1955-56 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 45-15-10 - 100 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 8-2
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated New York Rangers 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-1
Coach: Toe Blake (45-15-10)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1955-56 Montreal Canadiens RosterTeam Record: 45-15-10 - 100 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 8-2
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated New York Rangers 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-1
Coach: Toe Blake (45-15-10)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1955-56 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 45 wins and 15 losses and 10 ties for 100 points, finishing first in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-2.
The Canadiens paced the league with 222 goals. Montreal allowed 131 goals, least in the league. Jean Beliveau scored 47 goals for the squad, and Maurice Richard tallied 30 or more also. Bert Olmstead contributed 56 assists. Jacques Plante earned 42 wins for the team and a team-best 1.86 goals against average, topping regularly-used goaltenders.
Toe Blake coached the team. The 1955-56 Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | C | 70 | 47 | 41 | 88 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maurice Richard | R | 70 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Olmstead | R | 70 | 14 | 56 | 70 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bernie Geoffrion | R | 59 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dickie Moore | L | 70 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Harvey | D | 62 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henri Richard | C | 64 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Floyd Curry | R | 70 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Mosdell | C | 67 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Provost | R | 60 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack LeClair | R | 54 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dollard St. Laurent | D | 46 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Johnson | D | 64 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Marshall | C | 66 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Turner | D | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Gamble | L | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Butch Bouchard | D | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Connie Broden | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Clune | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Perreault | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacques Deslauriers | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacques Plante | G | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1119 | 222 | 361 | 583 | 977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 64 | 3840 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 119 | 1.86 | 0 | ||
| Bob Perreault | 6 | 360 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 70 | 4200 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 131 | 1.87 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | C | 10 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Maurice Richard | R | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bert Olmstead | R | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Geoffrion | R | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dickie Moore | L | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Harvey | D | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Henri Richard | C | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Floyd Curry | R | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Mosdell | C | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claude Provost | R | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack LeClair | R | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dollard St. Laurent | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Johnson | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Marshall | C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Turner | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Bouchard | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Plante | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 161 | 42 | 65 | 107 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 10 | 600 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 600 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 |
