1971–72 Boston Bruins season
1971–72 Boston Bruins | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
East Division champions | |
Division | 1st East |
1971–72 record | 54–13–11 |
Goals for | 330 |
Goals against | 204 |
Team information | |
General manager | Milt Schmidt |
Coach | Tom Johnson |
Captain | Vacant |
Alternate captains | Johnny Bucyk Phil Esposito Ted Green Ed Westfall |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Phil Esposito (66) |
Assists | Bobby Orr (80) |
Points | Phil Esposito (130) |
Penalty minutes | Dallas Smith (132) |
Wins | Eddie Johnston and Gerry Cheevers (27) |
Goals against average | Gerry Cheevers (2.50) |
The 1971–72 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 48th season in the NHL. For the second time in three years, the Bruins won the Stanley Cup.
Offseason[]
NHL Draft[]
Round | Overall | Player |
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1 | 5 | Ron Jones |
1 | 14 | Terry O'Reilly |
2 | 28 | Curt Ridley |
3 | 42 | Dave Bonter |
4 | 56 | Dave Hynes |
5 | 70 | Bert Scott |
6 | 84 | Bob MacMahon |
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Boston Bruins | 78 | 54 | 13 | 11 | 330 | 204 | +126 | 119 |
2 | New York Rangers | 78 | 48 | 17 | 13 | 317 | 192 | +125 | 109 |
3 | Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 307 | 205 | +102 | 108 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 209 | 208 | +1 | 80 |
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 33 | 35 | 10 | 261 | 262 | −1 | 76 |
6 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 16 | 43 | 19 | 203 | 289 | −86 | 51 |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 20 | 50 | 8 | 203 | 297 | −94 | 48 |
Schedule and results[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 10, 1971 | 1–4 | New York Rangers (1971–72) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 13, 1971 | 6–1 | @ New York Rangers (1971–72) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 14, 1971 | 6–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) | 2–1–0 |
4 | T | October 17, 1971 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) | 2–1–1 |
5 | W | October 20, 1971 | 4–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) | 3–1–1 |
6 | W | October 22, 1971 | 5–1 | @ California Golden Seals (1971–72) | 4–1–1 |
7 | W | October 24, 1971 | 4–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) | 5–1–1 |
8 | L | October 27, 1971 | 2–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) | 5–2–1 |
9 | L | October 28, 1971 | 0–2 | California Golden Seals (1971–72) | 5–3–1 |
10 | W | October 31, 1971 | 5–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) | 6–3–1 |
11 | W | November 4, 1971 | 6–1 | St. Louis Blues (1971–72) | 7–3–1 |
12 | W | November 6, 1971 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) | 8–3–1 |
13 | L | November 7, 1971 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) | 8–4–1 |
14 | L | November 10, 1971 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) | 8–5–1 |
15 | W | November 11, 1971 | 5–2 | California Golden Seals (1971–72) | 9–5–1 |
16 | W | November 14, 1971 | 11–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) | 10–5–1 |
17 | W | November 18, 1971 | 5–0 | Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) | 11–5–1 |
18 | W | November 20, 1971 | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) | 12–5–1 |
19 | W | November 21, 1971 | 6–2 | St. Louis Blues (1971–72) | 13–5–1 |
20 | W | November 24, 1971 | 2–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) | 14–5–1 |
21 | W | November 25, 1971 | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) | 15–5–1 |
22 | T | November 27, 1971 | 6–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1971–72) | 15–5–2 |
23 | W | December 4, 1971 | 5–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) | 16–5–2 |
24 | W | December 5, 1971 | 5–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) | 17–5–2 |
25 | W | December 8, 1971 | 5–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) | 18–5–2 |
26 | W | December 11, 1971 | 6–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) | 19–5–2 |
27 | L | December 12, 1971 | 2–4 | @ California Golden Seals (1971–72) | 19–6–2 |
28 | W | December 16, 1971 | 8–1 | New York Rangers (1971–72) | 20–6–2 |
29 | W | December 18, 1971 | 4–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) | 21–6–2 |
30 | T | December 19, 1971 | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) | 21–6–3 |
31 | T | December 23, 1971 | 4–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) | 21–6–4 |
32 | W | December 25, 1971 | 5–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) | 22–6–4 |
33 | W | December 26, 1971 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) | 23–6–4 |
34 | W | December 29, 1971 | 5–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) | 24–6–4 |
35 | T | December 30, 1971 | 2–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) | 24–6–5 |
36 | W | January 2, 1972 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (1971–72) | 25–6–5 |
37 | W | January 5, 1972 | 2–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) | 26–6–5 |
38 | W | January 6, 1972 | 5–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) | 27–6–5 |
39 | L | January 8, 1972 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1971–72) | 27–7–5 |
40 | T | January 12, 1972 | 2–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) | 27–7–6 |
41 | T | January 13, 1972 | 1–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) | 27–7–7 |
42 | W | January 15, 1972 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) | 28–7–7 |
43 | W | January 16, 1972 | 9–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) | 29–7–7 |
44 | W | January 18, 1972 | 2–0 | @ St. Louis Blues (1971–72) | 30–7–7 |
45 | W | January 22, 1972 | 8–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) | 31–7–7 |
46 | T | January 23, 1972 | 3–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) | 31–7–8 |
47 | W | January 27, 1972 | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) | 32–7–8 |
48 | W | January 29, 1972 | 4–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) | 33–7–8 |
49 | W | January 30, 1972 | 5–2 | St. Louis Blues (1971–72) | 34–7–8 |
50 | W | February 2, 1972 | 2–0 | @ New York Rangers (1971–72) | 35–7–8 |
51 | W | February 3, 1972 | 6–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) | 36–7–8 |
52 | W | February 5, 1972 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) | 37–7–8 |
53 | L | February 6, 1972 | 2–8 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) | 37–8–8 |
54 | W | February 10, 1972 | 9–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) | 38–8–8 |
55 | W | February 12, 1972 | 5–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1971–72) | 39–8–8 |
56 | T | February 13, 1972 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) | 39–8–9 |
57 | W | February 15, 1972 | 6–3 | California Golden Seals (1971–72) | 40–8–9 |
58 | W | February 17, 1972 | 4–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72) | 41–8–9 |
59 | W | February 19, 1972 | 6–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) | 42–8–9 |
60 | W | February 20, 1972 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) | 43–8–9 |
61 | W | February 22, 1972 | 4–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) | 44–8–9 |
62 | W | February 23, 1972 | 8–6 | @ California Golden Seals (1971–72) | 45–8–9 |
63 | W | February 26, 1972 | 5–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) | 46–8–9 |
64 | W | March 2, 1972 | 7–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1971–72) | 47–8–9 |
65 | W | March 4, 1972 | 5–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) | 48–8–9 |
66 | L | March 5, 1972 | 0–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) | 48–9–9 |
67 | W | March 8, 1972 | 5–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) | 49–9–9 |
68 | L | March 11, 1972 | 4–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) | 49–10–9 |
69 | T | March 12, 1972 | 4–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72) | 49–10–10 |
70 | W | March 16, 1972 | 8–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72) | 50–10–10 |
71 | W | March 19, 1972 | 7–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1971–72) | 51–10–10 |
72 | W | March 23, 1972 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1971–72) | 52–10–10 |
73 | T | March 25, 1972 | 5–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72) | 52–10–11 |
74 | W | March 26, 1972 | 5–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) | 53–10–11 |
75 | L | March 28, 1972 | 3–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72) | 53–11–11 |
76 | L | March 29, 1972 | 1–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) | 53–12–11 |
77 | L | April 1, 1972 | 2–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72) | 53–13–11 |
78 | W | April 2, 1972 | 6–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72) | 54–13–11 |
Playoffs[]
Boston defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 and the St. Louis Blues 4–0 to advance to the final.
Stanley Cup Final[]
Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers
Boston won Stanley Cup 4–2
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- Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
Player statistics[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Phil Esposito | C | 76 | 66 | 67 | 133 | 76 | 55 | 28 | 2 | 16 |
Bobby Orr | D | 76 | 37 | 80 | 117 | 106 | 86 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
John Bucyk | LW | 78 | 32 | 51 | 83 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
Fred Stanfield | LW | 78 | 23 | 56 | 79 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
John McKenzie | RW | 77 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 126 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
Derek Sanderson | C | 78 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 108 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Mike Walton | C | 76 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Ken Hodge | RW | 60 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 81 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Wayne Cashman | LW | 74 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 103 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Ed Westfall | D/RW | 77 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Dallas Smith | D | 78 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 132 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Garnet Bailey | LW | 73 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reggie Leach | RW | 56 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ted Green | D | 54 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Smith | D | 61 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Marcotte | LW | 47 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Carol Vadnais | D | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Awrey | D | 34 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Johnston | G | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ivan Boldirev | C | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gerry Cheevers | G | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry O'Reilly | RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Roberts | RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Ravlich | D | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Beverley | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Jones | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garry Peters | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Stewart | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Gerry Cheevers | 2420 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 101 | 2.50 | 2 |
Eddie Johnston | 2260 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 102 | 2.71 | 2 |
Team: | 4680 | 78 | 54 | 13 | 11 | 203 | 2.60 | 4 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Phil Esposito | C | 15 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Bobby Orr | D | 15 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
John Bucyk | LW | 15 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Hodge | RW | 15 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
John McKenzie | RW | 15 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Stanfield | LW | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Walton | C | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Wayne Cashman | LW | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Westfall | D/RW | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Garnet Bailey | LW | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Don Awrey | D | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Smith | D | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Marcotte | LW | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Derek Sanderson | C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Carol Vadnais | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gerry Cheevers | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Green | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Hayes | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Johnston | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garry Peters | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Gerry Cheevers | 483 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 2.61 | 2 |
Eddie Johnston | 420 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1.86 | 1 |
Team: | 903 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 2.26 | 3 |
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;
Transactions[]
September 4, 1971 | To California Golden Seals cash |
To Boston Bruins Doug Roberts |
November 17, 1971 | To California Golden Seals Ivan Boldirev |
To Boston Bruins Rich Leduc Chris Oddleifson |
February 23, 1972 | To California Golden Seals Reggie Leach Rick Smith Bob Stewart |
To Boston Bruins Don O'Donoghue Carol Vadnais |
March 5, 1972 | To California Golden Seals cash |
To Boston Bruins Tom Williams |
Roster[]
Boston Bruins 1971–1972 Roster | ||||||
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Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Wingers
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Centers
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Awards and records[]
- Prince of Wales Trophy
- Phil Esposito, Art Ross Trophy Winner
- Bobby Orr, Conn Smythe Trophy
- Bobby Orr, Norris Trophy
References[]
- ^ "1971–1972 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "1971-72 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
Categories:
- Stanley Cup championship seasons
- Boston Bruins seasons
- 1971–72 NHL season by team
- 1971–72 in American ice hockey by team
- 1971 in sports in Massachusetts
- 1972 in sports in Massachusetts
- 1971 in Boston
- 1972 in Boston