NHL Standings, 1955-56

Atlantic

Atlantic standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Montréal Canadiens★ MTL · 45-15-10 · L10 7-3-0 · W3	+91	100 .714
2	Detroit Red Wings DET · 30-24-16 · L10 5-3-0 · L1	+35	-24 76 .543
3	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 24-33-13 · L10 4-3-0 · W1	-28	-15 61 .436
4	Boston Bruins BOS · 23-34-13 · L10 4-5-0 · L1	-38	-2 59 .421

Metropolitan

Metropolitan standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	New York Rangers NYR · 32-28-10 · L10 4-5-0 · L2	+1	74 .529

Central

Central standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Chicago Blackhawks CHI · 19-39-12 · L10 2-7-0 · W1	-61	50 .357

★ league best · Div division winner · WC wildcard · line = playoff cut · dimmed = missed