1962–63 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1962–63 Montreal Canadiens season was the 54th season in franchise history. The team placed third in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens were eliminated in semi-finals by the Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 1.

1962–63 Montreal Canadiens
League3rd NHL
1962–63 record28–19–23
Goals for225
Goals against183
Team information
General managerFrank J. Selke
CoachToe Blake
CaptainJean Beliveau
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsHenri Richard (23)
AssistsHenri Richard (50)
PointsHenri Richard (73)
Penalty minutesLou Fontinato (141)
WinsJacques Plante (22)
Goals against averageJacques Plante (2.49)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Toronto Maple Leafs70352312221180+4182
2Chicago Black Hawks70322117194178+1681
3Montreal Canadiens70281923225183+4279
4Detroit Red Wings70322513200194+677
5New York Rangers70223612211233−2256
6Boston Bruins70143917198281−8345

Record vs. opponents
1962–63 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —2–10–22–7–52–7–54–7–34–8–2
Chicago 10–2–2—5–6–33–7–410–2–24–7–3
Detroit 7–2–56–5–3—3–9–29–3–27–6–1
Montreal 7–2–57–3–49–3–2—5–5–43–6–5
New York 7–4–32–10–23–9–25–5–4—5–8–1
Toronto 8–4–27–4–36–7–16–3–58–5–1—

Schedule and results
Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 11, 19620–5@ Boston Bruins (1962–63)0–1–0
2WOctober 13, 19626–3New York Rangers (1962–63)1–1–0
3LOctober 14, 19621–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)1–2–0
4WOctober 18, 19624–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)2–2–0
5WOctober 20, 19627–3Boston Bruins (1962–63)3–2–0
6TOctober 21, 19623–3@ New York Rangers (1962–63)3–2–1
7TOctober 23, 19624–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)3–2–2
8LOctober 27, 19622–3Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)3–3–2
9WOctober 31, 19624–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)4–3–2
10LNovember 1, 19621–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)4–4–2
11TNovember 3, 19623–3New York Rangers (1962–63)4–4–3
12WNovember 8, 19624–1Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)5–4–3
13LNovember 10, 19621–3Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)5–5–3
14WNovember 11, 19624–2@ Boston Bruins (1962–63)6–5–3
15LNovember 14, 19622–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)6–6–3
16TNovember 18, 19621–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)6–6–4
17WNovember 22, 19623–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)7–6–4
18TNovember 24, 19625–5Boston Bruins (1962–63)7–6–5
19WNovember 25, 19623–1@ New York Rangers (1962–63)8–6–5
20TNovember 29, 19624–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)8–6–6
21WDecember 1, 19622–1Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)9–6–6
22WDecember 2, 19623–0@ Boston Bruins (1962–63)10–6–6
23LDecember 5, 19621–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)10–7–6
24WDecember 8, 19622–1Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)11–7–6
25LDecember 9, 19621–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)11–8–6
26TDecember 13, 19621–1Boston Bruins (1962–63)11–8–7
27LDecember 15, 19622–4New York Rangers (1962–63)11–9–7
28WDecember 16, 19625–2@ Boston Bruins (1962–63)12–9–7
29TDecember 20, 19624–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)12–9–8
30TDecember 22, 19621–1Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)12–9–9
31TDecember 23, 19622–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)12–9–10
32WDecember 25, 19626–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)13–9–10
33WDecember 29, 19625–1Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)14–9–10
34TDecember 30, 19624–4@ New York Rangers (1962–63)14–9–11
35WJanuary 3, 19634–1Boston Bruins (1962–63)15–9–11
36TJanuary 5, 19632–2New York Rangers (1962–63)15–9–12
37WJanuary 6, 19636–0@ New York Rangers (1962–63)16–9–12
38LJanuary 10, 19632–3Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)16–10–12
39WJanuary 12, 19637–2Boston Bruins (1962–63)17–10–12
40TJanuary 13, 19632–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)17–10–13
41WJanuary 17, 19636–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)18–10–13
42WJanuary 19, 19635–1Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)19–10–13
43TJanuary 20, 19633–3@ Boston Bruins (1962–63)19–10–14
44LJanuary 23, 19631–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)19–11–14
45TJanuary 24, 19631–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)19–11–15
46LJanuary 26, 19632–4New York Rangers (1962–63)19–12–15
47WJanuary 27, 19633–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)20–12–15
48LJanuary 31, 19633–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)20–13–15
49TFebruary 2, 19633–3Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)20–13–16
50WFebruary 3, 19636–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)21–13–16
51LFebruary 6, 19633–6@ New York Rangers (1962–63)21–14–16
52TFebruary 9, 19633–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)21–14–17
53TFebruary 10, 19635–5@ Boston Bruins (1962–63)21–14–18
54LFebruary 14, 19631–2Boston Bruins (1962–63)21–15–18
55WFebruary 16, 19634–2Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)22–15–18
56WFebruary 17, 19636–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)23–15–18
57LFebruary 20, 19631–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)23–16–18
58WFebruary 23, 19636–3New York Rangers (1962–63)24–16–18
59LMarch 2, 19631–7Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)24–17–18
60TMarch 3, 19632–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)24–17–19
61WMarch 5, 19634–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)25–17–19
62WMarch 7, 19638–0Boston Bruins (1962–63)26–17–19
63LMarch 9, 19632–5New York Rangers (1962–63)26–18–19
64WMarch 10, 19635–1@ New York Rangers (1962–63)27–18–19
65TMarch 14, 19633–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)27–18–20
66WMarch 16, 19635–3Detroit Red Wings (1962–63)28–18–20
67TMarch 17, 19632–2@ Boston Bruins (1962–63)28–18–21
68TMarch 20, 19633–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63)28–18–22
69TMarch 23, 19634–4Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63)28–18–23
70LMarch 24, 19630–5@ New York Rangers (1962–63)28–19–23

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Playoffs

Semi-finals

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Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Henri RichardC6723507357
Jean BeliveauC6918496768
Dickie MooreLW6724265061
Claude ProvostRW6720305026
Gilles TremblayLW6025244942
Bernie GeoffrionRW5123184173
Bill HickeRW7017223939
Bobby RousseauRW6219183715
Ralph BackstromC7023123551
Don MarshallLW651320336
Jean-Guy TalbotD703222551
Jean GauthierD651171846
J.C. TremblayD691171810
Phil GoyetteC3258132
Lou FontinatoD632810141
Tom JohnsonD4335828
Red BerensonC3726815
Bill McCrearyLW142350
Terry HarperD1411210
Gerry BrissonRW40224
Jacques LaperriereD60222
Jacques PlanteG560112
Claude LaroseRW40000
Cesare ManiagoG140002
Ernie WakelyG10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Jacques Plante3320562214191382.495
Cesare Maniago82014554423.070
Ernie Wakely60110033.000
Team:4200702819231832.615

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Jean BeliveauC52132
Gilles TremblayLW52020
Henri RichardC51122
Terry HarperD51018
Bernie GeoffrionRW50114
Jacques LaperriereD50114
Dickie MooreLW50112
Claude ProvostRW50112
Bobby RousseauRW50112
Ralph BackstromC50002
Red BerensonC50000
Jean GauthierD500012
Phil GoyetteC20000
Bill HickeRW50000
Don MarshallLW50000
Jacques PlanteG50000
Bill SutherlandC20000
Jean-Guy TalbotD50008
J.C. TremblayD50000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Jacques Plante300514142.800
Team:300514142.800

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

See also

References
  1. "1962–1963 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1962–63 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  4. "Montreal Canadiens 1963-64 Game Log and Scores". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  5. "1962-63 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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