1953-54 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 32-28-10 - 74 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 0-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Coach: Lynn Patrick (32-28-10)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1953-54 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 32-28-10 - 74 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 0-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Coach: Lynn Patrick (32-28-10)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1953-54 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 32 wins and 28 losses and 10 ties for 74 points, finishing fourth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-4.
The Bruins netted 177 goals and allowed 181. Johnny Peirson scored 21 goals for Boston, while Fleming MacKell accounted for 32 assists. Jim Henry earned 32 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.59 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Lynn Patrick coached the team. The 1953-54 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 177
Regular Season Goals Against: 181
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 15, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| October 17, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | ||
| October 18, 1953 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 2-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
| October 22, 1953 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 2-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-3-0 | ||
| October 24, 1953 | Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 2-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-3-0 | ||
| October 25, 1953 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 2-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-3-0 | ||
| October 31, 1953 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 2-1-0 | 3-2-0 | 5-3-0 | ||
| November 1, 1953 | Boston Bruins 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | T | 2-1-0 | 3-2-1 | 5-3-1 | OT | |
| November 5, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 3-1-0 | 3-2-1 | 6-3-1 | ||
| November 7, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 3-1-0 | 3-3-1 | 6-4-1 | ||
| November 8, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 4-1-0 | 3-3-1 | 7-4-1 | ||
| November 11, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 4-1-1 | 3-3-1 | 7-4-2 | OT | |
| November 14, 1953 | Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 4-1-1 | 3-4-1 | 7-5-2 | ||
| November 15, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 4-1-2 | 3-4-1 | 7-5-3 | OT | |
| November 19, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 4-1-2 | 3-5-1 | 7-6-3 | ||
| November 20, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 4-1-2 | 4-5-1 | 8-6-3 | ||
| November 22, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 4-1-3 | 4-5-1 | 8-6-4 | OT | |
| November 25, 1953 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 5 | L | 4-1-3 | 4-6-1 | 8-7-4 | ||
| November 26, 1953 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 5-1-3 | 4-6-1 | 9-7-4 | ||
| November 29, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 6-1-3 | 4-6-1 | 10-7-4 | ||
| December 3, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 7-1-3 | 4-6-1 | 11-7-4 | ||
| December 5, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 7-1-3 | 4-7-1 | 11-8-4 | ||
| December 6, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 7 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 7-2-3 | 4-7-1 | 11-9-4 | ||
| December 10, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 8-2-3 | 4-7-1 | 12-9-4 | ||
| December 12, 1953 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | L | 8-2-3 | 4-8-1 | 12-10-4 | ||
| December 13, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | T | 8-2-3 | 4-8-2 | 12-10-5 | OT | |
| December 16, 1953 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 8-2-3 | 4-9-2 | 12-11-5 | ||
| December 17, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 9-2-3 | 4-9-2 | 13-11-5 | ||
| December 19, 1953 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 | L | 9-2-3 | 4-10-2 | 13-12-5 | ||
| December 20, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 9-3-3 | 4-10-2 | 13-13-5 | ||
| December 25, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 10-3-3 | 4-10-2 | 14-13-5 | ||
| December 27, 1953 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 10-3-3 | 4-11-2 | 14-14-5 | ||
| December 29, 1953 | Boston Bruins 6 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 10-3-3 | 5-11-2 | 15-14-5 | ||
| January 1, 1954 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 10-4-3 | 5-11-2 | 15-15-5 | ||
| January 2, 1954 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 10-4-3 | 5-11-3 | 15-15-6 | OT | |
| January 7, 1954 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 10-4-3 | 5-12-3 | 15-16-6 | ||
| January 9, 1954 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 10-4-3 | 5-13-3 | 15-17-6 | ||
| January 10, 1954 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 11-4-3 | 5-13-3 | 16-17-6 | ||
| January 14, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 11-5-3 | 5-13-3 | 16-18-6 | ||
| January 16, 1954 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 11-5-3 | 5-14-3 | 16-19-6 | ||
| January 17, 1954 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 12-5-3 | 5-14-3 | 17-19-6 | ||
| January 20, 1954 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 8 | L | 12-5-3 | 5-15-3 | 17-20-6 | ||
| January 21, 1954 | Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 12-5-3 | 6-15-3 | 18-20-6 | at Indianapolis, IN | |
| January 23, 1954 | New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 12-6-3 | 6-15-3 | 18-21-6 | ||
| January 24, 1954 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 13-6-3 | 6-15-3 | 19-21-6 | ||
| January 28, 1954 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 14-6-3 | 6-15-3 | 20-21-6 | ||
| January 30, 1954 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 14-6-3 | 6-16-3 | 20-22-6 | ||
| January 31, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 15-6-3 | 6-16-3 | 21-22-6 | ||
| February 4, 1954 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | L | 15-6-3 | 6-17-3 | 21-23-6 | ||
| February 6, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 15-7-3 | 6-17-3 | 21-24-6 | ||
| February 7, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 15-7-4 | 6-17-3 | 21-24-7 | OT | |
| February 10, 1954 | Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 15-7-4 | 7-17-3 | 22-24-7 | ||
| February 11, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 15-8-4 | 7-17-3 | 22-25-7 | ||
| February 13, 1954 | New York Rangers 0 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 16-8-4 | 7-17-3 | 23-25-7 | ||
| February 14, 1954 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 17-8-4 | 7-17-3 | 24-25-7 | ||
| February 17, 1954 | Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 2 | L | 17-8-4 | 7-18-3 | 24-26-7 | ||
| February 20, 1954 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 17-8-4 | 7-19-3 | 24-27-7 | ||
| February 21, 1954 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 17-8-4 | 8-19-3 | 25-27-7 | ||
| February 24, 1954 | Boston Bruins 5 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 17-8-4 | 9-19-3 | 26-27-7 | ||
| March 4, 1954 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 17-8-5 | 9-19-3 | 26-27-8 | OT | |
| March 6, 1954 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | T | 17-8-5 | 9-19-4 | 26-27-9 | OT | |
| March 7, 1954 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 18-8-5 | 9-19-4 | 27-27-9 | ||
| March 11, 1954 | New York Rangers 0 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 19-8-5 | 9-19-4 | 28-27-9 | ||
| March 13, 1954 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 19-8-5 | 10-19-4 | 29-27-9 | ||
| March 14, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 20-8-5 | 10-19-4 | 30-27-9 | ||
| March 16, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 21-8-5 | 10-19-4 | 31-27-9 | ||
| March 18, 1954 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 21-8-5 | 10-19-5 | 31-27-10 | OT | |
| March 19, 1954 | Boston Bruins 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 7 | L | 21-8-5 | 10-20-5 | 31-28-10 | ||
| March 21, 1954 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Boston Bruins 9 | W | 22-8-5 | 10-20-5 | 32-28-10 | ||
| March 23, 1954 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| March 25, 1954 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 8 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| March 28, 1954 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-3-0 | ||
| March 30, 1954 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-4-0 |
