1974–75 Boston Bruins season

1974–75 Boston Bruins
Division2nd Adams
ConferenceTBD
1974–75 record40–26–14
Home recordTBD
Road recordTBD
Goals for345
Goals against245
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachDon Cherry
CaptainJohnny Bucyk
Alternate captainsPhil Esposito
Bobby Orr
ArenaBoston Garden
Average attendanceTBD
Team leaders
GoalsPhil Esposito (61)
AssistsBobby Orr (89)
PointsBobby Orr (135)
Penalty minutesTerry O'Reilly (146)
Plus/minusTBD
WinsGilles Gilbert (23)
Goals against averageRoss Brooks (2.98)

The 1974–75 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 51st season in the NHL.

Offseason

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Regular season

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On December 22, 1974, Phil Esposito scored the 500th goal of his career.[1]

Divisional standings

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Adams Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Buffalo Sabres 80 49 16 15 354 240 +114 113
2 Boston Bruins 80 40 26 14 345 245 +100 94
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 31 33 16 280 309 −29 78
4 California Golden Seals 80 19 48 13 212 316 −104 51

Record vs. opponents

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Adams Division record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

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Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 10, 1974 5–9 @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 0–1–0
2 T October 13, 1974 2–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 0–1–1
3 L October 16, 1974 0–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 0–2–1
4 W October 17, 1974 4–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 1–2–1
5 W October 20, 1974 5–0 California Golden Seals (1974–75) 2–2–1
6 T October 23, 1974 5–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) 2–2–2
7 T October 24, 1974 4–4 St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 2–2–3
8 W October 27, 1974 8–2 Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 3–2–3
9 T October 30, 1974 3–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 3–2–4
10 L November 2, 1974 2–3 @ New York Islanders (1974–75) 3–3–4
11 W November 3, 1974 10–1 Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 4–3–4
12 T November 5, 1974 2–2 Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 4–3–5
13 W November 7, 1974 10–4 Washington Capitals (1974–75) 5–3–5
14 W November 10, 1974 4–3 Atlanta Flames (1974–75) 6–3–5
15 L November 12, 1974 3–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 6–4–5
16 L November 14, 1974 1–4 Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 6–5–5
17 W November 16, 1974 7–5 Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 7–5–5
18 W November 17, 1974 5–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 8–5–5
19 W November 21, 1974 4–2 California Golden Seals (1974–75) 9–5–5
20 W November 23, 1974 5–2 @ New York Rangers (1974–75) 10–5–5
21 W November 24, 1974 7–4 Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 11–5–5
22 W November 27, 1974 3–1 @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) 12–5–5
23 L November 30, 1974 0–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 12–6–5
24 T December 4, 1974 4–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 12–6–6
25 L December 5, 1974 4–6 Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 12–7–6
26 W December 8, 1974 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) 13–7–6
27 W December 10, 1974 6–2 @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 14–7–6
28 W December 12, 1974 8–1 Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 15–7–6
29 W December 14, 1974 12–1 Washington Capitals (1974–75) 16–7–6
30 W December 15, 1974 5–2 New York Islanders (1974–75) 17–7–6
31 W December 17, 1974 5–3 Atlanta Flames (1974–75) 18–7–6
32 W December 19, 1974 11–3 New York Rangers (1974–75) 19–7–6
33 L December 21, 1974 4–8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 19–8–6
34 W December 22, 1974 5–4 Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 20–8–6
35 L December 27, 1974 2–5 @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) 20–9–6
36 L December 28, 1974 4–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 20–10–6
37 W January 2, 1975 5–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 21–10–6
38 W January 4, 1975 8–0 @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 22–10–6
39 T January 7, 1975 3–3 @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) 22–10–7
40 W January 9, 1975 5–1 Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 23–10–7
41 W January 11, 1975 5–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 24–10–7
42 L January 15, 1975 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 24–11–7
43 L January 16, 1975 1–4 Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 24–12–7
44 T January 18, 1975 4–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) 24–12–8
45 W January 19, 1975 6–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 25–12–8
46 L January 23, 1975 2–3 Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 25–13–8
47 T January 26, 1975 2–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 25–13–9
48 T January 27, 1975 3–3 @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 25–13–10
49 W January 30, 1975 6–0 California Golden Seals (1974–75) 26–13–10
50 L February 1, 1975 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 26–14–10
51 W February 2, 1975 5–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 27–14–10
52 T February 5, 1975 3–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) 27–14–11
53 W February 6, 1975 3–2 Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 28–14–11
54 W February 8, 1975 8–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 29–14–11
55 W February 9, 1975 5–1 New York Islanders (1974–75) 30–14–11
56 L February 12, 1975 3–8 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 30–15–11
57 L February 13, 1975 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 30–16–11
58 L February 16, 1975 3–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 30–17–11
59 W February 18, 1975 3–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 31–17–11
60 L February 21, 1975 4–6 @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) 31–18–11
61 L February 22, 1975 0–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 31–19–11
62 W February 25, 1975 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) 32–19–11
63 W February 27, 1975 9–4 Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 33–19–11
64 W March 2, 1975 6–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 34–19–11
65 W March 4, 1975 8–0 @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) 35–19–11
66 W March 7, 1975 4–2 @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) 36–19–11
67 W March 9, 1975 5–2 Atlanta Flames (1974–75) 37–19–11
68 W March 11, 1975 6–3 New York Rangers (1974–75) 38–19–11
69 L March 12, 1975 3–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) 38–20–11
70 L March 15, 1975 1–3 @ New York Islanders (1974–75) 38–21–11
71 W March 16, 1975 7–2 St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 39–21–11
72 L March 19, 1975 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 39–22–11
73 W March 22, 1975 8–2 Washington Capitals (1974–75) 40–22–11
74 L March 23, 1975 5–7 @ New York Rangers (1974–75) 40–23–11
75 L March 26, 1975 1–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 40–24–11
76 T March 29, 1975 1–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 40–24–12
77 T March 30, 1975 2–2 Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 40–24–13
78 L April 1, 1975 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 40–25–13
79 L April 3, 1975 2–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 40–26–13
80 T April 6, 1975 4–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 40–26–14

Playoffs

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April 8 Chicago Blackhawks 2–8 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 08:38 – Johnny Bucyk (1)
15:03 – Carol Vadnais (1)
15:12 – Andre Savard (1)
No scoring Second period 10:39 – Phil Esposito (1)
16:01 – Gregg Sheppard (1)
16:50 – Gregg Sheppard (2)
Dick Redmond (1) – pp – 04:20
John Marks (1) – 19:59 		Third period 01:29 – pp – Phil Esposito (2)
11:03 – Phil Esposito (3)
Tony Esposito, Michel Dumas Goalie stats Gilles Gilbert
April 10 Boston Bruins 3–4 OT Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period 03:15 – Ivan Boldirev (1)
14:37 – pp – Stan Mikita (1)
Don Marcotte (1) – 04:35
Ken Hodge (1) – pp – 13:32 		Second period 15:39 – Dale Tallon (1)
Bobby Orr (1) – sh – 01:31 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 07:33 – Ivan Boldirev (2)
Gilles Gilbert Goalie stats Tony Esposito
April 11 Chicago Blackhawks 6–4 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Keith Magnuson (1) – 01:26
Cliff Koroll (1) – pp – 19:13 		First period No scoring
J.P. Bordeleau (1) – 02:27
Cliff Koroll (2) – pp – 15:34
John Marks (2) – 18:24 		Second period 07:16 – Bobby Schmautz (1)
09:32 – Hank Nowak (1)
18:58 – Gregg Sheppard (3)
J.P. Bordeleau (2) – 11:27 Third period 15:55 – Phil Esposito (4)
Tony Esposito Goalie stats Gilles Gilbert
Chicago won series 2–1


Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Bobby Orr D 80 46 89 135 101 80 16 2 4
Phil Esposito C 79 61 66 127 62 18 27 4 8
John Bucyk LW 78 29 52 81 10 11 9 0 4
Gregg Sheppard C 76 30 48 78 19 43 5 7 4
Carol Vadnais D 79 18 56 74 129 10 6 0 2
Ken Hodge RW 72 23 43 66 90 7 16 0 2
Don Marcotte LW 80 31 33 64 76 24 1 0 2
Bobby Schmautz RW 56 21 30 51 63 23 1 0 2
Andre Savard C 77 19 25 44 45 16 0 0 2
Terry O'Reilly RW 68 15 20 35 146 15 2 0 2
Wayne Cashman LW 42 11 22 33 24 7 2 0 3
Dave Forbes LW 69 18 12 30 80 22 0 0 2
Dallas Smith D 79 3 20 23 84 30 0 0 1
Al Sims D 75 4 8 12 73 29 0 0 0
Hank Nowak LW 21 4 7 11 26 8 0 0 1
Darryl Edestrand D 68 1 9 10 56 8 0 0 0
Walt McKechnie C 53 3 3 6 8 −6 0 1 0
Earl Anderson RW 19 2 4 6 4 5 0 0 1
Dave Hynes LW 19 4 0 4 2 3 0 0 0
Rod Graham LW 14 2 1 3 7 0 1 0 0
Gilles Gilbert G 53 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0
Steve Langdon LW 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Ken Broderick G 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ross Brooks G 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gordie Clark RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gary Doak D 40 0 0 0 30 −3 0 0 0
Jake Rathwell RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Craig Sarner RW 7 0 0 0 0 −3 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gilles Gilbert 3029 53 23 17 11 158 3.13 3
Ross Brooks 967 17 10 3 3 48 2.98 0
Ken Broderick 804 15 7 6 0 32 2.39 1
Team: 4800 80 40 26 14 238 2.97 4

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Bobby Orr D 3 1 5 6 2 0 1 0
Bobby Schmautz RW 3 1 5 6 6 0 0 0
Carol Vadnais D 3 1 5 6 0 0 0 0
Phil Esposito C 3 4 1 5 0 1 0 0
Gregg Sheppard C 3 3 1 4 5 0 0 0
Ken Hodge RW 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Andre Savard C 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 1
Wayne Cashman LW 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Dallas Smith D 3 0 2 2 4 0 0 0
John Bucyk LW 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Don Marcotte LW 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hank Nowak LW 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Earl Anderson RW 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Darryl Edestrand D 3 0 1 1 7 0 0 0
Gary Doak D 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Dave Forbes LW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gilles Gilbert G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terry O'Reilly RW 3 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Gilles Gilbert 188 3 1 2 12 3.83 0
Team: 188 3 1 2 12 3.83 0

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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;

Awards and records

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Records

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Milestones

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Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

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Trades

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Free agents

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Player Former Team

Claimed from waivers

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Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Draft picks

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Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 18 Don Larway Right wing  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
2 25 Mark Howe Left wing  United States Houston Aeros (WHA)
2 36 Peter Sturgeon Left wing  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
3 54 Tom Edur Defense  Canada Cleveland Crusaders (WHA)
4 72 Bill Reed Defense  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
5 90 Jamie Bateman Left wing  Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
6 108 Bill Best Left wing  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
7 126 Ray Maluta Defense  Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
8 143 Daryl Drader Defense  Canada University of North Dakota (WCHA)
9 160 Pete Roberts Center  United States St. Cloud Junior Blues (MWJHL)
10 175 Peter Waselovich Goaltender  United States University of North Dakota (WCHA)

See also

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Farm teams

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References

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  1. ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 213, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  2. ^ "1974-1975 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1974-75 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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