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1954-55 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Detroit Red Wings

Hart Memorial Trophy: Ted Kennedy (10 G, 42 A, 52 P)
Vezina Trophy: Terry Sawchuk (40-17-11, 1.96 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Ed Litzenberger (23 G, 28 A, 51 P)

Goals Leader: Bernie Geoffrion (38) & Maurice Richard (38)
Assists Leader: Bert Olmstead (48)
Points Leader: Bernie Geoffrion (75)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Detroit Red Wings* 70 42 17 11 95 .679 204 134 0.83 -0.17
Montreal Canadiens* 70 41 18 11 93 .664 228 157 0.85 -0.17
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 24 24 22 70 .500 147 135 0.14 -0.03
Boston Bruins* 70 23 26 21 67 .479 169 188 -0.23 0.05
New York Rangers 70 17 35 18 52 .371 150 210 -0.71 0.14
Chicago Black Hawks 70 13 40 17 43 .307 161 235 -0.88 0.18

League Playoff Series

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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

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Detroit Red Wings* 70 42 17 11 95 .679 204 134 0.83 -0.17 4.83
2 Montreal Canadiens* 70 41 18 11 93 .664 228 157 0.85 -0.17 5.50
3 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 24 24 22 70 .500 147 135 0.14 -0.03 4.03
4 Boston Bruins* 70 23 26 21 67 .479 169 188 -0.23 0.05 5.10
5 New York Rangers 70 17 35 18 52 .371 150 210 -0.71 0.14 5.14
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 13 40 17 43 .307 161 235 -0.88 0.18 5.66
League Average 70 27 27 17 70 .500 177 177 0.00 0.00 5.04

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Maurice Richard*-MTL 38
  Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 38
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 37
4. Sid Smith-TOR 33
5. Danny Lewicki-NYR 29
  Gordie Howe*-DET 29
Assists
1. Bert Olmstead*-MTL 48
2. Doug Harvey*-MTL 43
3. Ted Kennedy*-TOR 42
  Red Sullivan-CBH 42
5. Dutch Reibel-DET 41
Points
1. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 75
2. Maurice Richard*-MTL 74
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 73
4. Dutch Reibel-DET 66
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 62
Goals Created
1. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 30.8
2. Maurice Richard*-MTL 30.6
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 30.0
4. Dutch Reibel-DET 25.8
  Gordie Howe*-DET 25.8
Penalties in Minutes
1. Fern Flaman*-BOS 150
2. Tony Leswick-DET 137
3. Gord Hollingworth-CBH 135
4. Gus Mortson-CBH 133
5. Maurice Richard*-MTL 125
Goals Per Game
1. Maurice Richard*-MTL 0.57
2. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 0.54
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.53
4. Sid Smith-TOR 0.47
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.45
Assists Per Game
1. Bert Olmstead*-MTL 0.69
2. Doug Harvey*-MTL 0.61
3. Ted Kennedy*-TOR 0.60
  Red Sullivan-CBH 0.60
5. Dutch Reibel-DET 0.59
Points Per Game
1. Maurice Richard*-MTL 1.10
2. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 1.07
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 1.04
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.97
5. Dutch Reibel-DET 0.94
Goals Created Per Game
1. Maurice Richard*-MTL 0.46
2. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 0.44
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.43
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.40
5. Dutch Reibel-DET 0.37
Games Played
1. Harry Lumley*-TOR 69
2. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 68
3. Gump Worsley*-NYR 65
4. Jacques Plante*-MTL 52
5. John Henderson-BOS 45
Wins
1. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 40
2. Jacques Plante*-MTL 33
3. Harry Lumley*-TOR 23
4. Gump Worsley*-NYR 15
  John Henderson-BOS 15
Losses
1. Gump Worsley*-NYR 33
2. Al Rollins-CBH 27
3. Harry Lumley*-TOR 24
4. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 17
5. John Henderson-BOS 14
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Harry Lumley*-TOR 22
2. Gump Worsley*-NYR 17
3. John Henderson-BOS 15
4. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 11
5. Hank Bassen-CBH 8
  Al Rollins-CBH 8
Goals Against
1. Gump Worsley*-NYR 197
2. Al Rollins-CBH 150
3. Harry Lumley*-TOR 134
4. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 132
5. Jacques Plante*-MTL 110
Goals Against Average
1. Harry Lumley*-TOR 1.94
2. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 1.96
3. Jacques Plante*-MTL 2.14
4. John Henderson-BOS 2.49
5. Jim Henry-BOS 3.02
Shutouts
1. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 12
2. Harry Lumley*-TOR 8
3. John Henderson-BOS 5
  Jacques Plante*-MTL 5
5. Gump Worsley*-NYR 4
Minutes
1. Harry Lumley*-TOR 4140
2. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 4040
3. Gump Worsley*-NYR 3900
4. Jacques Plante*-MTL 3080
5. Al Rollins-CBH 2640
Offensive Point Shares
1. Maurice Richard*-MTL 9.1
2. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 9.0
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 8.7
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 7.3
5. Dutch Reibel-DET 7.0
Defensive Point Shares
1. Red Kelly*-DET 5.9
  Marcel Pronovost*-DET 5.9
3. Jimmy Thomson-TOR 5.9
  Jim Morrison-TOR 5.9
5. Bob Goldham-DET 5.8
Goalie Point Shares
1. Harry Lumley*-TOR 16.1
2. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 15.6
3. Jacques Plante*-MTL 10.8
4. John Henderson-BOS 7.5
5. Gump Worsley*-NYR 7.2
Point Shares
1. Harry Lumley*-TOR 16.1
2. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 15.6
3. Red Kelly*-DET 11.1
4. Jacques Plante*-MTL 10.8
5. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 10.3
     

NHL All-Star Team

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*