1973–74 Boston Bruins season

East Division^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Boston Bruins	78	52	17	9	349	221	+128	113
2	Montreal Canadiens	78	45	24	9	293	240	+53	99
3	New York Rangers	78	40	24	14	300	251	+49	94
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	78	35	27	16	274	230	+44	86
5	Buffalo Sabres	78	32	34	12	242	250	−8	76
6	Detroit Red Wings	78	29	39	10	255	319	−64	68
7	Vancouver Canucks	78	24	43	11	224	296	−72	59
8	New York Islanders	78	19	41	18	182	247	−65	56

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

**Boston Bruins** vs. **Toronto Maple Leafs**
Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 10	Toronto	0	Boston	1
April 11	Toronto	3	Boston	6
April 13	Boston	6	Toronto	3
April 14	Boston	4	Toronto	3	OT

Semifinals

**Boston Bruins** vs. **Chicago Blackhawks**
Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 18	Chicago	4	Boston	2
April 21	Chicago	6	Boston	8
April 23	Boston	3	Chicago	4	OT
April 25	Boston	5	Chicago	2
April 28	Chicago	2	Boston	6
April 30	Boston	4	Chicago	2

Stanley Cup Finals

The Bruins returned to the Stanley Cup, but were defeated by the Flyers in six games.

**Boston Bruins** vs. **Philadelphia Flyers**
Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 7	Philadelphia	2	Boston	3
May 9	Philadelphia	3	Boston	2	OT
May 12	Boston	1	Philadelphia	4
May 14	Boston	2	Philadelphia	4
May 16	Philadelphia	1	Boston	5
May 19	Boston	0	Philadelphia	1

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 10, 1973	6–4	Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	1–0–0
2	W	October 13, 1973	9–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	2–0–0
3	W	October 14, 1973	3–2	New York Islanders (1973–74)	3–0–0
4	L	October 17, 1973	3–4	@ Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	3–1–0
5	W	October 21, 1973	8–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)	4–1–0
6	L	October 23, 1973	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	4–2–0
7	W	October 25, 1973	9–4	Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	5–2–0
8	W	October 27, 1973	3–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	6–2–0
9	T	October 28, 1973	3–3	Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)	6–2–1
10	W	October 31, 1973	5–0	@ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)	7–2–1
11	L	November 3, 1973	4–6	@ New York Islanders (1973–74)	7–3–1
12	W	November 4, 1973	4–1	California Golden Seals (1973–74)	8–3–1
13	L	November 7, 1973	3–7	@ New York Rangers (1973–74)	8–4–1
14	W	November 8, 1973	2–1	Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	9–4–1
15	W	November 11, 1973	4–2	Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	10–4–1
16	W	November 14, 1973	4–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	11–4–1
17	W	November 15, 1973	10–2	New York Rangers (1973–74)	12–4–1
18	W	November 17, 1973	8–0	Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	13–4–1
19	W	November 18, 1973	5–2	Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	14–4–1
20	W	November 22, 1973	4–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	15–4–1
21	W	November 25, 1973	3–1	Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	16–4–1
22	T	November 28, 1973	3–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	16–4–2
23	W	December 2, 1973	5–3	New York Islanders (1973–74)	17–4–2
24	W	December 8, 1973	5–2	Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	18–4–2
25	T	December 9, 1973	3–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	18–4–3
26	W	December 13, 1973	4–2	Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)	19–4–3
27	W	December 15, 1973	7–2	Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	20–4–3
28	W	December 16, 1973	5–3	California Golden Seals (1973–74)	21–4–3
29	W	December 20, 1973	6–5	Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)	22–4–3
30	L	December 22, 1973	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	22–5–3
31	W	December 23, 1973	4–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	23–5–3
32	L	December 29, 1973	1–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	23–6–3
33	W	December 30, 1973	8–1	@ California Golden Seals (1973–74)	24–6–3
34	T	January 1, 1974	2–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	24–6–4
35	W	January 4, 1974	4–2	@ New York Rangers (1973–74)	25–6–4
36	W	January 5, 1974	6–2	@ New York Islanders (1973–74)	26–6–4
37	T	January 10, 1974	2–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	26–6–5
38	L	January 12, 1974	3–7	Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	26–7–5
39	W	January 13, 1974	5–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)	27–7–5
40	T	January 16, 1974	5–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	27–7–6
41	W	January 19, 1974	8–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	28–7–6
42	W	January 20, 1974	5–2	Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	29–7–6
43	W	January 22, 1974	1–0	@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	30–7–6
44	L	January 24, 1974	1–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	30–8–6
45	W	January 26, 1974	4–0	@ New York Islanders (1973–74)	31–8–6
46	W	January 27, 1974	5–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	32–8–6
47	W	January 31, 1974	4–2	Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	33–8–6
48	L	February 2, 1974	2–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	33–9–6
49	W	February 3, 1974	5–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)	34–9–6
50	W	February 7, 1974	5–3	St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	35–9–6
51	W	February 9, 1974	5–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	36–9–6
52	W	February 10, 1974	4–0	Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)	37–9–6
53	W	February 13, 1974	9–6	@ California Golden Seals (1973–74)	38–9–6
54	W	February 15, 1974	4–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	39–9–6
55	W	February 16, 1974	5–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	40–9–6
56	T	February 20, 1974	5–5	@ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)	40–9–7
57	W	February 23, 1974	6–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)	41–9–7
58	L	February 24, 1974	2–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	41–10–7
59	W	February 28, 1974	8–1	Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	42–10–7
60	T	March 2, 1974	4–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	42–10–8
61	L	March 3, 1974	4–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	42–11–8
62	L	March 5, 1974	1–4	@ Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	42–12–8
63	W	March 6, 1974	8–0	@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	43–12–8
64	T	March 9, 1974	4–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	43–12–9
65	L	March 10, 1974	2–6	@ California Golden Seals (1973–74)	43–13–9
66	W	March 12, 1974	4–0	Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	44–13–9
67	W	March 14, 1974	4–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	45–13–9
68	W	March 16, 1974	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	46–13–9
69	W	March 17, 1974	5–2	New York Rangers (1973–74)	47–13–9
70	W	March 21, 1974	7–0	St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	48–13–9
71	L	March 23, 1974	3–4	Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	48–14–9
72	W	March 24, 1974	6–3	Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	49–14–9
73	W	March 27, 1974	3–2	@ New York Rangers (1973–74)	50–14–9
74	L	March 30, 1974	3–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	50–15–9
75	W	March 31, 1974	6–1	Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	51–15–9
76	L	April 3, 1974	2–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	51–16–9
77	L	April 6, 1974	2–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	51–17–9
78	W	April 7, 1974	6–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	52–17–9

Notable games

January 24: Bobby Orr is ejected by referee Wally Harris for arguing that he was tripped by Chicago's Bill White. The ejection draws a heated response from Harry Sinden and the Boston Garden crowd.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito	C	78	68	77	145	58	51	14	4	9
Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	D	74	32	90	122	82	84	11	0	4
Hodge, KenKen Hodge	RW	76	50	55	105	43	40	15	0	11
Cashman, WayneWayne Cashman	LW	78	30	59	89	111	49	5	2	2
Bucyk, JohnJohn Bucyk	LW	76	31	44	75	8	13	12	0	9
Vadnais, CarolCarol Vadnais	D	78	16	43	59	123	35	6	0	1
Marcotte, DonDon Marcotte	LW	78	24	26	50	18	44	0	3	3
Sheppard, GreggGregg Sheppard	C	75	16	31	47	21	23	0	3	3
O'Reilly, TerryTerry O'Reilly	RW	76	11	24	35	94	30	0	0	1
Savard, AndreAndre Savard	C	72	16	14	30	39	16	0	0	1
Smith, DallasDallas Smith	D	77	6	21	27	64	26	0	0	0
Forbes, DaveDave Forbes	LW	63	10	16	26	41	9	0	0	1
Oddleifson, ChrisChris Oddleifson	C	49	10	11	21	25	16	0	0	1
Sanderson, DerekDerek Sanderson	C	29	8	12	20	48	17	0	0	1
Schmautz, BobbyBobby Schmautz	RW	27	7	13	20	31	6	1	0	1
O'Donnell, FredFred O'Donnell	RW	43	5	7	12	43	3	0	0	1
Sims, AlAl Sims	D	76	3	9	12	22	64	0	0	1
Edestrand, DarrylDarryl Edestrand	D	52	3	8	11	20	19	1	0	2
LeDuc, RichRich LeDuc	C	28	3	3	6	12	3	0	0	0
Doak, GaryGary Doak	D	69	0	4	4	44	-2	0	0	0
Broderick, KenKen Broderick	G	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gilbert, GillesGilles Gilbert	G	54	0	1	1	9	0	0	0	0
Roberts, DougDoug Roberts	RW	7	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0
Beverley, NickNick Beverley	D	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Brooks, RossRoss Brooks	G	21	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Gibson, DougDoug Gibson	C	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Gryp, BobBob Gryp	LW	1	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Hynes, DaveDave Hynes	LW	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Simmons, AlAl Simmons	D	3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Gilbert, GillesGilles Gilbert	3210	54	34	12	8	158	2.95	6
Brooks, RossRoss Brooks	1170	21	16	3	0	46	2.36	3
Broderick, KenKen Broderick	300	5	2	2	1	16	3.20	0
Team:	4680	78	52	17	9	220	2.82	9

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Sheppard, GreggGregg Sheppard	C	16	11	8	19	4	0	2	2
Bucyk, JohnJohn Bucyk	LW	16	8	10	18	4	3	0	1
Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	D	16	4	14	18	28	1	0	2
Hodge, KenKen Hodge	RW	16	6	10	16	16	2	0	1
Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito	C	16	9	5	14	25	4	0	2
Cashman, WayneWayne Cashman	LW	16	5	9	14	46	1	0	1
Vadnais, CarolCarol Vadnais	D	16	1	12	13	42	1	0	0
Schmautz, BobbyBobby Schmautz	RW	16	3	6	9	44	0	0	0
Smith, DallasDallas Smith	D	16	1	7	8	20	0	0	0
O'Reilly, TerryTerry O'Reilly	RW	16	2	5	7	38	0	0	0
Marcotte, DonDon Marcotte	LW	16	4	2	6	8	0	0	1
Savard, AndreAndre Savard	C	16	3	2	5	24	0	0	0
Edestrand, DarrylDarryl Edestrand	D	16	1	2	3	15	0	0	0
Gilbert, GillesGilles Gilbert	G	16	0	3	3	8	0	0	0
Forbes, DaveDave Forbes	LW	16	0	2	2	6	0	0	0
Gibson, DougDoug Gibson	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LeDuc, RichRich LeDuc	C	5	0	0	0	9	0	0	0
Simmons, AlAl Simmons	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sims, AlAl Sims	D	16	0	0	0	12	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Gilbert, GillesGilles Gilbert	977	16	10	6	43	2.64	1
Team:	977	16	10	6	43	2.64	1

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster

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Goaltenders

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Wingers

Centers

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Awards and records

Prince of Wales Trophy
Phil Esposito, Art Ross Trophy winner
Phil Esposito, Hart Memorial Trophy winner
Phil Esposito, NHL leader, goals (68) ^[3]
Phil Esposito, NHL leader, points (145)^[3]
Bobby Orr, Norris Trophy
Bobby Orr, NHL leader, assists (90)^[3]
Single-game record for points in one game: (7) on November 15, 1973 by Bobby Orr^[4]

References

Bruins on Hockey Database

↑ "1973–1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1973-74 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
1 2 3 National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 204, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
↑ "Orr scores three goals, assists on four in Bruins' lopsided win". The Globe and Mail. November 16, 1973. p. 35.

Boston Bruins

Founded in 1924 Based in Boston, Massachusetts

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See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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1973–74 Boston Bruins season

Offseason

NHL draft

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Stanley Cup Finals

Schedule and results

Notable games

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Roster

Awards and records

See also

References