1955-56 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
1955-56 Detroit Red Wings RosterThe Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 30 wins and 24 losses and 16 ties for 76 points in the NHL.
The team scored 183 goals and conceded 148. Gordie Howe netted 38 goals for the team and contributed 41 assists. Glenn Hall earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.1 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances. The 1955-56 Detroit Red Wings lost in the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | R | 70 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 100 | 0 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 1.13 |
| Dutch Reibel | C | 68 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.57 | 0.82 |
| Alex Delvecchio | C | 70 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 24 | 0 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.73 |
| Ted Lindsay | L | 67 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 161 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.75 |
| Red Kelly | C | 70 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 39 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.49 | 0.71 |
| Metro Prystai | C | 63 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.44 |
| Bill Dineen | R | 70 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.27 |
| Bob Goldham | D | 68 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.28 |
| Norm Ullman | C | 66 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.27 |
| Marty Pavelich | L | 70 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.26 |
| Marcel Pronovost | D | 68 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.25 |
| Lorne Ferguson | L | 31 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.48 |
| John Bucyk | L | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.24 |
| Warren Godfrey | D | 67 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 86 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.12 |
| Jerry Toppazzini | R | 40 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.20 |
| Real Chevrefils | L | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.18 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 47 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
| Gord Hollingworth | D | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
| Cummy Burton | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Glenn Hall | G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Norm Corcoran | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Murray Costello | C | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Ed Stankiewicz | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ed Sandford | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 1160 | 183 | 274 | 457 | 788 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hall | 70 | 4200 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 147 | 2.10 | 1876 | 1729 | .922 |
| Totals | 70 | 4200 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 147 | 2.10 | 1876 | 1729 | .922 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | R | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 1.20 |
| Dutch Reibel | C | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Alex Delvecchio | C | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 1.00 |
| Ted Lindsay | L | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.90 |
| Red Kelly | C | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 |
| Metro Prystai | C | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.33 |
| Bill Dineen | R | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
| Bob Goldham | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |
| Norm Ullman | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 |
| Marty Pavelich | L | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
| Marcel Pronovost | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Lorne Ferguson | L | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 |
| John Bucyk | L | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
| Gord Hollingworth | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Cummy Burton | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Glenn Hall | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Murray Costello | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gerry Melnyk | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Al Arbour | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Totals | 169 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 117 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hall | 10 | 604 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2.78 | 333 | 305 | .916 |
| Totals | 10 | 604 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2.78 | 333 | 305 | .916 |
