1965–66 Detroit Red Wings
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 31-27-0, 74 pts · Playoffs 6-6
The 1965–66 Detroit Red Wings went 31-27-0 (74 points) in the N/A Division and played 12 playoff games (6-6). Gordie Howe led the team with 75 points (29 G, 46 A). Roger Crozier had 27 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | R | 69 | 29 | 46 | 75 | +21 | 81 | 7 | 268 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ullman | C | 69 | 31 | 41 | 72 | +4 | 33 | 7 | 257 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | C | 69 | 31 | 38 | 69 | +21 | 16 | 9 | 236 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Smith | R | 65 | 21 | 28 | 49 | +10 | 20 | 2 | 154 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Bathgate | R | 69 | 15 | 32 | 47 | -3 | 25 | 4 | 215 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Henderson | L | 68 | 22 | 24 | 46 | +4 | 34 | 5 | 172 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | C | 69 | 19 | 14 | 33 | -2 | 26 | 1 | 133 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab McDonald | L | 44 | 6 | 16 | 22 | +12 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Barkley | D | 42 | 5 | 15 | 20 | +28 | 65 | 1 | 130 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | D | 61 | 0 | 19 | 19 | +25 | 45 | 0 | 68 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | D | 60 | 3 | 16 | 19 | +18 | 92 | 1 | 66 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Gadsby | D | 57 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +14 | 72 | 0 | 64 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker MacDonald | C | 38 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -1 | 24 | 0 | 75 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Murphy | L | 31 | 10 | 7 | 17 | +5 | 10 | 2 | 69 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | L | 59 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | L | 19 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | D | 69 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +3 | 129 | 0 | 34 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McKenney | C | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Boivin | D | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -11 | 16 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Godfrey | D | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | C | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Goegan | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | C | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McCord | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wall | D | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Peters | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Mahovlich | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Doak | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Watson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Crashley | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Roberts | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Hall | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Carruthers | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 63 | 62 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 1773 | .907 | 2.70 | 6 |
| Hank Bassen | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 177 | .904 | 2.52 | 0 |
| George Gardner | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .958 | 1.00 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vs TOR | W 3–0 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs CHI | L 1–5 | Final |
| Oct 30 | @ TOR | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 31 | vs MTL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs BOS | W 8–1 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ NYR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 10 | @ CHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs NYR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 14 | vs MTL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ BOS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ NYR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 23 | vs CHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ CHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 27 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 28 | @ BOS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs BOS | W 10–2 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ TOR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 5 | vs TOR | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs NYR | W 7–3 | Final |
| Dec 11 | @ NYR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ BOS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 15 | @ TOR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs BOS | W 2–0 | Final |
| Dec 18 | vs CHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ CHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs NYR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 25 | @ MTL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs MTL | W 1–0 | Final |
| Dec 28 | @ BOS | W 1–0 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs CHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs TOR | W 4–0 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs BOS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ TOR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 9 | vs MTL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs NYR | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs TOR | W 4–0 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs MTL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 22 | @ MTL | W 3–0 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs NYR | W 5–1 | Final |
| Jan 26 | @ NYR | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 29 | @ CHI | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 30 | vs CHI | L 1–5 | Final |
| Feb 3 | @ BOS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 5 | @ MTL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 6 | vs BOS | T 3–3 | Final |
| Feb 9 | @ CHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Feb 10 | vs NYR | W 6–2 | Final |
| Feb 12 | @ TOR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Feb 13 | vs MTL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Feb 16 | @ BOS | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 19 | vs BOS | L 1–5 | Final |
| Feb 20 | vs TOR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 23 | @ NYR | L 0–5 | Final |
| Feb 26 | vs CHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 27 | vs MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 2 | @ CHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ MTL | L 2–7 | Final |
| Mar 6 | @ NYR | T 1–1 | Final |
| Mar 9 | @ TOR | L 0–1 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ MTL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ BOS | W 8–4 | Final |
| Mar 16 | @ CHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs BOS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 20 | vs TOR | W 6–1 | Final |
| Mar 23 | @ NYR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Mar 26 | @ TOR | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 27 | vs CHI | T 1–1 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs NYR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Apr 3 | vs TOR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Apr 7 | @ CHI | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 10 | @ CHI | W 7–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 12 | vs CHI | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 14 | vs CHI | W 5–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 17 | @ CHI | W 5–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 19 | vs CHI | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 24 | @ MTL | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 26 | @ MTL | W 5–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 28 | vs MTL | L 2–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 1 | vs MTL | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 3 | @ MTL | L 1–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 5 | vs MTL | L 2–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |