# 1959–60 Boston Bruins season

The 1959–60 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 28 wins, 34 losses, and 8 ties for 64 points.

## Regular season

Boston's fifth-place finish caused them to miss the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1955–56 season.

### Final standings

National Hockey League vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 255 | 178 | +77 | 92 |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 199 | 195 | +4 | 79 |
| 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 191 | 180 | +11 | 69 |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 186 | 197 | −11 | 67 |
| 5 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 220 | 241 | −21 | 64 |
| 6 | New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 187 | 247 | −60 | 49 |

### Record vs. opponents

1959–60 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 5–6–3 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–4–2 | 6–6–2 |
| Chicago | 6–5–3 | — | 4–8–2 | 3–7–4 | 11–1–2 | 4–8–2 |
| Detroit | 8–5–1 | 8–4–2 | — | 2–7–5 | 4–6–4 | 4–9–1 |
| Montreal | 8–4 | 7–3–4 | 7–2–5 | — | 6–6–2 | 10–3–1 |
| New York | 4–8–2 | 1–11–2 | 6–4–4 | 6–6–2 | — | 2–9–3 |
| Toronto | 6–6–2 | 8–4–2 | 9–4–1 | 3–10–1 | 9–2–3 | — |

## Schedule and results

Regular season schedule :
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | October 8, 1959 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | W | October 10, 1959 | 6–4 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | W | October 11, 1959 | 8–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | W | October 14, 1959 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 3–1–0 |
| 5 | L | October 17, 1959 | 0–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 3–2–0 |
| 6 | T | October 18, 1959 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 3–2–1 |
| 7 | L | October 22, 1959 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 3–3–1 |
| 8 | L | October 24, 1959 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 3–4–1 |
| 9 | W | October 29, 1959 | 2–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 4–4–1 |
| 10 | L | October 31, 1959 | 3–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 4–5–1 |
| 11 | W | November 1, 1959 | 6–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 5–5–1 |
| 12 | W | November 3, 1959 | 6–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 6–5–1 |
| 13 | W | November 5, 1959 | 8–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 7–5–1 |
| 14 | W | November 8, 1959 | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 8–5–1 |
| 15 | L | November 11, 1959 | 3–6 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 8–6–1 |
| 16 | L | November 12, 1959 | 5–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 8–7–1 |
| 17 | L | November 14, 1959 | 1–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 8–8–1 |
| 18 | L | November 15, 1959 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 8–9–1 |
| 19 | T | November 21, 1959 | 3–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 8–9–2 |
| 20 | L | November 22, 1959 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 8–10–2 |
| 21 | T | November 25, 1959 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 8–10–3 |
| 22 | W | November 26, 1959 | 4–3 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 9–10–3 |
| 23 | T | November 28, 1959 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 9–10–4 |
| 24 | L | November 29, 1959 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 9–11–4 |
| 25 | T | December 2, 1959 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 9–11–5 |
| 26 | L | December 5, 1959 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 9–12–5 |
| 27 | L | December 6, 1959 | 3–6 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 9–13–5 |
| 28 | W | December 10, 1959 | 6–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 10–13–5 |
| 29 | L | December 12, 1959 | 3–4 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 10–14–5 |
| 30 | L | December 13, 1959 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 10–15–5 |
| 31 | L | December 16, 1959 | 0–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 10–16–5 |
| 32 | L | December 20, 1959 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 10–17–5 |
| 33 | W | December 25, 1959 | 5–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 11–17–5 |
| 34 | L | December 27, 1959 | 1–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 11–18–5 |
| 35 | W | December 29, 1959 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 12–18–5 |
| 36 | W | January 1, 1960 | 7–3 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 13–18–5 |
| 37 | L | January 2, 1960 | 5–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 13–19–5 |
| 38 | L | January 3, 1960 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 13–20–5 |
| 39 | W | January 7, 1960 | 5–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 14–20–5 |
| 40 | W | January 9, 1960 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 15–20–5 |
| 41 | W | January 10, 1960 | 4–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 16–20–5 |
| 42 | W | January 14, 1960 | 6–0 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 17–20–5 |
| 43 | L | January 16, 1960 | 2–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 17–21–5 |
| 44 | L | January 17, 1960 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 17–22–5 |
| 45 | L | January 20, 1960 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 17–23–5 |
| 46 | L | January 21, 1960 | 2–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 17–24–5 |
| 47 | T | January 23, 1960 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 17–24–6 |
| 48 | W | January 24, 1960 | 6–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 18–24–6 |
| 49 | W | January 30, 1960 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 19–24–6 |
| 50 | W | January 31, 1960 | 6–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 20–24–6 |
| 51 | L | February 4, 1960 | 2–7 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 20–25–6 |
| 52 | L | February 6, 1960 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 20–26–6 |
| 53 | W | February 7, 1960 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 21–26–6 |
| 54 | W | February 11, 1960 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 22–26–6 |
| 55 | W | February 13, 1960 | 7–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 23–26–6 |
| 56 | W | February 14, 1960 | 3–0 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 24–26–6 |
| 57 | L | February 17, 1960 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 24–27–6 |
| 58 | L | February 20, 1960 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 24–28–6 |
| 59 | L | February 21, 1960 | 2–7 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 24–29–6 |
| 60 | W | February 27, 1960 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 25–29–6 |
| 61 | L | March 1, 1960 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 25–30–6 |
| 62 | L | March 3, 1960 | 0–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 25–31–6 |
| 63 | L | March 5, 1960 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 25–32–6 |
| 64 | L | March 6, 1960 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1959–60) | 25–33–6 |
| 65 | T | March 10, 1960 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 25–33–7 |
| 66 | W | March 12, 1960 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 26–33–7 |
| 67 | W | March 13, 1960 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 27–33–7 |
| 68 | W | March 16, 1960 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 28–33–7 |
| 69 | L | March 19, 1960 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 28–34–7 |
| 70 | T | March 20, 1960 | 5–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 28–34–8 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Bronco Horvath | C | 68 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 60 |
| Don McKenney | C | 70 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 28 |
| Vic Stasiuk | LW | 69 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 121 |
| John Bucyk | LW | 56 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 26 |
| Doug Mohns | LW/D | 65 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 62 |
| Jerry Toppazzini | RW | 69 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 26 |
| Leo Labine | RW | 63 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 58 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | LW | 67 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 64 |
| Charlie Burns | C | 62 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 46 |
| Leo Boivin | D | 70 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 66 |
| Fleming MacKell | C | 47 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 19 |
| Fern Flaman | D | 60 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 112 |
| Larry Leach | C | 69 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 47 |
| Bob Armstrong | D | 69 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 96 |
| Dick Meissner | RW | 60 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| Aut Erickson | D | 58 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| Lorne Davis | RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Dallas Smith | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Mickoski | LW | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Ward | D | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Stan Baluik | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Gagne | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Lumley | G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Dale Rolfe | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Simmons | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gord Turlick | LW/C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Harry Lumley | 2520 | 42 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 146 | 3.48 | 2 |
| Don Simmons | 1680 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 91 | 3.25 | 2 |
| Team: | 4200 | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 237 | 3.39 | 4 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Awards and records

* Bronco Horvath, Centre, NHL Second All-Star Team
* Don McKenney, Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

## Transactions

Claim Aut Erikson from Chicago, Charlie Burns from Detroit and Bruce Gamble from New York.