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1956–57 Detroit Red Wings season
Sports season
Sports season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1956–57 |
| year | 1956 |
| Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| Record | 38–20–12 |
| HomeRecord | 23–7–5 |
| RoadRecord | 15–13–7 |
| LeagueRank | 1st |
| GoalsFor | 198 |
| GoalsAgainst | 157 |
| GeneralManager | Jack Adams |
| Coach | Jimmy Skinner |
| Captain | Red Kelly |
| AltCaptain | Gordie Howe |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| GoalsLeader | Gordie Howe (44) |
| AssistsLeader | Ted Lindsay (55) |
| PointsLeader | Gordie Howe (89) |
| PIMLeader | Ted Lindsay (103) |
| Warren Godfrey (103) | |
| WinsLeader | Glenn Hall (38) |
| GAALeader | Glenn Hall (2.21) |
Warren Godfrey (103) The 1956–1957 Detroit Red Wings were one of six teams in the 40th season of the National Hockey League. The team finished with a record of 38 wins, 20 losses, and 12 ties, giving the Red Wings the best record in the regular season and the Prince of Wales Trophy. Their record earned the Red Wings first seed in the 1957 Stanley Cup Semi-finals, where Detroit lost their playoff series with the Boston Bruins 4–1.
Gordie Howe led the NHL in both goals scored (44) and points overall (89), beating fellow Red Wing Ted Lindsay by four points. Howe also won the Art Ross Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 11, 1956||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 13, 1956||4–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 14, 1956||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||3–0–0 |- |4||T||October 18, 1956||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||3–0–1 |- |5||T||October 21, 1956||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||3–0–2 |- |6||W||October 25, 1956||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||4–0–2 |- |7||W||October 28, 1956||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||5–0–2
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 70 | 44 | 45 | 89 | 72 | |
| LW | 70 | 30 | 55 | 85 | 103 | |
| C | 64 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 47 | |
| C/LW | 48 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 8 | |
| C | 70 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 6 | |
| D/C | 70 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 18 | |
| LW | 69 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 14 | |
| LW | 70 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 26 | |
| C | 70 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | |
| LW | 66 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 41 | |
| D | 70 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | |
| LW | 64 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 48 | |
| RW | 64 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 34 | |
| RW | 51 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | |
| D | 69 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 103 | |
| D | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 38 | |
| D | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| D | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4200 | 70 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 155 | 2.21 | 4 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 155 | 2.21 | 4 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
| LW | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| C/LW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| LW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| D/C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 300 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.00 | 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
- "1956-57 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
- "1956-57 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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