1955–56 Montreal Canadiens season


The 1955–56 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 47th season of play. The Canadiens placed first in the regular season standings and won the Stanley Cup for the eighth time in the club's history.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals

This was the first Finals for Henri Richard and Toe Blake's first Finals as coach. The Canadiens faced the Detroit Red Wings for the fourth time in five years, having lost in,, and. This year, they won in five games.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens
DateAwayScoreHomeScoreNotes
March 31Detroit4Montreal6
April 3Detroit1Montreal5
April 5Montreal1Detroit3
April 8Montreal3Detroit0
April 10Detroit1Montreal3

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM
C70474188143
RW7038337189
LW7014567094
RW5929336266
LW7011395055
D625394460
C6419214046
RW7014183210
C6713173048
RW6013162930
C54681430
D661131480
D46491358
D643101375
LW6641510
D3314535
LW120338
D3600022
C30002
D50006
D20000
G60000
G6400010

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASO
3840644212101191.867
3606330122.001
Team:4200704515101311.878

Playoffs

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM
C101271922
RW1059146
RW10591424
LW10410148
LW1036912
C1044821
D1025710
RW1033612
RW1015612
C81124
C91122
D100228
D90224
LW101010
D1001110
D10000
G100002
D40002

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLGAGAASO
6001082181.802
Team:6001082181.802

Awards and records

Montreal Canadiens 1956 Stanley Cup champions