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1955-56 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
Montreal Canadiens* 70 45 15 10 100 .714 222 131 1.08
Detroit Red Wings* 70 30 24 16 76 .543 183 148 0.42
New York Rangers* 70 32 28 10 74 .529 204 203 0.01
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 24 33 13 61 .436 153 181 -0.33
Boston Bruins 70 23 34 13 59 .421 147 185 -0.45
Chicago Black Hawks 70 19 39 12 50 .357 155 216 -0.73

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-1):Montreal Canadiens over Detroit Red Wings 
 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Detroit Red Wings over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Montreal Canadiens over New York Rangers 

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 Montreal Canadiens* 70 45 15 10 100 .714 222 131 1.08 5.04
2 Detroit Red Wings* 70 30 24 16 76 .543 183 148 0.42 4.73
3 New York Rangers* 70 32 28 10 74 .529 204 203 0.01 5.81
4 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 24 33 13 61 .436 153 181 -0.33 4.77
5 Boston Bruins 70 23 34 13 59 .421 147 185 -0.45 4.74
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 19 39 12 50 .357 155 216 -0.73 5.30
League Average 70 29 29 12 70 .500 177 177 0.00 5.07

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Jean Beliveau
Calder Memorial Trophy:Glenn Hall
Hart Memorial Trophy:Jean Beliveau
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Doug Harvey
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Dutch Reibel
Vezina Trophy:Jacques Plante

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL47
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL38
 Gordie Howe*-DET38
4.Tod Sloan-TOR37
5.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL29

Goals Per Game

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.67
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.54
 Gordie Howe*-DET0.54
4.Tod Sloan-TOR0.53
5.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.49

Assists

1.Bert Olmstead*-MTL56
2.Andy Bathgate*-NYR47
3.Bill Gadsby*-NYR42
4.Gordie Howe*-DET41
 Jean Beliveau*-MTL41

Assists Per Game

1.Bert Olmstead*-MTL0.80
2.Andy Bathgate*-NYR0.67
3.Doug Harvey*-MTL0.63
4.Bill Gadsby*-NYR0.60
5.Gordie Howe*-DET0.59
 Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.59

Points

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL88
2.Gordie Howe*-DET79
3.Maurice Richard*-MTL71
4.Bert Olmstead*-MTL70
5.Tod Sloan-TOR66
 Andy Bathgate*-NYR66

Points Per Game

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL1.26
2.Gordie Howe*-DET1.13
3.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL1.05
4.Maurice Richard*-MTL1.01
5.Bert Olmstead*-MTL1.00

Goals Created

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL36.1
2.Gordie Howe*-DET32.7
3.Maurice Richard*-MTL29.1
4.Tod Sloan-TOR28.0
5.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL24.6

Goals Created Per Game

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.52
2.Gordie Howe*-DET0.47
3.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.42
4.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.42
5.Tod Sloan-TOR0.40

Penalties in Minutes

1.Lou Fontinato-NYR202
2.Ted Lindsay*-DET161
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL143
4.Bob Armstrong-BOS122
5.Vic Stasiuk-BOS118

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Glenn Hall*-DET70
 Gump Worsley*-NYR70
3.Terry Sawchuk*-BOS68
4.Jacques Plante*-MTL64
5.Harry Lumley*-TOR59

Wins (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL42
2.Gump Worsley*-NYR32
3.Glenn Hall*-DET30
4.Terry Sawchuk*-BOS22
5.Harry Lumley*-TOR21

Losses (Goalie)

1.Terry Sawchuk*-BOS33
2.Al Rollins-CBH30
3.Harry Lumley*-TOR28
 Gump Worsley*-NYR28
5.Glenn Hall*-DET24

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Glenn Hall*-DET16
2.Terry Sawchuk*-BOS13
3.Al Rollins-CBH11
4.Jacques Plante*-MTL10
 Harry Lumley*-TOR10
 Gump Worsley*-NYR10

Points (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL94
2.Glenn Hall*-DET76
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR74
4.Terry Sawchuk*-BOS57
5.Harry Lumley*-TOR52

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL.734
2.Glenn Hall*-DET.543
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR.529
4.Harry Lumley*-TOR.441
5.Terry Sawchuk*-BOS.419

Shutouts

1.Glenn Hall*-DET12
2.Terry Sawchuk*-BOS9
3.Jacques Plante*-MTL7
4.Gump Worsley*-NYR4
5.Al Rollins-CBH3
 Harry Lumley*-TOR3

Goals Against

1.Gump Worsley*-NYR198
2.Terry Sawchuk*-BOS177
3.Al Rollins-CBH171
4.Harry Lumley*-TOR157
5.Glenn Hall*-DET147

Goals Against Average

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL1.86
2.Glenn Hall*-DET2.10
3.Terry Sawchuk*-BOS2.60
4.Harry Lumley*-TOR2.67
5.Gump Worsley*-NYR2.83
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Jacques Plante
D: Bill Gadsby
D: Doug Harvey
C: Jean Beliveau
LW: Ted Lindsay
RW: Maurice Richard
 2nd Team
G: Glenn Hall
D: Tom Johnson
D: Red Kelly
C: Tod Sloan
LW: Bert Olmstead
RW: Gordie Howe