1957–58 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1957–58 1957 Boston Bruins 4th 27–28–15 15–14–6 12–14–9 199 194 Lynn Patrick Milt Schmidt Fernie Flaman Boston Garden Bronco Horvath (30) Fleming MacKell (40) Bronco Horvath (66) Fleming MacKell (72) Don Simmons (15) Don Simmons (2.42) The 1957–58 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 27 wins, 28 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. They defeated the New York Rangers in six games in the Semi-finals before losing the Stanley Cup Final, also in six games, to the Montreal Canadiens. 2 Regular season Willie O'Ree Midway through his second minor-league season with the Quebec Aces, O'Ree was called up to the Boston Bruins of the NHL to replace an injured player. O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January 18, 1958, against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black player in league history. He played in only two games that year. Season standings BOS Record vs. opponents BOS Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid; 1957–58 regular season1957-58 Boston Bruins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1958_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 3, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 1|| W|| October 12, 1957|| 3–1|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 1–0–0 |- | 2|| W|| October 13, 1957|| 3–1|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 2–0–0 |- | 3|| W|| October 16, 1957|| 6–2|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 3–0–0 |- | 4|| W|| October 17, 1957|| 5–1|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 4–0–0 |- | 5|| L|| October 19, 1957|| 0–7|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 4–1–0 |- | 6|| L|| October 22, 1957|| 1–2|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 4–2–0 |- | 7|| L|| October 24, 1957|| 3–4|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 4–3–0 |- | 8|| L|| October 26, 1957|| 3–4|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 4–4–0 |- | 9|| L|| October 31, 1957|| 0–3|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 4–5–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 10|| L|| November 2, 1957|| 0–5|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 4–6–0 |- | 11|| W|| November 3, 1957|| 4–0|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 5–6–0 |- | 12|| L|| November 7, 1957|| 3–5|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 5–7–0 |- | 13|| L|| November 9, 1957|| 2–4|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 5–8–0 |- | 14|| W|| November 10, 1957|| 4–2|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 6–8–0 |- | 15|| W|| November 14, 1957|| 5–2|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 7–8–0 |- | 16|| W|| November 16, 1957|| 4–2|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 8–8–0 |- | 17|| T|| November 17, 1957|| 2–2|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 8–8–1 |- | 18|| L|| November 23, 1957|| 2–4|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 8–9–1 |- | 19|| T|| November 24, 1957|| 2–2|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 8–9–2 |- | 20|| W|| November 27, 1957|| 5–2|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 9–9–2 |- | 21|| W|| November 28, 1957|| 1–0|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 10–9–2 |- | 22|| L|| November 30, 1957|| 2–3|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 10–10–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 23|| L|| December 1, 1957|| 1–4|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 10–11–2 |- | 24|| W|| December 5, 1957|| 7–2|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 11–11–2 |- | 25|| T|| December 7, 1957|| 2–2|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 11–11–3 |- | 26|| W|| December 8, 1957|| 3–0|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 12–11–3 |- | 27|| L|| December 12, 1957|| 2–3|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 12–12–3 |- | 28|| T|| December 14, 1957|| 1–1|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 12–12–4 |- | 29|| L|| December 15, 1957|| 1–3|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 12–13–4 |- | 30|| T|| December 19, 1957|| 3–3|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 12–13–5 |- | 31|| T|| December 21, 1957|| 3–3|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 12–13–6 |- | 32|| L|| December 22, 1957|| 1–4|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 12–14–6 |- | 33|| W|| December 25, 1957|| 4–1|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 13–14–6 |- | 34|| T|| December 28, 1957|| 0–0|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 13–14–7 |- | 35|| T|| December 29, 1957|| 2–2|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 13–14–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 36|| L|| January 1, 1958|| 3–4|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 13–15–8 |- | 37|| W|| January 4, 1958|| 7–4|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 14–15–8 |- | 38|| L|| January 5, 1958|| 3–4|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 14–16–8 |- | 39|| L|| January 9, 1958|| 1–6|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 14–17–8 |- | 40|| T|| January 11, 1958|| 2–2|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 14–17–9 |- | 41|| L|| January 12, 1958|| 3–5|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 14–18–9 |- | 42|| L|| January 16, 1958|| 2–3|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 14–19–9 |- | 43|| W|| January 18, 1958|| 3–0|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 15–19–9 |- | 44|| L|| January 19, 1958|| 2–6|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 15–20–9 |- | 45|| W|| January 23, 1958|| 4–3|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 16–20–9 |- | 46|| W|| January 25, 1958|| 5–3|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 17–20–9 |- | 47|| T|| January 26, 1958|| 3–3|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 17–20–10 |- | 48|| T|| January 29, 1958|| 1–1|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 17–20–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 49|| L|| February 1, 1958|| 1–3|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 17–21–11 |- | 50|| W|| February 2, 1958|| 4–3|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 18–21–11 |- | 51|| L|| February 6, 1958|| 1–4|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 18–22–11 |- | 52|| W|| February 8, 1958|| 7–3|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 19–22–11 |- | 53|| L|| February 9, 1958|| 0–2|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 19–23–11 |- | 54|| W|| February 13, 1958|| 5–0|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 20–23–11 |- | 55|| T|| February 15, 1958|| 2–2|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 20–23–12 |- | 56|| L|| February 16, 1958|| 2–3|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 20–24–12 |- | 57|| L|| February 20, 1958|| 0–4|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 20–25–12 |- | 58|| L|| February 22, 1958|| 1–6|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 20–26–12 |- | 59|| W|| February 23, 1958|| 2–0|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 21–26–12 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- | 60|| W|| March 1, 1958|| 3–2|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 22–26–12 |- | 61|| W|| March 4, 1958|| 2–1|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 23–26–12 |- | 62|| T|| March 6, 1958|| 4–4|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 23–26–13 |- | 63|| T|| March 8, 1958|| 3–3|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 23–26–14 |- | 64|| W|| March 9, 1958|| 7–0|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)|| 24–26–14 |- | 65|| W|| March 13, 1958|| 7–3|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 25–26–14 |- | 66|| L|| March 15, 1958|| 0–4|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 25–27–14 |- | 67|| L|| March 16, 1958|| 3–6|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)|| 25–28–14 |- | 68|| T|| March 19, 1958|| 1–1|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58)|| 25–28–15 |- | 69|| W|| March 22, 1958|| 8–5|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)|| 26–28–15 |- | 70|| W|| March 23, 1958|| 7–5|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)|| 27–28–15 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1958 Stanley Cup Final Boston defeated the New York Rangers (4–2) in the semi-final to advance to the Cup Final against the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens, in the middle of their five-year Cup champion run, defeated the Bruins four games to two. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Bronco Horvath C 67 30 36 66 71 Fleming MacKell C 70 20 40 60 72 Don McKenney C 70 28 30 58 22 Vic Stasiuk LW 70 21 35 56 55 John Bucyk LW 68 21 31 52 57 Jerry Toppazzini RW 64 25 24 49 51 Larry Regan RW 59 11 28 39 22 Allan Stanley D 69 6 25 31 37 Larry Hillman D 70 3 19 22 60 Leo Labine RW 62 7 14 21 60 Doug Mohns LW/D 54 5 16 21 28 Real Chevrefils LW 44 9 9 18 21 Fern Flaman D 66 0 15 15 71 Buddy Boone RW 34 5 3 8 28 Norm Johnson Norm Johnson (ice hockey) C 15 2 3 5 8 Bob Armstrong Bob Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1931) D 47 1 4 5 66 Jack Bionda D 42 1 4 5 50 Johnny Peirson RW 53 2 2 4 10 Leo Boivin D 33 0 4 4 54 Jack Caffery Jack Caffery (ice hockey) C 7 1 0 1 2 Gerry Ehman RW 1 1 0 1 0 Bob Beckett C 9 0 0 0 2 Claude Evans G 1 0 0 0 0 Harry Lumley Harry Lumley (ice hockey) G 24 0 0 0 2 Al Millar G 6 0 0 0 0 Willie O'Ree W 2 0 0 0 0 Harry Pidhirny C 2 0 0 0 0 Don Simmons Don Simmons (ice hockey) G 39 0 0 0 0 Lefty Wilson G 1 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Don Simmons Don Simmons (ice hockey) 2288 39 15 14 9 92 2.41 5 Harry Lumley Harry Lumley (ice hockey) 1440 24 11 10 3 70 2.92 3 Al Millar 360 6 1 4 1 25 4.17 0 Claude Evans 60 1 0 0 1 4 4.00 0 Lefty Wilson 52 1 0 0 1 1 1.15 0 Team: 4200 70 27 28 15 192 2.74 8 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Fleming MacKell C 12 5 14 19 12 Don McKenney C 12 9 8 17 0 Doug Mohns LW/D 12 3 10 13 18 Jerry Toppazzini RW 12 9 3 12 2 Larry Regan RW 12 3 8 11 6 Bronco Horvath C 12 5 3 8 8 Vic Stasiuk LW 12 0 5 5 13 Norm Johnson Norm Johnson (ice hockey) C 12 4 0 4 6 Fern Flaman D 12 2 2 4 10 Allan Stanley D 12 1 3 4 6 John Bucyk LW 12 0 4 4 16 Leo Boivin D 12 0 3 3 21 Buddy Boone RW 12 1 1 2 13 Larry Hillman D 11 0 2 2 6 Leo Labine RW 11 0 2 2 10 Johnny Peirson RW 5 0 1 1 0 Real Chevrefils LW 1 0 0 0 0 Harry Lumley Harry Lumley (ice hockey) G 1 0 0 0 0 Don Simmons Don Simmons (ice hockey) G 11 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Don Simmons Don Simmons (ice hockey) 671 11 6 5 25 2.24 1 Harry Lumley Harry Lumley (ice hockey) 60 1 0 1 5 5.00 0 Team: 731 12 6 6 30 2.46 1 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-09 1957-58 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1958.html Awards and honors Milestones #CFECEC Player is still active or individual record solid 1px #AAAAAA Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Willie O'Ree 1st NHL Game January 18, 1958 References Bruins on Hockey Database Category:Boston Bruins seasons Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Category:1950s in Boston