in franchise history. The team placed third in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens were eliminated in semi-finals by the
4 games to 1.
| Regular season results |
|---|
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
|---|
| 1 | L | October 11, 1962 | 0–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | W | October 13, 1962 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1962–63) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | L | October 14, 1962 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | W | October 18, 1962 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | W | October 20, 1962 | 7–3 | Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 3–2–0 |
| 6 | T | October 21, 1962 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1962–63) | 3–2–1 |
| 7 | T | October 23, 1962 | 4–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 3–2–2 |
| 8 | L | October 27, 1962 | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 3–3–2 |
| 9 | W | October 31, 1962 | 4–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 4–3–2 |
| 10 | L | November 1, 1962 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 4–4–2 |
| 11 | T | November 3, 1962 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1962–63) | 4–4–3 |
| 12 | W | November 8, 1962 | 4–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 5–4–3 |
| 13 | L | November 10, 1962 | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 5–5–3 |
| 14 | W | November 11, 1962 | 4–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 6–5–3 |
| 15 | L | November 14, 1962 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 6–6–3 |
| 16 | T | November 18, 1962 | 1–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 6–6–4 |
| 17 | W | November 22, 1962 | 3–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 7–6–4 |
| 18 | T | November 24, 1962 | 5–5 | Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 7–6–5 |
| 19 | W | November 25, 1962 | 3–1 | @ New York Rangers (1962–63) | 8–6–5 |
| 20 | T | November 29, 1962 | 4–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 8–6–6 |
| 21 | W | December 1, 1962 | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 9–6–6 |
| 22 | W | December 2, 1962 | 3–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 10–6–6 |
| 23 | L | December 5, 1962 | 1–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 10–7–6 |
| 24 | W | December 8, 1962 | 2–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 11–7–6 |
| 25 | L | December 9, 1962 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 11–8–6 |
| 26 | T | December 13, 1962 | 1–1 | Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 11–8–7 |
| 27 | L | December 15, 1962 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1962–63) | 11–9–7 |
| 28 | W | December 16, 1962 | 5–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 12–9–7 |
| 29 | T | December 20, 1962 | 4–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 12–9–8 |
| 30 | T | December 22, 1962 | 1–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 12–9–9 |
| 31 | T | December 23, 1962 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 12–9–10 |
| 32 | W | December 25, 1962 | 6–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 13–9–10 |
| 33 | W | December 29, 1962 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 14–9–10 |
| 34 | T | December 30, 1962 | 4–4 | @ New York Rangers (1962–63) | 14–9–11 |
| 35 | W | January 3, 1963 | 4–1 | Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 15–9–11 |
| 36 | T | January 5, 1963 | 2–2 | New York Rangers (1962–63) | 15–9–12 |
| 37 | W | January 6, 1963 | 6–0 | @ New York Rangers (1962–63) | 16–9–12 |
| 38 | L | January 10, 1963 | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 16–10–12 |
| 39 | W | January 12, 1963 | 7–2 | Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 17–10–12 |
| 40 | T | January 13, 1963 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 17–10–13 |
| 41 | W | January 17, 1963 | 6–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 18–10–13 |
| 42 | W | January 19, 1963 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 19–10–13 |
| 43 | T | January 20, 1963 | 3–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 19–10–14 |
| 44 | L | January 23, 1963 | 1–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 19–11–14 |
| 45 | T | January 24, 1963 | 1–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 19–11–15 |
| 46 | L | January 26, 1963 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1962–63) | 19–12–15 |
| 47 | W | January 27, 1963 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 20–12–15 |
| 48 | L | January 31, 1963 | 3–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 20–13–15 |
| 49 | T | February 2, 1963 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 20–13–16 |
| 50 | W | February 3, 1963 | 6–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 21–13–16 |
| 51 | L | February 6, 1963 | 3–6 | @ New York Rangers (1962–63) | 21–14–16 |
| 52 | T | February 9, 1963 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 21–14–17 |
| 53 | T | February 10, 1963 | 5–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 21–14–18 |
| 54 | L | February 14, 1963 | 1–2 | Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 21–15–18 |
| 55 | W | February 16, 1963 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 22–15–18 |
| 56 | W | February 17, 1963 | 6–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 23–15–18 |
| 57 | L | February 20, 1963 | 1–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 23–16–18 |
| 58 | W | February 23, 1963 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1962–63) | 24–16–18 |
| 59 | L | March 2, 1963 | 1–7 | Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 24–17–18 |
| 60 | T | March 3, 1963 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 24–17–19 |
| 61 | W | March 5, 1963 | 4–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 25–17–19 |
| 62 | W | March 7, 1963 | 8–0 | Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 26–17–19 |
| 63 | L | March 9, 1963 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1962–63) | 26–18–19 |
| 64 | W | March 10, 1963 | 5–1 | @ New York Rangers (1962–63) | 27–18–19 |
| 65 | T | March 14, 1963 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 27–18–20 |
| 66 | W | March 16, 1963 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1962–63) | 28–18–20 |
| 67 | T | March 17, 1963 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) | 28–18–21 |
| 68 | T | March 20, 1963 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) | 28–18–22 |
| 69 | T | March 23, 1963 | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) | 28–18–23 |
| 70 | L | March 24, 1963 | 0–5 | @ New York Rangers (1962–63) | 28–19–23 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|
| Richard, HenriHenri Richard | C | 67 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 57 |
| Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau | C | 69 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 68 |
| Moore, DickieDickie Moore | LW | 67 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 61 |
| Provost, ClaudeClaude Provost | RW | 67 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 26 |
| Tremblay, GillesGilles Tremblay | LW | 60 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 42 |
| Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion | RW | 51 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 73 |
| Hicke, BillBill Hicke | RW | 70 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 39 |
| Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau | RW | 62 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 15 |
| Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom | C | 70 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 51 |
| Marshall, DonDon Marshall | LW | 65 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 6 |
| Talbot, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Talbot | D | 70 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 51 |
| Gauthier, JeanJean Gauthier | D | 65 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 46 |
| Tremblay, J.C.J.C. Tremblay | D | 69 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 10 |
| Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette | C | 32 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| Fontinato, LouLou Fontinato | D | 63 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 141 |
| Johnson, TomTom Johnson | D | 43 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 |
| Berenson, RedRed Berenson | C | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| McCreary, BillBill McCreary | LW | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Harper, TerryTerry Harper | D | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Brisson, GerryGerry Brisson | RW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Laperriere, JacquesJacques Laperriere | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Plante, JacquesJacques Plante | G | 56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Larose, ClaudeClaude Larose | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maniago, CesareCesare Maniago | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wakely, ErnieErnie Wakely | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|
| Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Tremblay, GillesGilles Tremblay | LW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard, HenriHenri Richard | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Harper, TerryTerry Harper | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Laperriere, JacquesJacques Laperriere | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Moore, DickieDickie Moore | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Provost, ClaudeClaude Provost | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Berenson, RedRed Berenson | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gauthier, JeanJean Gauthier | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hicke, BillBill Hicke | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall, DonDon Marshall | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plante, JacquesJacques Plante | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutherland, BillBill Sutherland | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talbot, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Talbot | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tremblay, J.C.J.C. Tremblay | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |