1958–59 Boston Bruins season

The 1958–59 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 35th season in the NHL.

1958–59 Boston Bruins
Division2nd NHL
1958–59 record32–29–9
Goals for205
Goals against215
Team information
General managerLynn Patrick
CoachMilt Schmidt
CaptainFernie Flaman
Alternate captainsLeo Boivin
Leo Labine
Team leaders
GoalsDon McKenney (32)
AssistsJohn Bucyk (36)
PointsDon McKenney
Penalty minutesFern Flaman (101)
WinsDon Simmons (24)
Goals against averageHarry Lumley(2.45)

Offseason

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Claimed Jen-Guy Gendron and Gord Redahl from the New York Rangers, Earl Reibel from Chicago.Traded Allan Stanley to Toronto for Jim Morrison.

Regular season

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Final standings

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National Hockey League[1]
GPWLTGFGADIFFPts
1Montreal Canadiens70391813258158+10091
2Boston Bruins7032299205215−1073
3Chicago Black Hawks70282913197208−1169
4Toronto Maple Leafs70273211189201−1265
5New York Rangers70263212201217−1664
6Detroit Red Wings7025378167218−5158

Record vs. opponents

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1958–59 NHL Records [2]
TeamBOSCHIDETMTLNYRTOR
Boston6–7–18–5–16–6–26–5–36–6–2
Chicago7–6–16–7–11–8–57–4–37–4–3
Detroit5–8–17–6–11–9–46–7–16–7–1
Montreal6–6–28–1–59–1–48–5–18–5–1
New York5–6–34–7–37–6–15–8–15–5–4
Toronto6–6–24–7–37–6–15–8–15–5–4


Schedule and results

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Regular season schedule
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LOctober 9, 19582–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)0–1–0
2TOctober 11, 19584–4New York Rangers (1958–59)0–1–1
3WOctober 12, 19584–2Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)1–1–1
4TOctober 15, 19584–4@ New York Rangers (1958–59)1–1–2
5LOctober 18, 19582–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)1–2–2
6WOctober 19, 19584–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)2–2–2
7LOctober 23, 19581–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)2–3–2
8WOctober 25, 19585–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)3–3–2
9TOctober 29, 19582–2@ New York Rangers (1958–59)3–3–3
10WOctober 30, 19585–2Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)4–3–3
11WNovember 1, 19583–1Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)5–3–3
12WNovember 2, 19582–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)6–3–3
13LNovember 8, 19583–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)6–4–3
14LNovember 9, 19581–5New York Rangers (1958–59)6–5–3
15WNovember 11, 19588–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)7–5–3
16LNovember 13, 19581–3Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)7–6–3
17LNovember 15, 19582–4@ New York Rangers (1958–59)7–7–3
18TNovember 16, 19584–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)7–7–4
19LNovember 18, 19580–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)7–8–4
20LNovember 19, 19582–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)7–9–4
21WNovember 22, 19582–1Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)8–9–4
22WNovember 23, 19582–0Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)9–9–4
23WNovember 27, 19583–1New York Rangers (1958–59)10–9–4
24WNovember 29, 19583–1@ New York Rangers (1958–59)11–9–4
25LNovember 30, 19581–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)11–10–4
26LDecember 4, 19580–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)11–11–4
27LDecember 6, 19581–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)11–12–4
28LDecember 7, 19581–4Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)11–13–4
29WDecember 13, 19584–2Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)12–13–4
30WDecember 14, 19586–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)13–13–4
31LDecember 17, 19582–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)13–14–4
32TDecember 20, 19582–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)13–14–5
33LDecember 21, 19580–5Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)13–15–5
34WDecember 25, 19584–2Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)14–15–5
35LDecember 27, 19581–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)14–16–5
36LDecember 28, 19583–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)14–17–5
37LDecember 31, 19583–4@ New York Rangers (1958–59)14–18–5
38LJanuary 1, 19592–5New York Rangers (1958–59)14–19–5
39WJanuary 3, 19598–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)15–19–5
40LJanuary 4, 19593–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)15–20–5
41LJanuary 8, 19592–4Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)15–21–5
42LJanuary 10, 19591–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)15–22–5
43TJanuary 11, 19593–3Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)15–22–6
44WJanuary 15, 19593–0Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)16–22–6
45TJanuary 17, 19593–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)16–22–7
46WJanuary 18, 19594–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)17–22–7
47WJanuary 24, 19593–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)18–22–7
48LJanuary 25, 19593–8New York Rangers (1958–59)18–23–7
49WJanuary 31, 19595–4Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)19–23–7
50WFebruary 1, 19596–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)20–23–7
51LFebruary 5, 19591–2Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)20–24–7
52WFebruary 7, 19593–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)21–24–7
53WFebruary 8, 19594–1New York Rangers (1958–59)22–24–7
54WFebruary 11, 19595–3@ New York Rangers (1958–59)23–24–7
55WFebruary 12, 19595–4Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)24–24–7
56LFebruary 14, 19591–2Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)24–25–7
57TFebruary 15, 19593–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)24–25–8
58LFebruary 21, 19590–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)24–26–8
59WFebruary 22, 19594–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)25–26–8
60LFebruary 28, 19592–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)25–27–8
61TMarch 3, 19592–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)25–27–9
62WMarch 5, 19593–0Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)26–27–9
63LMarch 7, 19591–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)26–28–9
64WMarch 8, 19594–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)27–28–9
65WMarch 12, 19595–4New York Rangers (1958–59)28–28–9
66WMarch 14, 19594–2Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)29–28–9
67WMarch 15, 19595–3Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)30–28–9
68WMarch 18, 19595–3@ New York Rangers (1958–59)31–28–9
69WMarch 21, 19594–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)32–28–9
70LMarch 22, 19591–4Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)32–29–9

Playoffs

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This would be the last playoff appearance for the Bruins for the next eight seasons; the team would next make the playoffs in 1968. The Bruins lost a very close seven game semi-final series to Toronto.

After the playoffs were concluded, the Bruins and the New York Rangers embarked on a 23-game European exhibition tour which saw them play in ten European cities. Andy Bathgate of the Rangers could not make the tour so his place was taken by Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks. Hull scored 50 goals in the 23 exhibition games and blossomed into a star in the next NHL season.

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM
Don McKenneyC7032306220
Vic StasiukLW7027336063
John BucykLW6924366036
Jerry ToppazziniRW7021234461
Fleming MacKellC5717234028
Bronco HorvathC4519203958
Leo LabineRW709233274
Doug MohnsLW/D476243040
Jim MorrisonD708172542
Jean-Guy GendronLW601592457
Leo BoivinD705162194
Fern FlamanD7002121101
Norm JohnsonC392171925
Larry LeachC294121626
Dutch ReibelC63681416
Larry HillmanD553101319
Larry ReganRW36561110
Bob ArmstrongD60191050
Real ChevrefilsLW301568
Jack BiondaD30112
Gord RedahlRW180112
Don KeenanG10000
Harry LumleyG110000
Dan PolizianiRW10000
Don SimmonsG580004
Ken YackelRW60002
Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASO
Don Simmons348058242681833.163
Harry Lumley66011821272.451
Don Keenan60101044.000
Team:420070322992143.064

Playoffs

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Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM
Fleming MacKellC72688
Don McKenneyC72570
Vic StasiukLW742611
Jerry ToppazziniRW74260
John BucykLW72466
Jim MorrisonD606616
Bronco HorvathC72350
Leo LabineRW721312
Leo BoivinD71234
Larry LeachC71128
Bob ArmstrongD70224
Doug MohnsLW/D402212
Jean-Guy GendronLW710118
Larry HillmanD70110
Jack BiondaD10000
Fern FlamanD70008
Harry LumleyG70004
Dan PolizianiRW30000
Dutch ReibelC40000
Ken YackelRW20002
Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLGAGAASO
Harry Lumley436734202.750
Team:436734202.750

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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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Transactions

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Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1958–1959 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1958-59 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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