1970–71 Boston Bruins season
1970–71 Boston Bruins | |
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East Division champions | |
Division | 1st East |
1970–71 record | 57–14–7 |
Goals for | 399 |
Goals against | 207 |
Team information | |
General manager | Milt Schmidt |
Coach | Tom Johnson |
Captain | Vacant |
Alternate captains | Phil Esposito Ted Green Ed Westfall |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Phil Esposito (76) |
Assists | Bobby Orr (102) |
Points | Phil Esposito (152) |
Penalty minutes | Don Awrey (141) |
Wins | Eddie Johnston (30) |
Goals against average | Eddie Johnston (2.52) |
The 1970–71 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 47th season in the NHL.
Offseason[]
- Bobby Orr signed the NHL's first one million dollar contract (to be paid out over five years).[1]
NHL Draft[]
Round | Overall | Player |
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1 | 3 | Reggie Leach |
1 | 4 | Rick MacLeish |
1 | 9 | Ron Plumb |
1 | 13 | Bob Stewart |
2 | 27 | Dan Bouchard |
3 | 41 | Ray Brownlee |
4 | 55 | Gord Davies |
5 | 69 | Bob Roselle |
6 | 83 | Murray Wing |
7 | 96 | Glenn Siddall |
Regular season[]
The 1970–71 Bruins set an NHL record by having 10 different skaters score 20 goals or more in a season.[2] The record was broken by the 1977–78 Bruins when they had 11 different skaters with 20 goals or more.
Playoffs[]
The postseason ended quickly for the Bruins as they lost in the opening round to the Montreal Canadiens and their rookie goaltender Ken Dryden in a seven-game upset.
Season standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Boston Bruins | 78 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 399 | 207 | +192 | 121 |
2 | New York Rangers | 78 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 259 | 177 | +82 | 109 |
3 | Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 291 | 216 | +75 | 97 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 37 | 33 | 8 | 248 | 211 | +37 | 82 |
5 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 24 | 39 | 15 | 217 | 291 | −74 | 63 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 24 | 46 | 8 | 229 | 296 | −67 | 56 |
7 | Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 22 | 45 | 11 | 209 | 308 | −99 | 55 |
Schedule and results[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 11, 1970 | 7–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 14, 1970 | 8–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) | 2–0–0 |
3 | W | October 16, 1970 | 5–1 | @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) | 3–0–0 |
4 | W | October 18, 1970 | 5–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) | 4–0–0 |
5 | T | October 22, 1970 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) | 4–0–1 |
6 | W | October 25, 1970 | 4–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) | 5–0–1 |
7 | L | October 29, 1970 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) | 5–1–1 |
8 | W | October 31, 1970 | 6–0 | New York Rangers (1970–71) | 6–1–1 |
9 | W | November 1, 1970 | 5–0 | Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) | 7–1–1 |
10 | L | November 5, 1970 | 0–2 | St. Louis Blues (1970–71) | 7–2–1 |
11 | T | November 7, 1970 | 2–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) | 7–2–2 |
12 | W | November 8, 1970 | 6–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) | 8–2–2 |
13 | W | November 10, 1970 | 6–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) | 9–2–2 |
14 | L | November 14, 1970 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) | 9–3–2 |
15 | L | November 15, 1970 | 1–2 | California Golden Seals (1970–71) | 9–4–2 |
16 | W | November 18, 1970 | 8–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) | 10–4–2 |
17 | W | November 21, 1970 | 5–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) | 11–4–2 |
18 | W | November 22, 1970 | 4–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) | 12–4–2 |
19 | T | November 24, 1970 | 5–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) | 12–4–3 |
20 | W | November 26, 1970 | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) | 13–4–3 |
21 | T | November 28, 1970 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1970–71) | 13–4–4 |
22 | W | November 29, 1970 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) | 14–4–4 |
23 | L | December 2, 1970 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) | 14–5–4 |
24 | T | December 3, 1970 | 4–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) | 14–5–5 |
25 | W | December 5, 1970 | 4–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) | 15–5–5 |
26 | W | December 6, 1970 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) | 16–5–5 |
27 | W | December 10, 1970 | 8–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) | 17–5–5 |
28 | W | December 12, 1970 | 1–0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) | 18–5–5 |
29 | W | December 13, 1970 | 6–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) | 19–5–5 |
30 | W | December 16, 1970 | 6–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) | 20–5–5 |
31 | W | December 19, 1970 | 7–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) | 21–5–5 |
32 | W | December 20, 1970 | 7–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) | 22–5–5 |
33 | W | December 23, 1970 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) | 23–5–5 |
34 | W | December 25, 1970 | 8–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) | 24–5–5 |
35 | L | December 26, 1970 | 2–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) | 24–6–5 |
36 | W | December 30, 1970 | 6–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) | 25–6–5 |
37 | W | January 1, 1971 | 9–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) | 26–6–5 |
38 | W | January 3, 1971 | 5–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) | 27–6–5 |
39 | W | January 7, 1971 | 6–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) | 28–6–5 |
40 | L | January 9, 1971 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) | 28–7–5 |
41 | W | January 10, 1971 | 7–4 | California Golden Seals (1970–71) | 29–7–5 |
42 | W | January 14, 1971 | 9–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) | 30–7–5 |
43 | L | January 16, 1971 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) | 30–8–5 |
44 | W | January 17, 1971 | 9–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) | 31–8–5 |
45 | W | January 23, 1971 | 6–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) | 32–8–5 |
46 | W | January 24, 1971 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) | 33–8–5 |
47 | T | January 27, 1971 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1970–71) | 33–8–6 |
48 | W | January 28, 1971 | 6–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) | 34–8–6 |
49 | W | January 31, 1971 | 6–0 | St. Louis Blues (1970–71) | 35–8–6 |
50 | W | February 3, 1971 | 7–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) | 36–8–6 |
51 | W | February 6, 1971 | 4–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) | 37–8–6 |
52 | T | February 7, 1971 | 4–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) | 37–8–7 |
53 | W | February 9, 1971 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1970–71) | 38–8–7 |
54 | W | February 11, 1971 | 5–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) | 39–8–7 |
55 | W | February 14, 1971 | 5–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) | 40–8–7 |
56 | L | February 16, 1971 | 4–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) | 40–9–7 |
57 | W | February 19, 1971 | 5–0 | @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) | 41–9–7 |
58 | L | February 20, 1971 | 4–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) | 41–10–7 |
59 | W | February 23, 1971 | 6–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) | 42–10–7 |
60 | W | February 25, 1971 | 8–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) | 43–10–7 |
61 | W | February 28, 1971 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) | 44–10–7 |
62 | W | March 2, 1971 | 6–0 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) | 45–10–7 |
63 | W | March 4, 1971 | 7–0 | California Golden Seals (1970–71) | 46–10–7 |
64 | W | March 6, 1971 | 6–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) | 47–10–7 |
65 | W | March 7, 1971 | 4–1 | St. Louis Blues (1970–71) | 48–10–7 |
66 | W | March 10, 1971 | 8–1 | @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) | 49–10–7 |
67 | W | March 11, 1971 | 7–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) | 50–10–7 |
68 | W | March 13, 1971 | 6–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) | 51–10–7 |
69 | W | March 16, 1971 | 11–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) | 52–10–7 |
70 | W | March 18, 1971 | 7–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) | 53–10–7 |
71 | W | March 20, 1971 | 5–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) | 54–10–7 |
72 | L | March 21, 1971 | 5–7 | Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) | 54–11–7 |
73 | L | March 24, 1971 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) | 54–12–7 |
74 | L | March 27, 1971 | 3–6 | New York Rangers (1970–71) | 54–13–7 |
75 | L | March 28, 1971 | 1–2 | @ New York Rangers (1970–71) | 54–14–7 |
76 | W | March 31, 1971 | 6–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) | 55–14–7 |
77 | W | April 3, 1971 | 8–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) | 56–14–7 |
78 | W | April 4, 1971 | 7–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) | 57–14–7 |
Playoffs[]
Quarterfinals: (E1) Boston Bruins vs. (E3) Montreal Canadiens[]
April 7 | Boston Bruins | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Garden |
April 8 | Boston Bruins | 5–7 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Garden |
April 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–1 | Boston Bruins | Montreal Forum |
April 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–5 | Boston Bruins | Montreal Forum |
April 13 | Boston Bruins | 7–3 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Garden |
April 15 | Montreal Canadiens | 8–3 | Boston Bruins | Montreal Forum |
April 18 | Boston Bruins | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Garden |
Montreal won series 4–3 | |
Player statistics[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Phil Esposito | C | 78 | 76 | 76 | 152 | 71 | 71 | 25 | 1 | 16 |
Bobby Orr | D | 78 | 37 | 102 | 139 | 91 | 124 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
John Bucyk | LW | 78 | 51 | 65 | 116 | 8 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 5 |
Ken Hodge | RW | 78 | 43 | 62 | 105 | 113 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Wayne Cashman | LW | 77 | 21 | 58 | 79 | 100 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
John McKenzie | RW | 65 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 120 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
Fred Stanfield | LW | 75 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
Derek Sanderson | C | 71 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 130 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Ed Westfall | D/RW | 78 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 48 | 58 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
Wayne Carleton | LW | 69 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 44 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Dallas Smith | D | 73 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 68 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Ted Green | D | 78 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 60 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Marcotte | LW | 75 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Don Awrey | D | 74 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 141 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Smith | D | 67 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 44 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Walton | C | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reggie Leach | RW | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garnet Bailey | LW | 36 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Johnston | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ivan Boldirev | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gerry Cheevers | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Schock | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Speer | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Eddie Johnston | 2280 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 96 | 2.53 | 4 |
Gerry Cheevers | 2400 | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 109 | 2.72 | 3 |
Team: | 4680 | 78 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 205 | 2.63 | 7 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Bobby Orr | D | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Phil Esposito | C | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Stanfield | LW | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Bucyk | LW | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Hodge | RW | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Cashman | LW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
John McKenzie | RW | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Derek Sanderson | C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Westfall | D/RW | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dallas Smith | D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Walton | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Green | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Awrey | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garnet Bailey | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Carleton | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gerry Cheevers | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Johnston | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reggie Leach | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Marcotte | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Smith | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerry Cheevers | 360 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 |
Eddie Johnston | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 |
Team: | 420 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Roster[]
Boston Bruins 1970–1971 Roster | ||||||
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Wingers
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Centers
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Awards and records[]
- Prince of Wales Trophy: || Boston Bruins
- Art Ross Trophy: || Phil Esposito
- Hart Memorial Trophy: || Bobby Orr
- James Norris Memorial Trophy: || Bobby Orr
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: || Johnny Bucyk
- Lester B. Pearson Award: || Phil Esposito[5]
- NHL Plus/Minus Award: || Bobby Orr
- Johnny Bucyk, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
- Phil Esposito, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
- Phil Esposito, Club Record, Most Points in a Season, 152
- Phil Esposito, NHL Record, Most Shots on Goal in One Season (550)[6]
- Ken Hodge, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
- Bobby Orr, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
- Bobby Orr, Club Record, Most Assists in a Season, 102
- Bobby Orr, NHL Record, Most Assists by a Defenseman in One Season (102)[7]
- Bobby Orr, NHL Record, Most Points by a Defenseman in One Season (139)[7]
References[]
- ^ Numbelievable!, p.79 , Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
- ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.174, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
- ^ "1970–1971 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "1970-71 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
- ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 187, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
- ^ a b National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 183, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
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