1977-78 Boston Bruins Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 51-18-11 - 113 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 10-5
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-0
Semi-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Coach: Don Cherry (51-18-11)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1977-78 Boston Bruins RosterTeam Record: 51-18-11 - 113 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 10-5
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-0
Semi-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Coach: Don Cherry (51-18-11)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1977-78 Boston Bruins Results
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 51 wins and 18 losses and 11 ties for 113 points, finishing first in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-5.
The Bruins scored 333 goals and conceded 218. Peter McNab netted 41 goals for Boston, while Terry O'Reilly accounted for 61 assists. Ron Grahame earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Gilles Gilbert added 15 or more wins also. Ron Grahame recorded a 2.76 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Don Cherry coached the team. The 1977-78 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry O'Reilly | R | 77 | 29 | 61 | 90 | 211 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 166 | 17.5 |
| Jean Ratelle | C | 80 | 25 | 59 | 84 | 10 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 158 | 15.8 |
| Peter McNab | C | 79 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 227 | 18.1 |
| Brad Park | D | 80 | 22 | 57 | 79 | 79 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 225 | 9.8 |
| Wayne Cashman | L | 76 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 69 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 17.9 |
| Rick Middleton | R | 79 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 8 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 171 | 14.6 |
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 54 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 160 | 14.4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | R | 54 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 87 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 174 | 15.5 |
| Don Marcotte | L | 77 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 16 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 12.6 |
| Stan Jonathan | L | 68 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 116 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 22.3 |
| Bob Miller | C | 76 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 134 | 14.9 |
| Mike Milbury | D | 80 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 151 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 9.8 |
| John Wensink | L | 80 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 181 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 12.2 |
| Rick Smith | D | 79 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 69 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 6.0 |
| John Bucyk | L | 53 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10.6 |
| Gary Doak | D | 61 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 6.1 |
| Al Sims | D | 43 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 3.6 |
| Matti Hagman | C | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 30.8 |
| Dennis O'Brien | D | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Mike Forbes | D | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 |
| Dwight Foster | F | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Doug Halward | D | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gilles Gilbert | G | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Grahame | G | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Langdon | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sean Shanahan | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clayton Pachal | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jim Pettie | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1404 | 333 | 558 | 891 | 1229 | 580 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 2425 | 13.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Grahame | 40 | 2328 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 2.76 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Gilbert | 25 | 1326 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 2.53 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | 21 | 1086 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 2.65 | 0 | ||
| Jim Pettie | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 87 | 4800 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 217 | 2.71 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry O'Reilly | R | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jean Ratelle | C | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter McNab | C | 15 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Brad Park | D | 15 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Cashman | L | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Rick Middleton | R | 15 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Schmautz | R | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Don Marcotte | L | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Stan Jonathan | L | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Miller | C | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Milbury | D | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Wensink | L | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Smith | D | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Doak | D | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Al Sims | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis O'Brien | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Grahame | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 258 | 53 | 89 | 142 | 282 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Grahame | 4 | 202 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.08 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | 12 | 731 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 2.87 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 16 | 933 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 2.70 | 0 |
