1979-80 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 46-21-13 - 105 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 4-6
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2
Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Islanders 4-1
Coach: Fred Creighton (40-20-13)
Coach: Harry Sinden (6-1)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1979-80 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 46-21-13 - 105 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 4-6
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2
Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Islanders 4-1
Coach: Fred Creighton (40-20-13)
Coach: Harry Sinden (6-1)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1979-80 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 46 wins and 21 losses and 13 ties for 105 points, finishing second in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-6.
The Bruins scored 310 goals and surrendered 234. Peter McNab and Rick Middleton netted 40 goals for Boston each, while Rick Middleton accounted for 52 assists. Gerry Cheevers earned 24 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Gilles Gilbert added 15 or more wins also. Gilles Gilbert registered a 2.73 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Fred Creighton and Harry Sinden coached the team. The 1979-80 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL quarter-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 310
Regular Season Goals Against: 234
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 1979 | Winnipeg Jets 0 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 13, 1979 | Boston Bruins 5 at Washington Capitals 2 | W | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| October 14, 1979 | Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| October 18, 1979 | New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 2-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| October 20, 1979 | Los Angeles Kings 4 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 3-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 4-1-0 | ||
| October 23, 1979 | Boston Bruins 5 at St. Louis Blues 5 | T | 3-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 4-1-1 | OT | |
| October 26, 1979 | Boston Bruins 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3 | L | 3-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 4-2-1 | ||
| October 28, 1979 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 3-1-0 | 2-1-1 | 5-2-1 | ||
| October 30, 1979 | Boston Bruins 4 at Los Angeles Kings 4 | T | 3-1-0 | 2-1-2 | 5-2-2 | OT | |
| November 2, 1979 | Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | T | 3-1-0 | 2-1-3 | 5-2-3 | OT | |
| November 4, 1979 | Boston Bruins 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1 | W | 3-1-0 | 3-1-3 | 6-2-3 | ||
| November 8, 1979 | Edmonton Oilers 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 4-1-0 | 3-1-3 | 7-2-3 | ||
| November 10, 1979 | Boston Bruins 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 | W | 4-1-0 | 4-1-3 | 8-2-3 | ||
| November 11, 1979 | Atlanta Flames 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 5-1-0 | 4-1-3 | 9-2-3 | ||
| November 15, 1979 | Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 6-1-0 | 4-1-3 | 10-2-3 | ||
| November 17, 1979 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | W | 6-1-0 | 5-1-3 | 11-2-3 | ||
| November 18, 1979 | Hartford Whalers 4 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 7-1-0 | 5-1-3 | 12-2-3 | ||
| November 20, 1979 | Boston Bruins 5 at Quebec Nordiques 3 | W | 7-1-0 | 6-1-3 | 13-2-3 | ||
| November 22, 1979 | Quebec Nordiques 4 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 8-1-0 | 6-1-3 | 14-2-3 | ||
| November 24, 1979 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 8-1-0 | 6-2-3 | 14-3-3 | ||
| November 25, 1979 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 9-1-0 | 6-2-3 | 15-3-3 | ||
| November 27, 1979 | Buffalo Sabres 5 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 9-2-0 | 6-2-3 | 15-4-3 | ||
| December 1, 1979 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | L | 9-2-0 | 6-3-3 | 15-5-3 | ||
| December 2, 1979 | Colorado Rockies 5 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 9-3-0 | 6-3-3 | 15-6-3 | ||
| December 4, 1979 | Boston Bruins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 | T | 9-3-0 | 6-3-4 | 15-6-4 | OT | |
| December 6, 1979 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Islanders 4 | L | 9-3-0 | 6-4-4 | 15-7-4 | ||
| December 9, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 10-3-0 | 6-4-4 | 16-7-4 | ||
| December 13, 1979 | Detroit Red Wings 6 at Boston Bruins 6 | T | 10-3-1 | 6-4-4 | 16-7-5 | OT | |
| December 15, 1979 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 10-4-1 | 6-4-4 | 16-8-5 | ||
| December 16, 1979 | Boston Bruins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 1 | W | 10-4-1 | 7-4-4 | 17-8-5 | ||
| December 20, 1979 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 10 | W | 11-4-1 | 7-4-4 | 18-8-5 | ||
| December 22, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 11-5-1 | 7-4-4 | 18-9-5 | ||
| December 23, 1979 | Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 11-5-1 | 8-4-4 | 19-9-5 | ||
| December 26, 1979 | Boston Bruins 5 at Atlanta Flames 3 | W | 11-5-1 | 9-4-4 | 20-9-5 | ||
| December 30, 1979 | Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 11-5-1 | 9-5-4 | 20-10-5 | ||
| January 2, 1980 | Boston Bruins 1 at Minnesota North Stars 2 | L | 11-5-1 | 9-6-4 | 20-11-5 | ||
| January 4, 1980 | Boston Bruins 2 at Winnipeg Jets 1 | W | 11-5-1 | 10-6-4 | 21-11-5 | ||
| January 8, 1980 | Boston Bruins 2 at Colorado Rockies 2 | T | 11-5-1 | 10-6-5 | 21-11-6 | OT | |
| January 10, 1980 | St. Louis Blues 7 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 11-6-1 | 10-6-5 | 21-12-6 | ||
| January 12, 1980 | Atlanta Flames 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 12-6-1 | 10-6-5 | 22-12-6 | ||
| January 13, 1980 | Colorado Rockies 2 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 13-6-1 | 10-6-5 | 23-12-6 | ||
| January 16, 1980 | Boston Bruins 3 at Quebec Nordiques 1 | W | 13-6-1 | 11-6-5 | 24-12-6 | ||
| January 17, 1980 | Edmonton Oilers 1 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 14-6-1 | 11-6-5 | 25-12-6 | ||
| January 19, 1980 | New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 15-6-1 | 11-6-5 | 26-12-6 | ||
| January 21, 1980 | Minnesota North Stars 0 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 16-6-1 | 11-6-5 | 27-12-6 | ||
| January 24, 1980 | Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 17-6-1 | 11-6-5 | 28-12-6 | ||
| January 26, 1980 | Boston Bruins 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 | W | 17-6-1 | 12-6-5 | 29-12-6 | ||
| January 27, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 17-7-1 | 12-6-5 | 29-13-6 | ||
| January 30, 1980 | Boston Bruins 2 at Hartford Whalers 8 | L | 17-7-1 | 12-7-5 | 29-14-6 | ||
| January 31, 1980 | New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 18-7-1 | 12-7-5 | 30-14-6 | ||
| February 2, 1980 | Quebec Nordiques 2 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 19-7-1 | 12-7-5 | 31-14-6 | ||
| February 3, 1980 | Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | T | 19-7-1 | 12-7-6 | 31-14-7 | OT | |
| February 7, 1980 | Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 20-7-1 | 12-7-6 | 32-14-7 | ||
| February 9, 1980 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 21-7-1 | 12-7-6 | 33-14-7 | ||
| February 10, 1980 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 21-8-1 | 12-7-6 | 33-15-7 | ||
| February 14, 1980 | Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 3 | T | 21-8-1 | 12-7-7 | 33-15-8 | OT | |
| February 16, 1980 | Boston Bruins 5 at Colorado Rockies 3 | W | 21-8-1 | 13-7-7 | 34-15-8 | ||
| February 20, 1980 | Boston Bruins 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3 | L | 21-8-1 | 13-8-7 | 34-16-8 | ||
| February 23, 1980 | Boston Bruins 4 at Vancouver Canucks 4 | T | 21-8-1 | 13-8-8 | 34-16-9 | OT | |
| February 24, 1980 | Boston Bruins 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2 | W | 21-8-1 | 14-8-8 | 35-16-9 | ||
| February 27, 1980 | Boston Bruins 6 at Hartford Whalers 3 | W | 21-8-1 | 15-8-8 | 36-16-9 | ||
| February 28, 1980 | New York Rangers 5 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 21-9-1 | 15-8-8 | 36-17-9 | ||
| March 1, 1980 | Los Angeles Kings 0 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 22-9-1 | 15-8-8 | 37-17-9 | ||
| March 2, 1980 | Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 2 | L | 22-9-1 | 15-9-8 | 37-18-9 | ||
| March 5, 1980 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 22-9-1 | 16-9-8 | 38-18-9 | ||
| March 8, 1980 | Boston Bruins 5 at New York Islanders 3 | W | 22-9-1 | 17-9-8 | 39-18-9 | ||
| March 9, 1980 | Hartford Whalers 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 22-9-2 | 17-9-8 | 39-18-10 | OT | |
| March 12, 1980 | Boston Bruins 4 at Washington Capitals 6 | L | 22-9-2 | 17-10-8 | 39-19-10 | ||
| March 13, 1980 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 23-9-2 | 17-10-8 | 40-19-10 | ||
| March 15, 1980 | Vancouver Canucks 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 23-9-3 | 17-10-8 | 40-19-11 | OT | |
| March 16, 1980 | Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 23-9-4 | 17-10-8 | 40-19-12 | OT | |
| March 18, 1980 | Boston Bruins 3 at St. Louis Blues 3 | T | 23-9-4 | 17-10-9 | 40-19-13 | OT | |
| March 19, 1980 | Boston Bruins 4 at Minnesota North Stars 7 | L | 23-9-4 | 17-11-9 | 40-20-13 | ||
| March 22, 1980 | Boston Bruins 5 at Atlanta Flames 2 | W | 23-9-4 | 18-11-9 | 41-20-13 | ||
| March 23, 1980 | Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 24-9-4 | 18-11-9 | 42-20-13 | ||
| March 27, 1980 | St. Louis Blues 1 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 25-9-4 | 18-11-9 | 43-20-13 | ||
| March 30, 1980 | Winnipeg Jets 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 26-9-4 | 18-11-9 | 44-20-13 | ||
| April 2, 1980 | Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 26-9-4 | 19-11-9 | 45-20-13 | ||
| April 5, 1980 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 6 | L | 26-9-4 | 19-12-9 | 45-21-13 | ||
| April 6, 1980 | Minnesota North Stars 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 27-9-4 | 19-12-9 | 46-21-13 | ||
| April 8, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| April 10, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| April 12, 1980 | Boston Bruins 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | ||
| April 13, 1980 | Boston Bruins 8 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 | W | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
| April 14, 1980 | Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 2-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
| April 16, 1980 | New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 2-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-3-0 | OT | |
| April 17, 1980 | New York Islanders 5 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 2-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-4-0 | OT | |
| April 19, 1980 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Islanders 5 | L | 2-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-5-0 | ||
| April 21, 1980 | Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 3 | W | 2-3-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-5-0 | OT | |
| April 22, 1980 | New York Islanders 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 2-4-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-6-0 |
