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1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 42-14-14 - 98 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Coach: Toe Blake (42-14-14)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Roster
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 42 wins and 14 losses and 14 ties for 98 points, finishing first in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Canadiens netted 259 goals, tops in the circuit. Montreal yielded 166 goals, fewest in the league. Claude Provost scored 33 goals for the team, while Gilles Tremblay tallied 30 or more also. Jean-Guy Talbot accounted for 42 assists. Jacques Plante earned 42 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.37 goals against average, topping regularly-used goaltenders.
Toe Blake coached the team. The 1961-62 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 259
Regular Season Goals Against: 166
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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October 14, 1961 | New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
October 15, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 5 | T | 1-0-0 | 0-0-1 | 1-0-1 | OT | |
October 18, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 1-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 2-0-1 | ||
October 21, 1961 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 3-0-1 | ||
October 22, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 2-0-0 | 2-0-1 | 4-0-1 | ||
October 26, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 7 | W | 3-0-0 | 2-0-1 | 5-0-1 | ||
October 28, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Montreal Canadiens 7 | W | 4-0-0 | 2-0-1 | 6-0-1 | ||
October 29, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 6 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 4-0-0 | 3-0-1 | 7-0-1 | ||
November 1, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 4-0-0 | 3-1-1 | 7-1-1 | ||
November 2, 1961 | Boston Bruins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 4-1-0 | 3-1-1 | 7-2-1 | ||
November 4, 1961 | New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | T | 4-1-1 | 3-1-1 | 7-2-2 | OT | |
November 9, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 5-1-1 | 3-1-1 | 8-2-2 | ||
November 11, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 6-1-1 | 3-1-1 | 9-2-2 | ||
November 12, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 6-1-1 | 3-2-1 | 9-3-2 | ||
November 15, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 6-1-1 | 3-3-1 | 9-4-2 | ||
November 16, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 6-1-1 | 3-4-1 | 9-5-2 | ||
November 18, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at New York Rangers 4 | T | 6-1-1 | 3-4-2 | 9-5-3 | OT | |
November 19, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | T | 6-1-1 | 3-4-3 | 9-5-4 | OT | |
November 23, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 7-1-1 | 3-4-3 | 10-5-4 | ||
November 25, 1961 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 8-1-1 | 3-4-3 | 11-5-4 | ||
November 26, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 8-1-1 | 3-4-4 | 11-5-5 | OT | |
November 29, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 8-1-1 | 3-4-5 | 11-5-6 | OT | |
November 30, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 8-1-2 | 3-4-5 | 11-5-7 | OT | |
December 2, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 9-1-2 | 3-4-5 | 12-5-7 | ||
December 3, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 9-1-2 | 4-4-5 | 13-5-7 | ||
December 7, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | W | 10-1-2 | 4-4-5 | 14-5-7 | ||
December 9, 1961 | New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | T | 10-1-3 | 4-4-5 | 14-5-8 | OT | |
December 10, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 10-1-3 | 5-4-5 | 15-5-8 | ||
December 16, 1961 | Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 8 | W | 11-1-3 | 5-4-5 | 16-5-8 | ||
December 17, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 11-1-3 | 5-5-5 | 16-6-8 | ||
December 21, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 11-2-3 | 5-5-5 | 16-7-8 | ||
December 23, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 6 | W | 12-2-3 | 5-5-5 | 17-7-8 | ||
December 25, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 12-2-3 | 6-5-5 | 18-7-8 | ||
December 27, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 0 | W | 12-2-3 | 7-5-5 | 19-7-8 | ||
December 30, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | T | 12-2-4 | 7-5-5 | 19-7-9 | OT | |
January 1, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | L | 12-2-4 | 7-6-5 | 19-8-9 | ||
January 3, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 12-2-4 | 7-7-5 | 19-9-9 | ||
January 6, 1962 | New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 13-2-4 | 7-7-5 | 20-9-9 | ||
January 7, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 13-2-4 | 7-7-6 | 20-9-10 | OT | |
January 11, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | W | 14-2-4 | 7-7-6 | 21-9-10 | ||
January 13, 1962 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 15-2-4 | 7-7-6 | 22-9-10 | ||
January 14, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 15-2-4 | 8-7-6 | 23-9-10 | ||
January 17, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 15-2-4 | 9-7-6 | 24-9-10 | ||
January 20, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | T | 15-2-5 | 9-7-6 | 24-9-11 | OT | |
January 21, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 15-2-5 | 10-7-6 | 25-9-11 | ||
January 27, 1962 | New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 16-2-5 | 10-7-6 | 26-9-11 | ||
January 28, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 16-2-5 | 11-7-6 | 27-9-11 | ||
February 1, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 17-2-5 | 11-7-6 | 28-9-11 | ||
February 3, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 8 | W | 18-2-5 | 11-7-6 | 29-9-11 | ||
February 4, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 2 | L | 18-2-5 | 11-8-6 | 29-10-11 | ||
February 10, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 18-2-5 | 12-8-6 | 30-10-11 | ||
February 11, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 18-2-5 | 13-8-6 | 31-10-11 | ||
February 15, 1962 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 9 | W | 19-2-5 | 13-8-6 | 32-10-11 | ||
February 17, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 | W | 20-2-5 | 13-8-6 | 33-10-11 | ||
February 18, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 20-2-5 | 13-9-6 | 33-11-11 | ||
February 21, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 20-2-5 | 14-9-6 | 34-11-11 | ||
February 24, 1962 | New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | W | 21-2-5 | 14-9-6 | 35-11-11 | ||
February 25, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 3 | T | 21-2-5 | 14-9-7 | 35-11-12 | OT | |
March 3, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | T | 21-2-6 | 14-9-7 | 35-11-13 | OT | |
March 4, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 21-2-6 | 14-10-7 | 35-12-13 | ||
March 8, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 21-2-7 | 14-10-7 | 35-12-14 | OT | |
March 10, 1962 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 22-2-7 | 14-10-7 | 36-12-14 | ||
March 11, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 22-2-7 | 15-10-7 | 37-12-14 | ||
March 14, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 22-2-7 | 15-11-7 | 37-13-14 | ||
March 15, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Montreal Canadiens 6 | W | 23-2-7 | 15-11-7 | 38-13-14 | ||
March 17, 1962 | New York Rangers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 24-2-7 | 15-11-7 | 39-13-14 | ||
March 18, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 6 | L | 24-2-7 | 15-12-7 | 39-14-14 | ||
March 22, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | W | 25-2-7 | 15-12-7 | 40-14-14 | ||
March 24, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 26-2-7 | 15-12-7 | 41-14-14 | ||
March 25, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 26-2-7 | 16-12-7 | 42-14-14 | ||
March 27, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
March 29, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
April 1, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
April 3, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
April 5, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 2-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-3-0 | ||
April 8, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | L | 2-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 2-4-0 |