1960–61 Boston Bruins season

Offseason

Trades and Transfers

• June 7: The Boston Bruins purchase centre Billy Carter from the Montreal Canadiens for a reported sum of over $20000.

Regular Season Overview

October 6: Boston 1 ─ New York 2

The Bruins began their season with a loss away against the New York Rangers.

Period 1: At 7:30 the Rangers scored after Andy Bathgate flicked the puck into the net on a pass from Bill Gadsby. At 17:36 the Bruins scored via Doug Mohns taking a loose puck on a power play in front of the net due to Rangers Len in front of the net.

Period 3: At 6:13 Len Ronson scored for the Rangers by tipping the puck into the net after a blue-line shot by Jim Morrison.

October 8: Boston 1 ─ Montreal 1

The second game of the Bruins' season ended in a 1─1 tie against the Montreal Canadiens.

Period 1: At 10:45 the Canadiens scored on a power play caused by Fern Flaman hooking. Dickie Moore tipped the puck past Don Simmons on a blast by Bernie Geoffrion.

Period 2: At 18:12 the Bruins scored after Leo Labine used Montreal's Doug Harvey as a screen to score from an angle.

Regular season

Trades and Transfers

• November 27: The Boston Bruins trade Jean-Guy Gendron to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for André Pronovost.
• January 24: The Boston Bruins complete a five-player trade with the Detroit Red Wings: The Bruins receive left-wingers Gary Aldcorn and Tom McCarthy as well as centre Murray Oliver; the Red Wings receive right-wingers Vic Stasiuk and Leo Labine.
• January 30: The Boston Bruins trade Don Simmons to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Ed Chadwick.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 5, 1960||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||October 8, 1960||1–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||0–1–1 |- |3||T||October 9, 1960||4–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||0–1–2 |- |4||T||October 11, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||0–1–3 |- |5||T||October 15, 1960||1–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||0–1–4 |- |6||L||October 16, 1960||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||0–2–4 |- |7||L||October 20, 1960||0–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||0–3–4 |- |8||T||October 23, 1960||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||0–3–5 |- |9||W||October 27, 1960||6–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||1–3–5 |- |10||L||October 29, 1960||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||1–4–5 |- |11||W||October 30, 1960||5–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||2–4–5

| Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring

;Goaltending

References

References

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2. (October 6, 1960). "Bruins Bow in Opener". [[The Boston Globe]].
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4. (October 9, 1960). "LaBine Goal Gives B's Tie at Montreal". [[The Boston Globe]].
5. (November 28, 1960). "B's Trade Gendron For Montreal Wing". [[The Boston Globe]].
6. Ralby, Herb. (January 25, 1961). "Why Did Bruins Make Trade? Patrick: We Want Strength...... Down The Middle". [[The Boston Globe]].
7. (January 31, 1961). "Simmons Balks B's-Leafs Deal". [[The Boston Globe]].
8. "1960-61 Boston Bruins Schedule".
9. "1960-61 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.