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1956 NHL Points Leaders

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Gordie Howe led the NHL in points in 1956 with 89, 4 ahead of Ted Lindsay (85). It was one of 6 times Gordie Howe led in points.

Gordie Howe Led the NHL in 1956 Gordie Howe DET
89 Points 4 clear of Ted Lindsay
Showing Points and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team P GP G A
1 Gordie Howe Gordie Howe DET 89 70 44 45
2 Ted Lindsay DET 85 70 30 55
3 Jean Beliveau MTL 84 69 33 51
4 Andy Bathgate Andy Bathgate NYR 77 70 27 50
5 Ed Litzenberger Ed Litzenberger CHI 64 70 32 32
6 Maurice Richard Maurice Richard MTL 62 63 33 29
7 Don McKenney Don McKenney BOS 60 69 21 39
8 Dickie Moore Dickie Moore MTL 58 70 29 29
9 Henri Richard Henri Richard MTL 54 63 18 36
10 Norm Ullman Norm Ullman DET 52 64 16 36
11 Doug Harvey Doug Harvey MTL 50 70 6 44
12 Real Chevrefils BOS 48 70 31 17
13 Johnny Wilson CHI 48 70 18 30
14 Bert Olmstead Bert Olmstead MTL 48 64 15 33
15 Leo Labine Leo Labine BOS 47 67 18 29
16 Andy Hebenton Andy Hebenton NYR 44 70 21 23
17 George Armstrong George Armstrong TOR 44 54 18 26
18 Dean Prentice Dean Prentice NYR 42 68 19 23
19 Glen Skov Glen Skov CHI 42 67 14 28
20 Bill Gadsby Bill Gadsby NYR 41 70 4 37
21 Sid Smith TOR 41 70 17 24
22 Alex Delvecchio Alex Delvecchio DET 41 48 16 25
23 Dick Duff Dick Duff TOR 40 70 26 14
24 Doug Mohns Doug Mohns BOS 40 68 6 34
25 Vic Stasiuk Vic Stasiuk BOS 40 64 24 16
26 Bernie Geoffrion Bernie Geoffrion MTL 40 41 19 21
27 Dave Creighton Dave Creighton NYR 39 70 18 21
28 Johnny Peirson Johnny Peirson BOS 39 68 13 26
29 Fleming MacKell Fleming MacKell BOS 39 65 22 17
30 Danny Lewicki Danny Lewicki NYR 38 70 18 20
31 Jerry Toppazzini BOS 38 55 15 23
32 Nick Mickoski Nick Mickoski CHI 36 70 16 20
33 Dutch Reibel Dutch Reibel DET 36 70 13 23
34 Red Kelly Red Kelly DET 35 70 10 25
35 Rudy Migay Rudy Migay TOR 35 66 15 20
36 Ron Stewart Ron Stewart TOR 35 65 15 20
37 Tod Sloan Tod Sloan TOR 35 52 14 21
38 Larry Regan BOS 33 69 14 19
39 Cal Gardner BOS 32 70 12 20
40 Jack McIntyre CHI 32 70 18 14
41 Fern Flaman Fern Flaman BOS 31 68 6 25
42 Allan Stanley Allan Stanley BOS 31 60 6 25
43 Harry Watson Harry Watson CHI 30 70 11 19
44 Billy Dea Billy Dea DET 30 69 15 15
45 Larry Popein Larry Popein NYR 30 67 11 19
46 Claude Provost Claude Provost MTL 30 67 16 14
47 Camille Henry Camille Henry NYR 29 36 14 15
48 Hec Lalande CHI 28 50 11 17
49 Tim Horton Tim Horton TOR 25 66 6 19
50 Lorne Ferguson DET 23 70 13 10
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