1972–73 Boston Bruins
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 51-22-5 · Playoffs 1-4
The 1972–73 Boston Bruins went 51-22-5 and played 5 playoff games (1-4). Phil Esposito led the team with 130 points (55 G, 75 A). Eddie Johnston had 24 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | C | 78 | 55 | 75 | 130 | +17 | 87 | 19 | 411 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | D | 63 | 29 | 72 | 101 | +55 | 99 | 7 | 282 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | L | 78 | 40 | 53 | 93 | +17 | 12 | 10 | 168 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hodge | L | 74 | 37 | 44 | 81 | +11 | 58 | 16 | 197 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | L | 78 | 20 | 58 | 78 | +11 | 10 | 7 | 214 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | L | 76 | 29 | 39 | 68 | +5 | 100 | 6 | 169 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | L | 78 | 24 | 31 | 55 | +31 | 49 | 1 | 175 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 64 | 24 | 26 | 50 | +37 | 18 | 0 | 151 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | C | 57 | 25 | 22 | 47 | +10 | 37 | 0 | 128 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | D | 78 | 4 | 27 | 31 | +38 | 72 | 0 | 130 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | D | 78 | 7 | 24 | 31 | +20 | 127 | 1 | 150 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | R | 74 | 5 | 22 | 27 | +27 | 109 | 0 | 80 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet Bailey | L | 57 | 8 | 13 | 21 | +6 | 89 | 0 | 76 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | D | 78 | 2 | 17 | 19 | +29 | 90 | 0 | 110 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | C | 25 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +11 | 38 | 0 | 41 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | R | 77 | 10 | 4 | 14 | +3 | 55 | 0 | 56 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | D | 78 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +7 | 26 | 0 | 57 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | R | 52 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +13 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Leduc | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Ravlich | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | C | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jones | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 45 | 42 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 1204 | .886 | 3.28 | 5 |
| Ross Brooks | 16 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 417 | .904 | 2.64 | 1 |
| John Adams | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 415 | .906 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Jacques Plante | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 220 | .927 | 2.00 | 2 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs LAK | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 11 | @ DET | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 14 | @ NYI | W 7–4 | Final |
| Oct 15 | vs PIT | W 8–4 | Final |
| Oct 18 | @ NYR | L 1–7 | Final |
| Oct 21 | @ PIT | W 4–2 | Final |
| Oct 22 | vs VAN | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 25 | @ BUF | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 26 | vs CHI | L 3–6 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ TOR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 29 | vs NYI | W 9–1 | Final |
| Nov 2 | @ LAK | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 3 | @ CGS | T 6–6 | Final |
| Nov 5 | @ VAN | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 9 | vs DET | W 8–3 | Final |
| Nov 12 | vs MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 16 | vs STL | W 4–0 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ NYI | W 7–3 | Final |
| Nov 19 | vs TOR | W 6–5 | Final |
| Nov 23 | vs CGS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 24 | @ AFM | W 4–0 | Final |
| Nov 26 | vs PHI | W 6–4 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ MTL | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 30 | vs BUF | W 5–4 | Final |
| Dec 3 | vs NYI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 7 | vs STL | W 5–0 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ PHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 10 | vs CGS | W 8–4 | Final |
| Dec 13 | @ BUF | L 3–7 | Final |
| Dec 14 | vs NYR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ PHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ PIT | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 21 | vs DET | W 8–1 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs AFM | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 27 | @ AFM | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ MNS | W 2–0 | Final |
| Jan 1 | @ VAN | W 8–2 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ STL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 7 | @ CHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Jan 11 | vs MNS | T 1–1 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ TOR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 14 | vs BUF | W 6–0 | Final |
| Jan 18 | vs NYI | L 7–9 | Final |
| Jan 20 | @ PIT | L 0–3 | Final |
| Jan 21 | vs CGS | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ NYR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 25 | vs DET | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs CHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 28 | vs LAK | W 6–5 | Final |
| Feb 1 | vs TOR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs NYR | L 3–7 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs PHI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 7 | @ MNS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 10 | vs PIT | W 6–3 | Final |
| Feb 11 | vs LAK | W 2–0 | Final |
| Feb 13 | vs VAN | W 7–3 | Final |
| Feb 15 | @ PHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ MNS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 18 | @ CHI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ VAN | W 7–6 | Final |
| Feb 21 | @ CGS | W 6–2 | Final |
| Feb 24 | @ LAK | W 7–5 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs STL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 3 | @ MTL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Mar 4 | vs CHI | W 4–0 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ STL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 9 | @ AFM | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 11 | vs MTL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ NYI | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ BUF | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 16 | @ DET | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 18 | vs AFM | W 7–1 | Final |
| Mar 22 | vs MNS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs NYR | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs BUF | W 6–1 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ NYR | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 31 | @ TOR | L 3–7 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs NYR | L 2–6 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 5 | vs NYR | L 2–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 7 | @ NYR | W 4–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 8 | @ NYR | L 0–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 10 | vs NYR | L 3–6 | Final · Playoffs |