1956–57 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1956–57 1956 Detroit Red Wings 38–20–12 23–7–5 15–13–7 1st 198 157 Jack Adams Jimmy Skinner Red Kelly Gordie Howe Detroit Olympia Gordie Howe (44) Ted Lindsay (55) Gordie Howe (89) Ted Lindsay (103)Warren Godfrey (103) Glenn Hall (38) Glenn Hall (2.21) 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. 2 Final standings DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1956–57 regular season1956-57 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1957_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |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 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |8||L||November 1, 1956||3–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||5–1–2 |- |9||W||November 3, 1956||2–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||6–1–2 |- |10||L||November 8, 1956||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||6–2–2 |- |11||W||November 10, 1956||6–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||7–2–2 |- |12||W||November 11, 1956||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||8–2–2 |- |13||W||November 15, 1956||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||9–2–2 |- |14||L||November 17, 1956||2–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||9–3–2 |- |15||W||November 18, 1956||8–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||10–3–2 |- |16||T||November 22, 1956||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||10–3–3 |- |17||W||November 24, 1956||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||11–3–3 |- |18||T||November 25, 1956||3–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||11–3–4 |- |19||W||November 29, 1956||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||12–3–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |20||L||December 1, 1956||0–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||12–4–4 |- |21||W||December 2, 1956||1–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||13–4–4 |- |22||W||December 6, 1956||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||14–4–4 |- |23||L||December 8, 1956||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||14–5–4 |- |24||L||December 9, 1956||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||14–6–4 |- |25||W||December 13, 1956||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||15–6–4 |- |26||W||December 15, 1956||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||16–6–4 |- |27||L||December 16, 1956||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||16–7–4 |- |28||T||December 20, 1956||1–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||16–7–5 |- |29||T||December 22, 1956||1–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||16–7–6 |- |30||T||December 23, 1956||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||16–7–7 |- |31||W||December 25, 1956||8–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||17–7–7 |- |32||W||December 27, 1956||5–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||18–7–7 |- |33||L||December 30, 1956||2–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||18–8–7 |- |34||W||December 31, 1956||1–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||19–8–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |35||W||January 2, 1957||2–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||20–8–7 |- |36||L||January 5, 1957||0–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||20–9–7 |- |37||W||January 6, 1957||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||21–9–7 |- |38||L||January 10, 1957||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||21–10–7 |- |39||L||January 12, 1957||4–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||21–11–7 |- |40||W||January 13, 1957||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||22–11–7 |- |41||T||January 17, 1957||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||22–11–8 |- |42||W||January 19, 1957||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||23–11–8 |- |43||W||January 20, 1957||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||24–11–8 |- |44||W||January 24, 1957||6–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||25–11–8 |- |45||W||January 26, 1957||4–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||26–11–8 |- |46||W||January 27, 1957||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||27–11–8 |- |47||L||January 31, 1957||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||27–12–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |48||W||February 2, 1957||5–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||28–12–8 |- |49||T||February 3, 1957||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||28–12–9 |- |50||L||February 7, 1957||0–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||28–13–9 |- |51||W||February 9, 1957||3–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||29–13–9 |- |52||T||February 10, 1957||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||29–13–10 |- |53||W||February 14, 1957||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||30–13–10 |- |54||W||February 16, 1957||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||31–13–10 |- |55||W||February 17, 1957||6–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||32–13–10 |- |56||T||February 21, 1957||3–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||32–13–11 |- |57||L||February 23, 1957||3–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||32–14–11 |- |58||L||February 24, 1957||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||32–15–11 |- |59||L||February 28, 1957||0–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||32–16–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |60||L||March 2, 1957||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||32–17–11 |- |61||T||March 3, 1957||1–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||32–17–12 |- |62||W||March 7, 1957||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||33–17–12 |- |63||L||March 9, 1957||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||33–18–12 |- |64||L||March 10, 1957||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||33–19–12 |- |65||W||March 12, 1957||4–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||34–19–12 |- |66||W||March 14, 1957||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||35–19–12 |- |67||W||March 17, 1957||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1956–57) ||36–19–12 |- |68||L||March 21, 1957||0–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||36–20–12 |- |69||W||March 23, 1957||5–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||37–20–12 |- |70||W||March 24, 1957||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||38–20–12 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Gordie Howe RW 70 44 45 89 72 Ted Lindsay LW 70 30 55 85 103 Norm Ullman C 64 16 36 52 47 Alex Delvecchio C/LW 48 16 25 41 8 Dutch Reibel C 70 13 23 36 6 Red Kelly D/C 70 10 25 35 18 Billy Dea LW 69 15 15 30 14 Lorne Ferguson LW 70 13 10 23 26 Metro Prystai C 70 7 15 22 16 John Bucyk LW 66 10 11 21 41 Marcel Pronovost D 70 7 9 16 38 Marty Pavelich LW 64 3 13 16 48 Billy McNeill ice hockey RW 64 5 10 15 34 Bill Dineen RW 51 6 7 13 12 Warren Godfrey D 69 1 8 9 103 Al Arbour D 44 1 6 7 38 Larry Hillman D 16 1 2 3 4 Gord Hollingworth D 25 0 1 1 16 Dale Anderson Dale Anderson (ice hockey) D 13 0 0 0 6 Murray Costello C 3 0 0 0 0 Glenn Hall G 70 0 0 0 2 Tom McCarthy Tom McCarthy (ice hockey, born 1934) LW 3 0 0 0 0 Gord Strate D 5 0 0 0 4 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Glenn Hall 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 Gordie Howe RW 5 2 5 7 6 Ted Lindsay LW 5 2 4 6 8 Alex Delvecchio C/LW 5 3 2 5 2 Billy Dea LW 5 2 0 2 2 Metro Prystai C 5 2 0 2 0 Norm Ullman C 5 1 1 2 6 Bob Bailey Bob Bailey (ice hockey) RW 5 0 2 2 2 Dutch Reibel C 5 0 2 2 0 Lorne Ferguson LW 5 1 0 1 6 Red Kelly D/C 5 1 0 1 0 John Bucyk LW 5 0 1 1 0 Dale Anderson Dale Anderson (ice hockey) D 2 0 0 0 0 Al Arbour D 5 0 0 0 6 Bill Dineen RW 4 0 0 0 0 Warren Godfrey D 5 0 0 0 6 Glenn Hall G 5 0 0 0 10 Marty Pavelich LW 5 0 0 0 6 Marcel Pronovost D 5 0 0 0 6 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Glenn Hall 300 5 1 4 15 3.00 0 Team: 300 5 1 4 15 3.00 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-04 1956-57 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1957.html 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; See also 1956–57 NHL season References Detroit Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Red Wings Red Wings