1951-52 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 25-29-16 - 66 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 3-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-3
Coach: Lynn Patrick (25-29-16)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1951-52 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 25-29-16 - 66 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 3-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-3
Coach: Lynn Patrick (25-29-16)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1951-52 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 25 wins and 29 losses and 16 ties for 66 points, finishing fourth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.
The Bruins scored 162 goals and yielded 176. Milt Schmidt netted 21 goals for Boston, while Johnny Peirson accounted for 30 assists. Jim Henry earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.51 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Lynn Patrick coached the team. The 1951-52 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 162
Regular Season Goals Against: 176
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 1951 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| October 13, 1951 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| October 14, 1951 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | ||
| October 17, 1951 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-3-0 | ||
| October 21, 1951 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 0-1-1 | 1-2-0 | 1-3-1 | OT | |
| October 24, 1951 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 0-1-1 | 2-2-0 | 2-3-1 | ||
| October 28, 1951 | Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 0-1-1 | 3-2-0 | 3-3-1 | ||
| November 1, 1951 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 0-1-1 | 4-2-0 | 4-3-1 | ||
| November 4, 1951 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 0-1-1 | 5-2-0 | 5-3-1 | ||
| November 6, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 0 | T | 0-1-2 | 5-2-0 | 5-3-2 | OT | |
| November 8, 1951 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 0-1-2 | 5-3-0 | 5-4-2 | ||
| November 11, 1951 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 0-1-3 | 5-3-0 | 5-4-3 | OT | |
| November 13, 1951 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 0-2-3 | 5-3-0 | 5-5-3 | ||
| November 17, 1951 | Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | T | 0-2-3 | 5-3-1 | 5-5-4 | OT | |
| November 18, 1951 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 0-2-4 | 5-3-1 | 5-5-5 | OT | |
| November 20, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 0-3-4 | 5-3-1 | 5-6-5 | ||
| November 21, 1951 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 3 | T | 0-3-4 | 5-3-2 | 5-6-6 | OT | |
| November 25, 1951 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 0-4-4 | 5-3-2 | 5-7-6 | ||
| November 27, 1951 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 0-4-5 | 5-3-2 | 5-7-7 | OT | |
| November 29, 1951 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 0-4-5 | 5-3-3 | 5-7-8 | OT | |
| December 2, 1951 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 1-4-5 | 5-3-3 | 6-7-8 | ||
| December 4, 1951 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 2-4-5 | 5-3-3 | 7-7-8 | ||
| December 5, 1951 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 2-4-5 | 6-3-3 | 8-7-8 | ||
| December 9, 1951 | Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 2-4-5 | 6-4-3 | 8-8-8 | ||
| December 11, 1951 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 3-4-5 | 6-4-3 | 9-8-8 | ||
| December 12, 1951 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 6 | L | 3-4-5 | 6-5-3 | 9-9-8 | ||
| December 15, 1951 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 3-4-5 | 6-6-3 | 9-10-8 | ||
| December 16, 1951 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 3-5-5 | 6-6-3 | 9-11-8 | ||
| December 18, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 5 | T | 3-5-6 | 6-6-3 | 9-11-9 | OT | |
| December 22, 1951 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 3-5-6 | 6-7-3 | 9-12-9 | ||
| December 23, 1951 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 4-5-6 | 6-7-3 | 10-12-9 | ||
| December 25, 1951 | Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 4-6-6 | 6-7-3 | 10-13-9 | ||
| December 29, 1951 | Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 4-6-6 | 6-8-3 | 10-14-9 | ||
| January 1, 1952 | New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 4-7-6 | 6-8-3 | 10-15-9 | ||
| January 5, 1952 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 4-7-6 | 7-8-3 | 11-15-9 | ||
| January 6, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 4-7-6 | 7-9-3 | 11-16-9 | ||
| January 8, 1952 | Boston Bruins 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 4-7-6 | 8-9-3 | 12-16-9 | ||
| January 13, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 5-7-6 | 8-9-3 | 13-16-9 | ||
| January 15, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 5-8-6 | 8-9-3 | 13-17-9 | ||
| January 17, 1952 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | L | 5-8-6 | 8-10-3 | 13-18-9 | ||
| January 19, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 | L | 5-8-6 | 8-11-3 | 13-19-9 | ||
| January 20, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 6-8-6 | 8-11-3 | 14-19-9 | ||
| January 22, 1952 | New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 6-8-7 | 8-11-3 | 14-19-10 | OT | |
| January 26, 1952 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 6-8-7 | 8-12-3 | 14-20-10 | ||
| January 27, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 6-9-7 | 8-12-3 | 14-21-10 | ||
| January 29, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 7-9-7 | 8-12-3 | 15-21-10 | ||
| January 31, 1952 | Boston Bruins 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | T | 7-9-7 | 8-12-4 | 15-21-11 | OT | |
| February 2, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | T | 7-9-7 | 8-12-5 | 15-21-12 | OT | |
| February 3, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 8-9-7 | 8-12-5 | 16-21-12 | ||
| February 5, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 9-9-7 | 8-12-5 | 17-21-12 | ||
| February 9, 1952 | New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 9-10-7 | 8-12-5 | 17-22-12 | ||
| February 10, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 9-11-7 | 8-12-5 | 17-23-12 | ||
| February 13, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 6 | L | 9-11-7 | 8-13-5 | 17-24-12 | ||
| February 17, 1952 | Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 9-11-7 | 9-13-5 | 18-24-12 | ||
| February 18, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 9-11-7 | 9-14-5 | 18-25-12 | ||
| February 21, 1952 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | T | 9-11-7 | 9-14-6 | 18-25-13 | OT | |
| February 24, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 5 | L | 9-11-7 | 9-15-6 | 18-26-13 | ||
| February 26, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 9-12-7 | 9-15-6 | 18-27-13 | ||
| March 1, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | T | 9-12-7 | 9-15-7 | 18-27-14 | OT | |
| March 2, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 9-12-8 | 9-15-7 | 18-27-15 | OT | |
| March 4, 1952 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 10-12-8 | 9-15-7 | 19-27-15 | ||
| March 6, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 10-12-8 | 9-16-7 | 19-28-15 | ||
| March 9, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 11-12-8 | 9-16-7 | 20-28-15 | ||
| March 11, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 12-12-8 | 9-16-7 | 21-28-15 | ||
| March 13, 1952 | Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | T | 12-12-8 | 9-16-8 | 21-28-16 | OT | |
| March 15, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | W | 12-12-8 | 10-16-8 | 22-28-16 | ||
| March 16, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 13-12-8 | 10-16-8 | 23-28-16 | ||
| March 18, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 14-12-8 | 10-16-8 | 24-28-16 | ||
| March 19, 1952 | Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 6 | L | 14-12-8 | 10-17-8 | 24-29-16 | ||
| March 23, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 15-12-8 | 10-17-8 | 25-29-16 | ||
| March 25, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| March 27, 1952 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| March 30, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-2-0 | ||
| April 1, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
| April 3, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
| April 6, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 2-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-3-0 | 2OT | |
| April 8, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 2-1-0 | 1-3-0 | 3-4-0 |
