1955–56 NHL season
The 1955–56 NHL season was the 39th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Montreal Canadiens were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Detroit Red Wings four games to one in the best-of-seven final series.
Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
National Hockey League | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 100 | 222 | 131 | 977 |
Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 76 | 183 | 148 | 794 |
New York Rangers | 70 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 74 | 204 | 203 | 911 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 61 | 153 | 181 | 1051 |
Boston Bruins | 70 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 59 | 147 | 185 | 929 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 50 | 155 | 216 | 826 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jean Beliveau | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 47 | 41 | 88 | 143 |
Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 100 |
Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 89 |
Bert Olmstead | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 14 | 56 | 70 | 94 |
Tod Sloan | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 100 |
Andy Bathgate | New York Rangers | 70 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 59 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
1 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | ||||||
3 | New York Rangers | 1 | ||||||
1 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | ||||||
2 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | ||||||
2 | Detroit Red Wings | 4 | ||||||
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 |