1971-1972 Boston Bruins: 54-13-11
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Home record: 28-4-7 (177 goals scored, 84 allowed)
Road record: 26-9-4 (153 goals scored, 120 allowed)
Head Coach: Tom Johnson
Power Play: 74/256 (28.9%)
Penalty Killing: 239/290 (82.4%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 18-2
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 238-151
330 goals scored (1st of 14 teams), 204 goals allowed (4th), 1112 PIM (3rd)
NHL Averages: 3.07 goals/game (239.1 goals/team), 953.5 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 7 Phil Esposito 6'1 205 29 76 66 67 133 76 28 2 186 71 67 7 426 15.5 +55
D 4 Bobby Orr 6'0 197 23 76 37 80 117 106 11 4 209 69 83 29 353 10.5 +86
LW 9 Johnny Bucyk 6'0 190 36 78 32 51 83 4 13 0 123 65 42 0 174 18.4 +16
LW 17 Fred Stanfield 5'10 185 27 78 23 56 79 12 5 1 112 48 45 1 168 13.7 +20
RW 19 John McKenzie 5'9 175 34 77 22 47 69 126 10 0 121 61 41 0 133 16.5 +19
C 16 Derek Sanderson 6'0 185 25 78 25 33 58 108 0 7 73 1 86 39 198 12.6 +25
C 11 Mike Walton 5'10 175 26 76 28 28 56 45 6 0 83 18 42 0 236 11.9 +23
RW 8 Ken Hodge 6'2 210 27 60 16 40 56 81 0 1 86 7 40 2 140 11.4 +41
RW 12 Wayne Cashman 6'1 208 26 74 23 29 52 103 1 0 98 7 51 2 150 15.3 +42
D/RW 18 Ed Westfall 6'1 197 31 77 18 26 44 19 0 2 68 1 77 39 123 14.6 +29
D 20 Dallas Smith 5'11 180 30 78 8 22 30 132 0 1 119 2 107 24 111 7.2 +34
LW 14 Garnet "Ace" Bailey 5'11 192 23 73 9 13 22 64 0 0 39 1 27 0 64 14.1 +11
RW 27 Reggie Leach 6'0 180 21 56 7 13 20 12 0 0 25 1 19 0 66 10.6 +5
D 6 Ted Green 5'10 200 31 54 1 16 17 21 0 0 60 0 58 8 41 2.4 +10
D 10 Rick Smith 5'11 190 23 61 2 12 14 46 0 0 90 2 56 21 81 2.5 +53
LW 21 Don Marcotte 5'11 183 24 47 6 4 10 12 0 0 16 0 26 10 51 11.8 0
D 10 Carol Vadnais 6'1 185 26 16 4 6 10 37 0 0 36 3 41 10 37 10.8 +2
D 26 Don Awrey 6'0 175 28 34 1 8 9 52 0 0 57 2 44 9 53 1.9 +20
G 1 Eddie Johnston 6'0 190 36 38 0 4 4 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 22 Ivan Boldirev 6'0 190 22 11 0 2 2 6 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0.0 +2
G 30 Gerry Cheevers 5'11 185 31 41 0 2 2 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 24 Terry O'Reilly 6'1 200 20 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 50.0 +3
RW 28 Doug Roberts 6'2 212 29 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 33.3 +1
D 23 Matt Ravlich 5'10 185 33 25 0 1 1 2 0 0 13 0 9 0 13 0.0 +4
D 29 Ron Jones 6'1 195 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.0 +1
D 27 Nick Beverley 6'2 185 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
C 25 Garry Peters 5'10 170 29 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0
D 24 Bob Stewart 6'1 206 21 8 0 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 --- +3
LW 27 Chris Hayes 5'10 180 25 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals;
TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 Gerry Cheevers 31 41 2420 101 2.50 27 5 8 1265 .920 0 2
G 1 Eddie Johnston 36 38 2260 102 2.71 27 8 3 1008 .899 1 2
Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties;
Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts
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1971 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 6 D Ron Jones 54 Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) [pick acquired from LA]
1 14 RW Terry O'Reilly 891 Oshawa Generals (OHA)
2 28 G Curt Ridley 104 Portage La Prairie Jrs. (MJHL)
3 42 C Dave Bonter Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
4 56 LW Dave Hynes 22 22 Harvard University (NCAA)
5 70 C Bert Scott Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
6 84 D Bob McMahon St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
Traded draft picks:
#7 to TOR (Steve Johnson)
Transactions
06-07-1971 | purchased Ron Boehm from Cleveland (AHL) |
06-08-1971 | Flyers claimed Frank Spring in intra-league draft |
06-08-1971 | Golden Seals claimed Stan Gilbertson and Wayne Carleton in intra-league draft |
06-08-1971 | claimed Garry Peters from Flyers in intra-league draft |
08-1971 | purchased Alain Caron from San Diego (WHL) |
08-1971 | purchased Ray Fortin from Hershey (AHL) |
09-1971 | signed Chris Hayes as a free agent |
09-04-1971 | purchased Doug Roberts from Golden Seals |
10-02-1971 | signed Ross Brooks as a free agent |
11-03-1971 | claimed Matt Ravlich on waivers from Kings |
11-17-1971 | traded Ivan Boldirev to Golden Seals for Chris Oddleifson and Rich Leduc |
02-23-1972 | traded Reggie Leach, Rick Smith and Bob Stewart to Golden Seals for Carol Vadnais and Don O'Donoghue |
03-1972 | signed Craig Sarner as a free agent |
03-05-1972 | purchased Tommy Williams from Golden Seals |
06-1972 | signed Ron Anderson as a free agent |
06-05-1972 | Canucks claimed Don Tannahill in intra-league draft |
06-06-1972 | claimed Bob Gryp from Tulsa (CHL) in inter-league draft |
06-06-1972 | Islanders selected Garry Peters in expansion draft |
06-06-1972 | Islanders selected Ed Westfall in expansion draft |
06-06-1972 | Flames selected Dan Bouchard in expansion draft |
06-12-1972 | Rochester (AHL) claimed Don O'Donoghue in reverse draft |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/05/1972 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-0
04/06/1972 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-4 (OT)
04/08/1972 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 2-0
04/09/1972 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-4
04/11/1972 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-2
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Semifinals
04/18/1972 vs St. Louis Blues W 6-1
04/20/1972 vs St. Louis Blues W 10-2
04/23/1972 at St. Louis Blues W 7-2
04/25/1972 at St. Louis Blues W 5-3
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Stanley Cup Finals
04/30/1972 vs New York Rangers W 6-5
05/02/1972 vs New York Rangers W 2-1
05/04/1972 at New York Rangers L 2-5
05/07/1972 at New York Rangers W 3-2
05/09/1972 vs New York Rangers L 2-3
05/11/1972 at New York Rangers W 3-0
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 7 Phil Esposito 6'1 205 29 15 9 15 24 24 2 0
D 4 Bobby Orr 6'0 197 23 15 5 19 24 19 3 0
LW 9 Johnny Bucyk 6'0 190 36 15 9 11 20 6 5 0
RW 8 Ken Hodge 6'2 210 27 15 9 8 17 62 2 1
RW 19 John McKenzie 5'9 175 34 15 5 12 17 37 3 0
LW 17 Fred Stanfield 5'10 185 27 15 7 9 16 0 1 0
C 11 Mike Walton 5'10 175 26 15 6 6 12 13 1 0
RW 12 Wayne Cashman 6'1 208 26 15 4 7 11 42 1 0
D/RW 18 Ed Westfall 6'1 197 31 15 4 3 7 10 0 2
LW 14 Garnet "Ace" Bailey 5'11 192 23 13 2 4 6 16 0 0
D 26 Don Awrey 6'0 175 28 15 0 4 4 45 0 0
D 20 Dallas Smith 5'11 180 30 15 0 4 4 22 0 0
LW 21 Don Marcotte 5'11 183 24 14 3 0 3 6 0 1
C 16 Derek Sanderson 6'0 185 25 11 1 1 2 44 0 1
D 10 Carol Vadnais 6'1 185 26 15 0 2 2 43 0 0
LW 27 Chris Hayes 5'10 180 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 25 Garry Peters 5'10 170 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 1 Eddie Johnston 6'0 190 36 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 30 Gerry Cheevers 5'11 185 31 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 6 Ted Green 5'10 200 31 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 27 Nick Beverley 6'2 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 22 Ivan Boldirev 6'0 190 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 29 Ron Jones 6'1 195 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 27 Reggie Leach 6'0 180 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 24 Terry O'Reilly 6'1 200 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 23 Matt Ravlich 5'10 185 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 28 Doug Roberts 6'2 212 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 10 Rick Smith 5'11 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 24 Bob Stewart 6'1 206 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 Gerry Cheevers 31 8 483 21 2.61 6 2 247 .915 0 2
G 1 Eddie Johnston 36 7 420 13 1.86 6 1 204 .936 0 1
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