1974-1975 Boston Bruins team stats

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1974-1975 Boston Bruins: 40-26-14
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 29-5-6 (211 goals scored, 101 allowed) Road record: 11-21-8 (134 goals scored, 144 allowed) Head Coach: Don Cherry Power Play: 86/299 (28.8%) Penalty Killing: 257/316 (81.3%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 14-10 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 245-176 345 goals scored (3rd of 18 teams), 245 goals allowed (8th), 1153 PIM (6th) NHL Averages: 3.42 goals/game (274.0 goals/team), 1135.6 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
D      4  Bobby Orr            6'0   197   26   80   46   89  135  101  16   2  246   81  129   44  384  12.0  +80
C      7  Phil Esposito        6'1   205   32   79   61   66  127   62  27   4  174   79  110   33  347  17.6  +18
LW     9  Johnny Bucyk         6'0   190   39   78   29   52   81   10   9   0  133   63   60    1  167  17.4  +11
C     19  Gregg Sheppard       5'8   170   25   76   30   48   78   19   5   7  125   25   80   23  249  12.0  +43
D     10  Carol Vadnais        6'1   185   29   79   18   56   74  129   6   0  181   68  127   24  256   7.0  +10
RW     8  Ken Hodge            6'2   210   30   72   23   43   66   90  16   0  124   58   59    0  175  13.1   +7
LW    21  Don Marcotte         5'11  183   27   80   31   33   64   76   1   0   99    6   92   23  165  18.8  +24
RW    17  Bobby Schmautz       5'9   172   29   56   21   30   51   63   1   0   80   12   56   11  156  13.5  +23
C     11  Andre Savard         6'1   185   21   77   19   25   44   45   0   0   62    2   47    3  150  12.7  +16
RW    24  Terry O'Reilly       6'1   200   23   68   15   20   35  146   2   0   60    3   42    0   93  16.1  +15
RW    12  Wayne Cashman        6'1   208   29   42   11   22   33   24   2   0   57   16   34    0   75  14.7   +7
LW    14  Dave Forbes          5'10  180   26   69   18   12   30   80   0   0   51    1   31    3   90  20.0  +22
D     20  Dallas Smith         5'11  180   33   79    3   20   23   84   0   0  104    1   99   26  146   2.1  +30
D     23  Al Sims              6'0   182   21   75    4    8   12   73   0   0   97    3   85   20  102   3.9  +29
LW    18  Hank Nowak           6'1   195   24   21    4    7   11   26   0   0   13    0   10    5   38  10.5   +8
D      6  Darryl Edestrand     5'11  180   29   68    1    9   10   56   0   0   41    2   34    3   86   1.2   +8
C     18  Walt McKechnie       6'2   195   27   53    3    3    6    8   0   1   15    2   33   14   36   8.3   -6
RW    16  Earl Anderson        6'1   185   23   19    2    4    6    4   0   0    7    0    2    0   24   8.3   +5
LW    27  Dave Hynes           5'9   182   23   19    4    0    4    2   0   0    6    0    3    0   15  26.7   +3
LW    27  Rod Graham           6'0   185   28   14    2    1    3    7   1   0    6    1    5    0    7  28.6    0
LW    32  Steve Langdon        5'11  175   21    1    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0   ---   +1
G      1  Gilles Gilbert       6'1   175   25   53    0    1    1   10  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW        Jake Rathwell        6'0   190   27    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
RW    28  Gordie Clark         5'10  180   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    1   0.0    0
RW    29  Craig Sarner         5'11  185   25    7    0    0    0    0   0   0    3    0    7    1    5   0.0   -3
G     31  Ken Broderick        5'10  178   32   15    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     20  Ross Brooks          5'8   173   37   17    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     25  Gary Doak            5'11  175   28   40    0    0    0   30   0   0   11    0   15    1   27   0.0   -3

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   31  Ken Broderick        32   15   804   32  2.39   7   6   0  332   .904   1   1
G   20  Ross Brooks          37   17   967   48  2.98  10   3   3  415   .884   2   0
G    1  Gilles Gilbert       25   53  3029  158  3.13  23  17  11 1477   .893   4   3

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

1974 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   18  RW   Don Larway                      324   Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)       
  2   25  LW   Mark Howe                929    426   Houston Aeros (WHA)                  [pick acquired from STL]
  2   36  LW   Peter Sturgeon             6          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  3   54  D    Tom Edur                 158    217   Cleveland Crusaders (WHA)          
  4   72  D    Bill Reed                        40   Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  5   90  LW   Jamie Bateman                    31   Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  6  108  LW   Bill Best                             Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
  7  126  D    Ray Maluta                25          Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  8  143  D    Daryl Drader                          University of North Dakota (NCAA)  
  9  160  C    Peter Roberts                         St. Cloud (MWJHL)                  
 10  175  G    Peter Waselovich                      University of North Dakota (NCAA)  

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

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
11-05-1974	signed Mike Milbury as a free agent
02-18-1975	traded Walt McKechnie and Boston's #3 pick in the 1975 draft to Red Wings for Hank Nowak and Earl Anderson

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   8-2 
04/10/1975   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   3-4 (OT)
04/11/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   4-6

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- D 4 Bobby Orr 6'0 197 26 3 1 5 6 2 0 1 RW 17 Bobby Schmautz 5'9 172 29 3 1 5 6 6 0 0 D 10 Carol Vadnais 6'1 185 29 3 1 5 6 0 0 0 C 7 Phil Esposito 6'1 205 32 3 4 1 5 0 1 0 C 19 Gregg Sheppard 5'8 170 25 3 3 1 4 5 0 0 RW 12 Wayne Cashman 6'1 208 29 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 RW 8 Ken Hodge 6'2 210 30 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 C 11 Andre Savard 6'1 185 21 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 D 20 Dallas Smith 5'11 180 33 3 0 2 2 4 0 0 RW 16 Earl Anderson 6'1 185 23 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 LW 9 Johnny Bucyk 6'0 190 39 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 D 6 Darryl Edestrand 5'11 180 29 3 0 1 1 7 0 0 LW 21 Don Marcotte 5'11 183 27 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 LW 18 Hank Nowak 6'1 195 24 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 D 25 Gary Doak 5'11 175 28 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 LW 14 Dave Forbes 5'10 180 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Gilles Gilbert 6'1 175 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 24 Terry O'Reilly 6'1 200 23 3 0 0 0 17 0 0 G 31 Ken Broderick 5'10 178 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 20 Ross Brooks 5'8 173 37 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 28 Gordie Clark 5'10 180 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 27 Rod Graham 6'0 185 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 27 Dave Hynes 5'9 182 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 32 Steve Langdon 5'11 175 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 18 Walt McKechnie 6'2 195 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW Jake Rathwell 6'0 190 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 29 Craig Sarner 5'11 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 23 Al Sims 6'0 182 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Gilles Gilbert 25 3 188 12 3.83 1 2 85 .859 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1974 at Buffalo Sabres L 5-9 0-1-0 10/13/1974 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 2-2 0-1-1 10/16/1974 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-4 0-2-1 10/17/1974 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-1 1-2-1 10/20/1974 vs California Golden Seals W 5-0 2-2-1 10/23/1974 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 5-5 2-2-2 10/24/1974 vs St. Louis Blues T 4-4 2-2-3 10/27/1974 vs Kansas City Scouts W 8-2 3-2-3 10/30/1974 at Minnesota North Stars T 3-3 3-2-4 11/02/1974 at New York Islanders L 2-3 3-3-4 11/03/1974 vs Minnesota North Stars W 10-1 4-3-4 11/05/1974 vs Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 4-3-5 11/07/1974 vs Washington Capitals W 10-4 5-3-5 11/10/1974 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-3 6-3-5 11/12/1974 at St. Louis Blues L 3-4 6-4-5 11/14/1974 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-4 6-5-5 11/16/1974 vs Buffalo Sabres W 7-5 7-5-5 11/17/1974 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-2 8-5-5 11/21/1974 vs California Golden Seals W 4-2 9-5-5 11/23/1974 at New York Rangers W 5-2 10-5-5 11/24/1974 vs Vancouver Canucks W 7-4 11-5-5 11/27/1974 at California Golden Seals W 3-1 12-5-5 11/30/1974 at Los Angeles Kings L 0-2 12-6-5 12/04/1974 at Montreal Canadiens T 4-4 12-6-6 12/05/1974 vs Detroit Red Wings L 4-6 12-7-6 12/08/1974 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-2 13-7-6 12/10/1974 at Kansas City Scouts W 6-2 14-7-6 12/12/1974 vs Los Angeles Kings W 8-1 15-7-6 12/14/1974 vs Washington Capitals W 12-1 16-7-6 12/15/1974 vs New York Islanders W 5-2 17-7-6 12/17/1974 vs Atlanta Flames W 5-3 18-7-6 12/19/1974 vs New York Rangers W 11-3 19-7-6 12/21/1974 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-8 19-8-6 12/22/1974 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-4 20-8-6 12/27/1974 at California Golden Seals L 2-5 20-9-6 12/28/1974 at Vancouver Canucks L 4-6 20-10-6 01/02/1975 at Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 21-10-6 01/04/1975 at Minnesota North Stars W 8-0 22-10-6 01/07/1975 at Washington Capitals T 3-3 22-10-7 01/09/1975 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-1 23-10-7

Date Opponent Result Record 01/11/1975 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-1 24-10-7 01/15/1975 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-5 24-11-7 01/16/1975 vs Los Angeles Kings L 1-4 24-12-7 01/18/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 4-4 24-12-8 01/19/1975 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-3 25-12-8 01/23/1975 vs Kansas City Scouts L 2-3 25-13-8 01/26/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 25-13-9 01/27/1975 at Kansas City Scouts T 3-3 25-13-10 01/30/1975 vs California Golden Seals W 6-0 26-13-10 02/01/1975 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-3 26-14-10 02/02/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-1 27-14-10 02/05/1975 at Atlanta Flames T 3-3 27-14-11 02/06/1975 vs Minnesota North Stars W 3-2 28-14-11 02/08/1975 at Detroit Red Wings W 8-5 29-14-11 02/09/1975 vs New York Islanders W 5-1 30-14-11 02/12/1975 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-8 30-15-11 02/13/1975 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-3 30-16-11 02/16/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-4 30-17-11 02/18/1975 at Vancouver Canucks W 3-1 31-17-11 02/21/1975 at California Golden Seals L 4-6 31-18-11 02/22/1975 at Los Angeles Kings L 0-6 31-19-11 02/25/1975 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-4 32-19-11 02/27/1975 vs Detroit Red Wings W 9-4 33-19-11 03/02/1975 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-2 34-19-11 03/04/1975 at Washington Capitals W 8-0 35-19-11 03/07/1975 at Atlanta Flames W 4-2 36-19-11 03/09/1975 vs Atlanta Flames W 5-2 37-19-11 03/11/1975 vs New York Rangers W 6-3 38-19-11 03/12/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-5 38-20-11 03/15/1975 at New York Islanders L 1-3 38-21-11 03/16/1975 vs St. Louis Blues W 7-2 39-21-11 03/19/1975 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-2 39-22-11 03/22/1975 vs Washington Capitals W 8-2 40-22-11 03/23/1975 at New York Rangers L 5-7 40-23-11 03/26/1975 at St. Louis Blues L 1-3 40-24-11 03/29/1975 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 1-1 40-24-12 03/30/1975 vs Montreal Canadiens T 2-2 40-24-13 04/01/1975 vs Buffalo Sabres L 1-3 40-25-13 04/03/1975 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 40-26-13 04/06/1975 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 4-4 40-26-14

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