NHL team season
1957–58 Boston Bruins |
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Division | 4th |
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1957–58 record | 27–28–15 |
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Goals for | 199 |
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Goals against | 194 |
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Team information |
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General manager | Lynn Patrick |
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Coach | Milt Schmidt |
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Captain | Fernie Flaman |
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Arena | Boston Garden |
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Team leaders |
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Goals | Bronco Horvath (30) |
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Assists | Fleming MacKell (40) |
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Points | Bronco Horvath (66) |
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Penalty minutes | Fleming MacKell (72) |
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Wins | Don Simmons (15) |
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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.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
1957–58 NHL Records [2] |
Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
Boston | — | 7–3–4 | 8–5–1 | 3–9–2 | 6–5–3 | 3–6–5 |
Chicago | 3–7–4 | — | 7–7 | 3–10–1 | 4–9–1 | 7–6–1 |
Detroit | 5–8–1 | 7–7 | — | 3–7–4 | 4–5–5 | 10–2–2 |
Montreal | 9–3–2 | 10–3–1 | 7–3–4 | — | 6–6–2 | 11–2–1 |
New York | 5–6–3 | 9–4–1 | 5–4–5 | 6–6–2 | — | 7–5–2 |
Toronto | 6–3–5 | 6–7–1 | 2–10–2 | 2–11–1 | 5–7–2 | — |
Playoffs
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
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
Don Simmons | 2288 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 92 | 2.41 | 5 |
Harry Lumley | 1440 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 70 | 2.92 | 3 |
Al Millar | 360 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 |
Claude Evans | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 |
Lefty Wilson | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.15 | 0 |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 192 | 2.74 | 8 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
Don Simmons | 671 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 2.24 | 1 |
Harry Lumley | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 |
Team: | 731 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 2.46 | 1 |
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Awards and honors
Milestones
Player is still active or individual record
Regular Season |
Player | Milestone | Reached |
Willie O'Ree | 1st NHL Game | January 18, 1958 |
References
- Bruins on Hockey Database
- ^ "1957–1958 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1957-58 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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