Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
| Bobby Hull |
Chicago Black Hawks |
70 |
50 |
34 |
84 |
35 |
| Andy Bathgate |
New York Rangers |
70 |
28 |
56 |
84 |
44 |
| Gordie Howe |
Detroit Red Wings |
70 |
33 |
44 |
77 |
54 |
| Stan Mikita |
Chicago Black Hawks |
70 |
25 |
52 |
77 |
97 |
| Frank Mahovlich |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
70 |
33 |
38 |
71 |
87 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
NHL awards
All-Star teams
| First Team |
Position |
Second Team |
| Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens |
G |
Glenn Hall, Chicago Black Hawks |
| Doug Harvey, Montreal Canadiens |
D |
Carl Brewer, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Jean-Guy Talbot, Montreal Canadiens |
D |
Pierre Pilote, Chicago Black Hawks |
| Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks |
C |
Dave Keon, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Andy Bathgate, New York Rangers |
RW |
Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings |
| Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks |
LW |
Frank Mahovlich, Toronto Maple Leafs |
First games
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1961–62 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark debut in playoffs):
- Ed Westfall, Boston Bruins
- Pat Stapleton, Boston Bruins
- Pit Martin, Detroit Red Wings
- Red Berenson, Montreal Canadiens
- Vic Hadfield, New York Rangers
- Gerry Cheevers, Toronto Maple Leafs
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1961–62 (listed with their last team):
- Dollard St. Laurent, Chicago Black Hawks
- Leo Labine, Detroit Red Wings
- Marcel Bonin, Montreal Canadiens
- Johnny Wilson, New York Rangers
- Bert Olmstead, Toronto Maple Leafs
