1979-80 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 46-21-13 - 105 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 4-6
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2
Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Islanders 4-1
Coach: Fred Creighton (40-20-13)
Coach: Harry Sinden (6-1)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1979-80 Boston Bruins Statistics
1979-80 Boston Bruins Roster

The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 46 wins and 21 losses and 13 ties for 105 points, finishing second in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-6.

The Bruins scored 310 goals and surrendered 234. Rick Middleton and Peter McNab netted 40 goals for Boston each, while Rick Middleton accounted for 52 assists. Gerry Cheevers earned 24 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Gilles Gilbert added 15 or more wins also. Gilles Gilbert registered a 2.73 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Fred Creighton and Harry Sinden coached the team. The 1979-80 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL quarter-finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 310
Regular Season Goals Against: 234

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 11, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 0 at Boston Bruins 4 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 13, 1979 Boston Bruins 5 at Washington Capitals 2 W 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
October 14, 1979 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Boston Bruins 1 L 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0
October 18, 1979 New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 2-1-0 1-0-0 3-1-0
October 20, 1979 Los Angeles Kings 4 at Boston Bruins 5 W 3-1-0 1-0-0 4-1-0
October 23, 1979 Boston Bruins 5 at St. Louis Blues 5 T 3-1-0 1-0-1 4-1-1 OT
October 26, 1979 Boston Bruins 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3 L 3-1-0 1-1-1 4-2-1
October 28, 1979 Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 W 3-1-0 2-1-1 5-2-1
October 30, 1979 Boston Bruins 4 at Los Angeles Kings 4 T 3-1-0 2-1-2 5-2-2 OT
November 2, 1979 Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 T 3-1-0 2-1-3 5-2-3 OT
November 4, 1979 Boston Bruins 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1 W 3-1-0 3-1-3 6-2-3
November 8, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 4-1-0 3-1-3 7-2-3
November 10, 1979 Boston Bruins 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 W 4-1-0 4-1-3 8-2-3
November 11, 1979 Atlanta Flames 3 at Boston Bruins 6 W 5-1-0 4-1-3 9-2-3
November 15, 1979 Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 6-1-0 4-1-3 10-2-3
November 17, 1979 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 W 6-1-0 5-1-3 11-2-3
November 18, 1979 Hartford Whalers 4 at Boston Bruins 5 W 7-1-0 5-1-3 12-2-3
November 20, 1979 Boston Bruins 5 at Quebec Nordiques 3 W 7-1-0 6-1-3 13-2-3
November 22, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 4 at Boston Bruins 7 W 8-1-0 6-1-3 14-2-3
November 24, 1979 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 8-1-0 6-2-3 14-3-3
November 25, 1979 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 9-1-0 6-2-3 15-3-3
November 27, 1979 Buffalo Sabres 5 at Boston Bruins 2 L 9-2-0 6-2-3 15-4-3
December 1, 1979 Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6 L 9-2-0 6-3-3 15-5-3
December 2, 1979 Colorado Rockies 5 at Boston Bruins 3 L 9-3-0 6-3-3 15-6-3
December 4, 1979 Boston Bruins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 T 9-3-0 6-3-4 15-6-4 OT
December 6, 1979 Boston Bruins 3 at New York Islanders 4 L 9-3-0 6-4-4 15-7-4
December 9, 1979 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Boston Bruins 5 W 10-3-0 6-4-4 16-7-4
December 13, 1979 Detroit Red Wings 6 at Boston Bruins 6 T 10-3-1 6-4-4 16-7-5 OT
December 15, 1979 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 1 L 10-4-1 6-4-4 16-8-5
December 16, 1979 Boston Bruins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 1 W 10-4-1 7-4-4 17-8-5
December 20, 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 10 W 11-4-1 7-4-4 18-8-5
December 22, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Boston Bruins 2 L 11-5-1 7-4-4 18-9-5
December 23, 1979 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 3 W 11-5-1 8-4-4 19-9-5
December 26, 1979 Boston Bruins 5 at Atlanta Flames 3 W 11-5-1 9-4-4 20-9-5
December 30, 1979 Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 L 11-5-1 9-5-4 20-10-5
January 2, 1980 Boston Bruins 1 at Minnesota North Stars 2 L 11-5-1 9-6-4 20-11-5
January 4, 1980 Boston Bruins 2 at Winnipeg Jets 1 W 11-5-1 10-6-4 21-11-5
January 8, 1980 Boston Bruins 2 at Colorado Rockies 2 T 11-5-1 10-6-5 21-11-6 OT
January 10, 1980 St. Louis Blues 7 at Boston Bruins 4 L 11-6-1 10-6-5 21-12-6
January 12, 1980 Atlanta Flames 3 at Boston Bruins 5 W 12-6-1 10-6-5 22-12-6
January 13, 1980 Colorado Rockies 2 at Boston Bruins 6 W 13-6-1 10-6-5 23-12-6
January 16, 1980 Boston Bruins 3 at Quebec Nordiques 1 W 13-6-1 11-6-5 24-12-6
January 17, 1980 Edmonton Oilers 1 at Boston Bruins 7 W 14-6-1 11-6-5 25-12-6
January 19, 1980 New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 6 W 15-6-1 11-6-5 26-12-6
January 21, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 0 at Boston Bruins 3 W 16-6-1 11-6-5 27-12-6
January 24, 1980 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 4 W 17-6-1 11-6-5 28-12-6
January 26, 1980 Boston Bruins 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 W 17-6-1 12-6-5 29-12-6
January 27, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Boston Bruins 3 L 17-7-1 12-6-5 29-13-6
January 30, 1980 Boston Bruins 2 at Hartford Whalers 8 L 17-7-1 12-7-5 29-14-6
January 31, 1980 New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 18-7-1 12-7-5 30-14-6
February 2, 1980 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Boston Bruins 7 W 19-7-1 12-7-5 31-14-6
February 3, 1980 Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 T 19-7-1 12-7-6 31-14-7 OT
February 7, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Boston Bruins 8 W 20-7-1 12-7-6 32-14-7
February 9, 1980 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 5 W 21-7-1 12-7-6 33-14-7
February 10, 1980 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 2 L 21-8-1 12-7-6 33-15-7
February 14, 1980 Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 3 T 21-8-1 12-7-7 33-15-8 OT
February 16, 1980 Boston Bruins 5 at Colorado Rockies 3 W 21-8-1 13-7-7 34-15-8
February 20, 1980 Boston Bruins 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3 L 21-8-1 13-8-7 34-16-8
February 23, 1980 Boston Bruins 4 at Vancouver Canucks 4 T 21-8-1 13-8-8 34-16-9 OT
February 24, 1980 Boston Bruins 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2 W 21-8-1 14-8-8 35-16-9
February 27, 1980 Boston Bruins 6 at Hartford Whalers 3 W 21-8-1 15-8-8 36-16-9
February 28, 1980 New York Rangers 5 at Boston Bruins 2 L 21-9-1 15-8-8 36-17-9
March 1, 1980 Los Angeles Kings 0 at Boston Bruins 4 W 22-9-1 15-8-8 37-17-9
March 2, 1980 Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 2 L 22-9-1 15-9-8 37-18-9
March 5, 1980 Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 22-9-1 16-9-8 38-18-9
March 8, 1980 Boston Bruins 5 at New York Islanders 3 W 22-9-1 17-9-8 39-18-9
March 9, 1980 Hartford Whalers 1 at Boston Bruins 1 T 22-9-2 17-9-8 39-18-10 OT
March 12, 1980 Boston Bruins 4 at Washington Capitals 6 L 22-9-2 17-10-8 39-19-10
March 13, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 23-9-2 17-10-8 40-19-10
March 15, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 23-9-3 17-10-8 40-19-11 OT
March 16, 1980 Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 23-9-4 17-10-8 40-19-12 OT
March 18, 1980 Boston Bruins 3 at St. Louis Blues 3 T 23-9-4 17-10-9 40-19-13 OT
March 19, 1980 Boston Bruins 4 at Minnesota North Stars 7 L 23-9-4 17-11-9 40-20-13
March 22, 1980 Boston Bruins 5 at Atlanta Flames 2 W 23-9-4 18-11-9 41-20-13
March 23, 1980 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Boston Bruins 7 W 24-9-4 18-11-9 42-20-13
March 27, 1980 St. Louis Blues 1 at Boston Bruins 7 W 25-9-4 18-11-9 43-20-13
March 30, 1980 Winnipeg Jets 1 at Boston Bruins 3 W 26-9-4 18-11-9 44-20-13
April 2, 1980 Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 26-9-4 19-11-9 45-20-13
April 5, 1980 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 6 L 26-9-4 19-12-9 45-21-13
April 6, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 27-9-4 19-12-9 46-21-13
April 8, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
April 10, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
April 12, 1980 Boston Bruins 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 L 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
April 13, 1980 Boston Bruins 8 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 W 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
April 14, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Boston Bruins 6 W 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0
April 16, 1980 New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 1 L 2-2-0 1-1-0 3-3-0 OT
April 17, 1980 New York Islanders 5 at Boston Bruins 4 L 2-3-0 1-1-0 3-4-0 OT
April 19, 1980 Boston Bruins 3 at New York Islanders 5 L 2-3-0 1-2-0 3-5-0
April 21, 1980 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 3 W 2-3-0 2-2-0 4-5-0 OT
April 22, 1980 New York Islanders 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 2-4-0 2-2-0 4-6-0