1975–76 Boston Bruins season

1975–76 Boston Bruins
Adams Division champions
Division1st Adams
ConferencePrince of Wales
1975–76 record48–15–17
Goals for313
Goals against237
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachDon Cherry
CaptainJohnny Bucyk
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaBoston Garden
Team leaders
GoalsJohnny Bucyk (36)
AssistsJean Ratelle (59)
PointsJean Ratelle (90)
Penalty minutesTerry O'Reilly (150)
WinsGilles Gilbert (33)
Goals against averageGerry Cheevers (2.73)

The 1975–76 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 52nd season in the NHL. The season involved trading Phil Esposito to the New York Rangers, while a knee injury limited Bobby Orr to 10 games.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 14 Doug Halward (D)  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
2 32 Barry Smith (C)  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
4 60 Rick Adduono (C)  Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
4 68 Denis Daigle (LW)  Canada Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)
5 86 Stan Jonathan (LW)  Canada Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
6 104 Matti Hagman (C)  Finland HIFK (Finland)
7 122 Gary Carr (G)  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
8 140 Bo Berglund (LW)  Sweden Modo AIK (Sweden)
9 156 Joe Rando (D)  United States University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
10 171 Kevin Nugent (RW)  United States University of Notre Dame (WCHA)

Regular season

Season standings

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins 80 48 15 17 313 237 113
Buffalo Sabres 80 46 21 13 339 240 105
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 34 31 15 294 276 83
California Golden Seals 80 27 42 11 250 278 65

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Adams Division record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 9, 1975 4–9 Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 0–1–0
2 T October 12, 1975 3–3 New York Islanders (1975–76) 0–1–1
3 T October 16, 1975 2–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 0–1–2
4 W October 18, 1975 5–2 @ New York Islanders (1975–76) 1–1–2
5 W October 19, 1975 3–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 2–1–2
6 L October 23, 1975 2–3 Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 2–2–2
7 L October 25, 1975 2–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 2–3–2
8 W October 26, 1975 7–3 Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 3–3–2
9 W October 30, 1975 3–2 St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 4–3–2
10 L November 1, 1975 1–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 4–4–2
11 W November 2, 1975 5–0 California Golden Seals (1975–76) 5–4–2
12 L November 5, 1975 0–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 5–5–2
13 L November 8, 1975 2–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 5–6–2
14 W November 9, 1975 6–3 @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) 6–6–2
15 W November 13, 1975 6–0 Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 7–6–2
16 W November 15, 1975 5–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 8–6–2
17 W November 16, 1975 4–2 Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 9–6–2
18 T November 19, 1975 3–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 9–6–3
19 T November 20, 1975 2–2 New York Islanders (1975–76) 9–6–4
20 T November 23, 1975 3–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 9–6–5
21 W November 25, 1975 4–2 Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 10–6–5
22 W November 26, 1975 6–4 @ New York Rangers (1975–76) 11–6–5
23 T November 29, 1975 4–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 11–6–6
24 W November 30, 1975 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 12–6–6
25 W December 4, 1975 3–2 Washington Capitals (1975–76) 13–6–6
26 W December 6, 1975 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 14–6–6
27 T December 7, 1975 2–2 Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 14–6–7
28 L December 11, 1975 1–5 New York Rangers (1975–76) 14–7–7
29 T December 13, 1975 4–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 14–7–8
30 W December 14, 1975 3–2 Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 15–7–8
31 W December 17, 1975 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 16–7–8
32 W December 20, 1975 5–3 Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 17–7–8
33 L December 21, 1975 1–2 Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 17–8–8
34 L December 23, 1975 3–4 Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 17–9–8
35 W December 26, 1975 6–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 18–9–8
36 W December 28, 1975 4–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 19–9–8
37 W December 31, 1975 6–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 20–9–8
38 T January 2, 1976 4–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 20–9–9
39 W January 3, 1976 3–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 21–9–9
40 W January 10, 1976 3–2 California Golden Seals (1975–76) 22–9–9
41 W January 11, 1976 7–4 @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 23–9–9
42 W January 13, 1976 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 24–9–9
43 W January 15, 1976 4–0 Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 25–9–9
44 L January 17, 1976 5–7 @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 25–10–9
45 W January 22, 1976 5–3 Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 26–10–9
46 W January 24, 1976 6–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 27–10–9
47 W January 25, 1976 5–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 28–10–9
48 W January 29, 1976 5–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 29–10–9
49 W January 30, 1976 4–2 @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 30–10–9
50 W February 1, 1976 5–3 Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 31–10–9
51 W February 5, 1976 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 32–10–9
52 L February 7, 1976 4–11 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 32–11–9
53 W February 8, 1976 7–0 Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 33–11–9
54 W February 11, 1976 5–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 34–11–9
55 W February 13, 1976 6–5 @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) 35–11–9
56 W February 15, 1976 4–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 36–11–9
57 T February 18, 1976 3–3 @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 36–11–10
58 W February 21, 1976 2–1 @ New York Islanders (1975–76) 37–11–10
59 W February 22, 1976 5–2 @ New York Rangers (1975–76) 38–11–10
60 W February 26, 1976 4–2 St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 39–11–10
61 T February 27, 1976 3–3 @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 39–11–11
62 W February 29, 1976 5–3 Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 40–11–11
63 W March 3, 1976 5–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 41–11–11
64 L March 5, 1976 3–4 @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) 41–12–11
65 W March 7, 1976 4–3 Washington Capitals (1975–76) 42–12–11
66 L March 9, 1976 0–9 @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 42–13–11
67 W March 11, 1976 6–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 43–13–11
68 L March 13, 1976 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 43–14–11
69 W March 14, 1976 4–2 California Golden Seals (1975–76) 44–14–11
70 T March 16, 1976 3–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 44–14–12
71 W March 18, 1976 5–2 @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 45–14–12
72 W March 20, 1976 8–1 New York Rangers (1975–76) 46–14–12
73 T March 24, 1976 5–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 46–14–13
74 W March 25, 1976 4–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 47–14–13
75 T March 27, 1976 4–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 47–14–14
76 T March 28, 1976 2–2 Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 47–14–15
77 T March 30, 1976 4–4 Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 47–14–16
78 L April 1, 1976 2–7 @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 47–15–16
79 W April 3, 1976 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 48–15–16
80 T April 4, 1976 2–2 Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 48–15–17

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Jean Ratelle C 67 31 59 90 16 17 15 1 3
John Bucyk LW 77 36 47 83 20 22 13 0 9
Gregg Sheppard C 70 31 43 74 28 24 5 2 4
Wayne Cashman LW 80 28 43 71 87 30 9 0 6
Bobby Schmautz RW 75 28 34 62 116 13 7 0 7
Ken Hodge RW 72 25 36 61 42 19 8 0 5
Brad Park D 43 16 37 53 95 23 7 1 2
Terry O'Reilly RW 80 23 27 50 150 3 2 0 2
Andre Savard C 79 17 23 40 60 4 0 0 3
Don Marcotte LW 58 16 20 36 24 15 1 0 2
Dallas Smith D 77 7 25 32 103 42 0 0 0
Dave Forbes LW 79 16 13 29 52 15 0 4 1
Doug Gibson C 50 7 18 25 0 8 1 0 1
Darryl Edestrand D 77 4 17 21 103 7 1 0 1
Bobby Orr D 10 5 13 18 22 10 3 1 0
Phil Esposito C 12 6 10 16 8 -1 3 0 0
Hank Nowak LW 66 7 3 10 41 -1 0 0 1
Joe Zanussi D 60 1 7 8 30 2 0 0 0
Al Sims D 48 4 3 7 43 6 0 0 0
Carol Vadnais D 12 2 5 7 17 1 1 0 0
Gary Doak D 58 1 6 7 60 25 0 0 1
Doug Halward D 22 1 5 6 6 -4 1 0 0
Barry Smith C 19 1 0 1 2 -5 0 0 0
Earl Anderson RW 5 0 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0
Gordie Clark RW 7 0 1 1 0 -5 0 0 0
Kent Ruhnke RW 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Al Simmons D 7 0 1 1 21 0 0 0 0
Rick Adduono C 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Gerry Cheevers G 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Gilles Gilbert G 55 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0
Stan Jonathan LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Langdon LW 4 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Ray Maluta D 2 0 0 0 2 -3 0 0 0
Mike Milbury D 3 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0
Paul O'Neil C/RW 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Dave Reece G 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gilles Gilbert 3123 55 33 8 10 151 2.90 3
Gerry Cheevers 900 15 8 2 5 41 2.73 1
Dave Reece 777 14 7 5 2 43 3.32 2
Team: 4800 80 48 15 17 235 2.94 6

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Jean Ratelle C 12 8 8 16 4 5 0 1
Gregg Sheppard C 12 5 6 11 6 1 0 1
Brad Park D 11 3 8 11 14 1 1 0
Ken Hodge RW 12 4 6 10 4 4 0 1
Bobby Schmautz RW 11 2 8 10 13 0 0 1
John Bucyk LW 12 2 7 9 0 2 0 0
Don Marcotte LW 12 4 2 6 8 1 0 0
Wayne Cashman LW 11 1 5 6 16 0 0 0
Andre Savard C 12 1 4 5 9 0 0 0
Terry O'Reilly RW 12 3 1 4 25 0 0 0
Dallas Smith D 11 2 2 4 19 0 0 1
Darryl Edestrand D 12 1 3 4 23 0 0 0
Dave Forbes LW 12 1 1 2 5 0 1 0
Gary Doak D 12 1 0 1 22 0 0 0
Joe Zanussi D 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Gerry Cheevers G 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gordie Clark RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gilles Gilbert G 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Doug Halward D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Langdon LW 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ray Maluta D 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Milbury D 11 0 0 0 29 0 0 0
Hank Nowak LW 10 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
Al Sims D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Gilles Gilbert 360 6 3 3 19 3.17 2
Gerry Cheevers 392 6 2 4 14 2.14 1
Team: 752 12 5 7 33 2.63 3

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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;

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1975-76 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.

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