1958–59 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1958–59 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 33rd season. The Red Wings finished 6th in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===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 	L 	October 11, 1958 	0–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	0–1–0
2 	W 	October 12, 1958 	3–0 	New York Rangers (1958–59) 	1–1–0
3 	L 	October 16, 1958 	2–7 	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) 	1–2–0
4 	W 	October 18, 1958 	3–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	2–2–0
5 	W 	October 19, 1958 	3–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) 	3–2–0
6 	W 	October 23, 1958 	3–1 	Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	4–2–0
7 	L 	October 25, 1958 	0–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	4–3–0
8 	L 	October 26, 1958 	3–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	4–4–0
9 	W 	October 30, 1958 	4–1 	New York Rangers (1958–59) 	5–4–0
10 	L 	November 1, 1958 	1–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	5–5–0
11 	W 	November 2, 1958 	2–1 	@ New York Rangers (1958–59) 	6–5–0
12 	L 	November 8, 1958 	3–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) 	6–6–0
13 	L 	November 9, 1958 	0–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) 	6–7–0
14 	W 	November 13, 1958 	3–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	7–7–0
15 	W 	November 15, 1958 	4–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	8–7–0
16 	L 	November 16, 1958 	2–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	8–8–0
17 	W 	November 18, 1958 	6–0 	Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	9–8–0
18 	T 	November 20, 1958 	4–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	9–8–1
19 	L 	November 22, 1958 	1–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	9–9–1
20 	W 	November 23, 1958 	3–1 	@ New York Rangers (1958–59) 	10–9–1
21 	W 	November 26, 1958 	5–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	11–9–1
22 	W 	November 27, 1958 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) 	12–9–1
23 	L 	November 29, 1958 	2–6 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	12–10–1
24 	L 	November 30, 1958 	0–7 	Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	12–11–1
25 	W 	December 4, 1958 	4–0 	Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	13–11–1
26 	W 	December 6, 1958 	4–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	14–11–1
27 	T 	December 7, 1958 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) 	14–11–2
28 	W 	December 10, 1958 	2–1 	@ New York Rangers (1958–59) 	15–11–2
29 	T 	December 13, 1958 	2–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	15–11–3
30 	L 	December 14, 1958 	1–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	15–12–3
31 	L 	December 18, 1958 	0–2 	New York Rangers (1958–59) 	15–13–3
32 	L 	December 21, 1958 	2–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	15–14–3
33 	L 	December 25, 1958 	0–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) 	15–15–3
34 	W 	December 28, 1958 	5–3 	Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	16–15–3
35 	L 	December 31, 1958 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) 	16–16–3
36 	L 	January 3, 1959 	2–8 	Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	16–17–3
37 	T 	January 4, 1959 	2–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	16–17–4
38 	L 	January 7, 1959 	1–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	16–18–4
39 	T 	January 10, 1959 	3–3 	@ New York Rangers (1958–59) 	16–18–5
40 	T 	January 11, 1959 	6–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) 	16–18–6
41 	L 	January 15, 1959 	0–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	16–19–6
42 	L 	January 17, 1959 	1–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	16–20–6
43 	L 	January 18, 1959 	2–4 	New York Rangers (1958–59) 	16–21–6
44 	W 	January 21, 1959 	3–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	17–21–6
45 	W 	January 24, 1959 	2–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) 	18–21–6
46 	L 	January 25, 1959 	3–7 	Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	18–22–6
47 	W 	January 29, 1959 	4–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	19–22–6
48 	L 	January 31, 1959 	4–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	19–23–6
49 	L 	February 1, 1959 	4–5 	@ New York Rangers (1958–59) 	19–24–6
50 	L 	February 5, 1959 	0–5 	New York Rangers (1958–59) 	19–25–6
51 	L 	February 7, 1959 	1–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	19–26–6
52 	L 	February 8, 1959 	1–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	19–27–6
53 	W 	February 12, 1959 	1–0 	New York Rangers (1958–59) 	20–27–6
54 	W 	February 15, 1959 	4–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) 	21–27–6
55 	L 	February 19, 1959 	0–7 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	21–28–6
56 	W 	February 21, 1959 	5–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) 	22–28–6
57 	L 	February 22, 1959 	1–4 	Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	22–29–6
58 	L 	February 25, 1959 	3–6 	@ New York Rangers (1958–59) 	22–30–6
59 	W 	February 28, 1959 	4–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	23–30–6
60 	L 	March 1, 1959 	1–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	23–31–6
61 	T 	March 3, 1959 	2–2 	Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	23–31–7
62 	L 	March 5, 1959 	0–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	23–32–7
63 	L 	March 7, 1959 	2–10 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	23–33–7
64 	L 	March 8, 1959 	2–4 	@ New York Rangers (1958–59) 	23–34–7
65 	T 	March 10, 1959 	5–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) 	23–34–8
66 	L 	March 14, 1959 	2–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59) 	23–35–8
67 	W 	March 15, 1959 	4–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	24–35–8
68 	W 	March 17, 1959 	2–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) 	25–35–8
69 	L 	March 21, 1959 	2–5 	New York Rangers (1958–59) 	25–36–8
70 	L 	March 22, 1959 	4–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) 	25–37–8
==Playoffs==
*The Red Wings did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	70	32	46	78 	57
 	C 	69	22	36	58 	42
 	C/LW	70	19	35	54 	6
 	D 	69	11	21	32 	44
 	D 	55	15	14	29 	14
 	LW 	70	11	17	28 	18
 	C 	68	14	12	26 	15
 	LW 	66	11	15	26 	20
 	D/C 	67	8 	13	21 	34
 	C 	70	9 	11	20 	32
 	D 	67	1 	11	12 	109
 	D 	69	6 	4 	10 	44
 	RW 	54	2 	5 	7 	32
 	LW 	57	2 	5 	7 	18
 	LW 	15	2 	3 	5 	4
 	C 	67	1 	4 	5 	149
 	RW 	15	0 	3 	3 	6
 	C 	3 	1 	1 	2 	2
 	RW 	6 	0 	1 	1 	4
 	RW 	14	0 	1 	1 	9
 	D 	21	0 	1 	1 	12
 	D 	36	0 	1 	1 	22
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	RW 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	0 	0 	0 	6
 	C 	12	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	67	0 	0 	0 	12
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	4020	67	23	36	8	207	3.09	5
 	180 	3 	2 	1 	0	9 	3.00	1
Team: 	4200	70	25	37	8	216	3.09	6
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, Right Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Alex Delvecchio, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Marcel Pronovost, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Terry Sawchuk, Goalie, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Gallery==
58-59NHLExhDetRWCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Pre-season Calgary
58-59NHLExhDetRWSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Saskatoon
58-59NHLExhDetWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Winnipeg
==Video==
Silent footage from the Bruins-Red Wings game on January 31, 1959. Over six minutes of game play and goals by Gordie Howe, Jim Morrison and Earl Reibel are shown. More silent footage from the Bruins-Red Wings game on March 14, 1959 in which the Red Wings Stu McNeill scores his only NHL goal, a goal by Don McKenney to tie the score 2-2 and two goals by John Bucyk for a 4-2 Bruins win are shown.
Detroit vs Boston
==See Also==
*1958–59 NHL season
==References==
* 
Detroit Red Wings season, 1958–59
Detroit Red Wings season, 1958–59
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