1947-48 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 23-24-13 - 59 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Coach: Dit Clapper (23-24-13)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1947-48 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 23-24-13 - 59 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Coach: Dit Clapper (23-24-13)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1947-48 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 23 wins and 24 losses and 13 ties for 59 points, finishing third in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Bruins netted 167 goals and conceded 168. Pete Babando scored 23 goals for Boston, while Don Gallinger contributed 21 assists. Frank Brimsek earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.80 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Dit Clapper coached the team. The 1947-48 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 167
Regular Season Goals Against: 168
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 1947 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 22, 1947 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| October 25, 1947 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| October 26, 1947 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 3-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| October 29, 1947 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 3-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 4-1-0 | ||
| November 1, 1947 | Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | T | 3-0-0 | 1-1-1 | 4-1-1 | OT | |
| November 2, 1947 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 3-0-0 | 1-2-1 | 4-2-1 | ||
| November 5, 1947 | Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 3-0-0 | 2-2-1 | 5-2-1 | ||
| November 12, 1947 | Boston Bruins 8 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 3-0-0 | 3-2-1 | 6-2-1 | ||
| November 15, 1947 | Boston Bruins 9 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 3-0-0 | 4-2-1 | 7-2-1 | ||
| November 16, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 3-1-0 | 4-2-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
| November 19, 1947 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 4-1-0 | 4-2-1 | 8-3-1 | ||
| November 22, 1947 | Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 4-1-0 | 4-3-1 | 8-4-1 | ||
| November 23, 1947 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 4-1-1 | 4-3-1 | 8-4-2 | OT | |
| November 26, 1947 | Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 4-1-1 | 4-4-1 | 8-5-2 | ||
| November 27, 1947 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 4-1-1 | 4-5-1 | 8-6-2 | ||
| November 30, 1947 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 0 | T | 4-1-2 | 4-5-1 | 8-6-3 | OT | |
| December 3, 1947 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Boston Bruins 4 | T | 4-1-3 | 4-5-1 | 8-6-4 | OT | |
| December 6, 1947 | New York Rangers 5 at Boston Bruins 5 | T | 4-1-4 | 4-5-1 | 8-6-5 | OT | |
| December 7, 1947 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 5-1-4 | 4-5-1 | 9-6-5 | ||
| December 10, 1947 | Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 6 | L | 5-1-4 | 4-6-1 | 9-7-5 | ||
| December 14, 1947 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 5-1-5 | 4-6-1 | 9-7-6 | OT | |
| December 17, 1947 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 5 | L | 5-1-5 | 4-7-1 | 9-8-6 | ||
| December 20, 1947 | Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 5-1-5 | 5-7-1 | 10-8-6 | ||
| December 21, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 6 at Boston Bruins 5 | L | 5-2-5 | 5-7-1 | 10-9-6 | ||
| December 25, 1947 | Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 5-3-5 | 5-7-1 | 10-10-6 | ||
| December 27, 1947 | Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 5-3-5 | 5-8-1 | 10-11-6 | ||
| December 28, 1947 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 5-3-5 | 5-9-1 | 10-12-6 | ||
| December 31, 1947 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 7 | L | 5-3-5 | 5-10-1 | 10-13-6 | ||
| January 1, 1948 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 6-3-5 | 5-10-1 | 11-13-6 | ||
| January 3, 1948 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | T | 6-3-5 | 5-10-2 | 11-13-7 | OT | |
| January 10, 1948 | Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 6-3-5 | 6-10-2 | 12-13-7 | ||
| January 11, 1948 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 6-3-5 | 6-11-2 | 12-14-7 | ||
| January 14, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 6-3-6 | 6-11-2 | 12-14-8 | OT | |
| January 17, 1948 | Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 6-3-6 | 6-12-2 | 12-15-8 | ||
| January 18, 1948 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 6-3-7 | 6-12-2 | 12-15-9 | OT | |
| January 21, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 7-3-7 | 6-12-2 | 13-15-9 | ||
| January 25, 1948 | New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 8-3-7 | 6-12-2 | 14-15-9 | ||
| January 28, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 8-4-7 | 6-12-2 | 14-16-9 | ||
| January 31, 1948 | Chicago Black Hawks 7 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 8-5-7 | 6-12-2 | 14-17-9 | ||
| February 1, 1948 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 8-6-7 | 6-12-2 | 14-18-9 | ||
| February 4, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 8-7-7 | 6-12-2 | 14-19-9 | ||
| February 8, 1948 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 8-7-7 | 7-12-2 | 15-19-9 | ||
| February 11, 1948 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 8-8-7 | 7-12-2 | 15-20-9 | ||
| February 14, 1948 | New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 4 | T | 8-8-8 | 7-12-2 | 15-20-10 | OT | |
| February 15, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 9-8-8 | 7-12-2 | 16-20-10 | ||
| February 18, 1948 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 9-8-8 | 8-12-2 | 17-20-10 | ||
| February 21, 1948 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 9-8-8 | 9-12-2 | 18-20-10 | ||
| February 22, 1948 | Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 9-8-8 | 9-13-2 | 18-21-10 | ||
| February 25, 1948 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 9-8-8 | 9-14-2 | 18-22-10 | ||
| February 29, 1948 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 9-8-8 | 9-15-2 | 18-23-10 | ||
| March 3, 1948 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Boston Bruins 4 | T | 9-8-9 | 9-15-2 | 18-23-11 | OT | |
| March 4, 1948 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 9-8-9 | 9-15-3 | 18-23-12 | OT | |
| March 7, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 10-8-9 | 9-15-3 | 19-23-12 | ||
| March 10, 1948 | New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 11-8-9 | 9-15-3 | 20-23-12 | ||
| March 13, 1948 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 11-8-9 | 9-16-3 | 20-24-12 | ||
| March 14, 1948 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 11-8-9 | 10-16-3 | 21-24-12 | ||
| March 16, 1948 | Boston Bruins 6 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 11-8-9 | 11-16-3 | 22-24-12 | ||
| March 17, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 0 | T | 11-8-10 | 11-16-3 | 22-24-13 | OT | |
| March 21, 1948 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 12-8-10 | 11-16-3 | 23-24-13 | ||
| March 24, 1948 | Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | OT | |
| March 27, 1948 | Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| March 30, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-3-0 | ||
| April 1, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 1-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-0 | ||
| April 3, 1948 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 1-4-0 |
