1951-52 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 25-29-16 - 66 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 3-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-3
Coach: Lynn Patrick (25-29-16)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1951-52 Boston Bruins Statistics
1951-52 Boston Bruins Roster

The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 25 wins and 29 losses and 16 ties for 66 points, finishing fourth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

The Bruins scored 162 goals and yielded 176. Milt Schmidt netted 21 goals for Boston, while Johnny Peirson accounted for 30 assists. Jim Henry earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.51 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Lynn Patrick coached the team. The 1951-52 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL semi-finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 162
Regular Season Goals Against: 176

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 11, 1951 Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
October 13, 1951 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 W 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
October 14, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 3 L 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0
October 17, 1951 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 0-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0
October 21, 1951 New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 1 T 0-1-1 1-2-0 1-3-1 OT
October 24, 1951 Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 1 W 0-1-1 2-2-0 2-3-1
October 28, 1951 Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 W 0-1-1 3-2-0 3-3-1
November 1, 1951 Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 0-1-1 4-2-0 4-3-1
November 4, 1951 Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 0-1-1 5-2-0 5-3-1
November 6, 1951 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 0 T 0-1-2 5-2-0 5-3-2 OT
November 8, 1951 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 0-1-2 5-3-0 5-4-2
November 11, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 1 T 0-1-3 5-3-0 5-4-3 OT
November 13, 1951 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 1 L 0-2-3 5-3-0 5-5-3
November 17, 1951 Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 T 0-2-3 5-3-1 5-5-4 OT
November 18, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 0-2-4 5-3-1 5-5-5 OT
November 20, 1951 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 0 L 0-3-4 5-3-1 5-6-5
November 21, 1951 Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 3 T 0-3-4 5-3-2 5-6-6 OT
November 25, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 1 L 0-4-4 5-3-2 5-7-6
November 27, 1951 New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 1 T 0-4-5 5-3-2 5-7-7 OT
November 29, 1951 Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 T 0-4-5 5-3-3 5-7-8 OT
December 2, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 1-4-5 5-3-3 6-7-8
December 4, 1951 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 3 W 2-4-5 5-3-3 7-7-8
December 5, 1951 Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 2 W 2-4-5 6-3-3 8-7-8
December 9, 1951 Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 2-4-5 6-4-3 8-8-8
December 11, 1951 New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 3-4-5 6-4-3 9-8-8
December 12, 1951 Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 6 L 3-4-5 6-5-3 9-9-8
December 15, 1951 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 3-4-5 6-6-3 9-10-8
December 16, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 3-5-5 6-6-3 9-11-8
December 18, 1951 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 5 T 3-5-6 6-6-3 9-11-9 OT
December 22, 1951 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 L 3-5-6 6-7-3 9-12-9
December 23, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 4-5-6 6-7-3 10-12-9
December 25, 1951 Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Boston Bruins 2 L 4-6-6 6-7-3 10-13-9
December 29, 1951 Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 4-6-6 6-8-3 10-14-9
January 1, 1952 New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 4-7-6 6-8-3 10-15-9
January 5, 1952 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 4-7-6 7-8-3 11-15-9
January 6, 1952 Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 4-7-6 7-9-3 11-16-9
January 8, 1952 Boston Bruins 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 4-7-6 8-9-3 12-16-9
January 13, 1952 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Boston Bruins 5 W 5-7-6 8-9-3 13-16-9
January 15, 1952 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 0 L 5-8-6 8-9-3 13-17-9
January 17, 1952 Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5 L 5-8-6 8-10-3 13-18-9
January 19, 1952 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 L 5-8-6 8-11-3 13-19-9
January 20, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 2 W 6-8-6 8-11-3 14-19-9
January 22, 1952 New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 6-8-7 8-11-3 14-19-10 OT
January 26, 1952 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 6-8-7 8-12-3 14-20-10
January 27, 1952 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 0 L 6-9-7 8-12-3 14-21-10
January 29, 1952 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 3 W 7-9-7 8-12-3 15-21-10
January 31, 1952 Boston Bruins 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 T 7-9-7 8-12-4 15-21-11 OT
February 2, 1952 Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 T 7-9-7 8-12-5 15-21-12 OT
February 3, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 1 W 8-9-7 8-12-5 16-21-12
February 5, 1952 Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Boston Bruins 5 W 9-9-7 8-12-5 17-21-12
February 9, 1952 New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 9-10-7 8-12-5 17-22-12
February 10, 1952 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 0 L 9-11-7 8-12-5 17-23-12
February 13, 1952 Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 6 L 9-11-7 8-13-5 17-24-12
February 17, 1952 Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 9-11-7 9-13-5 18-24-12
February 18, 1952 Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 9-11-7 9-14-5 18-25-12
February 21, 1952 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 9-11-7 9-14-6 18-25-13 OT
February 24, 1952 Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 5 L 9-11-7 9-15-6 18-26-13
February 26, 1952 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 3 L 9-12-7 9-15-6 18-27-13
March 1, 1952 Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 T 9-12-7 9-15-7 18-27-14 OT
March 2, 1952 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 9-12-8 9-15-7 18-27-15 OT
March 4, 1952 New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 10-12-8 9-15-7 19-27-15
March 6, 1952 Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 10-12-8 9-16-7 19-28-15
March 9, 1952 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 11-12-8 9-16-7 20-28-15
March 11, 1952 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 12-12-8 9-16-7 21-28-15
March 13, 1952 Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 T 12-12-8 9-16-8 21-28-16 OT
March 15, 1952 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0 W 12-12-8 10-16-8 22-28-16
March 16, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 2 W 13-12-8 10-16-8 23-28-16
March 18, 1952 Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Boston Bruins 4 W 14-12-8 10-16-8 24-28-16
March 19, 1952 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 6 L 14-12-8 10-17-8 24-29-16
March 23, 1952 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 15-12-8 10-17-8 25-29-16
March 25, 1952 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
March 27, 1952 Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0
March 30, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-2-0
April 1, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 2-0-0 0-2-0 2-2-0
April 3, 1952 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0 W 2-0-0 1-2-0 3-2-0
April 6, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 2 L 2-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-0 2OT
April 8, 1952 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 2-1-0 1-3-0 3-4-0