1973-1974 Boston Bruins team stats

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1973-1974 Boston Bruins: 52-17-9
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 33-4-2 (193 goals scored, 95 allowed) Road record: 19-13-7 (156 goals scored, 126 allowed) Head Coach: Bep Guidolin Power Play: 65/225 (28.9%) Penalty Killing: 210/258 (81.4%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 12-2 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 272-171 349 goals scored (1st of 16 teams), 221 goals allowed (3rd), 968 PIM (5th) NHL Averages: 3.20 goals/game (249.3 goals/team), 952.3 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   31   78   68   77  145   58  14   4  201   65  109   24  393  17.3  +51
D      4  Bobby Orr            6'0   197   25   74   32   90  122   82  11   0  229   62  115   32  384   8.3  +84
RW     8  Ken Hodge            6'2   210   29   76   50   55  105   43  15   0  174   60   75    1  251  19.9  +40
RW    12  Wayne Cashman        6'1   208   28   78   30   59   89  111   5   2  138   21   72    4  156  19.2  +49
LW     9  Johnny Bucyk         6'0   190   38   76   31   44   75    8  12   0  115   47   55    0  139  22.3  +13
D     10  Carol Vadnais        6'1   185   28   78   16   43   59  123   6   0  175   57  100   17  187   8.6  +35
LW    21  Don Marcotte         5'11  183   26   78   24   26   50   18   0   3   81    1   62   26  150  16.0  +44
C     19  Gregg Sheppard       5'8   170   24   75   16   31   47   21   0   3   70    1   71   25  168   9.5  +23
RW    24  Terry O'Reilly       6'1   200   22   76   11   24   35   94   0   0   55    0   25    0   86  12.8  +30
C     11  Andre Savard         6'1   185   20   72   16   14   30   39   0   0   41    1   24    0   88  18.2  +16
D     20  Dallas Smith         5'11  180   32   77    6   21   27   64   0   0   98    0   91   19  112   5.4  +26
LW    14  Dave Forbes          5'10  180   25   63   10   16   26   41   0   0   34    0   25    0   64  15.6   +9
C     22  Chris Oddleifson     6'2   185   23   49   10   11   21   25   0   0   32    0   18    2   63  15.9  +16
C     16  Derek Sanderson      6'0   185   27   29    8   12   20   48   0   0   31    2   23   11   64  12.5  +17
RW    17  Bobby Schmautz       5'9   172   28   27    7   13   20   31   1   0   34    5   23    0   62  11.3   +6
RW    16  Fred O'Donnell       5'10  175   24   43    5    7   12   43   0   0   20    0   17    0   39  12.8   +3
D     23  Al Sims              6'0   182   20   77    3    9   12   22   0   0  116    1   69   18  111   2.7  +64
D      6  Darryl Edestrand     5'11  180   28   52    3    8   11   20   1   0   53    2   37    5   66   4.5  +19
C     18  Rich Leduc           5'11  170   22   28    3    3    6   12   0   0    8    0    5    0   23  13.0   +3
D     25  Gary Doak            5'11  175   27   69    0    4    4   44   0   0   20    0   27    5   30   0.0   -2
G     31  Ken Broderick        5'10  178   31    5    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    28  Doug Roberts         6'2   212   31    7    0    1    1    2   0   0    3    0    1    0   11   0.0   +2
G      1  Gilles Gilbert       6'1   175   24   54    0    1    1    9  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Nick Beverley        6'2   185   26    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    0   ---   -1
LW    28  Bob Gryp             6'1   190   23    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    2    0    0   ---   -2
C     27  Doug Gibson          5'10  175   20    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    0   ---   -1
D     29  Al Simmons           6'0   170   22    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
LW    27  Dave Hynes           5'9   182   22    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    1   0.0    0
G     30  Ross Brooks          5'8   173   36   21    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   30  Ross Brooks          36   21  1170   46  2.36  16   3   0  559   .918   0   3
G    1  Gilles Gilbert       24   54  3210  158  2.95  34  12   8 1587   .900   0   6
G   31  Ken Broderick        31    5   300   16  3.20   2   2   1  127   .874   1   0

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

1973 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    6  C    Andre Savard             790          Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)              [pick acquired from LA]
  2   31  RW   Jimmy Jones              148     81   Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  3   36  C    Doug Gibson               63          Peterborough Petes (OHA)             [pick acquired from TOR]
  3   47  D    Al Sims                  475          Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
  4   63  LW   Steve Langdon              7          London Knights (OHA)               
  5   79  G    Peter Crosbie                         London Knights (OHA)               
  6   95  D    J.P. Bourgouyne                       Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)          
  7  111  RW   Walter Johnson                        Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  8  127  D    Virgil Gates                          Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)       
  9  142  G    Jim Pettie                21          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
 10  157  C    Yvon Bouillon                         Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            

Traded draft picks:

#1 to TOR (Ian Turnbull)


Transactions

06-12-1973	sent John Adams to San Diego (WHL) to complete a previous trade
06-12-1973	Penguins claimed Ron Jones in intra-league draft
06-13-1973	Rangers claimed Curt Ridley in reverse draft
09-1973	signed Dave Forbes as a free agent
10-05-1973	traded Don Awrey to Blues for Jake Rathwell and St. Louis' #2 pick in the 1974 draft
10-25-1973	traded Nick Beverley to Penguins for Darryl Edestrand
11-23-1973	sold Doug Roberts to Red Wings
02-07-1974	purchased Al Simmons from San Diego (WHL)
02-07-1974	traded Fred O'Donnell, Mike Walton and Chris Oddleifson to Canucks for Bobby Schmautz
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Bob Gryp in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Mike Bloom in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Ron Anderson in expansion draft
06-12-1974	traded Derek Sanderson to Rangers for Walt McKechnie
06-14-1974
07-22-1974	sold Tom Williams to Capitals

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/10/1974   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   1-0 
04/11/1974   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   6-3 
04/13/1974   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   6-3 
04/14/1974   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   4-3 (OT)
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Semifinals
04/18/1974   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-4 
04/21/1974   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   8-6 
04/23/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   3-4 (OT)
04/25/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-2 
04/28/1974   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-2 
04/30/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-2 
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Stanley Cup Finals
05/07/1974   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   3-2 
05/09/1974   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-3 (OT)
05/12/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-4 
05/14/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-4 
05/16/1974   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-1 
05/19/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-1

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 19 Gregg Sheppard 5'8 170 24 16 11 8 19 4 0 2 LW 9 Johnny Bucyk 6'0 190 38 16 8 10 18 4 3 0 D 4 Bobby Orr 6'0 197 25 16 4 14 18 28 1 0 RW 8 Ken Hodge 6'2 210 29 16 6 10 16 16 2 0 RW 12 Wayne Cashman 6'1 208 28 16 5 9 14 46 1 0 C 7 Phil Esposito 6'1 205 31 16 9 5 14 25 4 0 D 10 Carol Vadnais 6'1 185 28 16 1 12 13 42 1 0 RW 17 Bobby Schmautz 5'9 172 28 16 3 6 9 44 0 0 D 20 Dallas Smith 5'11 180 32 16 1 7 8 20 0 0 RW 24 Terry O'Reilly 6'1 200 22 16 2 5 7 38 0 0 LW 21 Don Marcotte 5'11 183 26 16 4 2 6 8 0 0 C 11 Andre Savard 6'1 185 20 16 3 2 5 24 0 0 D 6 Darryl Edestrand 5'11 180 28 16 1 2 3 15 0 0 G 1 Gilles Gilbert 6'1 175 24 16 0 3 3 8 0 0 LW 14 Dave Forbes 5'10 180 25 16 0 2 2 6 0 0 C 27 Doug Gibson 5'10 175 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 29 Al Simmons 6'0 170 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 18 Rich Leduc 5'11 170 22 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 D 23 Al Sims 6'0 182 20 16 0 0 0 12 0 0 D 6 Nick Beverley 6'2 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 31 Ken Broderick 5'10 178 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Ross Brooks 5'8 173 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 25 Gary Doak 5'11 175 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 28 Bob Gryp 6'1 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 27 Dave Hynes 5'9 182 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 16 Fred O'Donnell 5'10 175 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 22 Chris Oddleifson 6'2 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 28 Doug Roberts 6'2 212 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 16 Derek Sanderson 6'0 185 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Gilles Gilbert 24 16 977 43 2.64 10 6 488 .912 1 1

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1973 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-4 1-0-0 10/13/1973 at Detroit Red Wings W 9-4 2-0-0 10/14/1973 vs New York Islanders W 3-2 3-0-0 10/17/1973 at Atlanta Flames L 3-4 3-1-0 10/21/1973 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-2 4-1-0 10/23/1973 at St. Louis Blues L 2-3 4-2-0 10/25/1973 vs Buffalo Sabres W 9-4 5-2-0 10/27/1973 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-2 6-2-0 10/28/1973 vs Minnesota North Stars T 3-3 6-2-1 10/31/1973 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-0 7-2-1 11/03/1973 at New York Islanders L 4-6 7-3-1 11/04/1973 vs California Golden Seals W 4-1 8-3-1 11/07/1973 at New York Rangers L 3-7 8-4-1 11/08/1973 vs Montreal Canadiens W 2-1 9-4-1 11/11/1973 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-2 10-4-1 11/14/1973 at Montreal Canadiens W 4-3 11-4-1 11/15/1973 vs New York Rangers W 10-2 12-4-1 11/17/1973 vs Detroit Red Wings W 8-0 13-4-1 11/18/1973 vs Atlanta Flames W 5-2 14-4-1 11/22/1973 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-2 15-4-1 11/25/1973 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-1 16-4-1 11/28/1973 at Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 16-4-2 12/02/1973 vs New York Islanders W 5-3 17-4-2 12/08/1973 vs Buffalo Sabres W 5-2 18-4-2 12/09/1973 at Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 18-4-3 12/13/1973 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-2 19-4-3 12/15/1973 vs Vancouver Canucks W 7-2 20-4-3 12/16/1973 vs California Golden Seals W 5-3 21-4-3 12/20/1973 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-5 22-4-3 12/22/1973 at Detroit Red Wings L 2-4 22-5-3 12/23/1973 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-3 23-5-3 12/29/1973 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-4 23-6-3 12/30/1973 at California Golden Seals W 8-1 24-6-3 01/01/1974 at Vancouver Canucks T 2-2 24-6-4 01/04/1974 at New York Rangers W 4-2 25-6-4 01/05/1974 at New York Islanders W 6-2 26-6-4 01/10/1974 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 26-6-5 01/12/1974 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-7 26-7-5 01/13/1974 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 27-7-5 01/16/1974 at Chicago Black Hawks T 5-5 27-7-6

Date Opponent Result Record 01/19/1974 at Montreal Canadiens W 8-0 28-7-6 01/20/1974 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 29-7-6 01/22/1974 at St. Louis Blues W 1-0 30-7-6 01/24/1974 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 1-2 30-8-6 01/26/1974 at New York Islanders W 4-0 31-8-6 01/27/1974 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-3 32-8-6 01/31/1974 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-2 33-8-6 02/02/1974 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-6 33-9-6 02/03/1974 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-4 34-9-6 02/07/1974 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-3 35-9-6 02/09/1974 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-3 36-9-6 02/10/1974 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-0 37-9-6 02/13/1974 at California Golden Seals W 9-6 38-9-6 02/15/1974 at Vancouver Canucks W 4-2 39-9-6 02/16/1974 at Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 40-9-6 02/20/1974 at Minnesota North Stars T 5-5 40-9-7 02/23/1974 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-2 41-9-7 02/24/1974 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 41-10-7 02/28/1974 vs Detroit Red Wings W 8-1 42-10-7 03/02/1974 at Detroit Red Wings T 4-4 42-10-8 03/03/1974 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-6 42-11-8 03/05/1974 at Atlanta Flames L 1-4 42-12-8 03/06/1974 at St. Louis Blues W 8-0 43-12-8 03/09/1974 at Los Angeles Kings T 4-4 43-12-9 03/10/1974 at California Golden Seals L 2-6 43-13-9 03/12/1974 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-0 44-13-9 03/14/1974 at Buffalo Sabres W 4-3 45-13-9 03/16/1974 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-2 46-13-9 03/17/1974 vs New York Rangers W 5-2 47-13-9 03/21/1974 vs St. Louis Blues W 7-0 48-13-9 03/23/1974 vs Atlanta Flames L 3-4 48-14-9 03/24/1974 vs Montreal Canadiens W 6-3 49-14-9 03/27/1974 at New York Rangers W 3-2 50-14-9 03/30/1974 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 50-15-9 03/31/1974 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-1 51-15-9 04/03/1974 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-6 51-16-9 04/06/1974 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-6 51-17-9 04/07/1974 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-4 52-17-9

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