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1959–60 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
NHL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1959–60 |
| year | 1959 |
| Team | Boston Bruins |
| LeagueRank | 5th |
| Record | 28–34–8 |
| HomeRecord | 21–11–3 |
| RoadRecord | 7–23–5 |
| GoalsFor | 220 |
| GoalsAgainst | 241 |
| GeneralManager | Lynn Patrick |
| Coach | Milt Schmidt |
| Captain | Fernie Flaman |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Boston Garden |
| GoalsLeader | Bronco Horvath (39) |
| AssistsLeader | Don McKenney (49) |
| PointsLeader | Bronco Horvath (80) |
| PIMLeader | Vic Stasiuk (121) |
| WinsLeader | Harry Lumley (16) |
| GAALeader | Don Simmons (3.25) |
The 1959–60 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 28 wins, 34 losses, and 8 ties for 64 points the Bruins missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1955–56 season.
Regular season
Boston's fifth-place finish caused them to miss the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1955–56 season.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 8, 1959||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 10, 1959||6–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1959–60) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 11, 1959||8–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 14, 1959||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1959–60) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 17, 1959||0–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||3–2–0 |- |6||T||October 18, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) ||3–2–1 |- |7||L||October 22, 1959||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||3–3–1 |- |8||L||October 24, 1959||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||October 29, 1959||2–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) ||4–4–1 |- |10||L||October 31, 1959||3–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) ||4–5–1
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 68 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 60 | |
| C | 70 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 28 | |
| LW | 69 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 121 | |
| LW | 56 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 26 | |
| LW/D | 65 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 62 | |
| RW | 69 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 26 | |
| RW | 63 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 58 | |
| LW | 67 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 64 | |
| C | 62 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 46 | |
| D | 70 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 66 | |
| C | 47 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 19 | |
| D | 60 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 112 | |
| C | 69 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 47 | |
| D | 69 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 96 | |
| RW | 60 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | |
| D | 58 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 29 | |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| LW | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| LW/C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2520 | 42 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 146 | 3.48 | 2 | |
| 1680 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 91 | 3.25 | 2 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 237 | 3.39 | 4 |
Awards and records
- Bronco Horvath, Center, NHL Second All-Star Team
- Don McKenney, Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
Transactions
Claim Aut Erikson from Chicago, Charlie Burns from Detroit and Bruce Gamble from New York.
References
References
- [https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/ Boston Bruins franchise index at Hockey Reference]
- "1959-60 Boston Bruins Schedule".
- "1959-60 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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