1977-1978 Boston Bruins team stats

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1977-1978 Boston Bruins: 51-18-11
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 29-6-5 (180 goals scored, 94 allowed) Road record: 22-12-6 (153 goals scored, 124 allowed) Head Coach: Don Cherry Power Play: 49/242 (20.2%) Penalty Killing: 243/296 (82.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-2 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 277-163 333 goals scored (3rd of 18 teams), 218 goals allowed (5th), 1237 PIM (7th) NHL Averages: 3.30 goals/game (263.7 goals/team), 1099.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW    24  Terry O'Reilly       6'1   200   26   77   29   61   90  211   5   0  120   28   52    0  166  17.5  +40
C     10  Jean Ratelle         6'1   180   37   80   25   59   84   10   3   0  112   16   53    6  158  15.8  +49
C      8  Peter McNab          6'3   210   25   79   41   39   80    4   5   0  104   16   53    0  227  18.1  +35
D     22  Brad Park            6'0   200   29   80   22   57   79   79   9   0  199   46  118   33  225   9.8  +68
RW    12  Wayne Cashman        6'1   208   32   76   24   38   62   69   1   0   93    9   51    1  134  17.9  +34
RW    16  Rick Middleton       5'11  170   24   79   25   35   60    8   2   0  101   10   52    1  171  14.6  +40
C     19  Gregg Sheppard       5'8   170   28   54   23   36   59   24   5   1   79   25   56   21  160  14.4  +19
RW    11  Bobby Schmautz       5'9   172   32   54   27   27   54   87   4   3   73   23   33    7  174  15.5  +24
LW    21  Don Marcotte         5'11  183   30   77   20   34   54   16   4   2   96   14   94   44  159  12.6  +32
LW    17  Stan Jonathan        5'8   175   22   68   27   25   52  116   0   0   78   11   46   13  121  22.3  +34
C     14  Bob Miller           5'11  180   21   76   20   20   40   41   1   1   52    2   38    4  134  14.9  +16
D     26  Mike Milbury         6'1   200   25   80    8   30   38  151   0   0  135    4  106   27   82   9.8  +52
LW    18  John Wensink         6'0   200   24   80   16   20   36  181   1   0   65    2   40    0  131  12.2  +23
D     23  Rick Smith           5'11  190   29   79    7   29   36   69   0   0  140    8   87   25  116   6.0  +70
LW     9  Johnny Bucyk         6'0   190   42   53    5   13   18    4   5   0   28   15   15    0   47  10.6   -2
D     25  Gary Doak            5'11  175   31   61    4   13   17   50   1   0   83    3   53   10   66   6.1  +37
D     20  Al Sims              6'0   182   24   43    2    8   10    6   0   0   28    0   20    3   55   3.6  +11
C     28  Matti Hagman         6'1   184   22   15    4    1    5    2   3   0    9    6    4    0   13  30.8   -1
D      6  Dennis O'Brien       6'0   195   28   16    2    3    5   29   0   0   23    0   20    3   15  13.3   +6
D      6  Mike Forbes          6'2   200   20   32    0    4    4   15   0   0   14    3   19    3   22   0.0   -5
RW    27  Dwight Foster        5'10  190   20   14    2    1    3    6   0   0    3    0    2    0   24   8.3   +1
D     29  Doug Halward         6'1   200   22   25    0    2    2    2   0   0    9    3   14    9   18   0.0   +1
G     30  Gerry Cheevers       5'11  185   37   21    0    1    1   14  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Gilles Gilbert       6'1   175   28   25    0    1    1    8  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     31  Ron Grahame          5'11  175   27   40    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     29  Jim Pettie           6'0   195   24    1    0    0    0    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Darryl Edestrand     5'11  180   32    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    0   ---   -1
LW    32  Steve Langdon        5'11  175   24    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
C/RW   7  Sean Shanahan        6'3   205   26    6    0    0    0    7   0   0    1    0    2    0    2   0.0   -1
C/LW  27  Clayton Pachal       5'10  185   21   10    0    0    0   14   0   0    0    0    1    0    4   0.0   -1

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    1  Gilles Gilbert       28   25  1326   56  2.53  15   6   2  485   .885   0   2
G   30  Gerry Cheevers       37   21  1086   48  2.65  10   5   2  426   .887   1   1
G   31  Ron Grahame          27   40  2328  107  2.76  26   6   7  850   .874   0   3
G   29  Jim Pettie           24    1    60    6  6.00   0   1   0   26   .769   0   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

1977 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   16  RW   Dwight Foster            541          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  2   34  G    Dave Parro                77          Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            
  3   52  D    Mike Forbes               50          St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)       
  4   70  RW   Brian McGregor                        Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            
  5   88  D    Doug Butler                           St. Louis University (NCAA)        
  6  106  D    Keith Johnson                         Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            
  7  122  RW   Ralph Cox                             University of New Hampshire (NCAA)  
  8  138  D    Mario Claude                          Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

09-07-1977	sold Tom Edur to Rockies
10-10-1977	Capitals claimed Dave Forbes in waiver draft
10-13-1977	signed Sean Shanahan and Ron Grahame as free agents
12-1977	sold Matti Hagman to Nordiques
03-10-1978	claimed Dennis O'Brien on waivers from Barons
03-13-1978	sold Darryl Edestrand to Kings
09-06-1978	traded Gregg Sheppard to Flames for Dick Redmond
09-18-1978	traded Doug Halward to Kings for future considerations

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 2
04/17/1978   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-1 
04/19/1978   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-3 (OT)
04/21/1978   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-3 (OT)
04/23/1978   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-2 
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Semifinals
05/02/1978   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   3-2 (OT)
05/04/1978   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   7-5 
05/07/1978   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-3 
05/09/1978   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   4-2 
05/11/1978   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   6-3 
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Stanley Cup Finals
05/13/1978   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-4 
05/16/1978   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-3 (OT)
05/18/1978   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   4-0 
05/21/1978   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   4-3 (OT)
05/23/1978   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-4 
05/25/1978   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   1-4

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- D 22 Brad Park 6'0 200 29 15 9 11 20 14 4 0 C 8 Peter McNab 6'3 210 25 15 8 11 19 2 0 0 RW 24 Terry O'Reilly 6'1 200 26 15 5 10 15 40 1 0 RW 11 Bobby Schmautz 5'9 172 32 15 7 8 15 11 2 0 C 19 Gregg Sheppard 5'8 170 28 15 2 10 12 6 0 0 RW 12 Wayne Cashman 6'1 208 32 15 4 6 10 13 3 0 C 10 Jean Ratelle 6'1 180 37 15 3 7 10 0 0 0 LW 21 Don Marcotte 5'11 183 30 15 5 4 9 8 1 0 D 26 Mike Milbury 6'1 200 25 15 1 8 9 27 0 0 RW 16 Rick Middleton 5'11 170 24 15 5 2 7 0 0 0 D 23 Rick Smith 5'11 190 29 15 1 5 6 18 0 0 LW 18 John Wensink 6'0 200 24 15 2 2 4 54 0 0 C 14 Bob Miller 5'11 180 21 13 0 3 3 15 0 0 D 25 Gary Doak 5'11 175 31 12 1 0 1 4 0 0 D 6 Dennis O'Brien 6'0 195 28 14 0 1 1 28 0 0 LW 17 Stan Jonathan 5'8 175 22 15 0 1 1 36 0 0 G 31 Ron Grahame 5'11 175 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 20 Al Sims 6'0 182 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 Gerry Cheevers 5'11 185 37 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 LW 9 Johnny Bucyk 6'0 190 42 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 6 Darryl Edestrand 5'11 180 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 6 Mike Forbes 6'2 200 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 27 Dwight Foster 5'10 190 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Gilles Gilbert 6'1 175 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 28 Matti Hagman 6'1 184 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 29 Doug Halward 6'1 200 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 32 Steve Langdon 5'11 175 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C/LW 27 Clayton Pachal 5'10 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 29 Jim Pettie 6'0 195 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C/RW 7 Sean Shanahan 6'3 205 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Gerry Cheevers 37 12 731 35 2.87 8 4 300 .883 0 1 G 31 Ron Grahame 27 4 202 7 2.08 2 1 66 .894 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/13/1977 vs Atlanta Flames T 2-2 0-0-1 10/15/1977 at New York Islanders L 1-3 0-1-1 10/16/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 0-2 0-2-1 10/19/1977 at St. Louis Blues W 7-3 1-2-1 10/22/1977 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-3 2-2-1 10/23/1977 at Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 2-2-2 10/25/1977 at Colorado Rockies T 4-4 2-2-3 10/26/1977 at Minnesota North Stars L 0-3 2-3-3 10/29/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 3-3-3 11/03/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres L 1-4 3-4-3 11/05/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-5 3-5-3 11/06/1977 vs New York Islanders W 5-3 4-5-3 11/10/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 5-5-3 11/12/1977 at Atlanta Flames W 6-3 6-5-3 11/13/1977 vs Cleveland Barons W 3-1 7-5-3 11/17/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks T 4-4 7-5-4 11/19/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-1 8-5-4 11/20/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 1-0 9-5-4 11/23/1977 at Buffalo Sabres W 2-0 10-5-4 11/24/1977 vs Washington Capitals W 6-0 11-5-4 11/26/1977 vs New York Rangers W 3-2 12-5-4 11/27/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-1 13-5-4 12/01/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-2 14-5-4 12/03/1977 at Cleveland Barons T 4-4 14-5-5 12/04/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-1 15-5-5 12/08/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-4 16-5-5 12/10/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-2 17-5-5 12/11/1977 at New York Rangers W 8-2 18-5-5 12/15/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 4-6 18-6-5 12/17/1977 at New York Islanders L 1-4 18-7-5 12/18/1977 vs Cleveland Barons W 2-1 19-7-5 12/21/1977 vs Colorado Rockies W 6-3 20-7-5 12/23/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-1 21-7-5 12/27/1977 at Washington Capitals W 6-3 22-7-5 12/28/1977 at Cleveland Barons T 5-5 22-7-6 12/31/1977 at Detroit Red Wings W 7-0 23-7-6 01/04/1978 at Chicago Black Hawks W 3-0 24-7-6 01/07/1978 at Minnesota North Stars W 3-1 25-7-6 01/08/1978 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-5 25-8-6 01/10/1978 vs New York Rangers L 2-3 25-9-6

Date Opponent Result Record 01/12/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings W 6-1 26-9-6 01/14/1978 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-5 26-10-6 01/19/1978 vs Washington Capitals W 4-1 27-10-6 01/21/1978 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-1 28-10-6 01/22/1978 vs Cleveland Barons L 2-3 28-11-6 01/26/1978 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-3 29-11-6 01/27/1978 at Washington Capitals W 5-2 30-11-6 01/29/1978 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-2 31-11-6 02/01/1978 at St. Louis Blues W 5-3 32-11-6 02/02/1978 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-3 32-12-6 02/04/1978 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-1 33-12-6 02/05/1978 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 3-3 33-12-7 02/09/1978 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-3 34-12-7 02/15/1978 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 35-12-7 02/18/1978 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 35-13-7 02/21/1978 at Colorado Rockies W 3-2 36-13-7 02/22/1978 at Vancouver Canucks W 6-4 37-13-7 02/25/1978 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-2 38-13-7 02/28/1978 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 38-13-8 03/02/1978 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-3 39-13-8 03/04/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres W 7-3 40-13-8 03/05/1978 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-3 41-13-8 03/07/1978 vs St. Louis Blues W 7-2 42-13-8 03/09/1978 at Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 42-13-9 03/11/1978 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-6 42-14-9 03/12/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings W 9-3 43-14-9 03/16/1978 vs Minnesota North Stars W 7-2 44-14-9 03/18/1978 at New York Rangers W 6-3 45-14-9 03/19/1978 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-4 46-14-9 03/21/1978 at Cleveland Barons W 5-3 47-14-9 03/23/1978 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 7-0 48-14-9 03/25/1978 at Atlanta Flames L 3-6 48-15-9 03/26/1978 vs Montreal Canadiens T 2-2 48-15-10 03/28/1978 at Washington Capitals T 4-4 48-15-11 03/30/1978 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-3 49-15-11 04/01/1978 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-7 49-16-11 04/02/1978 vs New York Rangers W 8-3 50-16-11 04/06/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-5 50-17-11 04/08/1978 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-1 51-17-11 04/09/1978 vs New York Islanders L 2-5 51-18-11

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