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1970–71 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1970–71
year	1970
Team	Boston Bruins
Division	East
DivisionRank	1st
Record	57–14–7
HomeRecord	33–4–2
RoadRecord	24–10–5
GoalsFor	399
GoalsAgainst	207
GeneralManager	Milt Schmidt
Coach	Tom Johnson
Captain	Vacant
AltCaptain	Johnny Bucyk
Phil Esposito
Ted Green
Ed Westfall
Arena	Boston Garden
GoalsLeader	Phil Esposito (76)
AssistsLeader	Bobby Orr (102)
PointsLeader	Phil Esposito (152)
PIMLeader	Don Awrey (141)
WinsLeader	Eddie Johnston (30)
GAALeader	Eddie Johnston (2.52)
DivisionWin	yes

Phil Esposito Ted Green Ed Westfall The 1970–71 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 47th season in the NHL. As defending champions, Boston set many NHL records. They earned 57 wins and 121 points, surpassing the previous records set by the 1968–69 Montreal Canadiens. They also scored 399 goals to shatter their own record set in 1968–69, and their goal differential of +192 surpassed the previous record set by the 1943–44 Montreal Canadiens as well. The NHL's top four scorers (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, Johnny Bucyk, and Ken Hodge), each with over 100 points, were all Bruins; previously, there had only been four players in the history of the NHL with 100-point seasons, and no other NHL franchise has ever produced the top four scorers in a season (the Bruins replicated the feat in 1973–74). With 76 goals and 152 points, Esposito broke Bobby Hull's single season record for goals, as well as his own single season points record, both set in 1968–69. Finally, with 102 assists, Orr broke the single season record for most assists that he set the previous year.

However, the team's unprecedented offence was shut down by rookie goaltender Ken Dryden, who guided the Montreal Canadiens to a seven-game upset against the Bruins in the first round of the playoffs.

All of the Bruins' aforementioned records have since been broken:

The Montreal Canadiens earned 58 wins and 127 points in 1975–76. The Bruins reclaimed the record in 2023 with 65 wins and 135 points, beating the aforementioned Canadiens in 2022-23
Montreal earned a goal differential of +216 in 1976–77.
Wayne Gretzky scored 109 assists and 164 points in 1980–81.
Gretzky scored 92 goals while the Edmonton Oilers scored 417 total goals in 1981–82.

Offseason

Bobby Orr signed the NHL's first one million dollar contract (to be paid out over five years).

NHL draft

Round	Overall	Player
1	3	Reggie Leach
1	4	Rick MacLeish
1	9	Ron Plumb
1	13	Bob Stewart
2	27	Dan Bouchard
3	41	Ray Brownlee
4	55	Gord Davies
5	69	Bob Roselle
6	83	Murray Wing
7	96	Glenn Siddall

Regular season

The 1970–71 Bruins set an NHL record by having 10 different skaters score 20 goals or more in a season. The record was broken by the 1977–78 Bruins when they had 11 different skaters with 20 goals or more.

Playoffs

The postseason ended quickly for the Bruins as they lost in the opening round to the Montreal Canadiens and their rookie goaltender Ken Dryden in a seven-game upset.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 11, 1970||7–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 14, 1970||8–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 16, 1970||5–1 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1970–71) ||3–0–0 |- |4||W||October 18, 1970||5–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) ||4–0–0 |- |5||T||October 22, 1970||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) ||4–0–1 |- |6||W||October 25, 1970||4–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) ||5–0–1 |- |7||L||October 29, 1970||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) ||5–1–1 |- |8||W||October 31, 1970||6–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1970–71) ||6–1–1

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Playoffs

Quarterfinals: (E1) Boston Bruins vs. (E3) Montreal Canadiens

| scoring1-1 = | scoring1-2 = | 1–1–1 = | 1–2–1 = | 1–3–1 = | 1–4–1 = | 1–1–2 = | 1–2–2 = | 1–3–2 = | 1–4–2 = | goalie1-1 = | goalie1-2 =

| scoring2-1 = | scoring2-2 = | 2–1–1 = | 2–2–1 = | 2–3–1 = | 2–4–1 = | 2–1–2 = | 2–2–2 = | 2–3–2 = | 2–4–2 = | goalie2-1 = | goalie2-2 =

| scoring3-1 = | scoring3-2 = | 3–1–1 = | 3–2–1 = | 3–3–1 = | 3–4–1 = | 3–1–2 = | 3–2–2 = | 3–3–2 = | 3–4–2 = | goalie3-1 = | goalie3-2 =

| scoring4-1 = | scoring4-2 = | 4–1–1 = | 4–2–1 = | 4–3–1 = | 4–4–1 = | 4–1–2 = | 4–2–2 = | 4–3–2 = | 4–4–2 = | goalie4-1 = | goalie4-2 =

| scoring5-1 = | scoring5-2 = | 5–1–1 = | 5–2–1 = | 5–3–1 = | 5–4–1 = | 5–1–2 = | 5–2–2 = | 5–3–2 = | 5–4–2 = | goalie5-1 = | goalie5-2 =

| scoring6-1 = | scoring6-2 = | 6–1–1 = | 6–2–1 = | 6–3–1 = | 6–4–1 = | 6–1–2 = | 6–2–2 = | 6–3–2 = | 6–4–2 = | goalie6-1 = | goalie6-2 =

| scoring7-1 = | scoring7-2 = | 7–1–1 = | 7–2–1 = | 7–3–1 = | 7–4–1 = | 7–1–2 = | 7–2–2 = | 7–3–2 = | 7–4–2 = | goalie7-1 = | goalie7-2 =

Player statistics

Regular season

	= Indicates league leader

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	78	76	76	152	71	71	25	1	16
D	78	37	102	139	91	124	5	3	5
LW	78	51	65	116	8	36	22	0	5
RW	78	43	62	105	113	71	4	0	7
LW	77	21	58	79	100	59	4	0	3
RW	65	31	46	77	120	27	11	0	3
LW	75	24	52	76	12	32	8	0	3
C	71	29	34	63	130	39	1	6	0
D/RW	78	25	34	59	48	58	0	7	5
LW	69	22	24	46	44	35	0	0	5
D	73	7	38	45	68	94	0	2	1
D	78	5	37	42	60	37	0	0	0
LW	75	15	13	28	30	20	0	6	2
D	74	4	21	25	141	40	0	0	1
D	67	4	19	23	44	30	0	0	1
C	22	3	5	8	10	11	0	0	0
RW	23	2	4	6	0	7	0	0	0
LW	36	0	6	6	44	4	0	0	0
G	38	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0
C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	40	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
LW	6	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
D	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	2280	38	30	6	2	96	2.53	4
	2400	40	27	8	5	109	2.72	3
Team:	4680	78	57	14	7	205	2.63	7

Playoffs

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
D	7	5	7	12	25	1	1	1
C	7	3	7	10	6	2	0	0
LW	7	3	4	7	0	1	0	0
LW	7	2	5	7	0	0	0	0
RW	7	2	5	7	6	0	0	0
LW	7	3	2	5	15	0	0	1
RW	7	2	3	5	22	1	0	1
C	7	2	1	3	13	0	0	0
D/RW	7	1	2	3	2	0	1	0
D	7	0	3	3	26	0	0	0
C	5	2	0	2	19	1	0	0
D	7	1	0	1	25	0	0	0
D	7	0	0	0	17	0	0	0
LW	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
LW	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RW	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LW	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA
	360	6	3	3	21	3.50
	60	1	0	1	7	7.00
Team:	420	7	3	4	28	4.00

Awards and records

Prince of Wales Trophy: || Boston Bruins
Art Ross Trophy: || Phil Esposito
Hart Memorial Trophy: || Bobby Orr
James Norris Memorial Trophy: || Bobby Orr
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: || Johnny Bucyk
Lester B. Pearson Award: || Phil Esposito
NHL Plus/Minus Award: || Bobby Orr
Johnny Bucyk, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Phil Esposito, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
Phil Esposito, Club Record, Most Points in a Season, 152
Phil Esposito, NHL Record, Most Shots on Goal in One Season (550)
Ken Hodge, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Bobby Orr, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
Bobby Orr, Club Record, Most Assists in a Season, 102
Bobby Orr, NHL Record, Most Assists by a Defenseman in One Season (102)
Bobby Orr, NHL Record, Most Points by a Defenseman in One Season (139)

References

Bruins on Hockey Database

References

Numbelievable!, p.79, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, {{ISBN. 978-1-57243-990-0
National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.174, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5
"1970-71 Boston Bruins Schedule".
"1970-71 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5
National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 187, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5
National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 183, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5

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