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1950–51 Boston Bruins season

{{short description|NHL team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

|League=NHL

|Season=1950–51

|year=1950

|Team=Boston Bruins

|Record=22–30–18

|HomeRecord=13–12–10

|RoadRecord=9–18–8

|LeagueRank=4th

|GoalsFor=178

|GoalsAgainst=197

|GeneralManager=Art Ross

|Coach=Lynn Patrick

|Captain=Milt Schmidt

|Arena=Boston Garden

|GoalsLeader=Milt Schmidt (22)

|AssistsLeader=Milt Schmidt (39)

|PointsLeader=Milt Schmidt (61)

|PIMLeader=Bill Ezinicki (119)

|WinsLeader=Jack Gelineau (22)

|GAALeader=Jack Gelineau (2.81)

}}

The 1950–51 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 27th season in the NHL.

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Offseason

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

Regular season

=Final standings=

{{1950–51 NHL standings|team=BOS}}

=Record vs. opponents=

{{1950–51 NHL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}

Schedule and results

{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid;|title=1950–51 regular season{{cite web |title=1950-51 Boston Bruins Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1951_games.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=April 3, 2025}}}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid;|title=October|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|1||T||October 14, 1950||1–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||0–0–1

|- {{Game-lost}}

|2||L||October 15, 1950||1–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||0–1–1

|- {{Game-lost}}

|3||L||October 18, 1950||0–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||0–2–1

|- {{Game-tied}}

|4||T||October 22, 1950||0–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1950–51) ||0–2–2

|- {{Game-tied}}

|5||T||October 25, 1950||1–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1950–51) ||0–2–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|6||L||October 28, 1950||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||0–3–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|7||L||October 29, 1950||0–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||0–4–3

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid;|title=November|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|8||L||November 2, 1950||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||0–5–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|9||W||November 4, 1950||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||1–5–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|10||L||November 5, 1950||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||1–6–3

|- {{Game-tied}}

|11||T||November 8, 1950||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||1–6–4

|- {{Game-lost}}

|12||L||November 11, 1950||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||1–7–4

|- {{Game-lost}}

|13||L||November 12, 1950||0–7 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||1–8–4

|- {{Game-won}}

|14||W||November 15, 1950||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1950–51) ||2–8–4

|- {{Game-lost}}

|15||L||November 18, 1950||1–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||2–9–4

|- {{Game-won}}

|16||W||November 19, 1950||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||3–9–4

|- {{Game-lost}}

|17||L||November 23, 1950||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||3–10–4

|- {{Game-tied}}

|18||T||November 25, 1950||3–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1950–51) ||3–10–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|19||L||November 26, 1950||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||3–11–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|20||W||November 29, 1950||6–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||4–11–5

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid;|title=December|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|21||L||December 2, 1950||2–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1950–51) ||4–12–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|22||W||December 3, 1950||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1950–51) ||5–12–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|23||W||December 6, 1950||5–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||6–12–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|24||W||December 7, 1950||3–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||7–12–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|25||L||December 9, 1950||1–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||7–13–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|26||W||December 10, 1950||5–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||8–13–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|27||L||December 14, 1950||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||8–14–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|28||L||December 16, 1950||1–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||8–15–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|29||L||December 17, 1950||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||8–16–5

|- {{Game-tied}}

|30||T||December 20, 1950||4–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1950–51) ||8–16–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|31||W||December 21, 1950||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||9–16–6

|- {{Game-tied}}

|32||T||December 23, 1950||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||9–16–7

|- {{Game-won}}

|33||W||December 25, 1950||7–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||10–16–7

|- {{Game-tied}}

|34||T||December 27, 1950||4–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||10–16–8

|- {{Game-lost}}

|35||L||December 31, 1950||0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1950–51) ||10–17–8

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid;|title=January|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|36||W||January 1, 1951||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1950–51) ||11–17–8

|- {{Game-won}}

|37||W||January 4, 1951||4–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||12–17–8

|- {{Game-lost}}

|38||L||January 7, 1951||0–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||12–18–8

|- {{Game-won}}

|39||W||January 9, 1951||5–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||13–18–8

|- {{Game-lost}}

|40||L||January 13, 1951||0–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||13–19–8

|- {{Game-won}}

|41||W||January 14, 1951||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||14–19–8

|- {{Game-tied}}

|42||T||January 17, 1951||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1950–51) ||14–19–9

|- {{Game-lost}}

|43||L||January 20, 1951||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||14–20–9

|- {{Game-won}}

|44||W||January 21, 1951||5–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1950–51) ||15–20–9

|- {{Game-tied}}

|45||T||January 25, 1951||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||15–20–10

|- {{Game-won}}

|46||W||January 27, 1951||3–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||16–20–10

|- {{Game-tied}}

|47||T||January 28, 1951||1–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||16–20–11

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid;|title=February|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|48||L||February 1, 1951||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||16–21–11

|- {{Game-lost}}

|49||L||February 3, 1951||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||16–22–11

|- {{Game-tied}}

|50||T||February 4, 1951||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||16–22–12

|- {{Game-tied}}

|51||T||February 7, 1951||2–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1950–51) ||16–22–13

|- {{Game-won}}

|52||W||February 10, 1951||6–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||17–22–13

|- {{Game-lost}}

|53||L||February 11, 1951||1–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||17–23–13

|- {{Game-won}}

|54||W||February 18, 1951||7–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||18–23–13

|- {{Game-tied}}

|55||T||February 19, 1951||2–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||18–23–14

|- {{Game-tied}}

|56||T||February 21, 1951||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1950–51) ||18–23–15

|- {{Game-lost}}

|57||L||February 24, 1951||2–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||18–24–15

|- {{Game-won}}

|58||W||February 25, 1951||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||19–24–15

|- {{Game-tied}}

|59||T||February 28, 1951||1–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||19–24–16

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid;|title=March|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|60||T||March 3, 1951||3–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1950–51) ||19–24–17

|- {{Game-won}}

|61||W||March 4, 1951||10–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||20–24–17

|- {{Game-lost}}

|62||L||March 7, 1951||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||20–25–17

|- {{Game-lost}}

|63||L||March 10, 1951||3–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||20–26–17

|- {{Game-won}}

|64||W||March 11, 1951||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||21–26–17

|- {{Game-lost}}

|65||L||March 15, 1951||0–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||21–27–17

|- {{Game-lost}}

|66||L||March 17, 1951||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||21–28–17

|- {{Game-tied}}

|67||T||March 18, 1951||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) ||21–28–18

|- {{Game-won}}

|68||W||March 21, 1951||6–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||22–28–18

|- {{Game-lost}}

|69||L||March 24, 1951||1–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||22–29–18

|- {{Game-lost}}

|70||L||March 25, 1951||0–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) ||22–30–18

|-

{{Game log section end}}

|-

|

Legend:

{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid black}}

{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid black}}

{{legend2|#ffc|Tie (1 point)|border=1px solid black}}

{{Game log end}}

Playoffs

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

Player statistics

=Regular season=

;Scoring

class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
ALIGN="center"

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" title="Position"| Pos

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Games played" | GP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Goals" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Assists" | A

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Points" | Pts

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Penalties in Minutes" | PIM

align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Milt|Schmidt}}

C/D6222396133
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Woody|Dumart}}

LW702021417
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Johnny|Peirson}}

RW7019193843
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bill|Ezinicki}}

RW53161935119
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lorne|Ferguson}}

LW7016173331
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Paul|Ronty}}

C7010223220
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dunc|Fisher}}

RW539202920
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bill|Quackenbush}}

D705242912
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Pete|Horeck}}

LW6610132357
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ed|Sandford}}

LW5110132333
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Vic|Lynn}}

LW/D561462069
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Murray|Henderson|Murray Henderson (ice hockey)}}

D66471137
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Max|Quackenbush}}

D47461026
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dave|Creighton}}

C565494
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ed|Kryzanowski}}

D6936910
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ross|Lowe}}

D/LW4353840
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ken|Smith|Kenny Smith (ice hockey)}}

LW1413411
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Phil|Maloney}}

C132022
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Fern|Flaman}}

D1411237
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Hal|Laycoe}}

D61124
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ed|Reigle}}

D1702225
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ed|Harrison|Ed Harrison (ice hockey)}}

C/LW91010
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Zellio|Toppazzini}}

RW40110
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Armstrong|Bob Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1931)}}

D20002
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jack|Gelineau}}

G700004
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Stephen|Kraftcheck}}

D220008

;Goaltending

class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Minutes played" |MIN

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|GP

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Wins"|W

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Losses"| L

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Ties"|T

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against"|GA

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against average"|GAA

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Shut-outs"| SO

align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jack|Gelineau}}

4200702230181972.814
align="center"

| align="right" | Team:

4200702230181972.814

=Playoffs=

;Scoring

class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
ALIGN="center"

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" title="Position"| Pos

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Games played" | GP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Goals" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Assists" | A

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Points" | Pts

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Penalties in Minutes" | PIM

align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Woody|Dumart}}

LW61230
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bill|Ezinicki}}

RW611218
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Johnny|Peirson}}

RW21122
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lorne|Ferguson}}

LW61012
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dunc|Fisher}}

RW61010
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dave|Creighton}}

C50110
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Hal|Laycoe}}

D60115
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bill|Quackenbush}}

D60110
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Paul|Ronty}}

C60112
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ed|Sandford}}

LW60114
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Milt|Schmidt}}

C/D60117
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jack|Gelineau}}

G40000
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Murray|Henderson|Murray Henderson (ice hockey)}}

D50002
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Gord|Henry}}

G20000
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Pete|Horeck}}

LW400013
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Stephen|Kraftcheck}}

D60007
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ed|Kryzanowski}}

D60002
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Vic|Lynn}}

LW/D50002
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jack|McIntyre|dab=ice hockey}}

D20000
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Max|Quackenbush}}

D60004
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Red|Sullivan}}

C20002

;Goaltending

class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Minutes played" |MIN

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|GP

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Wins"|W

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Losses"| L

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against"|GA

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against average"|GAA

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shut-outs"| SO

align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jack|Gelineau}}

26041271.621
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Gord|Henry}}

120202105.000
align="center"

| align="right" | Team:

380514172.681

{{cite web |publisher=hockey-reference.com |accessdate=2009-06-11 |title=1950-51 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1951.html}}

{{Hockey season stats note}}

Awards and records

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

Transactions

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

See also

References

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{{Boston Bruins seasons}}

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