1971–72 Boston Bruins
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 54-13-11 · Playoffs 12-3
The 1971–72 Boston Bruins went 54-13-11 and played 15 playoff games (12-3). Phil Esposito led the team with 133 points (66 G, 67 A). Gerry Cheevers had 27 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | C | 76 | 66 | 67 | 133 | +54 | 76 | 27 | 426 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | D | 76 | 37 | 80 | 117 | +83 | 106 | 11 | 353 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | L | 78 | 32 | 51 | 83 | +15 | 4 | 13 | 174 | 18.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | L | 78 | 23 | 56 | 79 | +19 | 14 | 5 | 169 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| John McKenzie | R | 77 | 22 | 47 | 69 | +20 | 128 | 10 | 133 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | C | 78 | 25 | 33 | 58 | +25 | 108 | 0 | 198 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | C | 78 | 28 | 28 | 56 | +23 | 45 | 6 | 236 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hodge | L | 61 | 16 | 40 | 56 | +39 | 81 | 0 | 140 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | L | 75 | 23 | 29 | 52 | +41 | 103 | 1 | 150 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | D | 78 | 18 | 26 | 44 | +28 | 19 | 0 | 123 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | D | 78 | 8 | 22 | 30 | +36 | 132 | 0 | 111 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet Bailey | L | 78 | 9 | 13 | 22 | +11 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | R | 61 | 7 | 13 | 20 | +8 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Green | D | 66 | 1 | 16 | 17 | +11 | 21 | 0 | 41 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | D | 61 | 2 | 12 | 14 | +52 | 44 | 0 | 81 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | L | 49 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 12 | 0 | 51 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | D | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +2 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | D | 34 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +19 | 52 | 0 | 53 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | C | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Ravlich | D | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | R | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Beverley | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garry Peters | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jones | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Cheevers | 41 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1264 | .920 | 2.50 | 2 |
| Eddie Johnston | 38 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1006 | .899 | 2.71 | 2 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | vs NYR | L 1–4 | Final |
| Oct 13 | @ NYR | W 6–1 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs BUF | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 17 | vs TOR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 20 | vs DET | W 4–3 | Final |
| Oct 22 | @ CGS | W 5–1 | Final |
| Oct 24 | @ VAN | W 4–3 | Final |
| Oct 27 | @ MTL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs CGS | L 0–2 | Final |
| Oct 31 | vs MNS | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs STL | W 6–1 | Final |
| Nov 6 | @ DET | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 10 | @ CHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs CGS | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 14 | vs LAK | W 11–2 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs VAN | W 5–0 | Final |
| Nov 20 | vs CHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 21 | vs STL | W 6–2 | Final |
| Nov 24 | @ PHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs PHI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 27 | @ STL | T 6–6 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ TOR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 5 | vs PIT | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ LAK | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 11 | @ VAN | W 6–2 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ CGS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs NYR | W 8–1 | Final |
| Dec 18 | @ PIT | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 19 | vs PIT | T 2–2 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ BUF | T 4–4 | Final |
| Dec 25 | vs PHI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs TOR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ CHI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ MNS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ NYR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 5 | @ TOR | W 2–0 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ BUF | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ STL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 12 | @ PIT | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 13 | vs LAK | T 1–1 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs CHI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs DET | W 9–2 | Final |
| Jan 18 | @ STL | W 2–0 | Final |
| Jan 22 | @ MTL | W 8–5 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs BUF | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs PHI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 29 | @ PHI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 30 | vs STL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ NYR | W 2–0 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs MNS | W 6–1 | Final |
| Feb 5 | vs DET | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 6 | @ BUF | L 2–8 | Final |
| Feb 10 | vs VAN | W 9–1 | Final |
| Feb 12 | vs BUF | W 5–1 | Final |
| Feb 13 | vs MTL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 15 | vs CGS | W 6–3 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ PHI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 19 | @ MNS | W 6–4 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ CHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Feb 22 | @ VAN | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 23 | @ CGS | W 8–6 | Final |
| Feb 26 | @ LAK | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs VAN | W 7–3 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ DET | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 5 | vs LAK | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ MNS | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ PIT | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 12 | vs PIT | T 4–4 | Final |
| Mar 16 | @ LAK | W 8–3 | Final |
| Mar 19 | vs MNS | W 7–3 | Final |
| Mar 23 | vs NYR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs CHI | T 5–5 | Final |
| Mar 26 | vs MTL | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ DET | L 3–6 | Final |
| Mar 29 | @ TOR | L 1–4 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ MTL | L 2–6 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs TOR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Apr 5 | vs TOR | W 5–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 6 | vs TOR | L 3–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 8 | @ TOR | W 2–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | @ TOR | W 5–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 11 | vs TOR | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 18 | vs STL | W 6–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 20 | vs STL | W 10–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 23 | @ STL | W 7–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 25 | @ STL | W 5–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 30 | vs NYR | W 6–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 2 | vs NYR | W 2–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 4 | @ NYR | L 2–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 7 | @ NYR | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 9 | vs NYR | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 11 | @ NYR | W 3–0 | Final · Playoffs |