1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Statistics

National Hockey League (NHL)
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
1961-62 Montreal Canadiens Results

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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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ralph Backstrom	C	66	27	38	65	29
Claude Provost	R	70	33	29	62	22
Bernie Geoffrion	R	62	23	36	59	36
Gilles Tremblay	L	70	32	22	54	28
Bill Hicke	R	70	20	31	51	42
Henri Richard	C	54	21	29	50	48
Jean-Guy Talbot	D	70	5	42	47	90
Don Marshall	C	66	18	28	46	12
Bobby Rousseau	R	70	21	24	45	26
Dickie Moore	L	57	19	22	41	54
Jean Beliveau	C	43	18	23	41	36
Phil Goyette	C	69	7	27	34	18
Marcel Bonin	L	33	7	14	21	41
J.C. Tremblay	D	70	3	17	20	18
Tom Johnson	D	62	1	17	18	45
Lou Fontinato	D	54	2	13	15	167
Al MacNeil	D	61	1	7	8	74
Red Berenson	C	4	1	2	3	4
Jean Gauthier	D	12	0	1	1	10
Billy Carter	C	7	0	0	0	4
Jacques Plante	G	70	0	0	0	14
Chuck Hamilton	R	1	0	0	0	0
Totals		1141	259	422	681	818

Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T/OL	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Jacques Plante	70	4200	42	14	14	0	4	166	2.37	0
Totals	70	4200	42	14	14	0	4	166	2.37		0

Postseason - Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GWG
Ralph Backstrom	C	5	0	1	1	6	0
Claude Provost	R	6	2	2	4	2	1
Bernie Geoffrion	R	5	0	1	1	6	0
Gilles Tremblay	L	6	1	0	1	2	0
Bill Hicke	R	6	0	2	2	14	0
Jean-Guy Talbot	D	6	1	1	2	10	0
Don Marshall	C	6	0	1	1	2	0
Bobby Rousseau	R	6	0	2	2	0	0
Dickie Moore	L	6	4	2	6	8	0
Jean Beliveau	C	6	2	1	3	4	1
Phil Goyette	C	6	1	4	5	2	0
J.C. Tremblay	D	6	0	2	2	2	0
Tom Johnson	D	6	0	1	1	0	0
Lou Fontinato	D	6	0	1	1	23	0
Al MacNeil	D	5	0	0	0	2	0
Red Berenson	C	5	2	0	2	0	0
Keith McCreary	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacques Plante	G	6	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		99	13	21	34	83	2

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Jacques Plante	6	360	2	4	0	0	0	19	3.17	0
Totals	6	360	2	4	0	0	0	19	3.17		0