1948-49 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 29-23-8 - 66 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Coach: Dit Clapper (29-23-8)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1948-49 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 29-23-8 - 66 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Coach: Dit Clapper (29-23-8)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1948-49 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 29 wins and 23 losses and 8 ties for 66 points, finishing second in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Bruins netted 178 goals and surrendered 163. Johnny Peirson and Grant Warwick scored 22 goals for Boston each, and Paul Ronty contributed 29 assists. Frank Brimsek earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.72 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Dit Clapper coached the team. The 1948-49 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 178
Regular Season Goals Against: 163
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 1948 | Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 20, 1948 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| October 24, 1948 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | ||
| October 28, 1948 | Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 2-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-0-0 | ||
| October 30, 1948 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | T | 2-0-0 | 2-0-1 | 4-0-1 | OT | |
| October 31, 1948 | Boston Bruins 0 at New York Rangers 2 | L | 2-0-0 | 2-1-1 | 4-1-1 | ||
| November 7, 1948 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | L | 2-0-0 | 2-2-1 | 4-2-1 | ||
| November 11, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 3-0-0 | 2-2-1 | 5-2-1 | ||
| November 14, 1948 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 4-0-0 | 2-2-1 | 6-2-1 | ||
| November 17, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 5-0-0 | 2-2-1 | 7-2-1 | ||
| November 20, 1948 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 5-0-0 | 2-2-2 | 7-2-2 | OT | |
| November 21, 1948 | New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 5-1-0 | 2-2-2 | 7-3-2 | ||
| November 24, 1948 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 5-1-0 | 3-2-2 | 8-3-2 | ||
| November 27, 1948 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | W | 5-1-0 | 4-2-2 | 9-3-2 | ||
| November 28, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 6-1-0 | 4-2-2 | 10-3-2 | ||
| December 1, 1948 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 7-1-0 | 4-2-2 | 11-3-2 | ||
| December 4, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 7-2-0 | 4-2-2 | 11-4-2 | ||
| December 5, 1948 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 8-2-0 | 4-2-2 | 12-4-2 | ||
| December 7, 1948 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 8-2-0 | 4-2-3 | 12-4-3 | OT | |
| December 8, 1948 | Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 8-2-0 | 4-3-3 | 12-5-3 | ||
| December 11, 1948 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 8-2-0 | 4-4-3 | 12-6-3 | ||
| December 12, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 8-3-0 | 4-4-3 | 12-7-3 | ||
| December 15, 1948 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 8-4-0 | 4-4-3 | 12-8-3 | ||
| December 19, 1948 | Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 7 | L | 8-4-0 | 4-5-3 | 12-9-3 | ||
| December 22, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 9-4-0 | 4-5-3 | 13-9-3 | ||
| December 23, 1948 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 9-4-0 | 4-6-3 | 13-10-3 | ||
| December 25, 1948 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 10-4-0 | 4-6-3 | 14-10-3 | ||
| December 29, 1948 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 10 | L | 10-4-0 | 4-7-3 | 14-11-3 | ||
| December 31, 1948 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 10-4-0 | 4-7-4 | 14-11-4 | OT | |
| January 1, 1949 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 11-4-0 | 4-7-4 | 15-11-4 | ||
| January 5, 1949 | Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 11-4-0 | 4-8-4 | 15-12-4 | ||
| January 6, 1949 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 11-4-0 | 5-8-4 | 16-12-4 | ||
| January 9, 1949 | Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 11-4-0 | 5-9-4 | 16-13-4 | ||
| January 12, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 11-5-0 | 5-9-4 | 16-14-4 | ||
| January 16, 1949 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 12-5-0 | 5-9-4 | 17-14-4 | ||
| January 19, 1949 | Boston Bruins 5 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 12-5-0 | 6-9-4 | 18-14-4 | ||
| January 22, 1949 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 12-5-0 | 6-10-4 | 18-15-4 | ||
| January 23, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 13-5-0 | 6-10-4 | 19-15-4 | ||
| January 26, 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 13-6-0 | 6-10-4 | 19-16-4 | ||
| January 30, 1949 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 13-7-0 | 6-10-4 | 19-17-4 | ||
| February 2, 1949 | New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 14-7-0 | 6-10-4 | 20-17-4 | ||
| February 5, 1949 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 14-7-0 | 7-10-4 | 21-17-4 | ||
| February 6, 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 14-8-0 | 7-10-4 | 21-18-4 | ||
| February 9, 1949 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 15-8-0 | 7-10-4 | 22-18-4 | ||
| February 12, 1949 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 16-8-0 | 7-10-4 | 23-18-4 | ||
| February 13, 1949 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 4 | T | 16-8-1 | 7-10-4 | 23-18-5 | OT | |
| February 16, 1949 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 16-8-1 | 7-11-4 | 23-19-5 | ||
| February 19, 1949 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 16-8-1 | 7-12-4 | 23-20-5 | ||
| February 21, 1949 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 16-8-1 | 7-12-5 | 23-20-6 | OT | |
| February 23, 1949 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 16-8-1 | 8-12-5 | 24-20-6 | ||
| February 27, 1949 | Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | T | 16-8-1 | 8-12-6 | 24-20-7 | OT | |
| March 2, 1949 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 16-8-2 | 8-12-6 | 24-20-8 | OT | |
| March 5, 1949 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 16-8-2 | 8-13-6 | 24-21-8 | ||
| March 6, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 16-9-2 | 8-13-6 | 24-22-8 | ||
| March 9, 1949 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 17-9-2 | 8-13-6 | 25-22-8 | ||
| March 12, 1949 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 17-9-2 | 9-13-6 | 26-22-8 | ||
| March 13, 1949 | Boston Bruins 6 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 17-9-2 | 10-13-6 | 27-22-8 | ||
| March 15, 1949 | Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 17-9-2 | 11-13-6 | 28-22-8 | ||
| March 16, 1949 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 17-10-2 | 11-13-6 | 28-23-8 | ||
| March 20, 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 18-10-2 | 11-13-6 | 29-23-8 | ||
| March 22, 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| March 24, 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 0-2-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| March 26, 1949 | Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 0-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-2-0 | OT | |
| March 29, 1949 | Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 0-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-3-0 | ||
| March 30, 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 0-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-4-0 |
