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1970-1971 Boston Bruins: 57-14-7
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 33-4-2 (214 goals scored, 101 allowed) Road record: 24-10-5 (185 goals scored, 106 allowed) Head Coach: Tom Johnson Power Play: 80/289 (27.7%) Penalty Killing: 283/336 (84.2%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 25-4 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 294-150 399 goals scored (1st of 14 teams), 207 goals allowed (3rd), 1154 PIM (5th) NHL Averages: 3.12 goals/game (243.5 goals/team), 1084.1 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 7 Phil Esposito 6'1 205 28 78 76 76 152 71 25 1 214 78 72 7 550 13.8 +71 D 4 Bobby Orr 6'0 197 22 78 37 102 139 91 5 3 258 79 85 30 392 9.4 +124 LW 9 Johnny Bucyk 6'0 190 35 78 51 65 116 8 22 0 154 70 48 0 225 22.7 +36 RW 8 Ken Hodge 6'2 210 26 78 43 62 105 113 4 0 147 20 58 2 232 18.5 +71 RW 12 Wayne Cashman 6'1 208 25 77 21 58 79 100 4 0 134 20 56 1 175 12.0 +59 RW 19 John McKenzie 5'9 175 33 65 31 46 77 120 11 0 120 52 42 1 151 20.5 +27 LW 17 Fred Stanfield 5'10 185 26 75 24 52 76 12 8 0 153 74 48 1 267 9.0 +32 C 16 Derek Sanderson 6'0 185 24 71 29 34 63 130 1 6 82 3 69 29 217 13.4 +39 D/RW 18 Ed Westfall 6'1 197 30 78 25 34 59 48 0 7 99 0 75 34 149 16.8 +58 LW 11 Wayne Carleton 6'3 212 24 69 22 24 46 44 0 0 67 1 32 1 164 13.4 +35 D 20 Dallas Smith 5'11 180 29 73 7 38 45 68 0 2 154 4 84 28 159 4.4 +94 D 6 Ted Green 5'10 200 30 78 5 37 42 60 0 0 125 1 99 12 103 4.9 +37 LW 21 Don Marcotte 5'11 183 23 75 15 13 28 30 0 6 40 0 46 26 87 17.2 +20 D 26 Don Awrey 6'0 175 27 74 4 21 25 141 0 0 116 2 87 13 108 3.7 +40 D 10 Rick Smith 5'11 190 22 67 4 19 23 44 0 0 63 0 48 15 79 5.1 +30 C 25 Mike Walton 5'10 175 25 22 3 5 8 10 0 0 17 1 5 0 44 6.8 +11 RW 27 Reggie Leach 6'0 180 20 23 2 4 6 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 30 6.7 +7 LW 14 Garnet "Ace" Bailey 5'11 192 22 36 0 6 6 44 0 0 11 0 7 0 33 0.0 +4 G 1 Eddie Johnston 6'0 190 35 38 0 1 1 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 11 Bill Speer 5'11 205 28 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0 C 22 Ivan Boldirev 6'0 190 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 LW 25 Danny Schock 5'11 180 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 -1 G 30 Gerry Cheevers 5'11 185 30 40 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Eddie Johnston 35 38 2280 96 2.53 30 6 2 1111 .914 2 4 G 30 Gerry Cheevers 30 40 2400 109 2.73 27 8 5 1336 .918 0 3
Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts
1970 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    3  RW   Reggie Leach             934          Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)             [pick acquired from LA]
  1    4  LW   Rick MacLeish            846          Peterborough Petes (OHA)             [pick acquired from PHI]
  1    9  D    Ron Plumb                 26    549   Peterborough Petes (OHA)             [pick acquired from STL]
  1   13  D    Bob Stewart              575          Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  2   27  G    Dan Bouchard             655          London Knights (OHA)               
  3   41  LW   Ray Brownlee                          University of Brandon (CIAU)       
  4   55  LW   Gord Davies                           Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  5   69  C    Bob Roselle                       1   Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)          
  6   83  D    Murray Wing                1          University of North Dakota (NCAA)  
  7   96  LW   Glenn Siddall                         Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            

Traded draft picks:


Transactions
06-09-1970claimed Dick Cherry from Flyers in intra-league draft
06-09-1970Flyers claimed Bill Lesuk in intra-league draft
06-09-1970sold Steve Atkinson to Hershey (AHL)
07-1970Ron Murphy retired
02-1971sold Bill Speer to Providence (AHL)
02-01-1971traded Rick MacLeish and Danny Schock to Flyers for Mike Walton
05-1971sold Bob Leiter to Penguins
05-17-1971acquired Fred O'Donnell from North Stars to complete a previous trade
06-07-1971purchased Ron Boehm from Cleveland (AHL)
06-08-1971claimed Garry Peters from Flyers in intra-league draft
06-08-1971Golden Seals claimed Stan Gilbertson and Wayne Carleton in intra-league draft
06-08-1971Flyers claimed Frank Spring in intra-league draft
08-1971purchased Ray Fortin from Hershey (AHL)
08-1971purchased Alain Caron from San Diego (WHL)
09-1971signed Chris Hayes as a free agent
09-04-1971purchased Doug Roberts from Golden Seals
10-02-1971signed Ross Brooks as a free agent


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/07/1971   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   3-1 
04/08/1971   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   5-7 
04/10/1971   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-3 
04/11/1971   at Montreal Canadiens        W   5-2 
04/13/1971   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   7-3 
04/15/1971   at Montreal Canadiens        L   3-8 
04/18/1971   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-4 

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- D 4 Bobby Orr 6'0 197 22 7 5 7 12 10 1 1 C 7 Phil Esposito 6'1 205 28 7 3 7 10 6 2 0 LW 9 Johnny Bucyk 6'0 190 35 7 2 5 7 0 0 0 RW 8 Ken Hodge 6'2 210 26 7 2 5 7 6 0 0 LW 17 Fred Stanfield 5'10 185 26 7 3 4 7 0 1 0 RW 12 Wayne Cashman 6'1 208 25 7 3 2 5 15 0 0 RW 19 John McKenzie 5'9 175 33 7 2 3 5 22 1 0 C 16 Derek Sanderson 6'0 185 24 7 2 1 3 13 0 0 D 20 Dallas Smith 5'11 180 29 7 0 3 3 26 0 0 D/RW 18 Ed Westfall 6'1 197 30 7 1 2 3 2 0 1 C 25 Mike Walton 5'10 175 25 5 2 0 2 19 1 0 D 6 Ted Green 5'10 200 30 7 1 0 1 25 0 0 LW 14 Garnet "Ace" Bailey 5'11 192 22 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 G 1 Eddie Johnston 6'0 190 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 27 Reggie Leach 6'0 180 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 11 Wayne Carleton 6'3 212 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 21 Don Marcotte 5'11 183 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 Gerry Cheevers 5'11 185 30 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 D 10 Rick Smith 5'11 190 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 26 Don Awrey 6'0 175 27 7 0 0 0 17 0 0 C 22 Ivan Boldirev 6'0 190 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 25 Danny Schock 5'11 180 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 11 Bill Speer 5'11 205 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Gerry Cheevers 30 6 360 21 3.50 3 3 194 .892 0 0 G 1 Eddie Johnston 35 1 60 7 7.00 0 1 37 .811 0 0

Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1970 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-3 1-0-0 10/14/1970 at Los Angeles Kings W 8-5 2-0-0 10/16/1970 at California Golden Seals W 5-1 3-0-0 10/18/1970 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 4-0-0 10/22/1970 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 4-0-1 10/25/1970 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-3 5-0-1 10/29/1970 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-5 5-1-1 10/31/1970 vs New York Rangers W 6-0 6-1-1 11/01/1970 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-0 7-1-1 11/05/1970 vs St. Louis Blues L 0-2 7-2-1 11/07/1970 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 2-2 7-2-2 11/08/1970 vs Montreal Canadiens W 6-1 8-2-2 11/10/1970 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-3 9-2-2 11/14/1970 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-3 9-3-2 11/15/1970 vs California Golden Seals L 1-2 9-4-2 11/18/1970 at Minnesota North Stars W 8-4 10-4-2 11/21/1970 at Philadelphia Flyers W 5-2 11-4-2 11/22/1970 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-2 12-4-2 11/24/1970 at St. Louis Blues T 5-5 12-4-3 11/26/1970 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 3-2 13-4-3 11/28/1970 at New York Rangers T 3-3 13-4-4 11/29/1970 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 14-4-4 12/02/1970 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-4 14-5-4 12/03/1970 at Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 14-5-5 12/05/1970 at Montreal Canadiens W 4-2 15-5-5 12/06/1970 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-3 16-5-5 12/10/1970 vs Buffalo Sabres W 8-2 17-5-5 12/12/1970 at Philadelphia Flyers W 1-0 18-5-5 12/13/1970 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-2 19-5-5 12/16/1970 vs Los Angeles Kings W 6-4 20-5-5 12/19/1970 at St. Louis Blues W 7-1 21-5-5 12/20/1970 vs Minnesota North Stars W 7-2 22-5-5 12/23/1970 at Detroit Red Wings W 2-1 23-5-5 12/25/1970 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-4 24-5-5 12/26/1970 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 24-6-5 12/30/1970 at Minnesota North Stars W 6-2 25-6-5 01/01/1971 at Buffalo Sabres W 9-4 26-6-5 01/03/1971 at Philadelphia Flyers W 5-1 27-6-5 01/07/1971 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-4 28-6-5 01/09/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-4 28-7-5
Date Opponent Result Record 01/10/1971 vs California Golden Seals W 7-4 29-7-5 01/14/1971 vs Los Angeles Kings W 9-5 30-7-5 01/16/1971 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-4 30-8-5 01/17/1971 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 9-1 31-8-5 01/23/1971 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-2 32-8-5 01/24/1971 vs Montreal Canadiens W 4-2 33-8-5 01/27/1971 at New York Rangers T 2-2 33-8-6 01/28/1971 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-2 34-8-6 01/31/1971 vs St. Louis Blues W 6-0 35-8-6 02/03/1971 vs Los Angeles Kings W 7-3 36-8-6 02/06/1971 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-3 37-8-6 02/07/1971 vs Minnesota North Stars T 4-4 37-8-7 02/09/1971 vs New York Rangers W 6-3 38-8-7 02/11/1971 at St. Louis Blues W 5-3 39-8-7 02/14/1971 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-1 40-8-7 02/16/1971 at Vancouver Canucks L 4-5 40-9-7 02/19/1971 at California Golden Seals W 5-0 41-9-7 02/20/1971 at Los Angeles Kings L 4-5 41-10-7 02/23/1971 at Buffalo Sabres W 6-3 42-10-7 02/25/1971 vs Vancouver Canucks W 8-3 43-10-7 02/28/1971 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-3 44-10-7 03/02/1971 at Minnesota North Stars W 6-0 45-10-7 03/04/1971 vs California Golden Seals W 7-0 46-10-7 03/06/1971 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-3 47-10-7 03/07/1971 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-1 48-10-7 03/10/1971 at California Golden Seals W 8-1 49-10-7 03/11/1971 at Los Angeles Kings W 7-2 50-10-7 03/13/1971 at Vancouver Canucks W 6-3 51-10-7 03/16/1971 at Detroit Red Wings W 11-4 52-10-7 03/18/1971 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-3 53-10-7 03/20/1971 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-3 54-10-7 03/21/1971 vs Buffalo Sabres L 5-7 54-11-7 03/24/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-2 54-12-7 03/27/1971 vs New York Rangers L 3-6 54-13-7 03/28/1971 at New York Rangers L 1-2 54-14-7 03/31/1971 at Montreal Canadiens W 6-3 55-14-7 04/03/1971 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 8-3 56-14-7 04/04/1971 vs Montreal Canadiens W 7-2 57-14-7

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