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1975–76 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
NHL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1975–76 |
| year | 1975 |
| Team | Boston Bruins |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 2nd |
| Division | Adams |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| Record | 48–15–17 |
| HomeRecord | 27–5–8 |
| RoadRecord | 21–10–9 |
| GoalsFor | 313 |
| GoalsAgainst | 237 |
| GeneralManager | Harry Sinden |
| Coach | Don Cherry |
| Captain | Johnny Bucyk |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Boston Garden |
| GoalsLeader | Johnny Bucyk (36) |
| AssistsLeader | Jean Ratelle (59) |
| PointsLeader | Jean Ratelle (90) |
| PIMLeader | Terry O'Reilly (150) |
| WinsLeader | Gilles Gilbert (33) |
| GAALeader | Gerry Cheevers (2.73) |
| DivisionWin | Yes |
The 1975–76 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 52nd season in the NHL. The season involved trading Phil Esposito to the New York Rangers, while a knee injury limited Bobby Orr to 10 games.
Offseason
NHL draft
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Doug Halward (D) | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 2 | 32 | Barry Smith (C) | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 4 | 60 | Rick Adduono (C) | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) |
| 4 | 68 | Denis Daigle (LW) | Canada | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 86 | Stan Jonathan (LW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
| 6 | 104 | Matti Hagman (C) | HIFK (Finland) | |
| 7 | 122 | Gary Carr (G) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
| 8 | 140 | Bo Berglund (LW) | Sweden | Modo AIK (Sweden) |
| 9 | 156 | Joe Rando (D) | United States | University of New Hampshire (ECAC) |
| 10 | 171 | Kevin Nugent (RW) | United States | University of Notre Dame (WCHA) |
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 9, 1975||4–9 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||October 12, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1975–76) ||0–1–1 |- |3||T||October 16, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||0–1–2 |- |4||W||October 18, 1975||5–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1975–76) ||1–1–2 |- |5||W||October 19, 1975||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||2–1–2 |- |6||L||October 23, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||2–2–2 |- |7||L||October 25, 1975||2–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||2–3–2 |- |8||W||October 26, 1975||7–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||3–3–2 |- |9||W||October 30, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||4–3–2
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 67 | 31 | 59 | 90 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | |
| LW | 77 | 36 | 47 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | |
| C | 70 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| LW | 80 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 87 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| RW | 75 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 116 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| RW | 72 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
| D | 43 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 95 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| RW | 80 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 150 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 79 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 58 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 77 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 103 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 79 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| C | 50 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 77 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 103 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 10 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 66 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 41 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 60 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 48 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 58 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3123 | 55 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 151 | 2.90 | 3 | |
| 900 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 2.73 | 1 | |
| 777 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 3.32 | 2 | |
| **Team:** | 4800 | 80 | 48 | 15 | 17 | 235 | 2.94 | 6 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3.17 | 2 | |
| 392 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2.14 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 752 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 2.63 | 3 |
Playoffs
Awards and honors
- Jack Adams Award: || Don Cherry
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: || Jean Ratelle
- Brad Park, Defenceman, NHL First Team All-Star
References
References
- "1975-76 Boston Bruins Schedule".
- "1975-76 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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