1976-77 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 49-23-8 - 106 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 8-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Kings 4-2
Semi-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-0
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Coach: Don Cherry (49-23-8)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1976-77 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 49-23-8 - 106 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 8-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Kings 4-2
Semi-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-0
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Coach: Don Cherry (49-23-8)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1976-77 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 49 wins and 23 losses and 8 ties for 106 points, finishing first in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-6.
The Bruins scored 312 goals and allowed 240. Peter McNab netted 38 goals for Boston, while Gregg Sheppard and Jean Ratelle tallied 30 or more, too. Jean Ratelle contributed 61 assists. Gerry Cheevers earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Gilles Gilbert added 15 or more wins also. Gilles Gilbert registered a 2.85 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Don Cherry coached the team. The 1976-77 Boston Bruins lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 312
Regular Season Goals Against: 240
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7, 1976 | Minnesota North Stars 2 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 9, 1976 | Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 | L | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| October 10, 1976 | Cleveland Barons 3 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| October 13, 1976 | Boston Bruins 5 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| October 15, 1976 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 3-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 4-1-0 | ||
| October 17, 1976 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 4-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 5-1-0 | ||
| October 19, 1976 | Boston Bruins 5 at St. Louis Blues 6 | L | 4-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 5-2-0 | ||
| October 20, 1976 | Boston Bruins 2 at Colorado Rockies 1 | W | 4-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 6-2-0 | ||
| October 23, 1976 | Boston Bruins 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2 | W | 4-0-0 | 3-2-0 | 7-2-0 | ||
| October 27, 1976 | Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 4-0-0 | 4-2-0 | 8-2-0 | ||
| October 30, 1976 | Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 4-0-0 | 5-2-0 | 9-2-0 | ||
| October 31, 1976 | Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 | L | 4-0-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | ||
| November 4, 1976 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 5-0-0 | 5-3-0 | 10-3-0 | ||
| November 7, 1976 | Vancouver Canucks 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 6-0-0 | 5-3-0 | 11-3-0 | ||
| November 10, 1976 | Boston Bruins 6 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 6-0-0 | 6-3-0 | 12-3-0 | ||
| November 11, 1976 | New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 6-0-1 | 6-3-0 | 12-3-1 | OT | |
| November 14, 1976 | Colorado Rockies 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 7-0-1 | 6-3-0 | 13-3-1 | ||
| November 18, 1976 | Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 8-0-1 | 6-3-0 | 14-3-1 | ||
| November 19, 1976 | Boston Bruins 4 at Washington Capitals 1 | W | 8-0-1 | 7-3-0 | 15-3-1 | ||
| November 21, 1976 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 9-0-1 | 7-3-0 | 16-3-1 | ||
| November 24, 1976 | Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 | W | 9-0-1 | 8-3-0 | 17-3-1 | ||
| November 25, 1976 | Vancouver Canucks 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 10-0-1 | 8-3-0 | 18-3-1 | ||
| November 27, 1976 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 10-0-1 | 8-4-0 | 18-4-1 | ||
| November 30, 1976 | Buffalo Sabres 6 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 10-1-1 | 8-4-0 | 18-5-1 | ||
| December 1, 1976 | Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 10-1-1 | 9-4-0 | 19-5-1 | ||
| December 3, 1976 | Boston Bruins 1 at Atlanta Flames 3 | L | 10-1-1 | 9-5-0 | 19-6-1 | ||
| December 5, 1976 | Washington Capitals 5 at Boston Bruins 5 | T | 10-1-2 | 9-5-0 | 19-6-2 | OT | |
| December 9, 1976 | Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 10-2-2 | 9-5-0 | 19-7-2 | ||
| December 11, 1976 | Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 | L | 10-2-2 | 9-6-0 | 19-8-2 | ||
| December 12, 1976 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 10-3-2 | 9-6-0 | 19-9-2 | ||
| December 16, 1976 | St. Louis Blues 2 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 11-3-2 | 9-6-0 | 20-9-2 | ||
| December 18, 1976 | Boston Bruins 4 at Cleveland Barons 6 | L | 11-3-2 | 9-7-0 | 20-10-2 | ||
| December 19, 1976 | Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 12-3-2 | 9-7-0 | 21-10-2 | ||
| December 21, 1976 | Boston Bruins 0 at New York Islanders 3 | L | 12-3-2 | 9-8-0 | 21-11-2 | ||
| December 23, 1976 | New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 12-3-3 | 9-8-0 | 21-11-3 | OT | |
| December 26, 1976 | Cleveland Barons 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 13-3-3 | 9-8-0 | 22-11-3 | ||
| December 29, 1976 | Boston Bruins 8 at Vancouver Canucks 1 | W | 13-3-3 | 10-8-0 | 23-11-3 | ||
| January 1, 1977 | Boston Bruins 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5 | L | 13-3-3 | 10-9-0 | 23-12-3 | ||
| January 5, 1977 | Boston Bruins 3 at Cleveland Barons 2 | W | 13-3-3 | 11-9-0 | 24-12-3 | ||
| January 8, 1977 | Boston Bruins 1 at Minnesota North Stars 3 | L | 13-3-3 | 11-10-0 | 24-13-3 | ||
| January 9, 1977 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 13-3-3 | 12-10-0 | 25-13-3 | ||
| January 11, 1977 | Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2 | W | 13-3-3 | 13-10-0 | 26-13-3 | ||
| January 13, 1977 | Los Angeles Kings 3 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 14-3-3 | 13-10-0 | 27-13-3 | ||
| January 15, 1977 | Minnesota North Stars 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 14-3-4 | 13-10-0 | 27-13-4 | OT | |
| January 17, 1977 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 15-3-4 | 13-10-0 | 28-13-4 | ||
| January 20, 1977 | New York Islanders 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 15-4-4 | 13-10-0 | 28-14-4 | ||
| January 21, 1977 | Boston Bruins 5 at Cleveland Barons 2 | W | 15-4-4 | 14-10-0 | 29-14-4 | ||
| January 23, 1977 | Atlanta Flames 0 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 16-4-4 | 14-10-0 | 30-14-4 | ||
| January 27, 1977 | Colorado Rockies 6 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 16-5-4 | 14-10-0 | 30-15-4 | ||
| January 29, 1977 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 16-5-5 | 14-10-0 | 30-15-5 | OT | |
| January 30, 1977 | Boston Bruins 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 | L | 16-5-5 | 14-11-0 | 30-16-5 | ||
| February 1, 1977 | Boston Bruins 3 at St. Louis Blues 3 | T | 16-5-5 | 14-11-1 | 30-16-6 | OT | |
| February 3, 1977 | St. Louis Blues 4 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 17-5-5 | 14-11-1 | 31-16-6 | ||
| February 4, 1977 | Boston Bruins 3 at Atlanta Flames 6 | L | 17-5-5 | 14-12-1 | 31-17-6 | ||
| February 6, 1977 | Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 18-5-5 | 14-12-1 | 32-17-6 | ||
| February 10, 1977 | Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 | L | 18-5-5 | 14-13-1 | 32-18-6 | ||
| February 12, 1977 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 8 | L | 18-5-5 | 14-14-1 | 32-19-6 | ||
| February 13, 1977 | Cleveland Barons 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 19-5-5 | 14-14-1 | 33-19-6 | ||
| February 16, 1977 | Boston Bruins 7 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | W | 19-5-5 | 15-14-1 | 34-19-6 | ||
| February 19, 1977 | Boston Bruins 0 at Los Angeles Kings 2 | L | 19-5-5 | 15-15-1 | 34-20-6 | ||
| February 23, 1977 | Boston Bruins 1 at Minnesota North Stars 2 | L | 19-5-5 | 15-16-1 | 34-21-6 | ||
| February 25, 1977 | Boston Bruins 5 at Colorado Rockies 2 | W | 19-5-5 | 16-16-1 | 35-21-6 | ||
| February 27, 1977 | Boston Bruins 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 | T | 19-5-5 | 16-16-2 | 35-21-7 | OT | |
| March 1, 1977 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 20-5-5 | 16-16-2 | 36-21-7 | ||
| March 3, 1977 | Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 20-5-5 | 17-16-2 | 37-21-7 | ||
| March 5, 1977 | Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 21-5-5 | 17-16-2 | 38-21-7 | ||
| March 6, 1977 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 22-5-5 | 17-16-2 | 39-21-7 | ||
| March 8, 1977 | Atlanta Flames 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 23-5-5 | 17-16-2 | 40-21-7 | ||
| March 10, 1977 | New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 10 | W | 24-5-5 | 17-16-2 | 41-21-7 | ||
| March 12, 1977 | Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 | W | 24-5-5 | 18-16-2 | 42-21-7 | ||
| March 13, 1977 | Los Angeles Kings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 24-5-6 | 18-16-2 | 42-21-8 | OT | |
| March 17, 1977 | Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 25-5-6 | 18-16-2 | 43-21-8 | ||
| March 21, 1977 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 25-6-6 | 18-16-2 | 43-22-8 | ||
| March 23, 1977 | Boston Bruins 6 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | W | 25-6-6 | 19-16-2 | 44-22-8 | ||
| March 24, 1977 | Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 25-7-6 | 19-16-2 | 44-23-8 | ||
| March 26, 1977 | Boston Bruins 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | W | 25-7-6 | 20-16-2 | 45-23-8 | ||
| March 27, 1977 | Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 26-7-6 | 20-16-2 | 46-23-8 | ||
| March 30, 1977 | Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 | W | 26-7-6 | 21-16-2 | 47-23-8 | ||
| April 2, 1977 | Boston Bruins 5 at New York Islanders 3 | W | 26-7-6 | 22-16-2 | 48-23-8 | ||
| April 3, 1977 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 27-7-6 | 22-16-2 | 49-23-8 | ||
| April 11, 1977 | Los Angeles Kings 3 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| April 13, 1977 | Los Angeles Kings 2 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| April 15, 1977 | Boston Bruins 7 at Los Angeles Kings 6 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | ||
| April 17, 1977 | Boston Bruins 4 at Los Angeles Kings 7 | L | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| April 19, 1977 | Los Angeles Kings 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 2-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
| April 21, 1977 | Boston Bruins 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3 | W | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-2-0 | ||
| April 24, 1977 | Boston Bruins 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | W | 2-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 5-2-0 | OT | |
| April 26, 1977 | Boston Bruins 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 | W | 2-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 6-2-0 | OT | |
| April 28, 1977 | Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 3-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 7-2-0 | ||
| May 1, 1977 | Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 4-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 8-2-0 | ||
| May 7, 1977 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 | L | 4-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 8-3-0 | ||
| May 10, 1977 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 4-1-0 | 4-3-0 | 8-4-0 | ||
| May 12, 1977 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 4-2-0 | 4-3-0 | 8-5-0 | ||
| May 14, 1977 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 4-3-0 | 4-3-0 | 8-6-0 | OT |
