1954–55 Boston Bruins season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1954–55
Year:	1954
Team:	Boston Bruins
Division:	NHL
Divisionrank:	4th
Record:	23–26–21
Goalsfor:	169
Goalsagainst:	188
Goalsleader:	Leo Labine (24)
Assistsleader:	Fleming Mackell (24)
Pointsleader:	Don McKenney and Leo Labine (42)
Pimleader:	Fernie Flaman (150)
Winsleader:	John Henderson (15)
Gaaleader:	John Henderson (2.49)

The 1954–55 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 23 wins, 26 losses, and 21 ties for 67 points. In the playoffs, they lost the semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens in five games.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 9, 1954	1–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	0–1–0
2	T	October 11, 1954	2–2	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	0–1–1
3	W	October 14, 1954	5–3	New York Rangers (1954–55)	1–1–1
4	T	October 17, 1954	1–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	1–1–2
5	L	October 20, 1954	2–6	@ New York Rangers (1954–55)	1–2–2
6	L	October 21, 1954	3–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	1–3–2
7	T	October 23, 1954	3–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	1–3–3
8	L	October 30, 1954	0–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	1–4–3
9	L	November 4, 1954	2–3	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	1–5–3
10	L	November 7, 1954	3–4	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	1–6–3
11	W	November 10, 1954	4–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	2–6–3
12	L	November 13, 1954	1–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	2–7–3
13	L	November 14, 1954	1–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	2–8–3
14	T	November 17, 1954	2–2	@ New York Rangers (1954–55)	2–8–4
15	W	November 18, 1954	5–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	3–8–4
16	W	November 20, 1954	1–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	4–8–4
17	W	November 21, 1954	2–0	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	5–8–4
18	L	November 24, 1954	1–3	@ New York Rangers (1954–55)	5–9–4
19	T	November 25, 1954	2–2	New York Rangers (1954–55)	5–9–5
20	W	November 28, 1954	6–2	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	6–9–5
21	L	December 1, 1954	0–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	6–10–5
22	W	December 2, 1954	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	7–10–5
23	W	December 4, 1954	6–3	New York Rangers (1954–55)	8–10–5
24	L	December 5, 1954	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	8–11–5
25	W	December 9, 1954	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	9–11–5
26	W	December 11, 1954	3–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	10–11–5
27	T	December 12, 1954	2–2	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	10–11–6
28	L	December 16, 1954	2–4	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	10–12–6
29	L	December 18, 1954	1–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	10–13–6
30	L	December 19, 1954	1–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	10–14–6
31	T	December 25, 1954	3–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	10–14–7
32	L	December 30, 1954	1–6	@ New York Rangers (1954–55)	10–15–7
33	W	January 1, 1955	4–0	New York Rangers (1954–55)	11–15–7
34	T	January 2, 1955	3–3	@ New York Rangers (1954–55)	11–15–8
35	W	January 5, 1955	2–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	12–15–8
36	T	January 6, 1955	3–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	12–15–9
37	T	January 8, 1955	1–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	12–15–10
38	T	January 9, 1955	1–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	12–15–11
39	T	January 12, 1955	1–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	12–15–12
40	L	January 13, 1955	0–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	12–16–12
41	L	January 15, 1955	2–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	12–17–12
42	W	January 16, 1955	6–0	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	13–17–12
43	W	January 20, 1955	3–2	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	14–17–12
44	W	January 22, 1955	3–1	New York Rangers (1954–55)	15–17–12
45	L	January 23, 1955	0–2	New York Rangers (1954–55)	15–18–12
46	W	January 27, 1955	5–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	16–18–12
47	L	January 29, 1955	0–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	16–19–12
48	W	January 30, 1955	3–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	17–19–12
49	W	February 2, 1955	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	18–19–12
50	T	February 3, 1955	1–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	18–19–13
51	W	February 5, 1955	8–4	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	19–19–13
52	T	February 6, 1955	2–2	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	19–19–14
53	W	February 10, 1955	4–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	20–19–14
54	T	February 12, 1955	5–5	New York Rangers (1954–55)	20–19–15
55	T	February 13, 1955	3–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	20–19–16
56	T	February 16, 1955	2–2	@ New York Rangers (1954–55)	20–19–17
57	L	February 17, 1955	2–10	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	20–20–17
58	T	February 19, 1955	1–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	20–20–18
59	T	February 21, 1955	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	20–20–19
60	T	February 23, 1955	3–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	20–20–20
61	L	February 26, 1955	1–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	20–21–20
62	W	March 2, 1955	2–1	@ New York Rangers (1954–55)	21–21–20
63	L	March 3, 1955	1–4	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	21–22–20
64	T	March 5, 1955	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	21–22–21
65	W	March 6, 1955	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	22–22–21
66	L	March 10, 1955	2–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	22–23–21
67	L	March 12, 1955	1–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	22–24–21
68	W	March 13, 1955	4–2	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)	23–24–21
69	L	March 16, 1955	4–5	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55)	23–25–21
70	L	March 20, 1955	3–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	23–26–21

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	69	22	20	42	34
	67	24	18	42	75
	64	18	22	40	30
	70	16	22	38	40
	60	11	24	35	76
	69	20	14	34	24
	60	14	20	34	38
	70	14	18	32	82
	54	4	11	15	25
	23	4	8	12	26
	67	4	4	8	14
	3	0	1	1	0
	1	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	2
	10	0	0	0	4

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	68	2	20	22	8
	62	1	17	18	58
	70	4	14	18	150
	59	6	11	17	105
	70	4	13	17	34
	57	1	3	4	38

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
	45	15	14	15	5	2.49
	27	8	12	6	1	3.02

Awards and records

• Fernie Flaman, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star