1973-74 Boston Bruins Statistics
Team Record: 52-17-9 - 113 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 10-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
Semi-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Coach: Bep Guidolin (52-17-9)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1973-74 Boston Bruins Results
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 52 wins and 17 losses and 9 ties for 113 points, finishing first in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-6.
The Bruins topped the circuit with 349 goals. Boston allowed 221 goals. Phil Esposito scored 68 goals for the squad, while John Bucyk, Wayne Cashman, Bobby Orr and Ken Hodge each tallied 30 or more, too. Bobby Orr recorded 90 assists. Gilles Gilbert recorded 34 wins for the team, plus Ross Brooks added 15 or more wins, too. Gilles Gilbert registered a 2.95 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Bep Guidolin coached the team. The 1973-74 Boston Bruins lost in the Stanley Cup 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 | 68 | 77 | 145 | 58 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 393 | 17.3 |
| Bobby Orr | D | 74 | 32 | 90 | 122 | 82 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 384 | 8.3 |
| Ken Hodge | R | 76 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 251 | 19.9 |
| Wayne Cashman | L | 78 | 30 | 59 | 89 | 111 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 19.2 |
| John Bucyk | L | 76 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 139 | 22.3 |
| Carol Vadnais | D | 78 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 123 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 8.6 |
| Don Marcotte | L | 78 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 18 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 16.0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 75 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 9.5 |
| Terry O'Reilly | R | 76 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 94 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 12.8 |
| Andre Savard | C | 72 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 18.2 |
| Dallas Smith | D | 77 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 64 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 5.4 |
| Dave Forbes | L | 63 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 15.6 |
| Chris Oddleifson | C | 49 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 15.9 |
| Derek Sanderson | C | 29 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 12.5 |
| Bobby Schmautz | R | 27 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 11.3 |
| Fred O'Donnell | R | 43 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 12.8 |
| Al Sims | D | 76 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 2.7 |
| Darryl Edestrand | D | 52 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 4.5 |
| Rich LeDuc | C | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Gary Doak | D | 69 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 44 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Doug Roberts | R | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Gilles Gilbert | G | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Broderick | G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Gibson | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Beverley | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Gryp | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ross Brooks | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Hynes | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Al Simmons | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1371 | 349 | 570 | 919 | 960 | 543 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 52 | 9 | 2649 | 13.2 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 54 | 3210 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 158 | 2.95 | 0 | ||
| Ross Brooks | 21 | 1170 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 2.36 | 0 | ||
| Ken Broderick | 5 | 300 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 80 | 4680 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 220 | 2.82 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | C | 16 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Orr | D | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ken Hodge | R | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Cashman | L | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Bucyk | L | 16 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Carol Vadnais | D | 16 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Marcotte | L | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 16 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Terry O'Reilly | R | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Savard | C | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Smith | D | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Forbes | L | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Schmautz | R | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Sims | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Edestrand | D | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich LeDuc | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Gilbert | G | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Gibson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Simmons | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 263 | 58 | 97 | 155 | 349 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 16 | 977 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 2.64 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 16 | 977 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 2.64 | 0 |
