1970–71 Boston Bruins season

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Division 1st East Assists Bobby Orr (102) Penalties in minutes Don Awrey (141) Start date 1970 Coach Tom Johnson Goals against 207		1970–71 record 57–14–7 Points Phil Esposito (152) Wins Eddie Johnston (30) General manager Milt Schmidt Arena Boston Garden Goals for 399
Alternate captains Phil Esposito, Ted Green, Ed Westfall

The 1970–71 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 47th season in the NHL.

Offseason

Bobby Orr signed the NHL’s first one million dollar contract (to be paid out over five years).

Regular season

The 1970–71 Bruins set an NHL record by having 10 different skaters score 20 goals or more in a season. The record was broken by the 1977–78 Bruins when they had 11 different skaters with 20 goals or more.

Playoffs

The postseason ended quickly for the Bruins as they lost in the opening round to the Montreal Canadiens and their rookie goaltender Ken Dryden in a seven-game upset.

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

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;