1963–64 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1963–64 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 38th season. The Red Wings finished 4th in the league with a record of 30 wins, 29 losses, and 11 ties. They defeated the Chicago Black Hawks in seven games in the Semi-finals before losing the 1964 Stanley Cup Finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
The Detroit Red Wings blanked the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on November 10th. While the Wings were a man short, Gordie Howe scored on Charlie Hodge for his 545th career goal, breaking Maurice Richard's record. Yet another record was tied by Terry Sawchuk when he recorded his 94th career NHL shutout, tying him with George Hainsworth as the all-time NHL shutout leader.
There was a lengthy delay in the start of a game between Detroit and Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens on November 30th while the ice surface was repaired. A rodeo had been held and the cleaning job took longer than expected. Despite a terrible ice surface, a ragged game was played that ended in a 1-1 tie. Roger Crozier was hit with a slap shot by Frank Mahovlich but returned after a ten minute rest. The plucky goalkeeper sustained a double fracture of the cheekbone and was unable to play the next night. The game was delayed for 20 minutes while Hank Bassen was located to replace Crozier. Toronto won the game 4-1.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 10, 1963 	5–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) 	1–0–0
2 	W 	October 13, 1963 	3–0 	Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	2–0–0
3 	L 	October 16, 1963 	0–3 	@ New York Rangers (1963–64) 	2–1–0
4 	L 	October 19, 1963 	1–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	2–2–0
5 	W 	October 20, 1963 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) 	3–2–0
6 	T 	October 24, 1963 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) 	3–2–1
7 	L 	October 27, 1963 	4–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	3–3–1
8 	L 	October 29, 1963 	1–5 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	3–4–1
9 	W 	October 31, 1963 	4–1 	New York Rangers (1963–64) 	4–4–1
10 	L 	November 2, 1963 	1–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	4–5–1
11 	L 	November 3, 1963 	1–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	4–6–1
12 	W 	November 7, 1963 	1–0 	New York Rangers (1963–64) 	5–6–1
13 	W 	November 10, 1963 	3–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	6–6–1
14 	T 	November 16, 1963 	1–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	6–6–2
15 	L 	November 17, 1963 	2–5 	@ New York Rangers (1963–64) 	6–7–2
16 	L 	November 20, 1963 	2–5 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	6–8–2
17 	L 	November 27, 1963 	2–3 	@ New York Rangers (1963–64) 	6–9–2
18 	L 	November 28, 1963 	3–7 	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	6–10–2
19 	T 	November 30, 1963 	1–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	6–10–3
20 	L 	December 1, 1963 	1–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) 	6–11–3
21 	W 	December 5, 1963 	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	7–11–3
22 	L 	December 7, 1963 	2–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	7–12–3
23 	L 	December 8, 1963 	3–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) 	7–13–3
24 	W 	December 11, 1963 	3–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	8–13–3
25 	W 	December 14, 1963 	5–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) 	9–13–3
26 	T 	December 15, 1963 	4–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	9–13–4
27 	T 	December 18, 1963 	1–1 	@ New York Rangers (1963–64) 	9–13–5
28 	W 	December 19, 1963 	3–0 	Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	10–13–5
29 	L 	December 21, 1963 	0–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	10–14–5
30 	L 	December 22, 1963 	1–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	10–15–5
31 	W 	December 25, 1963 	4–3 	New York Rangers (1963–64) 	11–15–5
32 	T 	December 28, 1963 	1–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	11–15–6
33 	W 	December 29, 1963 	2–1 	Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	12–15–6
34 	L 	December 31, 1963 	4–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) 	12–16–6
35 	L 	January 4, 1964 	2–5 	@ New York Rangers (1963–64) 	12–17–6
36 	T 	January 5, 1964 	3–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	12–17–7
37 	W 	January 7, 1964 	5–0 	@ Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	13–17–7
38 	W 	January 9, 1964 	5–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) 	14–17–7
39 	L 	January 11, 1964 	3–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	14–18–7
40 	W 	January 12, 1964 	5–3 	New York Rangers (1963–64) 	15–18–7
41 	L 	January 16, 1964 	1–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	15–19–7
42 	W 	January 18, 1964 	2–0 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	16–19–7
43 	L 	January 19, 1964 	1–3 	New York Rangers (1963–64) 	16–20–7
44 	W 	January 25, 1964 	5–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) 	17–20–7
45 	L 	January 26, 1964 	2–3 	@ New York Rangers (1963–64) 	17–21–7
46 	T 	January 29, 1964 	2–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	17–21–8
47 	L 	February 1, 1964 	3–9 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	17–22–8
48 	T 	February 2, 1964 	2–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) 	17–22–9
49 	L 	February 5, 1964 	2–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	17–23–9
50 	W 	February 6, 1964 	4–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) 	18–23–9
51 	W 	February 8, 1964 	3–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	19–23–9
52 	W 	February 9, 1964 	4–2 	New York Rangers (1963–64) 	20–23–9
53 	W 	February 13, 1964 	4–1 	Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	21–23–9
54 	W 	February 15, 1964 	4–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	22–23–9
55 	L 	February 16, 1964 	2–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	22–24–9
56 	T 	February 19, 1964 	1–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	22–24–10
57 	W 	February 22, 1964 	3–2 	Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	23–24–10
58 	W 	February 23, 1964 	3–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	24–24–10
59 	L 	February 27, 1964 	2–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64)	24–25–10
60 	L 	February 29, 1964 	1–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	24–26–10
61 	T 	March 1, 1964 	2–2 	@ New York Rangers (1963–64) 	24–26–11
62 	W 	March 3, 1964 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) 	25–26–11
63 	W 	March 5, 1964 	7–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1963–64) 	26–26–11
64 	L 	March 7, 1964 	2–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	26–27–11
65 	W 	March 8, 1964 	5–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	27–27–11
66 	W 	March 12, 1964 	2–1 	Boston Bruins (1963–64) 	28–27–11
67 	W 	March 15, 1964 	5–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1963–64) 	29–27–11
68 	W 	March 19, 1964 	9–3 	New York Rangers (1963–64) 	30–27–11
69 	L 	March 21, 1964 	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64)	30–28–11
70 	L 	March 22, 1964 	1–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1963–64) 	30–29–11
==Playoffs==
===Detroit Red Wings 4, Chicago Black Hawks 3===
===Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 3===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	69	26	47	73 	70
 	C/LW	70	23	30	53 	11
 	C 	61	21	30	51 	55
 	C 	68	21	25	46 	25
 	D 	67	11	21	32 	115
 	C 	63	11	21	32 	15
 	RW 	52	18	13	31 	22
 	LW 	58	10	18	28 	87
 	LW 	70	7 	16	23 	54
 	C 	50	9 	12	21 	28
 	D 	67	3 	17	20 	42
 	D 	64	2 	16	18 	80
 	C 	47	10	7 	17 	6
 	C 	30	5 	7 	12 	9
 	D 	50	3 	6 	9 	50
 	D 	17	1 	6 	7 	13
 	RW 	32	3 	3 	6 	14
 	LW 	17	2 	3 	5 	4
 	LW 	10	1 	4 	5 	0
 	D 	25	3 	0 	3 	8
 	C/LW	5 	0 	3 	3 	2
 	RW 	20	0 	3 	3 	6
 	RW 	15	1 	1 	2 	2
 	D 	42	0 	2 	2 	30
 	D 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2
 	C 	7 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	7
 	C 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	5 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	D 	12	0 	0 	0 	8
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	15	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	53	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	3140	53	25	20	7 	138	2.64	5
 	900 	15	5 	6 	4 	51 	3.40	2
 	60 	1 	0 	1 	0 	4 	4.00	0
 	40 	1 	0 	1 	0 	5 	7.50	0
 	60 	1 	0 	1 	0 	4 	4.00	0
Team: 	4200	70	30	29	11	202	2.89	7
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	14	9	10	19 	16
 	C 	14	7	10	17 	6
 	C/LW	14	3	8 	11 	0
 	C 	14	5	2 	7 	12
 	LW 	14	4	3 	7 	26
 	RW 	14	4	3 	7 	4
 	LW 	14	1	6 	7 	28
 	C 	14	3	3 	6 	2
 	RW 	14	2	3 	5 	6
 	C 	14	2	3 	5 	10
 	C 	14	1	4 	5 	14
 	D 	14	0	5 	5 	33
 	D 	14	0	4 	4 	22
 	D 	14	0	2 	2 	14
 	RW 	4 	0	1 	1 	2
 	C 	1 	0	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0 	0 	2
 	C 	4 	0	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	0	0 	0 	0
 	D 	14	0	0 	0 	12
 	G 	1 	0	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0	0 	0 	0
 	G 	13	0	0 	0 	2
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	677	13	6	5	31	2.75	1
 	55 	1 	1	0	4 	4.36	0
 	126	3 	0	2	5 	2.38	0
Team: 	858	14	7	7	40	2.80	1
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*Gordie Howe, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Notable Games==
*Montreal 9 Detroit 3:Feb. 1, 1964
==Farm Teams==
*Cincinnati Wings, Central Professional Hockey League
*Edmonton Oil Kings, Central Alberta Hockey League
*Hamilton Red Wings, Ontario Hockey Association
*Pittsburgh Hornets, American Hockey League
*Weyburn Red Wings, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
==Trivia==
*The Red Wings and Boston Bruins were scheduled to play on November 24, 1963 but the game was postponed to honor the memory of U.S. President John Kennedy.The Official NHL 75th Anniversary Commemorative Book, p.161.
==Gallery==
3Nov1963-Leiter_Howe.jpg|Gordie Howe checks Bob Leiter, November 3, 1963.
8Mar1964-Prentice_Howe_Green.jpg|Dean Prentice, Gordie Howe, Leo Boivin, Ted Green, March 8, 1964.
63-64NHLExhDetRWWindsorGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Windsor
==References==
* Red Wings on Hockey Database
* Red Wings on Hockey Reference
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