1962–63 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
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The 1962–63 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 39th season in the NHL The Bruins missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season for the first time in franchise history.
| 1962–63 Boston Bruins | |
|---|---|
| League | 6th NHL |
| 1962–63 record | 14–39–17 |
| Home record | 7–18–10 |
| Road record | 7–21–7 |
| Goals for | 198 |
| Goals against | 281 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Lynn Patrick |
| Coach | Phil Watson |
| Captain | Don McKenney |
| Arena | Boston Garden |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | John Bucyk (27) |
| Assists | John Bucyk (39) |
| Points | John Bucyk (66) |
| Penalty minutes | Ted Green (117) |
| Wins | Eddie Johnston (11) |
| Goals against average | Bob Perreault (3.82) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 221 | 180 | +41 | 82 |
| 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 194 | 178 | +16 | 81 |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 225 | 183 | +42 | 79 |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 200 | 194 | +6 | 77 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 211 | 233 | −22 | 56 |
| 6 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 14 | 39 | 17 | 198 | 281 | −83 | 45 |
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| John Bucyk | LW | 69 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 36 |
| Murray Oliver | C | 65 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 38 |
| Tommy Williams | RW | 69 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 11 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | LW | 66 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 42 |
| Jerry Toppazzini | RW | 65 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 6 |
| Don McKenney | C | 41 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 2 |
| Forbes Kennedy | C | 49 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 46 |
| Doug Mohns | LW/D | 68 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 63 |
| Leo Boivin | D | 62 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 48 |
| Charlie Burns | C | 68 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 13 |
| Bobby Leiter | C | 51 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 34 |
| Irv Spencer | D | 69 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 34 |
| Cliff Pennington | C | 27 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 |
| Wayne Hicks | RW | 65 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 |
| Dean Prentice | LW | 19 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| Ted Green | D | 70 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 117 |
| Ed Westfall | D/RW | 48 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| Warren Godfrey | D | 66 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 56 |
| Wayne Connelly | C | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Don Blackburn | LW | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Pat Stapleton | D | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Andre Pronovost | LW | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Matt Ravlich | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeannot Gilbert | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Eddie Johnston | G | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bob Perreault | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Eddie Johnston | 2913 | 50 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 193 | 3.98 | 1 |
| Bob Perreault | 1287 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 82 | 3.82 | 1 |
| Team: | 4200 | 70 | 14 | 39 | 17 | 275 | 3.93 | 2 |
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;