1961-62 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 15-47-8 - 38 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL
Coach: Phil Watson (15-47-8)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1961-62 Boston Bruins Statistics
1961-62 Boston Bruins Roster

The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 15 wins and 47 losses and 8 ties for 38 points, finishing sixth in the NHL.

The Bruins netted 177 goals, worst in the circuit and yielded 306, most in the league. Don McKenney scored 22 goals for Boston, while John Bucyk contributed 40 assists. Don Head topped the squad with 9 wins and a team-best 4.24 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.

Phil Watson coached the team.

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Regular Season Goals For: 177
Regular Season Goals Against: 306

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 11, 1961 New York Rangers 6 at Boston Bruins 2 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
October 12, 1961 Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 6 L 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
October 14, 1961 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 L 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0
October 15, 1961 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 5 T 0-1-1 0-2-0 0-3-1 OT
October 17, 1961 Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 L 0-1-1 0-3-0 0-4-1
October 19, 1961 Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7 L 0-1-1 0-4-0 0-5-1
October 21, 1961 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 L 0-1-1 0-5-0 0-6-1
October 22, 1961 Toronto Maple Leafs 9 at Boston Bruins 1 L 0-2-1 0-5-0 0-7-1
October 26, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 4 W 1-2-1 0-5-0 1-7-1
October 29, 1961 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 1-2-2 0-5-0 1-7-2 OT
November 2, 1961 Boston Bruins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 1-2-2 1-5-0 2-7-2
November 5, 1961 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Boston Bruins 3 L 1-3-2 1-5-0 2-8-2
November 8, 1961 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 4 T 1-3-2 1-5-1 2-8-3 OT
November 9, 1961 Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 1-3-2 1-6-1 2-9-3
November 12, 1961 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 4 W 2-3-2 1-6-1 3-9-3
November 16, 1961 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 3-3-2 1-6-1 4-9-3
November 19, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 6 at Boston Bruins 2 L 3-4-2 1-6-1 4-10-3
November 23, 1961 New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 3 L 3-5-2 1-6-1 4-11-3
November 25, 1961 Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 3-5-2 1-7-1 4-12-3
November 26, 1961 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 1 L 3-6-2 1-7-1 4-13-3
November 29, 1961 Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 7 L 3-6-2 1-8-1 4-14-3
November 30, 1961 Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 3-6-2 1-9-1 4-15-3
December 2, 1961 New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 3 W 4-6-2 1-9-1 5-15-3
December 3, 1961 Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 3 L 4-6-2 1-10-1 5-16-3
December 7, 1961 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Boston Bruins 2 L 4-7-2 1-10-1 5-17-3
December 9, 1961 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 9 L 4-7-2 1-11-1 5-18-3
December 10, 1961 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 3 L 4-8-2 1-11-1 5-19-3
December 13, 1961 Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 T 4-8-2 1-11-2 5-19-4 OT
December 14, 1961 Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5 L 4-8-2 1-12-2 5-20-4
December 16, 1961 Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 8 L 4-8-2 1-13-2 5-21-4
December 17, 1961 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 1 L 4-9-2 1-13-2 5-22-4
December 21, 1961 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 5-9-2 1-13-2 6-22-4
December 23, 1961 Boston Bruins 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 W 5-9-2 2-13-2 7-22-4
December 25, 1961 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 2 L 5-10-2 2-13-2 7-23-4
December 31, 1961 Boston Bruins 7 at New York Rangers 4 W 5-10-2 3-13-2 8-23-4
January 1, 1962 New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 5-11-2 3-13-2 8-24-4
January 6, 1962 Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 6 L 5-11-2 3-14-2 8-25-4
January 7, 1962 Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 W 5-11-2 4-14-2 9-25-4
January 10, 1962 Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 L 5-11-2 4-15-2 9-26-4
January 11, 1962 Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Boston Bruins 0 L 5-12-2 4-15-2 9-27-4
January 13, 1962 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 5-12-2 4-16-2 9-28-4
January 14, 1962 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 1 L 5-13-2 4-16-2 9-29-4
January 18, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 5 W 6-13-2 4-16-2 10-29-4
January 20, 1962 Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 W 6-13-2 5-16-2 11-29-4
January 21, 1962 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Boston Bruins 1 L 6-14-2 5-16-2 11-30-4
January 27, 1962 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 5 W 7-14-2 5-16-2 12-30-4
January 28, 1962 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 1 L 7-15-2 5-16-2 12-31-4
January 31, 1962 Boston Bruins 0 at New York Rangers 5 L 7-15-2 5-17-2 12-32-4
February 1, 1962 New York Rangers 5 at Boston Bruins 3 L 7-16-2 5-17-2 12-33-4
February 3, 1962 Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 6 L 7-16-2 5-18-2 12-34-4
February 4, 1962 Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 6 L 7-16-2 5-19-2 12-35-4
February 7, 1962 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 T 7-16-2 5-19-3 12-35-5 OT
February 8, 1962 Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Boston Bruins 2 L 7-17-2 5-19-3 12-36-5
February 10, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 7-17-3 5-19-3 12-36-6 OT
February 11, 1962 New York Rangers 5 at Boston Bruins 3 L 7-18-3 5-19-3 12-37-6
February 15, 1962 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 9 L 7-18-3 5-20-3 12-38-6
February 18, 1962 Boston Bruins 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 6 L 7-18-3 5-21-3 12-39-6
February 21, 1962 Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 4 L 7-18-3 5-22-3 12-40-6
February 24, 1962 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 L 7-18-3 5-23-3 12-41-6
February 25, 1962 Boston Bruins 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 8 L 7-18-3 5-24-3 12-42-6
February 28, 1962 Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 2 T 7-18-3 5-24-4 12-42-7 OT
March 1, 1962 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Boston Bruins 4 L 7-19-3 5-24-4 12-43-7
March 4, 1962 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Boston Bruins 1 L 7-20-3 5-24-4 12-44-7
March 8, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 0 L 7-21-3 5-24-4 12-45-7
March 10, 1962 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 7-21-3 5-25-4 12-46-7
March 11, 1962 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 7-21-4 5-25-4 12-46-8 OT
March 15, 1962 Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 0 W 7-21-4 6-25-4 13-46-8
March 18, 1962 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 6 W 8-21-4 6-25-4 14-46-8
March 22, 1962 New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 3 L 8-22-4 6-25-4 14-47-8
March 25, 1962 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 5 W 9-22-4 6-25-4 15-47-8