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1961-62 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Toronto Maple Leafs

Hart Memorial Trophy: Jacques Plante (42-14-14, 2.37 GAA)
Vezina Trophy: Jacques Plante (42-14-14, 2.37 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Bobby Rousseau (21 G, 24 A, 45 P)

Goals Leader: Bobby Hull (50)
Assists Leader: Andy Bathgate (56)
Points Leader: Andy Bathgate (84) & Bobby Hull (84)

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Montreal Canadiens* 70 42 14 14 98 .700 259 166 1.11 -0.22
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 37 22 11 85 .607 232 180 0.62 -0.12
Chicago Black Hawks* 70 31 26 13 75 .536 217 186 0.37 -0.07
New York Rangers* 70 26 32 12 64 .457 195 207 -0.14 0.03
Detroit Red Wings 70 23 33 14 60 .429 184 219 -0.42 0.08
Boston Bruins 70 15 47 8 38 .271 177 306 -1.54 0.31

League Playoff Series

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
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
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 70 42 14 14 98 .700 259 166 1.11 -0.22 6.07
2 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 37 22 11 85 .607 232 180 0.62 -0.12 5.89
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 70 31 26 13 75 .536 217 186 0.37 -0.07 5.76
4 New York Rangers* 70 26 32 12 64 .457 195 207 -0.14 0.03 5.74
5 Detroit Red Wings 70 23 33 14 60 .429 184 219 -0.42 0.08 5.76
6 Boston Bruins 70 15 47 8 38 .271 177 306 -1.54 0.31 6.90
League Average 70 29 29 12 70 .500 211 211 0.00 0.00 6.02

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 50
2. Claude Provost-MTL 33
  Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 33
  Gordie Howe*-DET 33
5. Gilles Tremblay-MTL 32
Assists
1. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 56
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 52
  Bill Hay-CBH 52
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 44
5. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 43
Points
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 84
  Andy Bathgate*-NYR 84
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 77
  Stan Mikita*-CBH 77
5. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 71
Goals Created
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 36.1
2. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 30.2
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 30.0
4. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 29.2
5. Stan Mikita*-CBH 27.5
Penalties in Minutes
1. Lou Fontinato-MTL 167
2. Ted Green-BOS 116
3. Bob Pulford*-TOR 98
4. Pierre Pilote*-CBH 97
  Eric Nesterenko-CBH 97
  Stan Mikita*-CBH 97
Goals Per Game
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.71
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.47
  Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 0.47
  Claude Provost-MTL 0.47
5. Gilles Tremblay-MTL 0.46
Assists Per Game
1. Bill Hay-CBH 0.87
2. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 0.80
3. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.74
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.63
5. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 0.61
Points Per Game
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 1.20
  Andy Bathgate*-NYR 1.20
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 1.10
  Stan Mikita*-CBH 1.10
5. Bill Hay-CBH 1.05
Goals Created Per Game
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.52
2. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 0.43
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.43
4. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 0.42
5. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.39
Games Played
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 70
  Jacques Plante*-MTL 70
3. Gump Worsley*-NYR 60
4. Johnny Bower*-TOR 59
5. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 43
Wins
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 42
2. Johnny Bower*-TOR 31
  Glenn Hall*-CBH 31
4. Gump Worsley*-NYR 22
5. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 14
Losses
1. Gump Worsley*-NYR 27
2. Don Head-BOS 26
  Glenn Hall*-CBH 26
4. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 21
5. Bruce Gamble-BOS 18
  Johnny Bower*-TOR 18
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 14
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 13
3. Johnny Bower*-TOR 10
4. Gump Worsley*-NYR 9
5. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 8
Goals Against
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 184
2. Gump Worsley*-NYR 172
3. Jacques Plante*-MTL 166
4. Don Head-BOS 158
5. Johnny Bower*-TOR 151
Goals Against Average
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 2.37
2. Johnny Bower*-TOR 2.56
3. Glenn Hall*-CBH 2.63
4. Hank Bassen-DET 2.78
5. Gump Worsley*-NYR 2.92
Shutouts
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 9
2. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 5
3. Jacques Plante*-MTL 4
4. Hank Bassen-DET 3
5. Gump Worsley*-NYR 2
  Johnny Bower*-TOR 2
  Don Head-BOS 2
Minutes
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 4200
  Glenn Hall*-CBH 4200
3. Johnny Bower*-TOR 3540
4. Gump Worsley*-NYR 3531
5. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 2580
Offensive Point Shares
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 8.8
2. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 6.8
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 6.8
4. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 6.5
5. Stan Mikita*-CBH 5.9
Defensive Point Shares
1. J.C. Tremblay-MTL 5.7
  Jean-Guy Talbot-MTL 5.7
3. Tim Horton*-TOR 5.2
4. Tom Johnson*-MTL 5.0
5. Carl Brewer-TOR 5.0
Goalie Point Shares
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 15.6
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 13.8
3. Johnny Bower*-TOR 12.1
4. Gump Worsley*-NYR 10.0
5. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 5.9
Point Shares
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 15.6
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 13.8
3. Johnny Bower*-TOR 12.1
4. Bobby Hull*-CBH 10.0
5. Gump Worsley*-NYR 10.0
     

NHL All-Star Team

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*