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1957–58 Boston Bruins season

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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 Final, also in six games, to the Montreal Canadiens.

League4th NHL
1957–58 record27–28–15
Home record15–14–6
Road record12–14–9
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1957–58 Boston Bruins
League4th NHL
1957–58 record27–28–15
Home record15–14–6
Road record12–14–9
Goals for199
Goals against194
Team information
General managerLynn Patrick
CoachMilt Schmidt
CaptainFernie Flaman
ArenaBoston Garden
Team leaders
GoalsBronco Horvath (30)
AssistsFleming MacKell (40)
PointsBronco Horvath (66)
Penalty minutesFleming MacKell (72)
WinsDon Simmons (15)
Goals against averageDon Simmons (2.42)
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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

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National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens70431710250158+9296
2New York Rangers70322513195188+777
3Detroit Red Wings70292912176207−3170
4Boston Bruins70272815199194+569
5Chicago Black Hawks7024397163202−3955
6Toronto Maple Leafs70213811192226−3453
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Record vs. opponents

More information NHL Records, Team ...
1957–58 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —7–3–48–5–13–9–26–5–33–6–5
Chicago 3–7–4—7–73–10–14–9–17–6–1
Detroit 5–8–17–7—3–7–44–5–510–2–2
Montreal 9–3–210–3–17–3–4—6–6–211–2–1
New York 5–6–39–4–15–4–56–6–2—7–5–2
Toronto 6–3–56–7–12–10–22–11–15–7–2—
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Schedule and results

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1957–58 regular season[3]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1WOctober 12, 19573–1Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)1–0–0
2WOctober 13, 19573–1New York Rangers (1957–58)2–0–0
3WOctober 16, 19576–2@ New York Rangers (1957–58)3–0–0
4WOctober 17, 19575–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)4–0–0
5LOctober 19, 19570–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)4–1–0
6LOctober 22, 19571–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)4–2–0
7LOctober 24, 19573–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)4–3–0
8LOctober 26, 19573–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)4–4–0
9LOctober 31, 19570–3New York Rangers (1957–58)4–5–0
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
10LNovember 2, 19570–5@ New York Rangers (1957–58)4–6–0
11WNovember 3, 19574–0Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)5–6–0
12LNovember 7, 19573–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)5–7–0
13LNovember 9, 19572–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)5–8–0
14WNovember 10, 19574–2Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)6–8–0
15WNovember 14, 19575–2Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)7–8–0
16WNovember 16, 19574–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)8–8–0
17TNovember 17, 19572–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)8–8–1
18LNovember 23, 19572–4Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)8–9–1
19TNovember 24, 19572–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)8–9–2
20WNovember 27, 19575–2@ New York Rangers (1957–58)9–9–2
21WNovember 28, 19571–0New York Rangers (1957–58)10–9–2
22LNovember 30, 19572–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)10–10–2
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
23LDecember 1, 19571–4Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)10–11–2
24WDecember 5, 19577–2Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)11–11–2
25TDecember 7, 19572–2Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)11–11–3
26WDecember 8, 19573–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)12–11–3
27LDecember 12, 19572–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)12–12–3
28TDecember 14, 19571–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)12–12–4
29LDecember 15, 19571–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)12–13–4
30TDecember 19, 19573–3New York Rangers (1957–58)12–13–5
31TDecember 21, 19573–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)12–13–6
32LDecember 22, 19571–4Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)12–14–6
33WDecember 25, 19574–1Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)13–14–6
34TDecember 28, 19570–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)13–14–7
35TDecember 29, 19572–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)13–14–8
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
36LJanuary 1, 19583–4Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)13–15–8
37WJanuary 4, 19587–4@ New York Rangers (1957–58)14–15–8
38LJanuary 5, 19583–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)14–16–8
39LJanuary 9, 19581–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)14–17–8
40TJanuary 11, 19582–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)14–17–9
41LJanuary 12, 19583–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)14–18–9
42LJanuary 16, 19582–3New York Rangers (1957–58)14–19–9
43WJanuary 18, 19583–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)15–19–9
44LJanuary 19, 19582–6Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)15–20–9
45WJanuary 23, 19584–3Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)16–20–9
46WJanuary 25, 19585–3Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)17–20–9
47TJanuary 26, 19583–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)17–20–10
48TJanuary 29, 19581–1@ New York Rangers (1957–58)17–20–11
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
49LFebruary 1, 19581–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)17–21–11
50WFebruary 2, 19584–3New York Rangers (1957–58)18–21–11
51LFebruary 6, 19581–4Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)18–22–11
52WFebruary 8, 19587–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)19–22–11
53LFebruary 9, 19580–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)19–23–11
54WFebruary 13, 19585–0Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)20–23–11
55TFebruary 15, 19582–2Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)20–23–12
56LFebruary 16, 19582–3@ New York Rangers (1957–58)20–24–12
57LFebruary 20, 19580–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)20–25–12
58LFebruary 22, 19581–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)20–26–12
59WFebruary 23, 19582–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)21–26–12
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
60WMarch 1, 19583–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)22–26–12
61WMarch 4, 19582–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)23–26–12
62TMarch 6, 19584–4Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)23–26–13
63TMarch 8, 19583–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)23–26–14
64WMarch 9, 19587–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)24–26–14
65WMarch 13, 19587–3Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)25–26–14
66LMarch 15, 19580–4New York Rangers (1957–58)25–27–14
67LMarch 16, 19583–6Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)25–28–14
68TMarch 19, 19581–1@ New York Rangers (1957–58)25–28–15
69WMarch 22, 19588–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)26–28–15
70WMarch 23, 19587–5Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)27–28–15

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

See also: 1958 Stanley Cup Final

Boston defeated the New York Rangers (4–2) in the semi-final to advance to the Cup Final 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
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Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Bronco HorvathC6730366671
Fleming MacKellC7020406072
Don McKenneyC7028305822
Vic StasiukLW7021355655
John BucykLW6821315257
Jerry ToppazziniRW6425244951
Larry ReganRW5911283922
Allan StanleyD696253137
Larry HillmanD703192260
Leo LabineRW627142160
Doug MohnsLW/D545162128
Real ChevrefilsLW44991821
Fern FlamanD660151571
Buddy BooneRW3453828
Norm JohnsonC152358
Bob ArmstrongD4714566
Jack BiondaD4214550
Johnny PeirsonRW5322410
Leo BoivinD3304454
Jack CafferyC71012
Gerry EhmanRW11010
Bob BeckettC90002
Claude EvansG10000
Harry LumleyG240002
Al MillarG60000
Willie O'ReeW20000
Harry PidhirnyC20000
Don SimmonsG390000
Lefty WilsonG10000
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Goaltending
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Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Don Simmons22883915149922.415
Harry Lumley14402411103702.923
Al Millar3606141254.170
Claude Evans60100144.000
Lefty Wilson52100111.150
Team:4200702728151922.748
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Playoffs

Scoring
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Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Fleming MacKellC125141912
Don McKenneyC1298170
Doug MohnsLW/D123101318
Jerry ToppazziniRW1293122
Larry ReganRW1238116
Bronco HorvathC125388
Vic StasiukLW1205513
Norm JohnsonC124046
Fern FlamanD1222410
Allan StanleyD121346
John BucykLW1204416
Leo BoivinD1203321
Buddy BooneRW1211213
Larry HillmanD110226
Leo LabineRW1102210
Johnny PeirsonRW50110
Real ChevrefilsLW10000
Harry LumleyG10000
Don SimmonsG110000
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Goaltending
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Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Don Simmons6711165252.241
Harry Lumley6010155.000
Team:7311266302.461
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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;

Awards and honors

Milestones

  Player is still active or individual record
Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Willie O'Ree1st NHL GameJanuary 18, 1958

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