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1954–55 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
NHL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1954–55 |
| year | 1954 |
| Team | Boston Bruins |
| LeagueRank | 4th |
| Record | 23–26–21 |
| HomeRecord | 16–10–9 |
| RoadRecord | 7–16–12 |
| GoalsFor | 169 |
| GoalsAgainst | 188 |
| GeneralManager | Lynn Patrick |
| Coach | Lynn Patrick |
| Milt Schmidt | |
| Captain | Milt Schmidt |
| Ed Sandford | |
| Arena | Boston Garden |
| GoalsLeader | Leo Labine (24) |
| AssistsLeader | Fleming Mackell (24) |
| PointsLeader | Don McKenney and Leo Labine (42) |
| PIMLeader | Fernie Flaman (150) |
| WinsLeader | John Henderson (15) |
| GAALeader | John Henderson (2.49) |
Milt Schmidt Ed Sandford 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.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 9, 1954||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||October 11, 1954||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||0–1–1 |- |3||W||October 14, 1954||5–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1954–55) ||1–1–1 |- |4||T||October 17, 1954||1–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||1–1–2 |- |5||L||October 20, 1954||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1954–55) ||1–2–2 |- |6||L||October 21, 1954||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) ||1–3–2 |- |7||T||October 23, 1954||3–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||1–3–3 |- |8||L||October 30, 1954||0–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) ||1–4–3
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Player statistics
Forwards
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McKenney | 69 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 34 |
| Leo Labine | 67 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 75 |
| Réal Chevrefils | 64 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 30 |
| Cal Gardner | 70 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 40 |
| Fleming Mackell | 60 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 76 |
| Lorne Ferguson | 69 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 24 |
| Ed Sandford | 60 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 38 |
| Doug Mohns | 70 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 82 |
| Murray Costello | 54 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 25 |
| Milt Schmidt | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| Gus Bodnar | 67 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| Floyd Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Skip Teal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Corcoran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Klukay | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Defensemen
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Quackenbush | 68 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 8 |
| Warren Godfrey | 62 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 58 |
| Fernie Flaman | 70 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 150 |
| Leo Boivin | 59 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 105 |
| Hal Laycoe | 70 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 34 |
| Bob Armstrong | 57 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 |
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 Henderson | 45 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2.49 |
| Jim Henry | 27 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3.02 |
Awards and records
- Fernie Flaman, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
References
References
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