1960–61 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1960–61 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League with a record of 25 wins, 29 losses, and 16 ties for 66 points. They defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games in the Semi-finals before losing the Stanley Cup Finals in six games to the Chicago Black Hawks.Offseason
Regular season
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Roster
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| RW | 64 | 23 | 49 | 72 | 30 |
| C | 70 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 34 |
| C/LW | 70 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 26 |
| RW/C | 70 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 14 |
| D | 67 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 78 |
| RW | 66 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 46 |
| C | 70 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 6 |
| C | 70 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 2 |
| C | 49 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 8 |
| LW | 23 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 16 |
| D | 63 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 62 |
| C | 53 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
| LW | 66 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
| D | 70 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 44 |
| RW | 24 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| LW | 49 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| D/RW | 29 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 108 |
| D | 68 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 45 |
| RW | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| LW | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| LW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| C | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| LW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 2050 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 100 | 2.93 | 0 |
| 2150 | 37 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 112 | 3.13 | 2 |
| Team: | 4200 | 70 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 212 | 3.03 | 2 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| RW | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| C/LW | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| LW | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| RW | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| LW | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| D | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| RW/C | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| D/RW | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
| C | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| RW | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| C | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| C | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| C | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 465 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 2.32 | 1 |
| 220 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2.45 | 0 |
| Team: | 685 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 2.36 | 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;Playoffs
Awards and honors
