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1955–56 Detroit Red Wings season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1955–56 |
| year | 1955 |
| Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| Record | 30–24–16 |
| HomeRecord | 21–6–8 |
| RoadRecord | 9–18–8 |
| LeagueRank | 2nd |
| GoalsFor | 183 |
| GoalsAgainst | 148 |
| GeneralManager | Jack Adams |
| Coach | Jimmy Skinner |
| Captain | Ted Lindsay |
| AltCaptain | Red Kelly |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| GoalsLeader | Gordie Howe (38) |
| AssistsLeader | Gordie Howe (41) |
| PointsLeader | Gordie Howe (79) |
| PIMLeader | Ted Lindsay (161) |
| WinsLeader | Glenn Hall (30) |
| GAALeader | Glenn Hall (2.10) |
The 1955–56 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 30th season.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 6, 1955||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 8, 1955||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 9, 1955||2–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1955–56) ||0–3–0 |- |4||W||October 15, 1955||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||1–3–0 |- |5||W||October 16, 1955||6–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) ||2–3–0 |- |6||T||October 20, 1955||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) ||2–3–1 |- |7||T||October 22, 1955||0–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1955–56) ||2–3–2 |- |8||L||October 26, 1955||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1955–56) ||2–4–2 |- |9||L||October 29, 1955||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||2–5–2 |- |10||T||October 30, 1955||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) ||2–5–3
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| Legend:
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 70 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 100 | |
| C | 68 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 10 | |
| C/LW | 70 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 24 | |
| LW | 67 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 161 | |
| D/C | 70 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 39 | |
| C | 63 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 10 | |
| RW | 70 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 30 | |
| D | 68 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 32 | |
| C | 66 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 26 | |
| LW | 70 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 38 | |
| D | 68 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 46 | |
| LW | 31 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | |
| LW | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | |
| D | 67 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 86 | |
| RW | 40 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 31 | |
| LW | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | |
| D | 47 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 53 | |
| D | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4200 | 70 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 147 | 2.10 | 12 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 147 | 2.10 | 12 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | |
| C/LW | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | |
| LW | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | |
| D/C | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| LW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| C | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| LW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| C | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 2.78 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 604 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 2.78 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
References
References
- "1955-56 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
- "1955-56 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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