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1961–62 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season

NHL team season

FieldValue
LeagueNHL
Season1961–62
year1961
TeamBoston Bruins
Record15–47–8
HomeRecord9–22–4
RoadRecord6–25–4
LeagueRank6th
GoalsFor177
GoalsAgainst306
GeneralManagerLynn Patrick
CoachPhil Watson
CaptainDon McKenney
ArenaBoston Garden
GoalsLeaderDon McKenney (22)
AssistsLeaderJohn Bucyk (40)
PointsLeaderJohn Bucyk (60)
PIMLeaderTed Green (116)
WinsLeaderDon Head (9)
GAALeaderDon Head (4.16)

The 1961–62 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 38th season in the NHL. Earning 38 of a possible 140 points in the standings, the team's 0.271 points percentage was the worst in their history excluding their inaugural season in 1924–25, in which they captured 12 out of a possible 60 points (0.200). The team also endured a 20-game winless streak (16 losses and 4 ties) which included the entire month of February The Bruins missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season for the first time in franchise history.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 11, 1961||2–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1961–62) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 12, 1961||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1961–62) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 14, 1961||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||0–3–0 |- |4||T||October 15, 1961||5–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||0–3–1 |- |5||L||October 17, 1961||3–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||0–4–1 |- |6||L||October 19, 1961||3–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) ||0–5–1 |- |7||L||October 21, 1961||2–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1961–62) ||0–6–1 |- |8||L||October 22, 1961||1–9 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–62) ||0–7–1 |- |9||W||October 26, 1961||4–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1961–62) ||1–7–1 |- |10||T||October 29, 1961||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1961–62) ||1–7–2

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| Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring

PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM
LW6720406032
C7022335510
RW7019315026
C7017294621
LW/D6916294574
C70932412
C7011172843
LW701582374
D655182370
C618122034
RW42871515
RW2666122
D663811116
D/RW63291153
C3472914
C2825718
D6925742
RW6633613
D921320
G40000
G280004
G3800014
C80006
D700010

;Goaltending

PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASO
22803892631584.162
16802861841214.321
2404031225.500
**Team:**420070154783014.303

References

References

  1. "1961-62 Boston Bruins Schedule".
  2. "1961-62 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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