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1971–72 Boston Bruins season

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Division
  
1st East

Goals for
  
330

Goals
  
Phil Esposito (66)

Coach
  
Tom Johnson

General manager
  
Milt Schmidt

Arena
  
Boston Garden

1971–72 record
  
54–13–11

Goals against
  
204

Assists
  
Bobby Orr (80)

Start date
  
1971

Goal
  
Phil Esposito

Alternate captains
  
Johnny Bucyk, Phil Esposito, Dallas Smith, John McKenzie

Similar
  
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The 1971–72 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 48th season in the NHL. For the second time in three years, the Bruins won the Stanley Cup.

Contents

Playoffs

Boston defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 and the St. Louis Blues 4–0 to advance to the final.

Stanley Cup Final

Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers

Boston won Stanley Cup 4–2

  • Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
  • 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;

    Awards and records

  • Prince of Wales Trophy
  • Phil Esposito, Art Ross Trophy Winner
  • Bobby Orr, Conn Smythe Trophy
  • Bobby Orr, Norris Trophy
  • References

    1971–72 Boston Bruins season Wikipedia