1943–44 Boston Bruins season

The 1943–44 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 20th season in the NHL. The Bruins failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1933–34 season.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||T||October 30, 1943||2–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) ||0–0–1

|2||W||November 6, 1943||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44) ||1–0–1

|3||L||November 7, 1943||4–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) ||1–1–1

|4||L||November 11, 1943||4–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) ||1–2–1

|5||W||November 13, 1943||6–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1943–44) ||2–2–1

|6||T||November 16, 1943||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) ||2–2–2

|7||L||November 18, 1943||3–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) ||2–3–2

|8||L||November 21, 1943||4–13 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) ||2–4–2

|9||W||November 23, 1943||8–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44) ||3–4–2

|10||W||November 25, 1943||6–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1943–44) ||4–4–2

|11||L||November 27, 1943||4–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44) ||4–5–2

|12||L||November 28, 1943||4–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) ||4–6–2

|13||W||November 30, 1943||6–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) ||5–6–2

|14||W||December 5, 1943||5–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) ||6–6–2

|15||T||December 7, 1943||6–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) ||6–6–3

|16||W||December 11, 1943||9–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1943–44) ||7–6–3

|17||L||December 12, 1943||4–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1943–44) ||7–7–3

|18||W||December 14, 1943||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) ||8–7–3

|19||L||December 19, 1943||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) ||8–8–3

|20||W||December 21, 1943||8–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44) ||9–8–3

|21||T||December 26, 1943||4–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) ||9–8–4

|22||W||December 28, 1943||5–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) ||10–8–4

|23||L||January 1, 1944||2–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44) ||10–9–4

|24||W||January 2, 1944||13–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1943–44) ||11–9–4

|25||W||January 4, 1944||6–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) ||12–9–4

|26||L||January 8, 1944||3–12 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44) ||12–10–4

|27||W||January 15, 1944||7–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1943–44) ||13–10–4

|28||L||January 16, 1944||6–8 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1943–44) ||13–11–4

|29||L||January 18, 1944||2–7 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44) ||13–12–4

|30||L||January 22, 1944||2–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) ||13–13–4

|31||L||January 23, 1944||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) ||13–14–4

|32||L||January 25, 1944||3–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) ||13–15–4

|33||L||January 29, 1944||1–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) ||13–16–4

|34||L||February 1, 1944||0–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) ||13–17–4

|35||W||February 5, 1944||7–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1943–44) ||14–17–4

|36||W||February 8, 1944||3–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) ||15–17–4

|37||W||February 10, 1944||5–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) ||16–17–4

|38||L||February 13, 1944||1–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) ||16–18–4

|39||L||February 19, 1944||4–10 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44) ||16–19–4

|40||L||February 20, 1944||5–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) ||16–20–4

|41||L||February 26, 1944||2–10 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) ||16–21–4

|42||L||February 29, 1944||3–7 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44) ||16–22–4

|43||L||March 2, 1944||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) ||16–23–4

|44||W||March 4, 1944||10–9 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1943–44) ||17–23–4

|45||T||March 5, 1944||4–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1943–44) ||17–23–5

|46||L||March 7, 1944||4–8 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) ||17–24–5

|47||W||March 12, 1944||6–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1943–44) ||18–24–5

|48||W||March 14, 1944||6–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44) ||19–24–5

|49||L||March 16, 1944||9–10 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1943–44) ||19–25–5

|50||L||March 18, 1944||2–10 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44) ||19–26–5

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM LW 48 36 46 82 4 C 36 30 41 71 12 C 49 28 41 69 8 LW 39 19 25 44 2 C 49 16 27 43 8 LW 47 17 25 42 58 LW 42 11 21 32 25 RW/D 50 6 25 31 13 D 25 11 13 24 55 D 34 4 16 20 8 C 23 13 5 18 6 D 25 9 7 16 4 C 24 7 9 16 0 W 19 3 7 10 0 RW 24 6 3 9 4 D 15 2 7 9 2 RW 11 2 1 3 2 LW/C 9 1 1 2 6 LW 9 1 0 1 0 RW 7 1 0 1 2 RW 5 0 1 1 0 G 41 0 1 1 0 G 1 0 0 0 0 G 6 0 0 0 0 C 3 0 0 0 0 G 1 0 0 0 0 G 1 0 0 0 0 D 2 0 0 0 0 D 9 0 0 0 6 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO 2460 41 17 19 5 212 5.17 1 360 6 2 4 0 33 5.50 0 60 1 0 1 0 7 7.00 0 60 1 0 1 0 6 6.00 0 60 1 0 1 0 10 10.00 0 Team: 3000 50 19 26 5 268 5.36 1

See also 1943–44 NHL season

References