1957–58 Boston Bruins season explained
League: | NHL |
Season: | 1957–58 |
Year: | 1957 |
Team: | Boston Bruins |
Divisionrank: | 4th |
Record: | 27–28–15 |
Goalsfor: | 199 |
Goalsagainst: | 194 |
Goalsleader: | Bronco Horvath (30) |
Assistsleader: | Fleming MacKell (40) |
Pointsleader: | Bronco Horvath (66) |
Pimleader: | Fleming MacKell (72) |
Winsleader: | Don Simmons (15) |
The 1957–58 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 27 wins, 28 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. They defeated the New York Rangers in six games in the Semi-finals before losing the Stanley Cup Finals, also in six games, to the Montreal Canadiens.
Offseason
NHL Draft
Regular season
Willie O'Ree
Midway through his second minor-league season with the Quebec Aces, O'Ree was called up to the Boston Bruins of the NHL to replace an injured player. O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January 18, 1958, against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black player in league history. He played in only two games that year.
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
See also: 1958 Stanley Cup Finals. Boston defeated the New York Rangers (4–2) in the semi-final to advance to the Cup Finals against the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens, in the middle of their five-year Cup champion run, defeated the Bruins four games to two.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| C | 67 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 71 |
| C | 70 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 72 |
| C | 70 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 22 |
| LW | 70 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 55 |
| LW | 68 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 57 |
| RW | 64 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 51 |
| RW | 59 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 22 |
| D | 69 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 37 |
| D | 70 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 60 |
| RW | 62 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 60 |
| LW/D | 54 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 28 |
| LW | 44 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 21 |
| D | 66 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 71 |
| RW | 34 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| C | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| D | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 66 |
| D | 42 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50 |
| RW | 53 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| D | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 |
| C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 2288 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 92 | 2.41 | 5 |
| 1440 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 70 | 2.92 | 3 |
| 360 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 |
| 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.15 | 0 |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 192 | 2.74 | 8 | |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| C | 12 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 |
| C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| LW/D | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 |
| RW | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| RW | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| C | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| LW | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| C | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| D | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| D | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| LW | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| RW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| RW | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 671 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 2.24 | 1 |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 |
Team: | 731 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 2.46 | 1 | |
[1] Awards and honors
Milestones
Regular Season |
Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st NHL Game | January 18, 1958 |
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References
- Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-06-09 . 1957-58 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.