1955-56 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 23-34-13 - 59 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Milt Schmidt (23-34-13)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1955-56 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 23-34-13 - 59 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Milt Schmidt (23-34-13)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1955-56 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 23 wins and 34 losses and 13 ties for 59 points, finishing fifth in the NHL.
The Bruins netted 147 goals, worst in the circuit and yielded 185. Vic Stasiuk scored 19 goals for Boston, while Don McKenney contributed 24 assists. Terry Sawchuk topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.66 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Milt Schmidt coached the team.
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Regular Season Goals For: 147
Regular Season Goals Against: 185
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8, 1955 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| October 9, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| October 12, 1955 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 1-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | ||
| October 15, 1955 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 1-1-0 | 0-1-1 | 1-2-1 | OT | |
| October 16, 1955 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 2-1-0 | 0-1-1 | 2-2-1 | ||
| October 20, 1955 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 2-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 3-2-1 | ||
| October 22, 1955 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | T | 2-1-0 | 1-1-2 | 3-2-2 | OT | |
| October 25, 1955 | Boston Bruins 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | L | 2-1-0 | 1-2-2 | 3-3-2 | at St Louis, MO | |
| October 29, 1955 | Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 0 | W | 2-1-0 | 2-2-2 | 4-3-2 | ||
| November 3, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 2-1-1 | 2-2-2 | 4-3-3 | OT | |
| November 5, 1955 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 2-1-1 | 2-3-2 | 4-4-3 | ||
| November 6, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 2-1-2 | 2-3-2 | 4-4-4 | OT | |
| November 10, 1955 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 3-1-2 | 2-3-2 | 5-4-4 | ||
| November 12, 1955 | Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 3-1-2 | 3-3-2 | 6-4-4 | ||
| November 13, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 0 | T | 3-1-3 | 3-3-2 | 6-4-5 | OT | |
| November 18, 1955 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 6 | L | 3-1-3 | 3-4-2 | 6-5-5 | ||
| November 19, 1955 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 3-1-3 | 3-5-2 | 6-6-5 | ||
| November 20, 1955 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 3-1-4 | 3-5-2 | 6-6-6 | OT | |
| November 23, 1955 | Boston Bruins 0 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 3-1-4 | 3-6-2 | 6-7-6 | ||
| November 24, 1955 | New York Rangers 5 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 3-2-4 | 3-6-2 | 6-8-6 | ||
| November 26, 1955 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 3-2-4 | 3-7-2 | 6-9-6 | ||
| November 27, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 3-3-4 | 3-7-2 | 6-10-6 | ||
| December 1, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 3-4-4 | 3-7-2 | 6-11-6 | ||
| December 3, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 3-5-4 | 3-7-2 | 6-12-6 | ||
| December 4, 1955 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 4-5-4 | 3-7-2 | 7-12-6 | ||
| December 8, 1955 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 4-5-4 | 3-7-3 | 7-12-7 | OT | |
| December 9, 1955 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | T | 4-5-4 | 3-7-4 | 7-12-8 | OT | at St Louis, MO |
| December 11, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 4-6-4 | 3-7-4 | 7-13-8 | ||
| December 15, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 5-6-4 | 3-7-4 | 8-13-8 | ||
| December 17, 1955 | Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 5-6-4 | 3-8-4 | 8-14-8 | ||
| December 18, 1955 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 7 | L | 5-6-4 | 3-9-4 | 8-15-8 | ||
| December 21, 1955 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 3 | T | 5-6-4 | 3-9-5 | 8-15-9 | OT | |
| December 22, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 5-7-4 | 3-9-5 | 8-16-9 | ||
| December 25, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 5-8-4 | 3-9-5 | 8-17-9 | ||
| December 29, 1955 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 5-8-4 | 3-10-5 | 8-18-9 | ||
| December 31, 1955 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 6 | L | 5-8-4 | 3-11-5 | 8-19-9 | ||
| January 1, 1956 | New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 5-9-4 | 3-11-5 | 8-20-9 | ||
| January 7, 1956 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 | L | 5-9-4 | 3-12-5 | 8-21-9 | ||
| January 8, 1956 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 5-9-4 | 3-13-5 | 8-22-9 | ||
| January 12, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 5-10-4 | 3-13-5 | 8-23-9 | ||
| January 14, 1956 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | W | 5-10-4 | 4-13-5 | 9-23-9 | ||
| January 15, 1956 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 5-11-4 | 4-13-5 | 9-24-9 | ||
| January 19, 1956 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 5-11-4 | 4-14-5 | 9-25-9 | ||
| January 20, 1956 | Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 5-11-4 | 5-14-5 | 10-25-9 | ||
| January 22, 1956 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 6-11-4 | 5-14-5 | 11-25-9 | ||
| January 26, 1956 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 7-11-4 | 5-14-5 | 12-25-9 | ||
| January 28, 1956 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 6 | L | 7-11-4 | 5-15-5 | 12-26-9 | ||
| January 29, 1956 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 8-11-4 | 5-15-5 | 13-26-9 | ||
| February 2, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 8-11-5 | 5-15-5 | 13-26-10 | OT | |
| February 4, 1956 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 9-11-5 | 5-15-5 | 14-26-10 | ||
| February 5, 1956 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 10-11-5 | 5-15-5 | 15-26-10 | ||
| February 8, 1956 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 3 | T | 10-11-5 | 5-15-6 | 15-26-11 | OT | |
| February 9, 1956 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 10-11-6 | 5-15-6 | 15-26-12 | OT | |
| February 11, 1956 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 11-11-6 | 5-15-6 | 16-26-12 | ||
| February 12, 1956 | Montreal Canadiens 7 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 11-12-6 | 5-15-6 | 16-27-12 | ||
| February 15, 1956 | Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 11-12-6 | 5-16-6 | 16-28-12 | ||
| February 17, 1956 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 11-12-6 | 6-16-6 | 17-28-12 | ||
| February 19, 1956 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 0 | W | 11-12-6 | 7-16-6 | 18-28-12 | ||
| February 21, 1956 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 11-12-6 | 7-17-6 | 18-29-12 | ||
| February 25, 1956 | Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 11-12-6 | 8-17-6 | 19-29-12 | ||
| February 26, 1956 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 11-12-6 | 8-18-6 | 19-30-12 | ||
| February 29, 1956 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 11-12-6 | 8-19-6 | 19-31-12 | ||
| March 1, 1956 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 11-13-6 | 8-19-6 | 19-32-12 | ||
| March 3, 1956 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 12-13-6 | 8-19-6 | 20-32-12 | ||
| March 4, 1956 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 12-13-7 | 8-19-6 | 20-32-13 | OT | |
| March 8, 1956 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 12-13-7 | 8-20-6 | 20-33-13 | ||
| March 10, 1956 | Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | W | 12-13-7 | 9-20-6 | 21-33-13 | ||
| March 11, 1956 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 13-13-7 | 9-20-6 | 22-33-13 | ||
| March 13, 1956 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 14-13-7 | 9-20-6 | 23-33-13 | ||
| March 18, 1956 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 14-14-7 | 9-20-6 | 23-34-13 |
