1970-71 Boston Bruins Statistics
Team Record: 57-14-7 - 121 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 3-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-3
Coach: Tom Johnson (57-14-7)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1970-71 Boston Bruins Results
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 57 wins and 14 losses and 7 ties for 121 points, finishing first in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.
The Bruins netted 399 goals, tops in the circuit. Boston conceded 207 goals. Phil Esposito scored 76 goals for the team, while John McKenzie, Bobby Orr, Ken Hodge and John Bucyk each tallied 30 or more, too. Bobby Orr recorded 102 assists. Eddie Johnston earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Gerry Cheevers added 15 or more wins also. Eddie Johnston registered a 2.53 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Tom Johnson coached the team. The 1970-71 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | C | 78 | 76 | 76 | 152 | 71 | 71 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 550 | 13.8 |
| Bobby Orr | D | 78 | 37 | 102 | 139 | 91 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 392 | 9.4 |
| John Bucyk | L | 78 | 51 | 65 | 116 | 8 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 225 | 22.7 |
| Ken Hodge | R | 78 | 43 | 62 | 105 | 113 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 232 | 18.5 |
| Wayne Cashman | L | 77 | 21 | 58 | 79 | 100 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 175 | 12.0 |
| John McKenzie | R | 65 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 120 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 151 | 20.5 |
| Fred Stanfield | C | 75 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 267 | 9.0 |
| Derek Sanderson | C | 71 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 130 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 13.4 |
| Ed Westfall | R | 78 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 48 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 149 | 16.8 |
| Wayne Carleton | C | 69 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 44 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 164 | 13.4 |
| Dallas Smith | D | 73 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 68 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 4.4 |
| Ted Green | D | 78 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 60 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 4.9 |
| Don Marcotte | L | 75 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 17.2 |
| Don Awrey | D | 74 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 141 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 3.7 |
| Rick Smith | D | 67 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 44 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 5.1 |
| Mike Walton | C | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.8 |
| Reggie Leach | R | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.7 |
| Garnet Bailey | L | 36 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0.0 |
| Eddie Johnston | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Speer | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ivan Boldirev | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Danny Schock | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1282 | 399 | 697 | 1096 | 1148 | 794 | 80 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 3167 | 12.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 38 | 2280 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 96 | 2.53 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | 40 | 2400 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 2.73 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 78 | 4680 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 205 | 2.63 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | C | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Orr | D | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Bucyk | L | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Hodge | R | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Cashman | L | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | R | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fred Stanfield | C | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Derek Sanderson | C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Westfall | R | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Carleton | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Smith | D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Green | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Marcotte | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Awrey | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Smith | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Walton | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Leach | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garnet Bailey | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Johnston | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 114 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 190 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | 6 | 360 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 7 | 420 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 |
