1956-57 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 34-24-12 - 80 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 5-5
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-1
Coach: Milt Schmidt (34-24-12)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1956-57 Boston Bruins Statistics
1956-57 Boston Bruins Roster

The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 34 wins and 24 losses and 12 ties for 80 points, finishing third in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-5.

The Bruins scored 195 goals and surrendered 174. Real Chevrefils netted 31 goals for Boston, and Don McKenney contributed 39 assists. Terry Sawchuk topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 2.38 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.

Milt Schmidt coached the team. The 1956-57 Boston Bruins lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 195
Regular Season Goals Against: 174

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 11, 1956 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 4 T 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 OT
October 13, 1956 Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-1-1
October 14, 1956 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 3 W 1-0-1 0-1-0 1-1-1
October 17, 1956 Boston Bruins 0 at New York Rangers 2 L 1-0-1 0-2-0 1-2-1
October 20, 1956 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 T 1-0-1 0-2-1 1-2-2 OT
October 21, 1956 Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 T 1-0-1 0-2-2 1-2-3 OT
October 27, 1956 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0 W 1-0-1 1-2-2 2-2-3
October 30, 1956 Boston Bruins 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 1-0-1 1-3-2 2-3-3
November 1, 1956 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 5 W 2-0-1 1-3-2 3-3-3
November 4, 1956 New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 3-0-1 1-3-2 4-3-3
November 7, 1956 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 2 W 3-0-1 2-3-2 5-3-3
November 8, 1956 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 3 W 4-0-1 2-3-2 6-3-3
November 10, 1956 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 W 4-0-1 3-3-2 7-3-3
November 11, 1956 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 5-0-1 3-3-2 8-3-3
November 15, 1956 Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 W 5-0-1 4-3-2 9-3-3
November 17, 1956 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 4 T 5-0-1 4-3-3 9-3-4 OT
November 18, 1956 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 4 W 6-0-1 4-3-3 10-3-4
November 22, 1956 New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 3 L 6-1-1 4-3-3 10-4-4
November 24, 1956 Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 6-1-1 5-3-3 11-4-4
November 25, 1956 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 3 W 7-1-1 5-3-3 12-4-4
November 28, 1956 Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 2 L 7-1-1 5-4-3 12-5-4
November 29, 1956 Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 W 7-1-1 6-4-3 13-5-4
December 2, 1956 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 8-1-1 6-4-3 14-5-4
December 6, 1956 Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 8-1-1 6-5-3 14-6-4
December 8, 1956 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 5 W 9-1-1 6-5-3 15-6-4
December 9, 1956 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 1 T 9-1-2 6-5-3 15-6-5 OT
December 13, 1956 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 10-1-2 6-5-3 16-6-5
December 15, 1956 Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6 L 10-1-2 6-6-3 16-7-5
December 16, 1956 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 11-1-2 6-6-3 17-7-5
December 20, 1956 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 1 T 11-1-3 6-6-3 17-7-6 OT
December 22, 1956 Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 11-1-3 7-6-3 18-7-6
December 23, 1956 Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 11-1-3 7-7-3 18-8-6
December 25, 1956 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 11-2-3 7-7-3 18-9-6
December 27, 1956 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 3 L 11-3-3 7-7-3 18-10-6
December 30, 1956 Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 11-3-3 8-7-3 19-10-6
January 1, 1957 New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 5 W 12-3-3 8-7-3 20-10-6
January 5, 1957 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 L 12-3-3 8-8-3 20-11-6
January 6, 1957 Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 T 12-3-3 8-8-4 20-11-7 OT
January 10, 1957 Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 W 12-3-3 9-8-4 21-11-7
January 12, 1957 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 12-3-3 9-9-4 21-12-7
January 13, 1957 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 1 L 12-4-3 9-9-4 21-13-7
January 17, 1957 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 12-4-4 9-9-4 21-13-8 OT
January 19, 1957 Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 12-4-4 9-10-4 21-14-8
January 20, 1957 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 2 L 12-5-4 9-10-4 21-15-8
January 26, 1957 New York Rangers 5 at Boston Bruins 3 L 12-6-4 9-10-4 21-16-8
January 27, 1957 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 5 W 13-6-4 9-10-4 22-16-8
January 31, 1957 Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Boston Bruins 2 W 14-6-4 9-10-4 23-16-8
February 2, 1957 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 W 14-6-4 10-10-4 24-16-8
February 3, 1957 New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 15-6-4 10-10-4 25-16-8
February 6, 1957 Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 3 L 15-6-4 10-11-4 25-17-8
February 7, 1957 Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 0 W 15-6-4 11-11-4 26-17-8
February 9, 1957 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 15-6-5 11-11-4 26-17-9 OT
February 10, 1957 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 5 W 16-6-5 11-11-4 27-17-9
February 13, 1957 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 T 16-6-5 11-11-5 27-17-10 OT
February 16, 1957 Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 6 L 16-6-5 11-12-5 27-18-10
February 17, 1957 Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 6 L 16-6-5 11-13-5 27-19-10
February 20, 1957 Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 5 L 16-6-5 11-14-5 27-20-10
February 23, 1957 Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 16-6-5 12-14-5 28-20-10
February 24, 1957 Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 16-6-5 12-15-5 28-21-10
February 28, 1957 Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Boston Bruins 4 W 17-6-5 12-15-5 29-21-10
March 2, 1957 New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 2 L 17-7-5 12-15-5 29-22-10
March 3, 1957 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 5 W 18-7-5 12-15-5 30-22-10
March 7, 1957 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 18-8-5 12-15-5 30-23-10
March 9, 1957 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 19-8-5 12-15-5 31-23-10
March 10, 1957 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 19-8-6 12-15-5 31-23-11 OT
March 13, 1957 Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 1 W 19-8-6 13-15-5 32-23-11
March 16, 1957 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 T 19-8-6 13-15-6 32-23-12 OT
March 17, 1957 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 6 W 20-8-6 13-15-6 33-23-12
March 21, 1957 Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0 W 20-8-6 14-15-6 34-23-12
March 23, 1957 New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 20-9-6 14-15-6 34-24-12
March 26, 1957 Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
March 28, 1957 Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 7 L 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
March 31, 1957 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 4 W 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0
April 2, 1957 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 2 W 2-0-0 1-1-0 3-1-0
April 4, 1957 Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 2-0-0 2-1-0 4-1-0
April 6, 1957 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 2-0-0 2-2-0 4-2-0
April 9, 1957 Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 2-0-0 2-3-0 4-3-0
April 11, 1957 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 2-1-0 2-3-0 4-4-0
April 14, 1957 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 2 W 3-1-0 2-3-0 5-4-0
April 16, 1957 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 3-1-0 2-4-0 5-5-0