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1967–68 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
NHL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1967–68 |
| year | 1967 |
| Team | Boston Bruins |
| Division | East |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 37–27–10 |
| HomeRecord | 22–9–6 |
| RoadRecord | 15–18–4 |
| GoalsFor | 259 |
| GoalsAgainst | 216 |
| GeneralManager | Milt Schmidt |
| Coach | Harry Sinden |
| Captain | *Vacant* |
| AltCaptain | Johnny Bucyk |
| Ted Green | |
| Phil Esposito | |
| Arena | Boston Garden |
| GoalsLeader | Phil Esposito (35) |
| AssistsLeader | Phil Esposito (49) |
| PointsLeader | Phil Esposito (84) |
| PIMLeader | Don Awrey (150) |
| WinsLeader | Gerry Cheevers (23) |
| GAALeader | Gerry Cheevers (2.83) |
Ted Green Phil Esposito The 1967–68 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 44th season in the NHL.
Offseason
In 1967, the Black Hawks made a trade with the Boston Bruins that turned out to be one of the most one-sided in the history of the sport. Chicago sent young forwards Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield to Boston in exchange for Pit Martin, Jack Norris and Gilles Marotte.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||October 11, 1967||4–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1967–68) ||0–0–1 |- |2||W||October 15, 1967||6–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1967–68) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 18, 1967||7–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1967–68) ||2–0–1 |- |4||W||October 19, 1967||6–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1967–68) ||3–0–1 |- |5||L||October 21, 1967||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1967–68) ||3–1–1 |- |6||W||October 26, 1967||2–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) ||4–1–1 |- |7||W||October 29, 1967||4–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) ||5–1–1
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 74 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
| LW | 72 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
| RW | 74 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 107 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| LW | 73 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 74 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 68 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 71 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| D | 72 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 70 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| D/RW | 73 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 46 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 74 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 65 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| D | 74 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 68 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| D | 59 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2646 | 47 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 125 | 2.83 | 3 | |
| 1524 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 73 | 2.87 | 0 | |
| 270 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2.89 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 4440 | 74 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 211 | 2.85 | 4 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D/RW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 240 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Main article: 1967–68 NHL season #Awards
Draft picks
Boston's picks at the 1967 NHL entry draft.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Meehan Bonnar | Right wing | Canada | St. Thomas Stars (WOJBHL) |
References
References
- "1967-68 Boston Bruins Schedule".
- (2017). "The California Golden Seals: a tale of white skates, red ink, and one of the NHLs most outlandish teams". University of Nebraska Press.
- "1967-68 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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