1954–55 Boston Bruins season

The 1954–55 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 23 wins, 26 losses, and 21 ties for 67 points. In the playoffs, they lost the semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens in five games.

1954–55 Boston Bruins
Division4th NHL
1954–55 record23–26–21
Goals for169
Goals against188
Team information
General managerLynn Patrick
CoachLynn Patrick
Milt Schmidt
CaptainMilt Schmidt
Ed Sandford
ArenaBoston Garden
Team leaders
GoalsLeo Labine (24)
AssistsFleming Mackell (24)
PointsDon McKenney and Leo Labine (42)
Penalty minutesFernie Flaman (150)
WinsJohn Henderson (15)
Goals against averageJohn Henderson (2.49)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70421711204134+7095
2Montreal Canadiens70411811228157+7193
3Toronto Maple Leafs70242422147135+1270
4Boston Bruins70232621169188−1967
5New York Rangers70173518150210−6052
6Chicago Black Hawks70134017161235−7443

Record vs. opponents
1954–55 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —7–4–33–7–44–7–35–4–54–4–6
Chicago 4–7–3—1–12–10–11–35–4–53–6–5
Detroit 7–3–412–1–1—7–79–2–37–4–3
Montreal 7–4–311–0–37–7—10–3–16–4–4
New York 4–5–54–5–52–9–33–10–1—4–6–4
Toronto 4–4–66–3–54–7–34–6–46–4–4—

Schedule and results
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 9, 19541–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)0–1–0
2TOctober 11, 19542–2Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)0–1–1
3WOctober 14, 19545–3New York Rangers (1954–55)1–1–1
4TOctober 17, 19541–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)1–1–2
5LOctober 20, 19542–6@ New York Rangers (1954–55)1–2–2
6LOctober 21, 19543–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)1–3–2
7TOctober 23, 19543–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)1–3–3
8LOctober 30, 19540–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)1–4–3
9LNovember 4, 19542–3Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)1–5–3
10LNovember 7, 19543–4Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)1–6–3
11WNovember 10, 19544–3Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)2–6–3
12LNovember 13, 19541–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)2–7–3
13LNovember 14, 19541–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)2–8–3
14TNovember 17, 19542–2@ New York Rangers (1954–55)2–8–4
15WNovember 18, 19545–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)3–8–4
16WNovember 20, 19541–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)4–8–4
17WNovember 21, 19542–0Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)5–8–4
18LNovember 24, 19541–3@ New York Rangers (1954–55)5–9–4
19TNovember 25, 19542–2New York Rangers (1954–55)5–9–5
20WNovember 28, 19546–2Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)6–9–5
21LDecember 1, 19540–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)6–10–5
22WDecember 2, 19543–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)7–10–5
23WDecember 4, 19546–3New York Rangers (1954–55)8–10–5
24LDecember 5, 19542–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)8–11–5
25WDecember 9, 19542–1Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)9–11–5
26WDecember 11, 19543–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)10–11–5
27TDecember 12, 19542–2Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)10–11–6
28LDecember 16, 19542–4Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)10–12–6
29LDecember 18, 19541–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)10–13–6
30LDecember 19, 19541–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)10–14–6
31TDecember 25, 19543–3Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)10–14–7
32LDecember 30, 19541–6@ New York Rangers (1954–55)10–15–7
33WJanuary 1, 19554–0New York Rangers (1954–55)11–15–7
34TJanuary 2, 19553–3@ New York Rangers (1954–55)11–15–8
35WJanuary 5, 19552–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)12–15–8
36TJanuary 6, 19553–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)12–15–9
37TJanuary 8, 19551–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)12–15–10
38TJanuary 9, 19551–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)12–15–11
39TJanuary 12, 19551–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)12–15–12
40LJanuary 13, 19550–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)12–16–12
41LJanuary 15, 19552–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)12–17–12
42WJanuary 16, 19556–0Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)13–17–12
43WJanuary 20, 19553–2Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)14–17–12
44WJanuary 22, 19553–1New York Rangers (1954–55)15–17–12
45LJanuary 23, 19550–2New York Rangers (1954–55)15–18–12
46WJanuary 27, 19555–2Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)16–18–12
47LJanuary 29, 19550–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)16–19–12
48WJanuary 30, 19553–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)17–19–12
49WFebruary 2, 19553–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)18–19–12
50TFebruary 3, 19551–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)18–19–13
51WFebruary 5, 19558–4Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)19–19–13
52TFebruary 6, 19552–2Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)19–19–14
53WFebruary 10, 19554–2Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)20–19–14
54TFebruary 12, 19555–5New York Rangers (1954–55)20–19–15
55TFebruary 13, 19553–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)20–19–16
56TFebruary 16, 19552–2@ New York Rangers (1954–55)20–19–17
57LFebruary 17, 19552–10@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)20–20–17
58TFebruary 19, 19551–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)20–20–18
59TFebruary 21, 19552–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)20–20–19
60TFebruary 23, 19553–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)20–20–20
61LFebruary 26, 19551–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)20–21–20
62WMarch 2, 19552–1@ New York Rangers (1954–55)21–21–20
63LMarch 3, 19551–4Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)21–22–20
64TMarch 5, 19552–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)21–22–21
65WMarch 6, 19553–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)22–22–21
66LMarch 10, 19552–3Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)22–23–21
67LMarch 12, 19551–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)22–24–21
68WMarch 13, 19554–2Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)23–24–21
69LMarch 16, 19554–5Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)23–25–21
70LMarch 20, 19553–4Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)23–26–21

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Don McKenney6922204234
Leo Labine6724184275
Réal Chevrefils6418224030
Cal Gardner7016223840
Fleming Mackell6011243576
Lorne Ferguson6920143424
Ed Sandford6014203438
Doug Mohns7014183282
Murray Costello544111525
Milt Schmidt23481226
Gus Bodnar6744814
Floyd Smith30110
Skip Teal10000
Norm Corcoran20002
Joe Klukay100004

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Quackenbush68220228
Warren Godfrey621171858
Fernie Flaman7041418150
Leo Boivin5961117105
Hal Laycoe704131734
Bob Armstrong5713438

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L T SO GAA
John Henderson4515141552.49
Jim Henry27812613.02

Awards and records

Roster
1954–55 Boston Bruins
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

References
  1. "1954–1955 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
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