1952-53 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 28-29-13 - 69 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 5-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-1
Coach: Lynn Patrick (28-29-13)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1952-53 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 28-29-13 - 69 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 5-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-1
Coach: Lynn Patrick (28-29-13)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1952-53 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 28 wins and 29 losses and 13 ties for 69 points, finishing third in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-6.
The Bruins scored 152 goals, worst in the league and allowed 172. Fleming MacKell netted 27 goals for Boston, while Milt Schmidt contributed 23 assists. Jim Henry earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.46 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Lynn Patrick coached the team. The 1952-53 Boston Bruins lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 152
Regular Season Goals Against: 172
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 | OT | |
| October 16, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 1-0-1 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-1 | ||
| October 18, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 1-0-1 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-1 | ||
| October 19, 1952 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 1-0-2 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-2 | OT | |
| October 22, 1952 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 3 | T | 1-0-2 | 0-1-1 | 1-1-3 | OT | |
| October 25, 1952 | Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | W | 1-0-2 | 1-1-1 | 2-1-3 | ||
| October 26, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | T | 1-0-2 | 1-1-2 | 2-1-4 | OT | |
| October 30, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 1-0-2 | 1-2-2 | 2-2-4 | ||
| November 1, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 1-0-2 | 1-3-2 | 2-3-4 | ||
| November 2, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 1-0-2 | 1-4-2 | 2-4-4 | ||
| November 6, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 2-0-2 | 1-4-2 | 3-4-4 | ||
| November 9, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 3-0-2 | 1-4-2 | 4-4-4 | ||
| November 11, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 4-0-2 | 1-4-2 | 5-4-4 | ||
| November 13, 1952 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 4-0-2 | 1-5-2 | 5-5-4 | ||
| November 15, 1952 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 4-0-2 | 1-6-2 | 5-6-4 | ||
| November 16, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 4-1-2 | 1-6-2 | 5-7-4 | ||
| November 19, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 4-1-2 | 2-6-2 | 6-7-4 | ||
| November 20, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 4-1-2 | 2-7-2 | 6-8-4 | ||
| November 23, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 5-1-2 | 2-7-2 | 7-8-4 | ||
| November 27, 1952 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 6-1-2 | 2-7-2 | 8-8-4 | ||
| November 30, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 7-1-2 | 2-7-2 | 9-8-4 | ||
| December 4, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 8-1-2 | 2-7-2 | 10-8-4 | ||
| December 6, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 8-1-2 | 3-7-2 | 11-8-4 | ||
| December 7, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 8-1-2 | 3-7-3 | 11-8-5 | OT | |
| December 10, 1952 | Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 8-1-2 | 4-7-3 | 12-8-5 | ||
| December 11, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 10 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 8-2-2 | 4-7-3 | 12-9-5 | ||
| December 14, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 8-2-3 | 4-7-3 | 12-9-6 | OT | |
| December 17, 1952 | Boston Bruins 0 at New York Rangers 5 | L | 8-2-3 | 4-8-3 | 12-10-6 | ||
| December 18, 1952 | Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | T | 8-2-3 | 4-8-4 | 12-10-7 | OT | |
| December 20, 1952 | Boston Bruins 6 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 8-2-3 | 5-8-4 | 13-10-7 | ||
| December 21, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 8-3-3 | 5-8-4 | 13-11-7 | ||
| December 25, 1952 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 8-4-3 | 5-8-4 | 13-12-7 | ||
| December 27, 1952 | Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 8-4-3 | 5-9-4 | 13-13-7 | ||
| December 28, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | L | 8-4-3 | 5-10-4 | 13-14-7 | ||
| January 1, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 9-4-3 | 5-10-4 | 14-14-7 | ||
| January 3, 1953 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | W | 9-4-3 | 6-10-4 | 15-14-7 | ||
| January 4, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 5 | L | 9-4-3 | 6-11-4 | 15-15-7 | ||
| January 8, 1953 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 9-4-3 | 6-12-4 | 15-16-7 | ||
| January 10, 1953 | Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 9-4-3 | 6-13-4 | 15-17-7 | ||
| January 11, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 9-5-3 | 6-13-4 | 15-18-7 | ||
| January 15, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 9-6-3 | 6-13-4 | 15-19-7 | ||
| January 18, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 10-6-3 | 6-13-4 | 16-19-7 | ||
| January 22, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 10-6-4 | 6-13-4 | 16-19-8 | OT | |
| January 24, 1953 | New York Rangers 0 at Boston Bruins 9 | W | 11-6-4 | 6-13-4 | 17-19-8 | ||
| January 25, 1953 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 11-7-4 | 6-13-4 | 17-20-8 | ||
| January 29, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 11-7-5 | 6-13-4 | 17-20-9 | OT | |
| January 31, 1953 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | T | 11-7-5 | 6-13-5 | 17-20-10 | OT | |
| February 1, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 12-7-5 | 6-13-5 | 18-20-10 | ||
| February 5, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 13-7-5 | 6-13-5 | 19-20-10 | ||
| February 8, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 13-8-5 | 6-13-5 | 19-21-10 | ||
| February 12, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 14-8-5 | 6-13-5 | 20-21-10 | ||
| February 14, 1953 | New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 15-8-5 | 6-13-5 | 21-21-10 | ||
| February 15, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 16-8-5 | 6-13-5 | 22-21-10 | ||
| February 18, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 16-8-5 | 6-14-5 | 22-22-10 | ||
| February 21, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 16-8-5 | 6-14-6 | 22-22-11 | OT | |
| February 22, 1953 | Boston Bruins 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | L | 16-8-5 | 6-15-6 | 22-23-11 | ||
| February 25, 1953 | Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 2 | L | 16-8-5 | 6-16-6 | 22-24-11 | ||
| February 27, 1953 | Boston Bruins 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 16-8-5 | 6-17-6 | 22-25-11 | ||
| March 1, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | T | 16-8-5 | 6-17-7 | 22-25-12 | OT | |
| March 2, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 10 | L | 16-8-5 | 6-18-7 | 22-26-12 | ||
| March 5, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 17-8-5 | 6-18-7 | 23-26-12 | ||
| March 7, 1953 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 17-9-5 | 6-18-7 | 23-27-12 | ||
| March 8, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 18-9-5 | 6-18-7 | 24-27-12 | ||
| March 12, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 18-9-6 | 6-18-7 | 24-27-13 | OT | |
| March 14, 1953 | Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 18-9-6 | 7-18-7 | 25-27-13 | ||
| March 15, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 19-9-6 | 7-18-7 | 26-27-13 | ||
| March 18, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 19-9-6 | 8-18-7 | 27-27-13 | ||
| March 19, 1953 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | L | 19-9-6 | 8-19-7 | 27-28-13 | ||
| March 21, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 19-9-6 | 9-19-7 | 28-28-13 | ||
| March 22, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 19-10-6 | 9-19-7 | 28-29-13 | ||
| March 24, 1953 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| March 26, 1953 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| March 29, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | OT | |
| March 31, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| April 2, 1953 | Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | L | 2-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
| April 5, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 3-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 4-2-0 | ||
| April 9, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 3-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 4-3-0 | ||
| April 11, 1953 | Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 3-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 5-3-0 | ||
| April 12, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 3-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 5-4-0 | ||
| April 14, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 7 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 3-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 5-5-0 | ||
| April 16, 1953 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | L | 3-2-0 | 2-4-0 | 5-6-0 | OT |
