# 1954–55 Boston Bruins season

The 1954–55 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 23 wins, 26 losses, and 21 ties for 67 points. In the playoffs, they lost the semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens in five games.

## Regular season
### Final standings

National Hockey League vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 204 | 134 | +70 | 95 |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 228 | 157 | +71 | 93 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 147 | 135 | +12 | 70 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 169 | 188 | −19 | 67 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 150 | 210 | −60 | 52 |
| 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 13 | 40 | 17 | 161 | 235 | −74 | 43 |

### Record vs. opponents

1954–55 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 7–4–3 | 3–7–4 | 4–7–3 | 5–4–5 | 4–4–6 |
| Chicago | 4–7–3 | — | 1–12–1 | 0–11–3 | 5–4–5 | 3–6–5 |
| Detroit | 7–3–4 | 12–1–1 | — | 7–7 | 9–2–3 | 7–4–3 |
| Montreal | 7–4–3 | 11–0–3 | 7–7 | — | 10–3–1 | 6–4–4 |
| New York | 4–5–5 | 4–5–5 | 2–9–3 | 3–10–1 | — | 4–6–4 |
| Toronto | 4–4–6 | 6–3–5 | 4–7–3 | 4–6–4 | 6–4–4 | — |

## Schedule and results

Regular season schedule :
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | October 9, 1954 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | T | October 11, 1954 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 0–1–1 |
| 3 | W | October 14, 1954 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (1954–55) | 1–1–1 |
| 4 | T | October 17, 1954 | 1–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 1–1–2 |
| 5 | L | October 20, 1954 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1954–55) | 1–2–2 |
| 6 | L | October 21, 1954 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 1–3–2 |
| 7 | T | October 23, 1954 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 1–3–3 |
| 8 | L | October 30, 1954 | 0–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 1–4–3 |
| 9 | L | November 4, 1954 | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 1–5–3 |
| 10 | L | November 7, 1954 | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 1–6–3 |
| 11 | W | November 10, 1954 | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 2–6–3 |
| 12 | L | November 13, 1954 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 2–7–3 |
| 13 | L | November 14, 1954 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 2–8–3 |
| 14 | T | November 17, 1954 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1954–55) | 2–8–4 |
| 15 | W | November 18, 1954 | 5–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 3–8–4 |
| 16 | W | November 20, 1954 | 1–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 4–8–4 |
| 17 | W | November 21, 1954 | 2–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 5–8–4 |
| 18 | L | November 24, 1954 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1954–55) | 5–9–4 |
| 19 | T | November 25, 1954 | 2–2 | New York Rangers (1954–55) | 5–9–5 |
| 20 | W | November 28, 1954 | 6–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 6–9–5 |
| 21 | L | December 1, 1954 | 0–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 6–10–5 |
| 22 | W | December 2, 1954 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 7–10–5 |
| 23 | W | December 4, 1954 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1954–55) | 8–10–5 |
| 24 | L | December 5, 1954 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 8–11–5 |
| 25 | W | December 9, 1954 | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 9–11–5 |
| 26 | W | December 11, 1954 | 3–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 10–11–5 |
| 27 | T | December 12, 1954 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 10–11–6 |
| 28 | L | December 16, 1954 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 10–12–6 |
| 29 | L | December 18, 1954 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 10–13–6 |
| 30 | L | December 19, 1954 | 1–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 10–14–6 |
| 31 | T | December 25, 1954 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 10–14–7 |
| 32 | L | December 30, 1954 | 1–6 | @ New York Rangers (1954–55) | 10–15–7 |
| 33 | W | January 1, 1955 | 4–0 | New York Rangers (1954–55) | 11–15–7 |
| 34 | T | January 2, 1955 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1954–55) | 11–15–8 |
| 35 | W | January 5, 1955 | 2–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 12–15–8 |
| 36 | T | January 6, 1955 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 12–15–9 |
| 37 | T | January 8, 1955 | 1–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 12–15–10 |
| 38 | T | January 9, 1955 | 1–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 12–15–11 |
| 39 | T | January 12, 1955 | 1–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 12–15–12 |
| 40 | L | January 13, 1955 | 0–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 12–16–12 |
| 41 | L | January 15, 1955 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 12–17–12 |
| 42 | W | January 16, 1955 | 6–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 13–17–12 |
| 43 | W | January 20, 1955 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 14–17–12 |
| 44 | W | January 22, 1955 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1954–55) | 15–17–12 |
| 45 | L | January 23, 1955 | 0–2 | New York Rangers (1954–55) | 15–18–12 |
| 46 | W | January 27, 1955 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 16–18–12 |
| 47 | L | January 29, 1955 | 0–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 16–19–12 |
| 48 | W | January 30, 1955 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 17–19–12 |
| 49 | W | February 2, 1955 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 18–19–12 |
| 50 | T | February 3, 1955 | 1–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 18–19–13 |
| 51 | W | February 5, 1955 | 8–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 19–19–13 |
| 52 | T | February 6, 1955 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 19–19–14 |
| 53 | W | February 10, 1955 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 20–19–14 |
| 54 | T | February 12, 1955 | 5–5 | New York Rangers (1954–55) | 20–19–15 |
| 55 | T | February 13, 1955 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 20–19–16 |
| 56 | T | February 16, 1955 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1954–55) | 20–19–17 |
| 57 | L | February 17, 1955 | 2–10 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 20–20–17 |
| 58 | T | February 19, 1955 | 1–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 20–20–18 |
| 59 | T | February 21, 1955 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 20–20–19 |
| 60 | T | February 23, 1955 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 20–20–20 |
| 61 | L | February 26, 1955 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 20–21–20 |
| 62 | W | March 2, 1955 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers (1954–55) | 21–21–20 |
| 63 | L | March 3, 1955 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 21–22–20 |
| 64 | T | March 5, 1955 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 21–22–21 |
| 65 | W | March 6, 1955 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) | 22–22–21 |
| 66 | L | March 10, 1955 | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 22–23–21 |
| 67 | L | March 12, 1955 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 22–24–21 |
| 68 | W | March 13, 1955 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) | 23–24–21 |
| 69 | L | March 16, 1955 | 4–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) | 23–25–21 |
| 70 | L | March 20, 1955 | 3–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) | 23–26–21 |

## Player statistics
### Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Don McKenney | 69 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 34 |
| Leo Labine | 67 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 75 |
| Réal Chevrefils | 64 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 30 |
| Cal Gardner | 70 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 40 |
| Fleming Mackell | 60 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 76 |
| Lorne Ferguson | 69 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 24 |
| Ed Sandford | 60 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 38 |
| Doug Mohns | 70 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 82 |
| Murray Costello | 54 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 25 |
| Milt Schmidt | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| Gus Bodnar | 67 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| Floyd Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Skip Teal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Corcoran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Klukay | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

### Defensemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Bill Quackenbush | 68 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 8 |
| Warren Godfrey | 62 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 58 |
| Fernie Flaman | 70 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 150 |
| Leo Boivin | 59 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 105 |
| Hal Laycoe | 70 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 34 |
| Bob Armstrong | 57 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 |

### Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
| John Henderson | 45 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2.49 |
| Jim Henry | 27 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3.02 |

## Awards and records

* Fernie Flaman, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star