1973–74 Boston Bruins
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 51-17-9 · Playoffs 10-6
The 1973–74 Boston Bruins went 51-17-9 and played 16 playoff games (10-6). Phil Esposito led the team with 140 points (65 G, 75 A). Gilles Gilbert had 33 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | C | 77 | 65 | 75 | 140 | +47 | 58 | 14 | 386 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | D | 73 | 32 | 88 | 120 | +79 | 80 | 11 | 375 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hodge | L | 75 | 49 | 53 | 102 | +37 | 41 | 15 | 248 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | L | 77 | 29 | 58 | 87 | +44 | 111 | 5 | 155 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | L | 75 | 31 | 43 | 74 | +13 | 8 | 12 | 138 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | D | 77 | 16 | 43 | 59 | +33 | 123 | 6 | 185 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | L | 77 | 24 | 26 | 50 | +44 | 16 | 0 | 148 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 74 | 16 | 31 | 47 | +23 | 21 | 0 | 166 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | R | 75 | 11 | 24 | 35 | +30 | 92 | 0 | 85 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | C | 75 | 16 | 13 | 29 | +16 | 39 | 0 | 88 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | D | 76 | 6 | 21 | 27 | +27 | 64 | 0 | 110 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | R | 64 | 10 | 16 | 26 | +9 | 41 | 0 | 61 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | C | 29 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +16 | 48 | 0 | 64 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | R | 27 | 7 | 13 | 20 | +6 | 31 | 1 | 62 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | C | 49 | 9 | 10 | 19 | +15 | 25 | 0 | 62 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | D | 76 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +60 | 22 | 0 | 109 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | R | 44 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +3 | 41 | 0 | 39 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | D | 53 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +19 | 20 | 1 | 66 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Leduc | C | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | D | 73 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 30 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | R | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hynes | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Simmons | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Gibson | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Gryp | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Beverley | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 53 | 53 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 1570 | .902 | 2.94 | 6 |
| Ross Brooks | 21 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 556 | .917 | 2.36 | 3 |
| Ken Broderick | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 127 | .874 | 3.20 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | @ DET | W 9–4 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs NYI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ AFM | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs PIT | W 8–2 | Final |
| Oct 23 | @ STL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs BUF | W 9–4 | Final |
| Oct 27 | @ TOR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs MNS | T 3–3 | Final |
| Oct 31 | @ MNS | W 5–0 | Final |
| Nov 3 | @ NYI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs CGS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ NYR | L 3–7 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs MTL | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs VAN | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 14 | @ MTL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs NYR | W 10–2 | Final |
| Nov 17 | vs DET | W 8–0 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs AFM | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs PHI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs LAK | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 28 | @ CHI | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs NYI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 8 | vs BUF | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ PHI | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 13 | vs MNS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 15 | vs VAN | W 7–2 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs CGS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs PIT | W 6–5 | Final |
| Dec 22 | @ DET | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs TOR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ LAK | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ CGS | W 8–1 | Final |
| Jan 1 | @ VAN | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ NYR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 5 | @ NYI | W 6–2 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs CHI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 12 | vs MTL | L 3–7 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ PIT | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 16 | @ CHI | T 5–5 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ MTL | W 8–0 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs LAK | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 22 | @ STL | W 1–0 | Final |
| Jan 24 | vs CHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 26 | @ NYI | W 4–0 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs PHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs AFM | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ TOR | L 2–6 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs PIT | W 5–4 | Final |
| Feb 7 | vs STL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 9 | vs PHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 10 | vs MNS | W 4–0 | Final |
| Feb 13 | @ CGS | W 9–6 | Final |
| Feb 15 | @ VAN | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 16 | @ LAK | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ MNS | T 5–5 | Final |
| Feb 23 | @ PIT | W 6–2 | Final |
| Feb 24 | @ BUF | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs DET | W 8–1 | Final |
| Mar 2 | @ DET | T 4–4 | Final |
| Mar 3 | vs TOR | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ AFM | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 6 | @ STL | W 8–0 | Final |
| Mar 9 | @ LAK | T 4–4 | Final |
| Mar 10 | @ CGS | L 2–6 | Final |
| Mar 12 | vs BUF | W 4–0 | Final |
| Mar 14 | @ BUF | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 16 | @ TOR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs NYR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs STL | W 7–0 | Final |
| Mar 23 | vs AFM | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs MTL | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 27 | @ NYR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 30 | @ PHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs DET | W 6–1 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ CHI | L 2–6 | Final |
| Apr 6 | @ MTL | L 2–6 | Final |
| Apr 7 | vs TOR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Apr 10 | vs TOR | W 1–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 11 | vs TOR | W 6–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 13 | @ TOR | W 6–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 14 | @ TOR | W 4–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 18 | vs CHI | L 2–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 21 | vs CHI | W 8–6 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 23 | @ CHI | L 3–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 25 | @ CHI | W 5–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 28 | vs CHI | W 6–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 30 | @ CHI | W 4–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 7 | vs PHI | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 9 | vs PHI | L 2–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 12 | @ PHI | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 14 | @ PHI | L 2–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 16 | vs PHI | W 5–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 19 | @ PHI | L 0–1 | Final · Playoffs |