1930–31 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
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The 1930â31 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' seventh season in the NHL. The Bruins repeated as division champions, but lost in the semifinals of the playoffs.
| 1930â31 Boston Bruins | |
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American Division champions | |
| Division | 1st American |
| 1930â31 record | 28â10â6 |
| Home record | 16â1â5 |
| Road record | 12â9â1 |
| Goals for | 143 |
| Goals against | 90 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Art Ross |
| Coach | Art Ross |
| Captain | Lionel Hitchman |
| Arena | Boston Garden |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Cooney Weiland (25) |
| Assists | Eddie Shore (16) |
| Points | Cooney Weiland (38) |
| Penalty minutes | Eddie Shore (105) |
| Wins | Tiny Thompson (28) |
| Goals against average | Tiny Thompson (1.98) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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| Boston Bruins | 44 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 143 | 90 | 62 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 108 | 78 | 51 |
| New York Rangers | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 106 | 87 | 47 |
| Detroit Falcons | 44 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 102 | 105 | 39 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 44 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 76 | 184 | 12 |
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
Vs. American Division
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Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
The Boston Bruins lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the semifinals 3â2.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Cooney Weiland | C | 44 | 25 | 13 | 38 | 14 |
| Marty Barry | C | 44 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 26 |
| Eddie Shore | D | 44 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 105 |
| Dit Clapper | RW/D | 43 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 50 |
| Harry Oliver | RW | 44 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 18 |
| George Owen | D | 38 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 33 |
| Red Beattie | LW | 32 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 25 |
| Art Chapman | C | 44 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 |
| Dutch Gainor | C | 35 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Harold Darragh | LW | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Henry Harris | RW | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| Percy Galbraith | LW/D | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| Jack Pratt | C/D | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| Lionel Hitchman | D | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| Bill Hutton | D/RW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Lyons | LW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Paul Runge | C/LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiny Thompson | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Tiny Thompson | 2730 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 90 | 1.98 | 3 |
| Team: | 2730 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 90 | 1.98 | 3 |
Playoffs
The Boston Bruins lost to the Montreal Canadiens 3â2 in the semi-finals.
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Cooney Weiland | C | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Dit Clapper | RW/D | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| George Owen | D | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| Eddie Shore | D | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| Marty Barry | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Art Chapman | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Harold Darragh | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dutch Gainor | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Red Beattie | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Galbraith | LW/D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Lionel Hitchman | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Lyons | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Oliver | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Pratt | C/D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiny Thompson | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Tiny Thompson | 343 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2.27 | 0 |
| Team: | 343 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2.27 | 0 |
Note:
- Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Pos = Position;GP = Games played; 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;