1975–76 Boston Bruins season



The 1975–76 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 52nd season in the NHL. The Bruins finished 1st in the Adams Division and lost in the Semi-finals to the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 1.

Regular Season
The Bruins uniforms underwent one minor change from the previous season with the addition of the Massachusetts 200th anniversary patch to the shoulders. The white jersey was worn at home with white socks and the black jersey on the road with gold socks. Although player names on the backs of the jerseys existed for select games in the 1973–74 season, this practice was abandoned for the Bruins for both the 1974–75 and 1975-76 seasons.

As part of the 1976 Super Series, the Bruins played CSKA Moscow on January 8, 1976. After a scoreless first period, Dave Forbes opened the scoring for the Bruins early in the second period. Valeri Kharlamov scored a pair, followed by Alexander Maltsev. Jean Ratelle cut the lead to 3-2 with a Power play marker late in the period. Despite out shooting the Soviets 40-19, the brilliant play of goalie Vladislav Tretiak kept the Bruins from adding to their tally and CSKA Moscow won 5-2.

Regular Season

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Playoffs

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts

Awards and Records

 * Jack Adams Award: Don Cherry
 * Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Jean Ratelle (2nd win)
 * Brad Park, Defenceman, NHL First Team All-Star

Transactions

 * Trade Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais to the New York Rangers for Jean Ratelle, Brad Park and Joe Zanussi on November 7, 1975.
 * Sell Al Simmons to the New York Rangers on November 14, 1975.

Trivia

 * On October 30, 1975, John Bucyk scored the 500th goal of his career in a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.
 * Bruins who recorded a Hat trick this season include:
 * Bobby Schmautz during the 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on October 26, 1975.
 * Don Marcotte during the 6-1 win over the Minnesota North Stars on December 31, 1975.
 * John Bucyk during the 7-4 win over the Washington Capitals on January 11, 1976.
 * Jean Ratelle during the 4-1 win over the Chicago Black Hawks on February 15, 1976.
 * John Bucyk during the 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings on March 3, 1976.
 * Ken Hodge during the 6-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 11, 1976.