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1971–72 Boston Bruins season

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.

Offseason

NHL draft

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

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

Stanley Cup Finals

As of 2022, the 1972 Bruins are the most recent team to have won the Cup without a formal captain. John Bucyk, as the team's senior alternate captain, accepted the Cup and circled the rink in the ceremonial skate.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||L||October 10, 1971||1–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1971–72)</small> ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 13, 1971||6–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1971–72)</small> ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 14, 1971||6–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres <small>(1971–72)</small> ||2–1–0 |- |4||T||October 17, 1971||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1971–72)</small> ||2–1–1 |- |5||W||October 20, 1971||4–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1971–72)</small> ||3–1–1 |- |6||W||October 22, 1971||5–1 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals <small>(1971–72)</small> ||4–1–1 |- |7||W||October 24, 1971||4–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks <small>(1971–72)</small> ||5–1–1 |- |8||L||October 27, 1971||2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1971–72)</small> ||5–2–1 |- |9||L||October 28, 1971||0–2 || align="left"| California Golden Seals <small>(1971–72)</small> ||5–3–1 |- |10||W||October 31, 1971||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars <small>(1971–72)</small> ||6–3–1 |-

|- |11||W||November 4, 1971||6–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1971–72)</small> ||7–3–1 |- |12||W||November 6, 1971||2–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1971–72)</small> ||8–3–1 |- |13||L||November 7, 1971||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1971–72)</small> ||8–4–1 |- |14||L||November 10, 1971||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1971–72)</small> ||8–5–1 |- |15||W||November 11, 1971||5–2 || align="left"| California Golden Seals <small>(1971–72)</small> ||9–5–1 |- |16||W||November 14, 1971||11–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1971–72)</small> ||10–5–1 |- |17||W||November 18, 1971||5–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks <small>(1971–72)</small> ||11–5–1 |- |18||W||November 20, 1971||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1971–72)</small> ||12–5–1 |- |19||W||November 21, 1971||6–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1971–72)</small> ||13–5–1 |- |20||W||November 24, 1971||2–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1971–72)</small> ||14–5–1 |- |21||W||November 25, 1971||4–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1971–72)</small> ||15–5–1 |- |22||T||November 27, 1971||6–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1971–72)</small> ||15–5–2 |-

|- |23||W||December 4, 1971||5–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1971–72)</small> ||16–5–2 |- |24||W||December 5, 1971||5–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1971–72)</small> ||17–5–2 |- |25||W||December 8, 1971||5–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1971–72)</small> ||18–5–2 |- |26||W||December 11, 1971||6–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks <small>(1971–72)</small> ||19–5–2 |- |27||L||December 12, 1971||2–4 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals <small>(1971–72)</small> ||19–6–2 |- |28||W||December 16, 1971||8–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1971–72)</small> ||20–6–2 |- |29||W||December 18, 1971||4–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1971–72)</small> ||21–6–2 |- |30||T||December 19, 1971||2–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1971–72)</small> ||21–6–3 |- |31||T||December 23, 1971||4–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1971–72)</small> ||21–6–4 |- |32||W||December 25, 1971||5–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1971–72)</small> ||22–6–4 |- |33||W||December 26, 1971||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1971–72)</small> ||23–6–4 |- |34||W||December 29, 1971||5–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1971–72)</small> ||24–6–4 |- |35||T||December 30, 1971||2–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars <small>(1971–72)</small> ||24–6–5 |-

|- |36||W||January 2, 1972||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1971–72)</small> ||25–6–5 |- |37||W||January 5, 1972||2–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1971–72)</small> ||26–6–5 |- |38||W||January 6, 1972||5–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1971–72)</small> ||27–6–5 |- |39||L||January 8, 1972||3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1971–72)</small> ||27–7–5 |- |40||T||January 12, 1972||2–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1971–72)</small> ||27–7–6 |- |41||T||January 13, 1972||1–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1971–72)</small> ||27–7–7 |- |42||W||January 15, 1972||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1971–72)</small> ||28–7–7 |- |43||W||January 16, 1972||9–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1971–72)</small> ||29–7–7 |- |44||W||January 18, 1972||2–0 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1971–72)</small> ||30–7–7 |- |45||W||January 22, 1972||8–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1971–72)</small> ||31–7–7 |- |46||T||January 23, 1972||3–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres <small>(1971–72)</small> ||31–7–8 |- |47||W||January 27, 1972||4–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1971–72)</small> ||32–7–8 |- |48||W||January 29, 1972||4–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1971–72)</small> ||33–7–8 |- |49||W||January 30, 1972||5–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1971–72)</small> ||34–7–8 |-

|- |50||W||February 2, 1972||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1971–72)</small> ||35–7–8 |- |51||W||February 3, 1972||6–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars <small>(1971–72)</small> ||36–7–8 |- |52||W||February 5, 1972||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1971–72)</small> ||37–7–8 |- |53||L||February 6, 1972||2–8 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1971–72)</small> ||37–8–8 |- |54||W||February 10, 1972||9–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks <small>(1971–72)</small> ||38–8–8 |- |55||W||February 12, 1972||5–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres <small>(1971–72)</small> ||39–8–8 |- |56||T||February 13, 1972||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1971–72)</small> ||39–8–9 |- |57||W||February 15, 1972||6–3 || align="left"| California Golden Seals <small>(1971–72)</small> ||40–8–9 |- |58||W||February 17, 1972||4–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1971–72)</small> ||41–8–9 |- |59||W||February 19, 1972||6–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars <small>(1971–72)</small> ||42–8–9 |- |60||W||February 20, 1972||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1971–72)</small> ||43–8–9 |- |61||W||February 22, 1972||4–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks <small>(1971–72)</small> ||44–8–9 |- |62||W||February 23, 1972||8–6 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals <small>(1971–72)</small> ||45–8–9 |- |63||W||February 26, 1972||5–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1971–72)</small> ||46–8–9 |-

|- |64||W||March 2, 1972||7–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks <small>(1971–72)</small> ||47–8–9 |- |65||W||March 4, 1972||5–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1971–72)</small> ||48–8–9 |- |66||L||March 5, 1972||0–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1971–72)</small> ||48–9–9 |- |67||W||March 8, 1972||5–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars <small>(1971–72)</small> ||49–9–9 |- |68||L||March 11, 1972||4–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1971–72)</small> ||49–10–9 |- |69||T||March 12, 1972||4–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1971–72)</small> ||49–10–10 |- |70||W||March 16, 1972||8–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1971–72)</small> ||50–10–10 |- |71||W||March 19, 1972||7–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars <small>(1971–72)</small> ||51–10–10 |- |72||W||March 23, 1972||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1971–72)</small> ||52–10–10 |- |73||T||March 25, 1972||5–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1971–72)</small> ||52–10–11 |- |74||W||March 26, 1972||5–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1971–72)</small> ||53–10–11 |- |75||L||March 28, 1972||3–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1971–72)</small> ||53–11–11 |- |76||L||March 29, 1972||1–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1971–72)</small> ||53–12–11 |-

|- |77||L||April 1, 1972||2–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1971–72)</small> ||53–13–11 |- |78||W||April 2, 1972||6–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1971–72)</small> ||54–13–11 |-

|- | Legend:

Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 0–5 || Boston Bruins || || 1–0 |- | 2 || April 6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || Boston Bruins || 2:58 || 1–1 |- | 3 || April 8 || Boston Bruins || 2–0 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || 2–1 |- | 4 || April 9 || Boston Bruins || 5–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || 3–1 |- | 5 || April 11 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–3 || Boston Bruins || || 4–1 |-

|- | 1 || April 18 || St. Louis Blues || 1–6 || Boston Bruins || || 1–0 |- | 2 || April 20 || St. Louis Blues || 2–10 || Boston Bruins || || 2–0 |- | 3 || April 23 || Boston Bruins || 7–2 || St. Louis Blues || || 3–0 |- | 4 || April 25 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || St. Louis Blues || || 4–0 |-

|- | 1 || April 30 || New York Rangers || 5–6 || Boston Bruins || || 1–0 |- | 2 || May 2 || New York Rangers || 1–2 || Boston Bruins || || 2–0 |- | 3 || May 4 || Boston Bruins || 2–5 || New York Rangers || || 2–1 |- | 4 || May 7 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || New York Rangers || || 3–1 |- | 5 || May 9 || New York Rangers || 3–2 || Boston Bruins || || 3–2 |- | 6 || May 11 || Boston Bruins || 3–0 || New York Rangers || || 4–2 |-

|- | Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring
Goaltending

Transactions

Awards and records

References