The 1962–63 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 37th season. They finished in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 32 wins, 25 losses, and 13 ties. Detroit defeated the Chicago Black Hawks four games to two in the Semi-Finals, but lost the Stanley Cup Finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs, four games to one.
This season saw right winger Gordie Howe capture the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer. He potted 38 goals and added 48 assists for 86 points. Howe was also named winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, his sixth overall.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1||W||October 11, 1962||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1962–63) ||1–0–0 |- align="center" |2||T||October 13, 1962||0–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||1–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |3||W||October 14, 1962||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||2–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |4||W||October 18, 1962||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||3–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |5||W||October 21, 1962||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||4–0–1 |- align="center" |6||T||October 25, 1962||3–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||4–0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |7||W||October 28, 1962||2–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||5–0–2 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |8||W||November 1, 1962||4–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1962–63) ||6–0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |9||W||November 3, 1962||7–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||7–0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |10||W||November 4, 1962||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||8–0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |11||L||November 8, 1962||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||8–1–2 |- align="center" |12||T||November 10, 1962||3–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||8–1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |13||W||November 11, 1962||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1962–63) ||9–1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |14||L||November 14, 1962||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||9–2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |15||L||November 17, 1962||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||9–3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |16||W||November 18, 1962||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||10–3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |17||L||November 22, 1962||0–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||10–4–3 |- align="center" |18||T||November 24, 1962||1–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||10–4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |19||W||November 25, 1962||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||11–4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |20||L||November 29, 1962||0–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1962–63) ||11–5–4 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |21||L||December 2, 1962||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||11–6–4 |- align="center" |22||T||December 5, 1962||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1962–63) ||11–6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |23||W||December 6, 1962||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||12–6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |24||L||December 8, 1962||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||12–7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |25||W||December 9, 1962||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||13–7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |26||W||December 13, 1962||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1962–63) ||14–7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |27||W||December 15, 1962||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1962–63) ||15–7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |28||L||December 16, 1962||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1962–63) ||15–8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |29||L||December 20, 1962||3–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1962–63) ||15–9–5 |- align="center" |30||T||December 23, 1962||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||15–9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |31||W||December 25, 1962||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||16–9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |32||L||December 26, 1962||4–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–63) ||16–10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |33||L||December 29, 1962||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1962–63) ||16–11–6 |- align="center" |34||T||December 31, 1962||1–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1962–63) ||16–11–7 |-