1975-1976 Boston Bruins team stats

1975-1976 Boston Bruins: 48-15-17
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Home record: 27-5-8  (160 goals scored, 95 allowed)
Road record: 21-10-9  (153 goals scored, 142 allowed)
Head Coach: Don Cherry

Power Play: 77/289 (26.6%)
Penalty Killing: 289/345 (83.8%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 9-6
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 227-175

313 goals scored (5th of 18 teams), 237 goals allowed (5th), 1195 PIM (6th)

NHL Averages: 3.41 goals/game (272.9 goals/team), 1169.5 PIM/team

Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     10  Jean Ratelle         6'1   180   35   67   31   59   90   16  15   1  115   50   66   18  186  16.7  +17
LW     9  Johnny Bucyk         6'0   190   40   77   36   47   83   20  13   0  129   56   51    0  151  23.8  +22
C     19  Gregg Sheppard       5'8   170   26   70   31   43   74   28   5   2  117   44   75   26  222  14.0  +24
RW    12  Wayne Cashman        6'1   208   30   80   28   43   71   87   9   0  111   22   61    2  169  16.6  +30
RW    17  Bobby Schmautz       5'9   172   30   75   28   34   62  116   7   0  105   44   62   14  243  11.5  +13
RW     8  Ken Hodge            6'2   210   31   72   25   36   61   42   8   0  100   47   34    0  161  15.5  +19
D     22  Brad Park            6'0   200   27   43   16   37   53   95   7   1  119   43   66   13  163   9.8  +23
RW    24  Terry O'Reilly       6'1   200   24   80   23   27   50  150   2   0   60    4   53    0  135  17.0   +3
C     11  Andre Savard         6'1   185   22   79   17   23   40   60   0   0   58    2   56    4  182   9.3   +4
LW    21  Don Marcotte         5'11  183   28   58   16   20   36   24   1   0   58    6   49   12   96  16.7  +15
D     20  Dallas Smith         5'11  180   34   77    7   25   32  103   0   0  128    5  110   29  125   5.6  +42
LW    14  Dave Forbes          5'10  180   27   79   16   13   29   52   0   4   48    1   49   17  165   9.7  +15
C     27  Doug Gibson          5'10  175   22   50    7   18   25    0   1   0   30    5   18    1   41  17.1   +8
D      6  Darryl Edestrand     5'11  180   30   77    4   17   21  103   1   0   85    9   79   10  131   3.1   +7
D      4  Bobby Orr            6'0   197   27   10    5   13   18   22   3   1   32   13   11    2   57   8.8  +10
C      7  Phil Esposito        6'1   205   33   12    6   10   16    8   3   0   20   10   16    5   57  10.5   -1
LW    18  Hank Nowak           6'1   195   25   66    7    3   10   41   0   0   24    1   26    2   60  11.7   -1
D     29  Joe Zanussi          5'10  180   28   60    1    7    8   30   0   0   32    2   38   10   77   1.3   +2
D     23  Al Sims              6'0   182   22   48    4    3    7   43   0   0   41    5   47   17   61   6.6   +6
D     10  Carol Vadnais        6'1   185   30   12    2    5    7   17   1   0   23    8   23    9   33   6.1   +1
D     25  Gary Doak            5'11  175   29   58    1    6    7   60   0   0   71    1   58   13   70   1.4  +25
D     29  Doug Halward         6'1   200   20   32    1    5    6    6   1   0   21    4   25    4   30   3.3   -4
C     28  Barry Smith          5'11  178   20   19    1    0    1    2   0   0    2    0   10    3    8  12.5   -5
RW    16  Kent Ruhnke          6'1   190   23    2    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    0    0    2   0.0   +1
RW    27  Earl Anderson        6'1   185   24    5    0    1    1    2   0   0    1    1    5    3    5   0.0   -2
RW    28  Gordie Clark         5'10  180   23    7    0    1    1    0   0   0    2    0    7    0    3   0.0   -5
D     29  Al Simmons           6'0   170   24    7    0    1    1   21   0   0    6    0    9    3    6   0.0    0
LW    17  Stan Jonathan        5'8   175   20    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
C     22  Rick Adduono         5'11  182   20    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    0   ---   -1
C/RW  16  Paul O'Neil          6'1   185   22    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     23  Ray Maluta           5'8   173   21    2    0    0    0    2   0   0    1    0    4    0    2   0.0   -3
D     26  Mike Milbury         6'1   200   23    3    0    0    0    9   0   0    2    0    2    1    2   0.0   +1
LW    32  Steve Langdon        5'11  175   22    4    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    1    0    2   0.0   -1
G     30  Dave Reece           6'1   190   27   14    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Gerry Cheevers       5'11  185   35   15    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Gilles Gilbert       6'1   175   26   55    0    0    0   18  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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  Gerry Cheevers       35   15   900   41  2.73   8   2   5  420   .902   1   1
G    1  Gilles Gilbert       26   55  3123  151  2.90  33   8  10 1342   .887   0   3
G   30  Dave Reece           27   14   777   43  3.32   7   5   2  350   .877   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

1975 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   14  D    Doug Halward             653          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  2   32  C    Barry Smith              114          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  4   60  C    Rick Adduono               4     80   St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)     [pick acquired from TOR]
  4   68  LW   Denis Daigle                          Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)  
  5   86  LW   Stan Jonathan            411          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  6  104  C    Matti Hagman             237     54   Helsinki IFK (Finland)             
  7  122  G    Gary Carr                             Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  8  140  LW   Bo Berglund              130          Omskoldsvik (Sweden)               
  9  156  D    Joe Rando                             University of New Hampshire (NCAA)  
 10  171  RW   Kevin Nugent                     25   Notre Dame (NCAA)                  

Traded draft picks:

#3 to DET (Clark Hamilton)

Transactions

10-10-1975	signed Paul O'Neil as a free agent
11-07-1975	traded Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais to Rangers for Jean Ratelle, Brad Park and Joe Zanussi
11-14-1975	sold Al Simmons to Rangers
01-27-1976	signed Gerry Cheevers as a free agent
03-1976	signed Kent Ruhnke as a free agent
05-26-1976	traded Ken Hodge to Rangers for Rick Middleton
06-11-1976	received Peter McNab from Sabres as compensation for their signing of Andre Savard as a free agent
10-1976	signed Bill Bennett as a free agent

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 2 04/11/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-0 04/13/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings L 2-3 (OT) 04/15/1976 at Los Angeles Kings L 4-6 04/17/1976 at Los Angeles Kings W 3-0 04/20/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings W 7-1 04/22/1976 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-4 (OT) 04/25/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-0 -------------------------------------------------- Semifinals 04/27/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-2 04/29/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-2 (OT) 05/02/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-5 05/04/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 05/06/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-6 Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 10 Jean Ratelle 6'1 180 35 12 8 8 16 4 5 0 D 22 Brad Park 6'0 200 27 11 3 8 11 14 1 1 C 19 Gregg Sheppard 5'8 170 26 12 5 6 11 6 1 0 RW 17 Bobby Schmautz 5'9 172 30 11 2 8 10 13 0 0 RW 8 Ken Hodge 6'2 210 31 12 4 6 10 4 4 0 LW 9 Johnny Bucyk 6'0 190 40 12 2 7 9 0 2 0 RW 12 Wayne Cashman 6'1 208 30 11 1 5 6 16 0 0 LW 21 Don Marcotte 5'11 183 28 12 4 2 6 8 1 0 C 11 Andre Savard 6'1 185 22 12 1 4 5 9 0 0 D 20 Dallas Smith 5'11 180 34 11 2 2 4 19 0 0 D 6 Darryl Edestrand 5'11 180 30 12 1 3 4 23 0 0 RW 24 Terry O'Reilly 6'1 200 24 12 3 1 4 25 0 0 LW 14 Dave Forbes 5'10 180 27 12 1 1 2 5 0 1 D 29 Joe Zanussi 5'10 180 28 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 D 25 Gary Doak 5'11 175 29 12 1 0 1 22 0 0 RW 28 Gordie Clark 5'10 180 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 29 Doug Halward 6'1 200 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 23 Ray Maluta 5'8 173 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 32 Steve Langdon 5'11 175 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 Gerry Cheevers 5'11 185 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Gilles Gilbert 6'1 175 26 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 18 Hank Nowak 6'1 195 25 10 0 0 0 8 0 0 D 26 Mike Milbury 6'1 200 23 11 0 0 0 29 0 0 C 22 Rick Adduono 5'11 182 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 27 Earl Anderson 6'1 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 7 Phil Esposito 6'1 205 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 27 Doug Gibson 5'10 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 17 Stan Jonathan 5'8 175 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C/RW 16 Paul O'Neil 6'1 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Bobby Orr 6'0 197 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Dave Reece 6'1 190 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 16 Kent Ruhnke 6'1 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 29 Al Simmons 6'0 170 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 23 Al Sims 6'0 182 22 -- -- -- -- -- 0 0 C 28 Barry Smith 5'11 178 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 10 Carol Vadnais 6'1 185 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Gerry Cheevers 35 6 392 14 2.14 2 4 169 .917 0 1 G 1 Gilles Gilbert 26 6 360 19 3.17 3 3 144 .868 0 2

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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/09/1975   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   4-9     0-1-0
10/12/1975   vs New York Islanders        T   3-3     0-1-1
10/16/1975   at Detroit Red Wings         T   2-2     0-1-2
10/18/1975   at New York Islanders        W   5-2     1-1-2
10/19/1975   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   3-0     2-1-2
10/23/1975   vs Kansas City Scouts        L   2-3     2-2-2
10/25/1975   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-6     2-3-2
10/26/1975   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   7-3     3-3-2
10/30/1975   vs St. Louis Blues           W   3-2     4-3-2
11/01/1975   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-8     4-4-2
11/02/1975   vs California Golden Seals   W   5-0     5-4-2
11/05/1975   at Buffalo Sabres            L   0-4     5-5-2
11/08/1975   at Vancouver Canucks         L   2-4     5-6-2
11/09/1975   at California Golden Seals   W   6-3     6-6-2
11/13/1975   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   6-0     7-6-2
11/15/1975   at Atlanta Flames            W   5-3     8-6-2
11/16/1975   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   4-2     9-6-2
11/19/1975   at Detroit Red Wings         T   3-3     9-6-3
11/20/1975   vs New York Islanders        T   2-2     9-6-4
11/23/1975   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   3-3     9-6-5
11/25/1975   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   4-2     10-6-5
11/26/1975   at New York Rangers          W   6-4     11-6-5
11/29/1975   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   4-4     11-6-6
11/30/1975   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   4-2     12-6-6
12/04/1975   vs Washington Capitals       W   3-2     13-6-6
12/06/1975   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   4-2     14-6-6
12/07/1975   vs Montreal Canadiens        T   2-2     14-6-7
12/11/1975   vs New York Rangers          L   1-5     14-7-7
12/13/1975   at Pittsburgh Penguins       T   4-4     14-7-8
12/14/1975   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   3-2     15-7-8
12/17/1975   at Washington Capitals       W   3-2     16-7-8
12/20/1975   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   5-3     17-7-8
12/21/1975   vs Atlanta Flames            L   1-2     17-8-8
12/23/1975   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   3-4     17-9-8
12/26/1975   at Buffalo Sabres            W   6-3     18-9-8
12/28/1975   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   4-2     19-9-8
12/31/1975   at Minnesota North Stars     W   6-1     20-9-8
01/02/1976   at Vancouver Canucks         T   4-4     20-9-9
01/03/1976   at Los Angeles Kings         W   3-0     21-9-9
01/10/1976   vs California Golden Seals   W   3-2     22-9-9

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/11/1976   at Washington Capitals       W   7-4     23-9-9
01/13/1976   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   6-2     24-9-9
01/15/1976   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   4-0     25-9-9
01/17/1976   at St. Louis Blues           L   5-7     25-10-9
01/22/1976   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   5-3     26-10-9
01/24/1976   at Detroit Red Wings         W   6-1     27-10-9
01/25/1976   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-3     28-10-9
01/29/1976   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-3     29-10-9
01/30/1976   at Atlanta Flames            W   4-2     30-10-9
02/01/1976   vs Atlanta Flames            W   5-3     31-10-9
02/05/1976   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   5-1     32-10-9
02/07/1976   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L  4-11     32-11-9
02/08/1976   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   7-0     33-11-9
02/11/1976   at Minnesota North Stars     W   5-2     34-11-9
02/13/1976   at California Golden Seals   W   6-5     35-11-9
02/15/1976   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-1     36-11-9
02/18/1976   at Kansas City Scouts        T   3-3     36-11-10
02/21/1976   at New York Islanders        W   2-1     37-11-10
02/22/1976   at New York Rangers          W   5-2     38-11-10
02/26/1976   vs St. Louis Blues           W   4-2     39-11-10
02/27/1976   at Washington Capitals       T   3-3     39-11-11
02/29/1976   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   5-3     40-11-11
03/03/1976   at Los Angeles Kings         W   5-3     41-11-11
03/05/1976   at California Golden Seals   L   3-4     41-12-11
03/07/1976   vs Washington Capitals       W   4-3     42-12-11
03/09/1976   at Atlanta Flames            L   0-9     42-13-11
03/11/1976   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   6-2     43-13-11
03/13/1976   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-4     43-14-11
03/14/1976   vs California Golden Seals   W   4-2     44-14-11
03/16/1976   at St. Louis Blues           T   3-3     44-14-12
03/18/1976   at Kansas City Scouts        W   5-2     45-14-12
03/20/1976   vs New York Rangers          W   8-1     46-14-12
03/24/1976   at Pittsburgh Penguins       T   5-5     46-14-13
03/25/1976   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-2     47-14-13
03/27/1976   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   4-4     47-14-14
03/28/1976   vs Montreal Canadiens        T   2-2     47-14-15
03/30/1976   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   4-4     47-14-16
04/01/1976   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-7     47-15-16
04/03/1976   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   4-2     48-15-16
04/04/1976   vs Minnesota North Stars     T   2-2     48-15-17

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