gordie Howe*-DET0.42
4.Frank Mahovlich*-TOR0.41
5.Stan Mikita*-CBH0.40

Penalties in Minutes

1.Lou Fontinato-MTL167
2.Ted Green-BOS116
3.Bob Pulford*-TOR98
4.Pierre Pilote*-CBH97
 Stan Mikita*-CBH97
 Eric Nesterenko-CBH97

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL70
 Glenn Hall*-CBH70
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR60
4.Johnny Bower*-TOR59
5.Terry Sawchuk*-DET43

Wins (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL42
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR31
 Glenn Hall*-CBH31
4.Gump Worsley*-NYR22
5.Terry Sawchuk*-DET14

Losses (Goalie)

1.Gump Worsley*-NYR27
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH26
 Don Head-BOS26
4.Terry Sawchuk*-DET21
5.Johnny Bower*-TOR18
 Bruce Gamble-BOS18

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL14
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH13
3.Johnny Bower*-TOR10
4.Gump Worsley*-NYR9
5.Terry Sawchuk*-DET8

Points (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL98
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH75
3.Johnny Bower*-TOR72
4.Gump Worsley*-NYR53
5.Terry Sawchuk*-DET36

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL.700
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR.610
3.Glenn Hall*-CBH.536
4.Gump Worsley*-NYR.457
5.Hank Bassen-DET.444

Shutouts

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH9
2.Terry Sawchuk*-DET5
3.Jacques Plante*-MTL4
4.Hank Bassen-DET3
5.Johnny Bower*-TOR2
 Don Head-BOS2
 Gump Worsley*-NYR2

Goals Against

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH184
2.Gump Worsley*-NYR172
3.Jacques Plante*-MTL166
4.Don Head-BOS158
5.Johnny Bower*-TOR151

Goals Against Average

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL2.37
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR2.56
3.Glenn Hall*-CBH2.63
4.Hank Bassen-DET2.78
5.Gump Worsley*-NYR2.92
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Jacques Plante
D: Doug Harvey
D: Jean-Guy Talbot
C: Stan Mikita
LW: Bobby Hull
RW: Andy Bathgate
 2nd Team
G: Glenn Hall
D: Carl Brewer
D: Pierre Pilote
C: Dave Keon
LW: Frank Mahovlich
RW: Gordie Howe