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1954-55 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Detroit Red Wings* 70 42 17 11 95 .679 204 134 0.83
Montreal Canadiens* 70 41 18 11 93 .664 228 157 0.85
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 24 24 22 70 .500 147 135 0.14
Boston Bruins* 70 23 26 21 67 .479 169 188 -0.23
New York Rangers 70 17 35 18 52 .371 150 210 -0.71
Chicago Black Hawks 70 13 40 17 43 .307 161 235 -0.88

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-3):Detroit Red Wings over Montreal Canadiens 
 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 
Semi-Finals (4-0):Detroit Red Wings over Toronto Maple Leafs 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Detroit Red Wings* 70 42 17 11 95 .679 204 134 0.83 4.83
2 Montreal Canadiens* 70 41 18 11 93 .664 228 157 0.85 5.50
3 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 24 24 22 70 .500 147 135 0.14 4.03
4 Boston Bruins* 70 23 26 21 67 .479 169 188 -0.23 5.10
5 New York Rangers 70 17 35 18 52 .371 150 210 -0.71 5.14
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 13 40 17 43 .307 161 235 -0.88 5.66
League Average 70 27 27 17 70 .500 177 177 0.00 5.04

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Bernie Geoffrion
Calder Memorial Trophy:Ed Litzenberger
Hart Memorial Trophy:Ted Kennedy
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Doug Harvey
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Sid Smith
Vezina Trophy:Terry Sawchuk

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Maurice Richard*-MTL38
 Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL38
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL37
4.Sid Smith-TOR33
5.Gordie Howe*-DET29
 Danny Lewicki-NYR29

Goals Per Game

1.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.57
2.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.54
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.53
4.Sid Smith-TOR0.47
5.Gordie Howe*-DET0.45

Assists

1.Bert Olmstead*-MTL48
2.Doug Harvey*-MTL43
3.Ted Kennedy*-TOR42
 Red Sullivan-CBH42
5.Dutch Reibel-DET41

Assists Per Game

1.Bert Olmstead*-MTL0.69
2.Doug Harvey*-MTL0.61
3.Ted Kennedy*-TOR0.60
 Red Sullivan-CBH0.60
5.Dutch Reibel-DET0.59

Points

1.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL75
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL74
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL73
4.Dutch Reibel-DET66
5.Gordie Howe*-DET62

Points Per Game

1.Maurice Richard*-MTL1.10
2.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL1.07
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL1.04
4.Gordie Howe*-DET0.97
5.Dutch Reibel-DET0.94

Goals Created

1.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL30.1
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL29.8
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL29.3
4.Dutch Reibel-DET25.9
5.Gordie Howe*-DET25.3

Goals Created Per Game

1.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.44
2.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.43
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.42
4.Gordie Howe*-DET0.40
5.Dutch Reibel-DET0.37

Penalties in Minutes

1.Fern Flaman*-BOS150
2.Tony Leswick-DET137
3.Gord Hollingworth-CBH135
4.Gus Mortson-CBH133
5.Maurice Richard*-MTL125

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-TOR69
2.Terry Sawchuk*-DET68
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR65
4.Jacques Plante*-MTL52
5.John Henderson-BOS45

Wins (Goalie)

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET40
2.Jacques Plante*-MTL33
3.Harry Lumley*-TOR23
4.John Henderson-BOS15
 Gump Worsley*-NYR15

Losses (Goalie)

1.Gump Worsley*-NYR33
2.Al Rollins-CBH27
3.Harry Lumley*-TOR24
4.Terry Sawchuk*-DET17
5.John Henderson-BOS14

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-TOR22
2.Gump Worsley*-NYR17
3.John Henderson-BOS15
4.Terry Sawchuk*-DET11
5.Al Rollins-CBH8
 Hank Bassen-CBH8

Points (Goalie)

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET91
2.Jacques Plante*-MTL73
3.Harry Lumley*-TOR68
4.Gump Worsley*-NYR47
5.John Henderson-BOS45

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL.702
2.Terry Sawchuk*-DET.669
3.John Henderson-BOS.511
4.Harry Lumley*-TOR.493
5.Jim Henry-BOS.423

Shutouts

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET12
2.Harry Lumley*-TOR8
3.Jacques Plante*-MTL5
 John Henderson-BOS5
5.Gump Worsley*-NYR4

Goals Against

1.Gump Worsley*-NYR197
2.Al Rollins-CBH150
3.Harry Lumley*-TOR134
4.Terry Sawchuk*-DET132
5.Jacques Plante*-MTL110

Goals Against Average

1.Harry Lumley*-TOR1.94
2.Terry Sawchuk*-DET1.96
3.Jacques Plante*-MTL2.14
4.John Henderson-BOS2.49
5.Jim Henry-BOS3.02
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Harry Lumley
D: Doug Harvey
D: Red Kelly
C: Jean Beliveau
LW: Sid Smith
RW: Maurice Richard
 2nd Team
G: Terry Sawchuk
D: Fern Flaman
D: Bob Goldham
C: Ken Mosdell
LW: Danny Lewicki
RW: Bernie Geoffrion