1945-46 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 24-18-8 - 56 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 5-5
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-1
Coach: Dit Clapper (24-18-8)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1945-46 Boston Bruins Statistics
1945-46 Boston Bruins Roster

The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1945-46 season with a record of 24 wins and 18 losses and 8 ties for 56 points, finishing second in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-5.

The Bruins netted 167 goals and yielded 156. Woody Dumart scored 22 goals for Boston, while Don Gallinger contributed 23 assists. Frank Brimsek topped the squad with 16 wins, and Paul Bibeault recorded a 2.81 goals against average, leading regular goalies.

Dit Clapper coached the team. The 1945-46 Boston Bruins lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 167
Regular Season Goals Against: 156

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 24, 1945 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Boston Bruins 4 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
October 27, 1945 Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 T 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-1-1 OT
October 28, 1945 Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 7 L 0-1-0 0-1-1 0-2-1
November 4, 1945 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 6 W 1-1-0 0-1-1 1-2-1
November 7, 1945 Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 1-1-0 1-1-1 2-2-1
November 10, 1945 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 1-1-0 1-2-1 2-3-1
November 11, 1945 Boston Bruins 7 at New York Rangers 1 W 1-1-0 2-2-1 3-3-1
November 21, 1945 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 3 W 2-1-0 2-2-1 4-3-1
November 25, 1945 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 5 W 3-1-0 2-2-1 5-3-1
November 28, 1945 New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 5 W 4-1-0 2-2-1 6-3-1
December 2, 1945 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 4-1-1 2-2-1 6-3-2 OT
December 5, 1945 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 6 W 5-1-1 2-2-1 7-3-2
December 9, 1945 Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 8 L 5-1-1 2-3-1 7-4-2
December 12, 1945 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 5-1-2 2-3-1 7-4-3 OT
December 15, 1945 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 5-1-2 2-3-2 7-4-4 OT
December 16, 1945 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 5-1-3 2-3-2 7-4-5 OT
December 19, 1945 New York Rangers 7 at Boston Bruins 8 W 6-1-3 2-3-2 8-4-5
December 23, 1945 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 1 L 6-2-3 2-3-2 8-5-5
December 29, 1945 Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 6-2-3 3-3-2 9-5-5
December 30, 1945 Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 T 6-2-3 3-3-3 9-5-6 OT
January 1, 1946 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 4 W 7-2-3 3-3-3 10-5-6
January 5, 1946 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 7-2-3 3-4-3 10-6-6
January 6, 1946 Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 4 L 7-2-3 3-5-3 10-7-6
January 10, 1946 Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 7-2-3 3-6-3 10-8-6
January 12, 1946 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 4 W 8-2-3 3-6-3 11-8-6
January 16, 1946 New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 9-2-3 3-6-3 12-8-6
January 17, 1946 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 2 W 9-2-3 4-6-3 13-8-6
January 19, 1946 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 9-2-3 4-7-3 13-9-6
January 20, 1946 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 3 W 10-2-3 4-7-3 14-9-6
January 23, 1946 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 7 W 11-2-3 4-7-3 15-9-6
January 26, 1946 Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 11-2-3 5-7-3 16-9-6
January 27, 1946 Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 11-2-3 5-8-3 16-10-6
January 30, 1946 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 4 W 12-2-3 5-8-3 17-10-6
February 2, 1946 Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 12-2-3 6-8-3 18-10-6
February 3, 1946 Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 L 12-2-3 6-9-3 18-11-6
February 6, 1946 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 12-2-4 6-9-3 18-11-7 OT
February 10, 1946 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 0 L 12-3-4 6-9-3 18-12-7
February 13, 1946 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 3 W 13-3-4 6-9-3 19-12-7
February 14, 1946 Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 2 T 13-3-4 6-9-4 19-12-8 OT
February 16, 1946 New York Rangers 6 at Boston Bruins 2 L 13-4-4 6-9-4 19-13-8
February 20, 1946 Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 13-4-4 6-10-4 19-14-8
February 23, 1946 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 L 13-4-4 6-11-4 19-15-8
February 24, 1946 Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 13-4-4 6-12-4 19-16-8
February 27, 1946 Boston Bruins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 13-4-4 7-12-4 20-16-8
March 3, 1946 Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 L 13-4-4 7-13-4 20-17-8
March 6, 1946 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 14-4-4 7-13-4 21-17-8
March 10, 1946 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 7 W 15-4-4 7-13-4 22-17-8
March 12, 1946 Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 2 W 15-4-4 8-13-4 23-17-8
March 13, 1946 New York Rangers 5 at Boston Bruins 3 L 15-5-4 8-13-4 23-18-8
March 17, 1946 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 5 W 16-5-4 8-13-4 24-18-8
March 19, 1946 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 3 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
March 21, 1946 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 0 L 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
March 24, 1946 Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0
March 26, 1946 Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 W 1-1-0 2-0-0 3-1-0
March 28, 1946 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 4 W 2-1-0 2-0-0 4-1-0 OT
March 30, 1946 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 2-1-0 2-1-0 4-2-0 OT
April 2, 1946 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 2-1-0 2-2-0 4-3-0 OT
April 4, 1946 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 2-2-0 2-2-0 4-4-0
April 7, 1946 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 3-2-0 2-2-0 5-4-0 OT
April 9, 1946 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6 L 3-2-0 2-3-0 5-5-0