1960–61 Boston Bruins season

The 1960–61 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 37th season in the NHL the Bruins missed the playoffs in back to back years for the first time since the 1924–25 season and the 1925–26 season.

Offseason

Trades and Transfers

June 7: The Boston Bruins purchase centre Billy Carter from the Montreal Canadiens for a reported sum of over $20000.

Regular season Overview October 6: Boston 1 ─ New York 2

The Bruins began their season with a loss away against the New York Rangers.

Period 1: At 7:30 the Rangers scored after Andy Bathgate flicked the puck into the net on a pass from Bill Gadsby. At 17:36 the Bruins scored via Doug Mohns taking a loose puck on a power play in front of the net due to Rangers Len in front of the net.

Period 3: At 6:13 Len Ronson scored for the Rangers by tipping the puck into the net after a blue-line shot by Jim Morrison.

October 8: Boston 1 ─ Montreal 1

The second game of the Bruins' season ended in a 1─1 tie against the Montreal Canadiens.

Period 1: At 10:45 the Canadiens scored on a power play caused by Fern Flaman hooking. Dickie Moore tipped the puck past Don Simmons on a blast by Bernie Geoffrion.

Period 2: At 18:12 the Bruins scored after Leo Labine used Montreal's Doug Harvey as a screen to score from an angle.

Regular season

Trades and Transfers

November 27: The Boston Bruins trade Jean-Guy Gendron to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for André Pronovost. January 24: The Boston Bruins complete a five-player trade with the Detroit Red Wings: The Bruins receive left-wingers Gary Aldcorn and Tom McCarthy as well as centre Murray Oliver; the Red Wings receive right-wingers Vic Stasiuk and Leo Labine. January 30: The Boston Bruins trade Don Simmons to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Ed Chadwick.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||October 5, 1960||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||0–1–0

|2||T||October 8, 1960||1–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||0–1–1

|3||T||October 9, 1960||4–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||0–1–2

|4||T||October 11, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||0–1–3

|5||T||October 15, 1960||1–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||0–1–4

|6||L||October 16, 1960||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||0–2–4

|7||L||October 20, 1960||0–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||0–3–4

|8||T||October 23, 1960||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||0–3–5

|9||W||October 27, 1960||6–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||1–3–5

|10||L||October 29, 1960||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||1–4–5

|11||W||October 30, 1960||5–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||2–4–5

|12||T||November 2, 1960||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||2–4–6

|13||L||November 3, 1960||5–8 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||2–5–6

|14||W||November 6, 1960||4–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||3–5–6

|15||L||November 10, 1960||1–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||3–6–6

|16||L||November 13, 1960||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||3–7–6

|17||L||November 16, 1960||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||3–8–6

|18||L||November 17, 1960||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||3–9–6

|19||W||November 19, 1960||6–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||4–9–6

|20||L||November 20, 1960||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||4–10–6

|21||L||November 23, 1960||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||4–11–6

|22||L||November 24, 1960||3–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||4–12–6

|23||L||November 27, 1960||0–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||4–13–6

|24||T||November 30, 1960||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||4–13–7

|25||W||December 1, 1960||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||5–13–7

|26||L||December 3, 1960||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||5–14–7

|27||L||December 4, 1960||2–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||5–15–7

|28||W||December 8, 1960||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||6–15–7

|29||L||December 10, 1960||0–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||6–16–7

|30||T||December 11, 1960||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||6–16–8

|31||T||December 17, 1960||3–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||6–16–9

|32||L||December 18, 1960||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||6–17–9

|33||W||December 22, 1960||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||7–17–9

|34||L||December 25, 1960||1–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||7–18–9

|35||L||December 28, 1960||3–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||7–19–9

|36||L||December 31, 1960||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||7–20–9

|37||W||January 1, 1961||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||8–20–9

|38||L||January 5, 1961||3–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||8–21–9

|39||L||January 7, 1961||1–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||8–22–9

|40||L||January 8, 1961||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||8–23–9

|41||T||January 12, 1961||4–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||8–23–10

|42||L||January 14, 1961||0–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||8–24–10

|43||L||January 15, 1961||4–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||8–25–10

|44||W||January 19, 1961||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||9–25–10

|45||W||January 21, 1961||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||10–25–10

|46||L||January 22, 1961||3–8 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||10–26–10

|47||L||January 25, 1961||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||10–27–10

|48||W||January 26, 1961||5–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||11–27–10

|49||L||January 29, 1961||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||11–28–10

|50||T||February 2, 1961||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||11–28–11

|51||L||February 4, 1961||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||11–29–11

|52||L||February 5, 1961||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||11–30–11

|53||L||February 9, 1961||1–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||11–31–11

|54||L||February 11, 1961||3–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||11–32–11

|55||W||February 12, 1961||8–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||12–32–11

|56||L||February 16, 1961||1–9 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||12–33–11

|57||L||February 18, 1961||1–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||12–34–11

|58||T||February 19, 1961||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||12–34–12

|59||T||February 23, 1961||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||12–34–13

|60||L||February 26, 1961||2–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||12–35–13

|61||L||March 1, 1961||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1960–61) ||12–36–13

|62||W||March 2, 1961||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||13–36–13

|63||L||March 5, 1961||1–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||13–37–13

|64||L||March 7, 1961||1–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||13–38–13

|65||L||March 9, 1961||2–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1960–61) ||13–39–13

|66||L||March 11, 1961||5–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1960–61) ||13–40–13

|67||L||March 12, 1961||0–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||13–41–13

|68||W||March 15, 1961||6–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1960–61) ||14–41–13

|69||L||March 18, 1961||2–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61) ||14–42–13

|70||W||March 19, 1961||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61) ||15–42–13

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM RW 67 15 35 50 35 C 68 26 23 49 22 C 62 15 26 41 16 LW 70 19 20 39 48 LW/D 65 12 21 33 63 C 47 15 15 30 15 LW 46 5 25 30 35 LW 63 15 9 24 95 D 57 6 17 23 50 LW 47 11 11 22 30 RW 40 7 12 19 34 C 21 6 10 16 8 W 43 4 10 14 26 D 62 2 9 11 59 D 70 1 9 10 79 D 54 0 10 10 72 RW 34 5 4 9 0 LW 24 4 5 9 0 D 68 2 6 8 65 LW 13 1 7 8 24 C 32 3 4 7 0 LW 21 2 3 5 12 RW 9 0 1 1 2 C 8 0 0 0 2 C/D 3 0 0 0 0 G 52 0 0 0 14 D 1 0 0 0 2 G 18 0 0 0 6 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 3120 52 12 33 7 193 3.71 0 1079 18 3 9 6 58 3.23 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 Team: 4200 70 15 42 13 251 3.59 1

See also 1960–61 NHL season

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