The 1965–66 Detroit Red Wings season40th season . The Red Wings finished 4th in the league with a record of 31 wins, 27 losses, and 12 ties for 74 points. They defeated the Chicago Black Hawks in six games in the Semi-finals before falling to the Montreal Canadiens in the 1966 Stanley Cup Final , also in six games. The Red Wings would not appear in the Final again until 1995 .
Off-season [ ] Regular Season [ ] Arnie Brown and Mike McMahon, Jr. scale the glass, November 21, 1965.
During the November 21, 1965 game at Madison Square Garden , with the scored tied 1-1 between the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers , at 9:50 of the third period, Ranger goalie Eddie Giacomin made what appeared to be a save. However, the goal judge signalled a goal, believing that Giacomin's glove crossed the goal line while the puck was in it. Rangers general manager Emile Francis was furious, left his seat and ran to the goal judge to protest. Along the way, he got into an altercation with some fans who started to punch him. Ten Ranger players scaled the glass and a melee of Rangers fighting with their own fans ensued. It took police fifteen minutes to break up the altercation. Francis suffered a cut over one eye which required stitches. The game ended in a 3-3 tie.
Final Standings [ ] Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Game Log [ ]
Regular Season Results
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
L
October 23, 1965
1–8
@ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 )
0–1–0
2
W
October 24, 1965
3–0
Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 ) 1–1–0
3
L
October 28, 1965
1–5
Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 ) 1–2–0
4
L
October 30, 1965
3–4
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 )
1–3–0
5
T
October 31, 1965
2–2
Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 ) 1–3–1
6
W
November 4, 1965
8–1
Boston Bruins (1965–66 ) 2–3–1
7
L
November 7, 1965
2–3
@ New York Rangers (1965–66 )
2–4–1
8
L
November 10, 1965
2–5
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 )
2–5–1
9
T
November 11, 1965
3–3
New York Rangers (1965–66 ) 2–5–2
10
T
November 14, 1965
2–2
Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 ) 2–5–3
11
W
November 20, 1965
4–2
@ Boston Bruins (1965–66 )
3–5–3
12
T
November 21, 1965
3–3
@ New York Rangers (1965–66 )
3–5–4
13
L
November 23, 1965
2–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 ) 3–6–4
14
L
November 25, 1965
1–3
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 )
3–7–4
15
L
November 27, 1965
2–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 )
3–8–4
16
W
November 28, 1965
5–3
@ Boston Bruins (1965–66 )
4–8–4
17
W
December 2, 1965
10–2
Boston Bruins (1965–66 ) 5–8–4
18
W
December 4, 1965
5–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 )
6–8–4
19
W
December 5, 1965
5–1
Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 ) 7–8–4
20
W
December 9, 1965
7–3
New York Rangers (1965–66 ) 8–8–4
21
W
December 11, 1965
4–2
@ New York Rangers (1965–66 )
9–8–4
22
W
December 12, 1965
5–3
@ Boston Bruins (1965–66 )
10–8–4
23
L
December 15, 1965
3–5
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 )
10–9–4
24
W
December 16, 1965
2–0
Boston Bruins (1965–66 ) 11–9–4
25
W
December 18, 1965
3–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 ) 12–9–4
26
L
December 19, 1965
4–5
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 )
12–10–4
27
W
December 23, 1965
4–2
New York Rangers (1965–66 ) 13–10–4
28
L
December 25, 1965
3–4
@ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 )
13–11–4
29
W
December 26, 1965
1–0
Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 ) 14–11–4
30
W
December 28, 1965
1–0
@ Boston Bruins (1965–66 )
15–11–4
31
L
December 31, 1965
1–4
Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 ) 15–12–4
32
W
January 2, 1966
4–0
Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 ) 16–12–4
33
W
January 6, 1966
5–3
Boston Bruins (1965–66 ) 17–12–4
34
W
January 8, 1966
3–1
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 )
18–12–4
35
W
January 9, 1966
4–2
Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 ) 19–12–4
36
T
January 15, 1966
4–4
New York Rangers (1965–66 ) 19–12–5
37
W
January 16, 1966
4–0
Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 ) 20–12–5
38
W
January 20, 1966
5–2
Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 ) 21–12–5
39
W
January 22, 1966
3–0
@ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 )
22–12–5
40
W
January 23, 1966
5–1
New York Rangers (1965–66 ) 23–12–5
41
L
January 26, 1966
3–4
@ New York Rangers (1965–66 )
23–13–5
42
T
January 29, 1966
4–4
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 )
23–13–6
43
L
January 30, 1966
1–5
Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 ) 23–14–6
44
W
February 3, 1966
4–2
@ Boston Bruins (1965–66 )
24–14–6
45
T
February 5, 1966
2–2
@ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 )
24–14–7
46
T
February 6, 1966
3–3
Boston Bruins (1965–66 ) 24–14–8
47
L
February 9, 1966
1–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 )
24–15–8
48
W
February 10, 1966
6–2
New York Rangers (1965–66 ) 25–15–8
49
T
February 12, 1966
3–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 )
25–15–9
50
L
February 13, 1966
3–4
Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 ) 25–16–9
51
L
February 16, 1966
4–5
@ Boston Bruins (1965–66 )
25–17–9
52
L
February 19, 1966
1–5
Boston Bruins (1965–66 ) 25–18–9
53
W
February 20, 1966
4–1
Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 ) 26–18–9
54
L
February 23, 1966
0–5
@ New York Rangers (1965–66 )
26–19–9
55
L
February 26, 1966
1–4
Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 ) 26–20–9
56
L
February 27, 1966
3–5
Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 ) 26–21–9
57
L
March 2, 1966
4–5
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 )
26–22–9
58
L
March 5, 1966
2–7
@ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 )
26–23–9
59
T
March 6, 1966
1–1
@ New York Rangers (1965–66 )
26–23–10
60
L
March 9, 1966
0–1
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 )
26–24–10
61
L
March 12, 1966
1–4
@ Montreal Canadiens (1965–66 )
26–25–10
62
W
March 13, 1966
8–4
@ Boston Bruins (1965–66 )
27–25–10
63
L
March 16, 1966
1–4
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 )
27–26–10
64
W
March 17, 1966
4–2
Boston Bruins (1965–66 ) 28–26–10
65
W
March 20, 1966
6–1
Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 ) 29–26–10
66
W
March 23, 1966
2–1
@ New York Rangers (1965–66 )
30–26–10
67
L
March 26, 1966
1–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 )
30–27–10
68
T
March 27, 1966
1–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66 ) 30–27–11
69
W
March 31, 1966
5–3
New York Rangers (1965–66 ) 31–27–11
70
T
April 3, 1966
3–3
Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66 ) 31–27–12
Playoffs [ ] Detroit Red Wings 4, Chicago Black Hawks 2 [ ] Montreal Canadiens 4, Detroit Red Wings 2 [ ] Player Stats [ ] Regular Season [ ] Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
PPG
SHG
GWG
Howe, Gordie Gordie Howe
RW
70
29
46
75
83
7
0
3
Ullman, Norm Norm Ullman
C
70
31
41
72
35
7
0
2
Delvecchio, Alex Alex Delvecchio
C/LW
70
31
38
69
16
9
4
6
Smith, Floyd Floyd Smith
RW
66
21
28
49
20
2
0
3
Bathgate, Andy Andy Bathgate
RW
70
15
32
47
25
4
0
3
Henderson, Paul Paul Henderson
RW
69
22
24
46
34
5
0
9
MacGregor, Bruce Bruce MacGregor
C
70
20
14
34
28
1
1
2
McDonald, Ab Ab McDonald
LW
43
6
16
22
6
1
0
0
Barkley, Doug Doug Barkley
D
43
5
15
20
65
1
0
0
Bergman, Gary Gary Bergman
D
61
3
16
19
96
1
0
0
Marshall, Bert Bert Marshall
D
61
0
19
19
45
0
0
0
Murphy, Ron Ron Murphy
LW
32
10
7
17
10
2
0
1
Gadsby, Bill Bill Gadsby
D
58
5
12
17
72
0
0
0
MacDonald, Parker Parker MacDonald
C
37
5
12
17
24
0
0
0
Prentice, Dean Dean Prentice
LW
19
6
9
15
8
0
1
1
Fonteyne, Val Val Fonteyne
LW
59
5
10
15
0
1
0
0
Watson, Bryan Bryan Watson
D
70
2
7
9
133
0
1
0
McKenney, Don Don McKenney
C
24
1
6
7
0
0
0
0
Harris, Billy Billy Harris
C
24
1
4
5
6
0
0
0
Boivin, Leo Leo Boivin
D
16
0
5
5
16
0
0
0
Godfrey, Warren Warren Godfrey
D
26
0
4
4
22
0
0
0
Martin, Pit Pit Martin
C
10
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
Peters, Jimmy Jimmy Peters
C
6
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
Wall, Bob Bob Wall
D
8
1
1
2
8
0
0
0
Goegan, Pete Pete Goegan
D
13
0
2
2
14
0
0
0
McCord, Bob Bob McCord
D
9
0
2
2
16
0
0
0
Mahovlich, Pete Pete Mahovlich
C
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Carruthers, Dwight Dwight Carruthers
D
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Crashley, Bart Bart Crashley
D
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hall, Murray Murray Hall
RW
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Roberts, Doug Doug Roberts
RW
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Watson, Jim Jim Watson
D
2
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
Doak, Gary Gary Doak
D
4
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
Gardner, George George Gardner
G
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bassen, Hank Hank Bassen
G
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Crozier, Roger Roger Crozier
G
64
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
Crozier, Roger Roger Crozier
3734
64
27
24
12
173
2.78
7
Bassen, Hank Hank Bassen
406
11
3
3
0
17
2.51
0
Gardner, George George Gardner
60
1
1
0
0
1
1.00
0
Team: 4200
70
31
27
12
191
2.73
7
Playoffs [ ] Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
PPG
SHG
GWG
Ullman, Norm Norm Ullman
C
12
6
9
15
12
Delvecchio, Alex Alex Delvecchio
C/LW
12
0
11
11
4
Prentice, Dean Dean Prentice
LW
12
5
5
10
4
Howe, Gordie Gordie Howe
RW
12
4
6
10
12
Bathgate, Andy Andy Bathgate
RW
12
6
3
9
6
Smith, Floyd Floyd Smith
RW
12
5
2
7
4
Henderson, Paul Paul Henderson
RW
12
3
3
6
10
MacGregor, Bruce Bruce MacGregor
C
12
1
4
5
2
McDonald, Ab Ab McDonald
LW
10
1
4
5
2
Gadsby, Bill Bill Gadsby
D
12
1
3
4
12
Marshall, Bert Bert Marshall
D
12
1
3
4
16
Bergman, Gary Gary Bergman
D
12
0
3
3
14
Watson, Bryan Bryan Watson
D
12
2
0
2
30
Fonteyne, Val Val Fonteyne
LW
12
1
0
1
4
Boivin, Leo Leo Boivin
D
12
0
1
1
16
Goegan, Pete Pete Goegan
D
1
0
0
0
0
Hall, Murray Murray Hall
RW
1
0
0
0
0
Spencer, Irv Irv Spencer
D
3
0
0
0
2
Godfrey, Warren Warren Godfrey
D
4
0
0
0
0
Wall, Bob Bob Wall
D
6
0
0
0
2
MacDonald, Parker Parker MacDonald
C
9
0
0
0
2
Bassen, Hank Hank Bassen
G
1
0
0
0
0
Crozier, Roger Roger Crozier
G
12
0
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
Crozier, Roger Roger Crozier
668
12
6
5
26
2.34
1
Bassen, Hank Hank Bassen
54
1
0
1
2
2.22
0
Team: 722
12
6
6
28
2.33
1
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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 [ ] Draft Picks [ ] Detroit's draft picks at the 1965 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal , Quebec .
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