1951–52 Boston Bruins season
The 1951–52 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 28th season in the NHL.
| 1951–52 Boston Bruins | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th NHL |
| 1951–52 record | 25–29–16 |
| Goals for | 162 |
| Goals against | 176 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Art Ross |
| Coach | Lynn Patrick |
| Captain | Milt Schmidt |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Milt Schmidt (21) |
| Assists | Johnny Peirson (30) |
| Points | Milt Schmidt (50) Johnny Peirson (50) |
| Penalty minutes | Gus Kyle (127) |
| Wins | Jim Henry (25) |
| Goals against average | Jim Henry (2.51) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 215 | 133 | +82 | 100 |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 195 | 164 | +31 | 78 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 168 | 157 | +11 | 74 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 162 | 176 | −14 | 66 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 192 | 219 | −27 | 59 |
| 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 17 | 44 | 9 | 158 | 241 | −83 | 43 |
Schedule and results
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | October 11, 1951 | 0–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 0–1–0 |
| 3 | L | October 14, 1951 | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | L | October 17, 1951 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 1–3–0 |
| 5 | T | October 21, 1951 | 1–1 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 1–3–1 |
| 6 | W | October 24, 1951 | 3–1 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 2–3–1 |
| 7 | W | October 28, 1951 | 2–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 3–3–1 |
| 8 | W | November 1, 1951 | 3–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 4–3–1 |
| 9 | W | November 4, 1951 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 5–3–1 |
| 10 | T | November 6, 1951 | 0–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 5–3–2 |
| 11 | L | November 8, 1951 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 5–4–2 |
| 12 | T | November 11, 1951 | 1–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 5–4–3 |
| 13 | L | November 13, 1951 | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 5–5–3 |
| 14 | T | November 17, 1951 | 1–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 5–5–4 |
| 15 | T | November 18, 1951 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 5–5–5 |
| 16 | L | November 20, 1951 | 0–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 5–6–5 |
| 17 | T | November 21, 1951 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 5–6–6 |
| 18 | L | November 25, 1951 | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 5–7–6 |
| 19 | T | November 27, 1951 | 1–1 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 5–7–7 |
| 20 | T | November 29, 1951 | 1–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 5–7–8 |
| 21 | W | December 2, 1951 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 6–7–8 |
| 22 | W | December 4, 1951 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 7–7–8 |
| 23 | W | December 5, 1951 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 8–7–8 |
| 24 | L | December 9, 1951 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 8–8–8 |
| 25 | W | December 11, 1951 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 9–8–8 |
| 26 | L | December 12, 1951 | 3–6 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 9–9–8 |
| 27 | L | December 15, 1951 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 9–10–8 |
| 28 | L | December 16, 1951 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 9–11–8 |
| 29 | T | December 18, 1951 | 5–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 9–11–9 |
| 30 | L | December 22, 1951 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 9–12–9 |
| 31 | W | December 23, 1951 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 10–12–9 |
| 32 | L | December 25, 1951 | 2–6 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 10–13–9 |
| 33 | L | December 29, 1951 | 0–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 10–14–9 |
| 34 | L | January 1, 1952 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 10–15–9 |
| 35 | W | January 5, 1952 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 11–15–9 |
| 36 | L | January 6, 1952 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 11–16–9 |
| 37 | W | January 8, 1952 | 7–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 12–16–9 |
| 38 | W | January 13, 1952 | 5–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 13–16–9 |
| 39 | L | January 15, 1952 | 0–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 13–17–9 |
| 40 | L | January 17, 1952 | 0–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 13–18–9 |
| 41 | L | January 19, 1952 | 2–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 13–19–9 |
| 42 | W | January 20, 1952 | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 14–19–9 |
| 43 | T | January 22, 1952 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 14–19–10 |
| 44 | L | January 26, 1952 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 14–20–10 |
| 45 | L | January 27, 1952 | 0–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 14–21–10 |
| 46 | W | January 29, 1952 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 15–21–10 |
| 47 | T | January 31, 1952 | 0–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 15–21–11 |
| 48 | T | February 2, 1952 | 1–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 15–21–12 |
| 49 | W | February 3, 1952 | 1–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 16–21–12 |
| 50 | W | February 5, 1952 | 5–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 17–21–12 |
| 51 | L | February 9, 1952 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 17–22–12 |
| 52 | L | February 10, 1952 | 0–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 17–23–12 |
| 53 | L | February 13, 1952 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 17–24–12 |
| 54 | W | February 17, 1952 | 5–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 18–24–12 |
| 55 | L | February 18, 1952 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 18–25–12 |
| 56 | T | February 21, 1952 | 3–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 18–25–13 |
| 57 | L | February 24, 1952 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 18–26–13 |
| 58 | L | February 26, 1952 | 3–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 18–27–13 |
| 59 | T | March 1, 1952 | 1–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 18–27–14 |
| 60 | T | March 2, 1952 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 18–27–15 |
| 61 | W | March 4, 1952 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 19–27–15 |
| 62 | L | March 6, 1952 | 1–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 19–28–15 |
| 63 | W | March 9, 1952 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 20–28–15 |
| 64 | W | March 11, 1952 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) | 21–28–15 |
| 65 | T | March 13, 1952 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 21–28–16 |
| 66 | W | March 15, 1952 | 2–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 22–28–16 |
| 67 | W | March 16, 1952 | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 23–28–16 |
| 68 | W | March 18, 1952 | 4–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 24–28–16 |
| 69 | L | March 19, 1952 | 4–6 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 24–29–16 |
| 70 | W | March 23, 1952 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 25–29–16 |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Schmidt | C/D | 69 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 57 |
| Johnny Peirson | RW | 68 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 30 |
| Dave Creighton | C | 49 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 18 |
| Jack McIntyre | D | 52 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 18 |
| Dunc Fisher | RW | 65 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 2 |
| Ed Sandford | LW | 65 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 54 |
| Real Chevrefils | LW | 33 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 |
| Red Sullivan | C | 67 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 |
| Bill Quackenbush | D | 69 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6 |
| Adam Brown | LW | 33 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
| Woody Dumart | LW | 39 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Gus Kyle | D | 69 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 127 |
| Hal Laycoe | D | 70 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 61 |
| Bill Ezinicki | RW | 28 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 47 |
| Fleming MacKell | C | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
| Ed Kryzanowski | D | 70 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 33 |
| Lorne Ferguson | LW | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Leo Labine | RW | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Murray Henderson | D | 56 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 51 |
| Pentti Lund | RW | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Vic Lynn | LW/D | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Ray Barry | C | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Bobby Bauer | RW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Henry | G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Henry | 4200 | 70 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 176 | 2.51 | 7 |
| Team: | 4200 | 70 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 176 | 2.51 | 7 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sandford | LW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Creighton | C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Fleming MacKell | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Milt Schmidt | C/D | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack McIntyre | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Quackenbush | D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Real Chevrefils | LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Hal Laycoe | D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Johnny Peirson | RW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Pentti Lund | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Woody Dumart | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Leo Labine | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Armstrong | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dunc Fisher | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Henderson | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Henry | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kryzanowski | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Kyle | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Red Sullivan | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Henry | 448 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 2.41 | 1 |
| Team: | 448 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 2.41 | 1 |
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
- "1951–1952 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- "1951-52 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- "1951–52 Boston Bruins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
External links
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