1958–59 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1958–59 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 33rd season. The team missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1937–38 season it is also the first time they finished last in the league since the 1927–28 season.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||October 11, 1958||0–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||0–1–0

|2||W||October 12, 1958||3–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||1–1–0

|3||L||October 16, 1958||2–7 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||1–2–0

|4||W||October 18, 1958||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||2–2–0

|5||W||October 19, 1958||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||3–2–0

|6||W||October 23, 1958||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||4–2–0

|7||L||October 25, 1958||0–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||4–3–0

|8||L||October 26, 1958||3–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||4–4–0

|9||W||October 30, 1958||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||5–4–0

|10||L||November 1, 1958||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||5–5–0

|11||W||November 2, 1958||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||6–5–0

|12||L||November 8, 1958||3–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||6–6–0

|13||L||November 9, 1958||0–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||6–7–0

|14||W||November 13, 1958||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||7–7–0

|15||W||November 15, 1958||4–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||8–7–0

|16||L||November 16, 1958||2–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||8–8–0

|17||W||November 18, 1958||6–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||9–8–0

|18||T||November 20, 1958||4–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||9–8–1

|19||L||November 22, 1958||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||9–9–1

|20||W||November 23, 1958||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||10–9–1

|21||W||November 26, 1958||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||11–9–1

|22||W||November 27, 1958||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||12–9–1

|23||L||November 29, 1958||2–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||12–10–1

|24||L||November 30, 1958||0–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||12–11–1

|25||W||December 4, 1958||4–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||13–11–1

|26||W||December 6, 1958||4–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||14–11–1

|27||T||December 7, 1958||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||14–11–2

|28||W||December 10, 1958||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||15–11–2

|29||T||December 13, 1958||2–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||15–11–3

|30||L||December 14, 1958||1–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||15–12–3

|31||L||December 18, 1958||0–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||15–13–3

|32||L||December 21, 1958||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||15–14–3

|33||L||December 25, 1958||0–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||15–15–3

|34||W||December 28, 1958||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||16–15–3

|35||L||December 31, 1958||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||16–16–3

|36||L||January 3, 1959||2–8 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||16–17–3

|37||T||January 4, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||16–17–4

|38||L||January 7, 1959||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||16–18–4

|39||T||January 10, 1959||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||16–18–5

|40||T||January 11, 1959||6–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||16–18–6

|41||L||January 15, 1959||0–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||16–19–6

|42||L||January 17, 1959||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||16–20–6

|43||L||January 18, 1959||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||16–21–6

|44||W||January 21, 1959||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||17–21–6

|45||W||January 24, 1959||2–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||18–21–6

|46||L||January 25, 1959||3–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||18–22–6

|47||W||January 29, 1959||4–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||19–22–6

|48||L||January 31, 1959||4–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||19–23–6

|49||L||February 1, 1959||4–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||19–24–6

|50||L||February 5, 1959||0–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||19–25–6

|51||L||February 7, 1959||1–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||19–26–6

|52||L||February 8, 1959||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||19–27–6

|53||W||February 12, 1959||1–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||20–27–6

|54||W||February 15, 1959||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||21–27–6

|55||L||February 19, 1959||0–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||21–28–6

|56||W||February 21, 1959||5–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||22–28–6

|57||L||February 22, 1959||1–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||22–29–6

|58||L||February 25, 1959||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||22–30–6

|59||W||February 28, 1959||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||23–30–6

|60||L||March 1, 1959||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||23–31–6

|61||T||March 3, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||23–31–7

|62||L||March 5, 1959||0–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||23–32–7

|63||L||March 7, 1959||2–10 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||23–33–7

|64||L||March 8, 1959||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||23–34–7

|65||T||March 10, 1959||5–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1958–59) ||23–34–8

|66||L||March 14, 1959||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||23–35–8

|67||W||March 15, 1959||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||24–35–8

|68||W||March 17, 1959||2–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||25–35–8

|69||L||March 21, 1959||2–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||25–36–8

|70||L||March 22, 1959||4–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||25–37–8

Legend:

Player statistics

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 RW 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 LW 57 2 5 7 18 RW 54 2 5 7 32 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 14 0 1 1 9 RW 6 0 1 1 4 D 21 0 1 1 12 D 36 0 1 1 22 C 12 0 0 0 0 RW 8 0 0 0 0 D 3 0 0 0 2 G 3 0 0 0 0 G 67 0 0 0 12 D 11 0 0 0 6 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA 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; See also 1958–59 NHL season

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