1981-82 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 43-27-10 - 96 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 6-5
Lost NHL division finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Buffalo Sabres 3-1
Division Finals - Lost to Quebec Nordiques 4-3
Coach: Gerry Cheevers (43-27-10)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1981-82 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 43-27-10 - 96 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 6-5
Lost NHL division finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Buffalo Sabres 3-1
Division Finals - Lost to Quebec Nordiques 4-3
Coach: Gerry Cheevers (43-27-10)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1981-82 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 43 wins and 27 losses and 10 ties for 96 points, finishing second in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-5.
The Bruins scored 323 goals and yielded 285. Rick Middleton netted 51 goals for Boston, while Peter McNab and Barry Pederson tallied 30 or more, too. Raymond Bourque accounted for 49 assists. Marco Baron topped the squad with 22 wins, plus Rogie Vachon added 15 or more wins, too. Marco Baron recorded a 3.44 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Gerry Cheevers coached the team. The 1981-82 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL division finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 323
Regular Season Goals Against: 285
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8, 1981 | Quebec Nordiques 7 at Boston Bruins 5 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| October 10, 1981 | Boston Bruins 1 at Hartford Whalers 1 | T | 0-1-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-1-1 | OT | |
| October 11, 1981 | Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 1-1-0 | 0-0-1 | 1-1-1 | ||
| October 14, 1981 | Boston Bruins 8 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | W | 1-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 2-1-1 | ||
| October 16, 1981 | Boston Bruins 6 at Colorado Rockies 1 | W | 1-1-0 | 2-0-1 | 3-1-1 | ||
| October 17, 1981 | Boston Bruins 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4 | W | 1-1-0 | 3-0-1 | 4-1-1 | ||
| October 20, 1981 | Boston Bruins 4 at St. Louis Blues 3 | W | 1-1-0 | 4-0-1 | 5-1-1 | ||
| October 22, 1981 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 1-1-0 | 4-0-2 | 5-1-2 | OT | |
| October 24, 1981 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 7 | L | 1-1-0 | 4-1-2 | 5-2-2 | ||
| October 29, 1981 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 5 | T | 1-1-1 | 4-1-2 | 5-2-3 | OT | |
| October 31, 1981 | New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 2-1-1 | 4-1-2 | 6-2-3 | ||
| November 1, 1981 | Hartford Whalers 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 3-1-1 | 4-1-2 | 7-2-3 | ||
| November 5, 1981 | Vancouver Canucks 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 4-1-1 | 4-1-2 | 8-2-3 | ||
| November 7, 1981 | Boston Bruins 10 at Quebec Nordiques 1 | W | 4-1-1 | 5-1-2 | 9-2-3 | ||
| November 8, 1981 | Minnesota North Stars 4 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 4-2-1 | 5-1-2 | 9-3-3 | ||
| November 12, 1981 | Edmonton Oilers 2 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 5-2-1 | 5-1-2 | 10-3-3 | ||
| November 14, 1981 | Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 5-2-2 | 5-1-2 | 10-3-4 | OT | |
| November 15, 1981 | Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3 | L | 5-2-2 | 5-2-2 | 10-4-4 | ||
| November 19, 1981 | Hartford Whalers 1 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 6-2-2 | 5-2-2 | 11-4-4 | ||
| November 21, 1981 | Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 6-2-2 | 6-2-2 | 12-4-4 | ||
| November 22, 1981 | Quebec Nordiques 6 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 6-3-2 | 6-2-2 | 12-5-4 | ||
| November 24, 1981 | Boston Bruins 1 at New York Islanders 3 | L | 6-3-2 | 6-3-2 | 12-6-4 | ||
| November 26, 1981 | Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 6-4-2 | 6-3-2 | 12-7-4 | ||
| November 28, 1981 | New York Islanders 4 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 7-4-2 | 6-3-2 | 13-7-4 | ||
| December 3, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 8-4-2 | 6-3-2 | 14-7-4 | ||
| December 5, 1981 | Boston Bruins 5 at Quebec Nordiques 3 | W | 8-4-2 | 7-3-2 | 15-7-4 | ||
| December 9, 1981 | Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 8-4-2 | 8-3-2 | 16-7-4 | ||
| December 10, 1981 | St. Louis Blues 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 8-5-2 | 8-3-2 | 16-8-4 | ||
| December 13, 1981 | Colorado Rockies 1 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 9-5-2 | 8-3-2 | 17-8-4 | ||
| December 17, 1981 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 9-6-2 | 8-3-2 | 17-9-4 | ||
| December 19, 1981 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 9-6-2 | 8-4-2 | 17-10-4 | ||
| December 20, 1981 | Los Angeles Kings 4 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 10-6-2 | 8-4-2 | 18-10-4 | ||
| December 23, 1981 | Boston Bruins 7 at Washington Capitals 4 | W | 10-6-2 | 9-4-2 | 19-10-4 | ||
| December 26, 1981 | Boston Bruins 9 at Hartford Whalers 6 | W | 10-6-2 | 10-4-2 | 20-10-4 | ||
| December 29, 1981 | Boston Bruins 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | W | 10-6-2 | 11-4-2 | 21-10-4 | ||
| December 30, 1981 | Boston Bruins 4 at Calgary Flames 2 | W | 10-6-2 | 12-4-2 | 22-10-4 | ||
| January 2, 1982 | Boston Bruins 4 at Edmonton Oilers 4 | T | 10-6-2 | 12-4-3 | 22-10-5 | OT | |
| January 3, 1982 | Boston Bruins 8 at Winnipeg Jets 5 | W | 10-6-2 | 13-4-3 | 23-10-5 | ||
| January 5, 1982 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 10-6-2 | 13-5-3 | 23-11-5 | ||
| January 7, 1982 | Winnipeg Jets 6 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 11-6-2 | 13-5-3 | 24-11-5 | ||
| January 9, 1982 | Boston Bruins 1 at Quebec Nordiques 6 | L | 11-6-2 | 13-6-3 | 24-12-5 | ||
| January 11, 1982 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 12-6-2 | 13-6-3 | 25-12-5 | ||
| January 14, 1982 | New York Islanders 4 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 13-6-2 | 13-6-3 | 26-12-5 | ||
| January 16, 1982 | Hartford Whalers 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 13-6-3 | 13-6-3 | 26-12-6 | OT | |
| January 17, 1982 | Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 7 | L | 13-6-3 | 13-7-3 | 26-13-6 | ||
| January 20, 1982 | Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 | L | 13-6-3 | 13-8-3 | 26-14-6 | ||
| January 21, 1982 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 14-6-3 | 13-8-3 | 27-14-6 | ||
| January 23, 1982 | Washington Capitals 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 15-6-3 | 13-8-3 | 28-14-6 | ||
| January 25, 1982 | Calgary Flames 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 15-6-4 | 13-8-3 | 28-14-7 | OT | |
| January 28, 1982 | Montreal Canadiens 6 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 15-7-4 | 13-8-3 | 28-15-7 | ||
| January 30, 1982 | Boston Bruins 2 at Hartford Whalers 3 | L | 15-7-4 | 13-9-3 | 28-16-7 | ||
| January 31, 1982 | Colorado Rockies 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 16-7-4 | 13-9-3 | 29-16-7 | ||
| February 3, 1982 | Boston Bruins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 | W | 16-7-4 | 14-9-3 | 30-16-7 | ||
| February 4, 1982 | Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 17-7-4 | 14-9-3 | 31-16-7 | ||
| February 6, 1982 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 17-8-4 | 14-9-3 | 31-17-7 | ||
| February 11, 1982 | Boston Bruins 4 at Minnesota North Stars 2 | W | 17-8-4 | 15-9-3 | 32-17-7 | ||
| February 13, 1982 | Boston Bruins 3 at Calgary Flames 6 | L | 17-8-4 | 15-10-3 | 32-18-7 | ||
| February 14, 1982 | Boston Bruins 2 at Edmonton Oilers 2 | T | 17-8-4 | 15-10-4 | 32-18-8 | OT | |
| February 17, 1982 | Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6 | L | 17-8-4 | 15-11-4 | 32-19-8 | ||
| February 20, 1982 | Boston Bruins 7 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 17-8-4 | 16-11-4 | 33-19-8 | ||
| February 21, 1982 | Boston Bruins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 0 | W | 17-8-4 | 17-11-4 | 34-19-8 | ||
| February 24, 1982 | Boston Bruins 3 at Hartford Whalers 4 | L | 17-8-4 | 17-12-4 | 34-20-8 | ||
| February 27, 1982 | New York Rangers 6 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 17-9-4 | 17-12-4 | 34-21-8 | ||
| March 2, 1982 | Boston Bruins 2 at St. Louis Blues 2 | T | 17-9-4 | 17-12-5 | 34-21-9 | OT | |
| March 3, 1982 | Boston Bruins 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 | W | 17-9-4 | 18-12-5 | 35-21-9 | ||
| March 6, 1982 | Los Angeles Kings 0 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 18-9-4 | 18-12-5 | 36-21-9 | ||
| March 7, 1982 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 18-9-4 | 18-13-5 | 36-22-9 | ||
| March 9, 1982 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 18-9-4 | 18-14-5 | 36-23-9 | ||
| March 11, 1982 | Winnipeg Jets 4 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 19-9-4 | 18-14-5 | 37-23-9 | ||
| March 13, 1982 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 20-9-4 | 18-14-5 | 38-23-9 | ||
| March 14, 1982 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 20-10-4 | 18-14-5 | 38-24-9 | ||
| March 16, 1982 | Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 3 | T | 20-10-4 | 18-14-6 | 38-24-10 | OT | |
| March 20, 1982 | Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 21-10-4 | 18-14-6 | 39-24-10 | ||
| March 22, 1982 | Quebec Nordiques 4 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 22-10-4 | 18-14-6 | 40-24-10 | ||
| March 25, 1982 | Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 23-10-4 | 18-14-6 | 41-24-10 | ||
| March 27, 1982 | Minnesota North Stars 6 at Boston Bruins 5 | L | 23-11-4 | 18-14-6 | 41-25-10 | ||
| March 28, 1982 | Boston Bruins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 9 | L | 23-11-4 | 18-15-6 | 41-26-10 | ||
| April 1, 1982 | Quebec Nordiques 8 at Boston Bruins 5 | L | 23-12-4 | 18-15-6 | 41-27-10 | ||
| April 3, 1982 | Boston Bruins 5 at Quebec Nordiques 4 | W | 23-12-4 | 19-15-6 | 42-27-10 | ||
| April 4, 1982 | Hartford Whalers 2 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 24-12-4 | 19-15-6 | 43-27-10 | ||
| April 7, 1982 | Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| April 8, 1982 | Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| April 10, 1982 | Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| April 11, 1982 | Boston Bruins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| April 15, 1982 | Quebec Nordiques 3 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 3-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 4-1-0 | ||
| April 16, 1982 | Quebec Nordiques 4 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 4-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 5-1-0 | ||
| April 18, 1982 | Boston Bruins 2 at Quebec Nordiques 3 | L | 4-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 5-2-0 | OT | |
| April 19, 1982 | Boston Bruins 2 at Quebec Nordiques 7 | L | 4-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 5-3-0 | ||
| April 21, 1982 | Quebec Nordiques 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 4-1-0 | 1-3-0 | 5-4-0 | ||
| April 23, 1982 | Boston Bruins 6 at Quebec Nordiques 5 | W | 4-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 6-4-0 | OT | |
| April 25, 1982 | Quebec Nordiques 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 4-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 6-5-0 |
