1944–45 Boston Bruins season

The 1944–45 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 21st season in the NHL.

1944–45 Boston Bruins
Division4th NHL
1944–45 record16–30–4
Team information
General managerArt Ross
CoachArt Ross
CaptainDit Clapper
Team leaders
GoalsHerb Cain (32)
AssistsBill Cowley (40)
PointsBill Cowley (65)
Penalty minutesPat Egan (86)
WinsHarvey Bennett, Sr. (20)
Goals against averageHarvey Bennett, Sr. (4.20)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens503884228121+10780
2Detroit Red Wings5031145218161+5767
3Toronto Maple Leafs5024224183161+2252
4Boston Bruins5016304179219−4036
5Chicago Black Hawks5013307141194−5333
6New York Rangers50112910154247−9332

Record vs. opponents
1944–45 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —7–30–9–10–104–3–35–5
Chicago 3–7—3–71–7–23–3–43–6–1
Detroit 9–0–17–3—1–8–16–2–28–1–1
Montreal 10–07–1–28–1–1—9–14–5–1
New York 3–4–33–3–42–6–21–9—2–7–1
Toronto 5–56–3–11–8–15–4–17–2–1—

Schedule and results
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 28, 19442–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)0–1–0
2LOctober 29, 19441–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)0–2–0
3LNovember 4, 19442–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)0–3–0
4WNovember 5, 19446–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)1–3–0
5TNovember 12, 19445–5@ New York Rangers (1944–45)1–3–1
6WNovember 14, 19447–5Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)2–3–1
7LNovember 18, 19443–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)2–4–1
8LNovember 19, 19443–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)2–5–1
9LNovember 21, 19441–4Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)2–6–1
10WNovember 23, 19445–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)3–6–1
11WNovember 26, 19448–4New York Rangers (1944–45)4–6–1
12LNovember 28, 19443–6Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)4–7–1
13WNovember 30, 19447–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)5–7–1
14WDecember 3, 19445–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)6–7–1
15LDecember 5, 19441–4Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)6–8–1
16WDecember 9, 19445–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)7–8–1
17LDecember 10, 19446–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)7–9–1
18WDecember 12, 19447–5New York Rangers (1944–45)8–9–1
19LDecember 16, 19445–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)8–10–1
20LDecember 19, 19443–6Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)8–11–1
21WDecember 28, 19442–1Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)9–11–1
22LDecember 31, 19442–3@ New York Rangers (1944–45)9–12–1
23LJanuary 2, 19453–6Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)9–13–1
24LJanuary 7, 19454–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)9–14–1
25LJanuary 11, 19451–5@ New York Rangers (1944–45)9–15–1
26LJanuary 13, 19451–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)9–16–1
27LJanuary 14, 19451–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)9–17–1
28WJanuary 16, 19455–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)10–17–1
29WJanuary 21, 194514–3New York Rangers (1944–45)11–17–1
30LJanuary 23, 19454–5Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)11–18–1
31LJanuary 27, 19453–11@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)11–19–1
32LJanuary 28, 19451–4Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)11–20–1
33LJanuary 30, 19453–5Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)11–21–1
34WFebruary 3, 19454–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)12–21–1
35TFebruary 4, 19453–3New York Rangers (1944–45)12–21–2
36LFebruary 6, 19451–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)12–22–2
37LFebruary 11, 19452–3Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)12–23–2
38WFebruary 13, 19453–2Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)13–23–2
39WFebruary 17, 19456–1New York Rangers (1944–45)14–23–2
40LFebruary 18, 19451–2@ New York Rangers (1944–45)14–24–2
41LFebruary 21, 19450–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)14–25–2
42TFebruary 25, 19454–4@ New York Rangers (1944–45)14–25–3
43LMarch 4, 19454–10@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)14–26–3
44LMarch 6, 19452–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)14–27–3
45LMarch 8, 19452–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)14–28–3
46LMarch 10, 19452–9@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)14–29–3
47WMarch 11, 19457–2Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)15–29–3
48TMarch 13, 19452–2Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)15–29–4
49WMarch 15, 19455–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)16–29–4
50LMarch 18, 19452–4Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)16–30–4

Playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings finished second in the league with 67 points. The Boston Bruins finished fourth with 36 points. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams with Detroit winning the two of the three previous series. They last met in the 1943 Stanley Cup Finals where the Red Wings won in four games. Detroit won this season's ten-game regular-season series earning nineteen of twenty points.

Detroit won series 4–3

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Bill CowleyC4925406512
Herb CainLW5032134516
Ken SmithLW492014342
Bill JenningsRW3920133325
Frank MarioC448182624
Armand GaudreaultLW441592427
Bill CupoloRW4711132410
Jack CrawfordD405192410
Dit ClapperRW/D468142216
Pat EganD487152286
Jean-Paul GladuLW40614202
Gino RozziniC315101520
Art JacksonC19581310
Jack ShewchukD4717831
Jack McGillC144260
Bill ThomsC174260
Norm CalladineC113140
Tom BrennanRW10110
Murray HendersonD50114
Harvey BennettG250000
Paul BibeaultG260000
Marcel FillionLW10000
Fern FlamanD10000
Pete LeswickW20000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Harvey Bennett147025101221034.200
Paul Bibeault15302661821164.550
Team:300050163042194.380

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Herb CainLW75270
Ken SmithLW73470
Bill CowleyC73360
Jack McGillC73360
Jack CrawfordD70550
Jean-Paul GladuLW72240
Bill JenningsRW72246
Bill CupoloRW71230
Gino RozziniC61236
Pat EganD72026
Armand GaudreaultLW70228
Murray HendersonD70112
Paul BibeaultG70000
Dit ClapperRW/D70000
Bill ThomsC10002
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Paul Bibeault437734223.020
Team:437734223.020

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

See also

References
  1. "1944–1945 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "1944-45 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
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