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1956-57 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 38 20 12 88 .629 198 157 0.49
Montreal Canadiens* 70 35 23 12 82 .586 210 155 0.66
Boston Bruins* 70 34 24 12 80 .571 195 174 0.25
New York Rangers* 70 26 30 14 66 .471 184 227 -0.51
Toronto Maple Leafs 70 21 34 15 57 .407 174 192 -0.21
Chicago Black Hawks 70 16 39 15 47 .336 169 225 -0.67

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-1):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 
 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Montreal Canadiens over New York Rangers 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Boston Bruins over Detroit Red Wings 

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 38 20 12 88 .629 198 157 0.49 5.07
2 Montreal Canadiens* 70 35 23 12 82 .586 210 155 0.66 5.21
3 Boston Bruins* 70 34 24 12 80 .571 195 174 0.25 5.27
4 New York Rangers* 70 26 30 14 66 .471 184 227 -0.51 5.87
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 21 34 15 57 .407 174 192 -0.21 5.23
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 16 39 15 47 .336 169 225 -0.67 5.63
League Average 70 28 28 13 70 .500 188 188 0.00 5.38

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Gordie Howe
Calder Memorial Trophy:Larry Regan
Hart Memorial Trophy:Gordie Howe
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Doug Harvey
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Andy Hebenton
Vezina Trophy:Jacques Plante

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Gordie Howe*-DET44
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL33
 Jean Beliveau*-MTL33
4.Ed Litzenberger-CBH32
5.Real Chevrefils-BOS31

Goals Per Game

1.Gordie Howe*-DET0.63
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.52
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.48
4.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.46
5.Ed Litzenberger-CBH0.46

Assists

1.Ted Lindsay*-DET55
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL51
3.Andy Bathgate*-NYR50
4.Gordie Howe*-DET45
5.Doug Harvey*-MTL44

Assists Per Game

1.Ted Lindsay*-DET0.79
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.74
3.Andy Bathgate*-NYR0.71
4.Gordie Howe*-DET0.64
5.Doug Harvey*-MTL0.63

Points

1.Gordie Howe*-DET89
2.Ted Lindsay*-DET85
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL84
4.Andy Bathgate*-NYR77
5.Ed Litzenberger-CBH64

Points Per Game

1.Gordie Howe*-DET1.27
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL1.22
3.Ted Lindsay*-DET1.21
4.Andy Bathgate*-NYR1.10
5.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.98

Goals Created

1.Gordie Howe*-DET36.1
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL32.3
3.Ted Lindsay*-DET32.2
4.Andy Bathgate*-NYR29.0
5.Ed Litzenberger-CBH25.8

Goals Created Per Game

1.Gordie Howe*-DET0.52
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.47
3.Ted Lindsay*-DET0.46
4.Andy Bathgate*-NYR0.41
5.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.40

Penalties in Minutes

1.Gus Mortson-CBH147
2.Lou Fontinato-NYR139
3.Leo Labine-BOS128
4.Pierre Pilote*-CBH117
5.Jack Evans-NYR110

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Al Rollins-CBH70
 Glenn Hall*-DET70
 Ed Chadwick-TOR70
4.Gump Worsley*-NYR68
5.Jacques Plante*-MTL61

Wins (Goalie)

1.Glenn Hall*-DET38
2.Jacques Plante*-MTL31
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR26
4.Ed Chadwick-TOR21
5.Terry Sawchuk*-BOS18

Losses (Goalie)

1.Al Rollins-CBH39
2.Ed Chadwick-TOR34
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR28
4.Glenn Hall*-DET20
5.Jacques Plante*-MTL18

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Al Rollins-CBH15
 Ed Chadwick-TOR15
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR14
4.Jacques Plante*-MTL12
 Glenn Hall*-DET12

Points (Goalie)

1.Glenn Hall*-DET88
2.Jacques Plante*-MTL74
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR66
4.Ed Chadwick-TOR57
5.Al Rollins-CBH47

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Glenn Hall*-DET.629
2.Terry Sawchuk*-BOS.618
3.Jacques Plante*-MTL.607
4.Don Simmons-BOS.577
5.Gump Worsley*-NYR.485

Shutouts

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL9
2.Ed Chadwick-TOR5
3.Glenn Hall*-DET4
 Don Simmons-BOS4
5.Al Rollins-CBH3
 Gump Worsley*-NYR3

Goals Against

1.Al Rollins-CBH224
2.Gump Worsley*-NYR216
3.Ed Chadwick-TOR186
4.Glenn Hall*-DET155
5.Jacques Plante*-MTL122

Goals Against Average

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL2.00
2.Glenn Hall*-DET2.21
3.Terry Sawchuk*-BOS2.38
4.Don Simmons-BOS2.42
5.Ed Chadwick-TOR2.66
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Glenn Hall
D: Doug Harvey
D: Red Kelly
C: Jean Beliveau
LW: Ted Lindsay
RW: Gordie Howe
 2nd Team
G: Jacques Plante
D: Fern Flaman
D: Bill Gadsby
C: Ed Litzenberger
LW: Real Chevrefils
RW: Maurice Richard