1960-61 Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 25-29-16 - 66 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 6-5
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Coach: Sid Abel (25-29-16)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1960-61 Detroit Red Wings StatisticsTeam Record: 25-29-16 - 66 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 6-5
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Coach: Sid Abel (25-29-16)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1960-61 Detroit Red Wings Roster
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1960-61 season with a record of 25 wins and 29 losses and 16 ties for 66 points, finishing fourth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-5.
The Red Wings scored 195 goals and yielded 215. Norm Ullman netted 28 goals for Detroit, and Gordie Howe contributed 49 assists. Hank Bassen topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.99 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.
Sid Abel coached the team. The 1960-61 Detroit Red Wings lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 195
Regular Season Goals Against: 215
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | T | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-1 | OT | |
| October 6, 1960 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-1-1 | ||
| October 9, 1960 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 0-1-1 | 0-0-1 | 0-1-2 | OT | |
| October 11, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 0-1-1 | 0-0-2 | 0-1-3 | OT | |
| October 13, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 0-1-1 | 0-1-2 | 0-2-3 | ||
| October 16, 1960 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | W | 1-1-1 | 0-1-2 | 1-2-3 | ||
| October 20, 1960 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 2-1-1 | 0-1-2 | 2-2-3 | ||
| October 22, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 2-1-1 | 1-1-2 | 3-2-3 | ||
| October 23, 1960 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 2-2-1 | 1-1-2 | 3-3-3 | ||
| October 26, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 2-2-1 | 1-2-2 | 3-4-3 | ||
| October 30, 1960 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 3-2-1 | 1-2-2 | 4-4-3 | ||
| November 3, 1960 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 8 | W | 4-2-1 | 1-2-2 | 5-4-3 | ||
| November 6, 1960 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 5-2-1 | 1-2-2 | 6-4-3 | ||
| November 9, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 5-2-1 | 2-2-2 | 7-4-3 | ||
| November 10, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 5-2-1 | 3-2-2 | 8-4-3 | ||
| November 12, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 5-2-1 | 3-3-2 | 8-5-3 | ||
| November 13, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 7 | L | 5-2-1 | 3-4-2 | 8-6-3 | ||
| November 15, 1960 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 6-2-1 | 3-4-2 | 9-6-3 | ||
| November 16, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | T | 6-2-1 | 3-4-3 | 9-6-4 | OT | |
| November 19, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 6 | L | 6-2-1 | 3-5-3 | 9-7-4 | ||
| November 20, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 6-2-1 | 4-5-3 | 10-7-4 | ||
| November 24, 1960 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 7-2-1 | 4-5-3 | 11-7-4 | ||
| November 26, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | T | 7-2-1 | 4-5-4 | 11-7-5 | OT | |
| November 27, 1960 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 8-2-1 | 4-5-4 | 12-7-5 | ||
| December 1, 1960 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 8-3-1 | 4-5-4 | 12-8-5 | ||
| December 4, 1960 | New York Rangers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 8-4-1 | 4-5-4 | 12-9-5 | ||
| December 7, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 8-4-1 | 5-5-4 | 13-9-5 | ||
| December 10, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6 | L | 8-4-1 | 5-6-4 | 13-10-5 | ||
| December 11, 1960 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 8-5-1 | 5-6-4 | 13-11-5 | ||
| December 15, 1960 | New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 8-5-2 | 5-6-4 | 13-11-6 | OT | |
| December 18, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 8-5-2 | 6-6-4 | 14-11-6 | ||
| December 24, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | T | 8-5-2 | 6-6-5 | 14-11-7 | OT | |
| December 25, 1960 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 8-6-2 | 6-6-5 | 14-12-7 | ||
| December 28, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 8-6-2 | 7-6-5 | 15-12-7 | ||
| December 29, 1960 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 8-6-2 | 7-6-6 | 15-12-8 | OT | |
| December 31, 1960 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 8-7-2 | 7-6-6 | 15-13-8 | ||
| January 1, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 8-7-2 | 7-7-6 | 15-14-8 | ||
| January 4, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 | L | 8-7-2 | 7-8-6 | 15-15-8 | ||
| January 5, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 8-8-2 | 7-8-6 | 15-16-8 | ||
| January 8, 1961 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 9-8-2 | 7-8-6 | 16-16-8 | ||
| January 11, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | T | 9-8-2 | 7-8-7 | 16-16-9 | OT | |
| January 14, 1961 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 9-8-3 | 7-8-7 | 16-16-10 | OT | |
| January 15, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | T | 9-8-4 | 7-8-7 | 16-16-11 | OT | |
| January 19, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 9-8-4 | 7-9-7 | 16-17-11 | ||
| January 21, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 9-8-4 | 8-9-7 | 17-17-11 | ||
| January 22, 1961 | New York Rangers 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 9-9-4 | 8-9-7 | 17-18-11 | ||
| January 26, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 9-9-5 | 8-9-7 | 17-18-12 | OT | |
| January 28, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | T | 9-9-5 | 8-9-8 | 17-18-13 | OT | |
| January 29, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 9-9-5 | 9-9-8 | 18-18-13 | ||
| February 2, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 9-10-5 | 9-9-8 | 18-19-13 | ||
| February 4, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 9-10-5 | 9-10-8 | 18-20-13 | ||
| February 5, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 10-10-5 | 9-10-8 | 19-20-13 | ||
| February 8, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 10-10-5 | 9-11-8 | 19-21-13 | ||
| February 9, 1961 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 11-10-5 | 9-11-8 | 20-21-13 | ||
| February 12, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 11-11-5 | 9-11-8 | 20-22-13 | ||
| February 18, 1961 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 12-11-5 | 9-11-8 | 21-22-13 | ||
| February 19, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 12-12-5 | 9-11-8 | 21-23-13 | ||
| February 23, 1961 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 12-12-6 | 9-11-8 | 21-23-14 | OT | |
| February 25, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 12-12-6 | 9-12-8 | 21-24-14 | ||
| February 26, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 12-12-7 | 9-12-8 | 21-24-15 | OT | |
| February 28, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 13-12-7 | 9-12-8 | 22-24-15 | ||
| March 2, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 13-12-7 | 9-13-8 | 22-25-15 | ||
| March 4, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6 | L | 13-12-7 | 9-14-8 | 22-26-15 | ||
| March 5, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 8 | L | 13-12-7 | 9-15-8 | 22-27-15 | ||
| March 7, 1961 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 14-12-7 | 9-15-8 | 23-27-15 | ||
| March 9, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 14-12-7 | 10-15-8 | 24-27-15 | ||
| March 12, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 7 | L | 14-12-7 | 10-16-8 | 24-28-15 | ||
| March 14, 1961 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 15-12-7 | 10-16-8 | 25-28-15 | ||
| March 15, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | T | 15-12-7 | 10-16-9 | 25-28-16 | OT | |
| March 19, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 15-13-7 | 10-16-9 | 25-29-16 | ||
| March 22, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 2OT | |
| March 25, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| March 26, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| March 28, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| April 1, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 2-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-1-0 | ||
| April 6, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 2-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-2-0 | ||
| April 8, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 3-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 5-2-0 | ||
| April 10, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 3-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 5-3-0 | ||
| April 12, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 4-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 6-3-0 | ||
| April 14, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 6 | L | 4-0-0 | 2-4-0 | 6-4-0 | ||
| April 16, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 4-1-0 | 2-4-0 | 6-5-0 |
