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1955-56 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Hart Memorial Trophy: Jean Beliveau (47 G, 41 A, 88 P)
Vezina Trophy: Jacques Plante (42-12-10, 1.86 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Glenn Hall (30-24-16, 2.10 GAA)

Goals Leader: Jean Beliveau (47)
Assists Leader: Bert Olmstead (56)
Points Leader: Jean Beliveau (88)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Montreal Canadiens* 70 45 15 10 100 .714 222 131 1.08 -0.22
Detroit Red Wings* 70 30 24 16 76 .543 183 148 0.42 -0.08
New York Rangers* 70 32 28 10 74 .529 204 203 0.01 0.00
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 24 33 13 61 .436 153 181 -0.33 0.07
Boston Bruins 70 23 34 13 59 .421 147 185 -0.45 0.09
Chicago Black Hawks 70 19 39 12 50 .357 155 216 -0.73 0.15

League Playoff Series

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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

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 70 45 15 10 100 .714 222 131 1.08 -0.22 5.04
2 Detroit Red Wings* 70 30 24 16 76 .543 183 148 0.42 -0.08 4.73
3 New York Rangers* 70 32 28 10 74 .529 204 203 0.01 0.00 5.81
4 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 24 33 13 61 .436 153 181 -0.33 0.07 4.77
5 Boston Bruins 70 23 34 13 59 .421 147 185 -0.45 0.09 4.74
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 19 39 12 50 .357 155 216 -0.73 0.15 5.30
League Average 70 29 29 12 70 .500 177 177 0.00 0.00 5.07

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 47
2. Maurice Richard*-MTL 38
  Gordie Howe*-DET 38
4. Tod Sloan-TOR 37
5. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 29
Assists
1. Bert Olmstead*-MTL 56
2. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 47
3. Bill Gadsby*-NYR 42
4. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 41
  Gordie Howe*-DET 41
Points
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 88
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 79
3. Maurice Richard*-MTL 71
4. Bert Olmstead*-MTL 70
5. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 66
  Tod Sloan-TOR 66
Goals Created
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 37.2
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 33.5
3. Maurice Richard*-MTL 30.1
4. Tod Sloan-TOR 29.2
5. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 25.1
Penalties in Minutes
1. Lou Fontinato-NYR 202
2. Ted Lindsay*-DET 161
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 143
4. Bob Armstrong-BOS 122
5. Vic Stasiuk-BOS 118
Goals Per Game
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.67
2. Maurice Richard*-MTL 0.54
  Gordie Howe*-DET 0.54
4. Tod Sloan-TOR 0.53
5. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 0.49
Assists Per Game
1. Bert Olmstead*-MTL 0.80
2. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 0.67
3. Doug Harvey*-MTL 0.63
4. Bill Gadsby*-NYR 0.60
5. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.59
  Gordie Howe*-DET 0.59
Points Per Game
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 1.26
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 1.13
3. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 1.05
4. Maurice Richard*-MTL 1.01
5. Bert Olmstead*-MTL 1.00
Goals Created Per Game
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.53
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.48
3. Maurice Richard*-MTL 0.43
4. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 0.43
5. Tod Sloan-TOR 0.42
Games Played
1. Gump Worsley*-NYR 70
  Glenn Hall*-DET 70
3. Terry Sawchuk*-BOS 68
4. Jacques Plante*-MTL 64
5. Harry Lumley*-TOR 59
Wins
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 42
2. Gump Worsley*-NYR 32
3. Glenn Hall*-DET 30
4. Terry Sawchuk*-BOS 22
5. Harry Lumley*-TOR 21
Losses
1. Terry Sawchuk*-BOS 33
2. Al Rollins-CBH 30
3. Gump Worsley*-NYR 28
  Harry Lumley*-TOR 28
5. Glenn Hall*-DET 24
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Glenn Hall*-DET 16
2. Terry Sawchuk*-BOS 13
3. Al Rollins-CBH 11
4. Gump Worsley*-NYR 10
  Harry Lumley*-TOR 10
  Jacques Plante*-MTL 10
Goals Against
1. Gump Worsley*-NYR 198
2. Terry Sawchuk*-BOS 177
3. Al Rollins-CBH 171
4. Harry Lumley*-TOR 157
5. Glenn Hall*-DET 147
Goals Against Average
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 1.86
2. Glenn Hall*-DET 2.10
3. Terry Sawchuk*-BOS 2.60
4. Harry Lumley*-TOR 2.67
5. Gump Worsley*-NYR 2.83
Shutouts
1. Glenn Hall*-DET 12
2. Terry Sawchuk*-BOS 9
3. Jacques Plante*-MTL 7
4. Gump Worsley*-NYR 4
5. Al Rollins-CBH 3
  Harry Lumley*-TOR 3
Minutes
1. Gump Worsley*-NYR 4200
  Glenn Hall*-DET 4200
3. Terry Sawchuk*-BOS 4080
4. Jacques Plante*-MTL 3840
5. Harry Lumley*-TOR 3527
Offensive Point Shares
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 11.5
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 10.0
3. Maurice Richard*-MTL 8.7
4. Tod Sloan-TOR 8.3
5. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 7.2
Defensive Point Shares
1. Jean-Guy Talbot-MTL 5.8
2. Tom Johnson*-MTL 5.7
3. Doug Harvey*-MTL 5.5
4. Red Kelly*-DET 5.2
5. Marcel Pronovost*-DET 5.0
  Bob Goldham-DET 5.0
Goalie Point Shares
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 15.0
2. Glenn Hall*-DET 14.6
3. Terry Sawchuk*-BOS 10.3
4. Gump Worsley*-NYR 8.8
5. Harry Lumley*-TOR 8.4
Point Shares
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 15.0
2. Glenn Hall*-DET 14.6
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 13.0
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 11.3
5. Red Kelly*-DET 11.2
     

NHL All-Star Team

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*