1981–82 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season

1981–82 Boston Bruins
Division	2nd Adams
1981–82 record	43–27–10
Team information
General manager	Harry Sinden
Coach	Gerry Cheevers
Captain	Wayne Cashman
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Boston Garden
Average attendance	12,024
← 1980–81 1982–83 →

The 1981–82 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 58th season.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PIM	PTS
Montreal Canadiens	80	46	17	17	360	223	1463	109
Boston Bruins	80	43	27	10	323	285	1266	96
Buffalo Sabres	80	39	26	15	307	273	1425	93
Quebec Nordiques	80	33	31	16	356	345	1757	82
Hartford Whalers	80	21	41	18	264	351	1493	60

^[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1981–82 NHL records^[2]
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
Boston	—	5–2–1	4–2–2	0–7–1	4–4	13–15–4
Buffalo	2–5–1	—	4–1–3	3–2–3	4–3–1	13–11–8
Hartford	2–4–2	1–4–3	—	0–7–1	2–3–3	5–18–9
Montreal	7–0–1	2–3–3	7–0–1	—	3–3–2	19–6–7
Quebec	4–4	3–4–1	3–2–3	3–3–2	—	13–13–6

Vs. Patrick Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
Boston	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–1–1	3–0	9–5–1
Buffalo	2–1	0–2–1	1–2	2–1	3–0	8–6–1
Hartford	0–2–1	1–1–1	0−3	0–2–1	1–2	2–10–3
Montreal	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	8–7–0
Quebec	1–1–1	1–1–1	1–1–1	0–3	2–0–1	5–6–4

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	WIN	Total
Boston	1−2	2−0−1	1−2	1−1–1	3−0	3−0	11−5−2
Buffalo	2−1	3−0	1−1−1	2−1	2−0−1	1−0−2	11−3−4
Hartford	1–1–1	2–0–1	1–2	2–1	3–0	2−1	11−5−2
Montreal	2−0−1	2−1	1–0−2	2−0−1	2–0−1	1−0−2	10−1−7
Quebec	2−1	3−0	0−2–1	2−1	1−1–1	2−0−1	10−5−3

Vs. Smythe Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	CGY	COL	EDM	LAK	VAN	Total
Boston	1−1−1	3−0	1−0–2	3−0	2−1	10−2−3
Buffalo	0−2−1	3–0	1−2	2−1	1−1−1	7−6−2
Hartford	1–2	0–2–1	0–2–1	2–0–1	0–2–1	3–8–4
Montreal	2−1	2−0−1	1−0−2	2–1	2−1	9−3−3
Quebec	0−3	2−1	2−1	0–1–2	1–1−1	5−7−3

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 8, 1981	5–7	Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	0–1–0
2	T	October 10, 1981	1–1	@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	0–1–1
3	W	October 11, 1981	6–3	Washington Capitals (1981–82)	1–1–1
4	W	October 14, 1981	8–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)	2–1–1
5	W	October 16, 1981	6–1	@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)	3–1–1
6	W	October 17, 1981	5–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)	4–1–1
7	W	October 20, 1981	4–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)	5–1–1
8	T	October 22, 1981	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)	5–1–2
9	L	October 24, 1981	0–7	@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	5–2–2
10	T	October 29, 1981	5–5	Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	5–2–3
11	W	October 31, 1981	7–3	New York Rangers (1981–82)	6–2–3
12	W	November 1, 1981	4–1	Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	7–2–3
13	W	November 5, 1981	2–1	Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)	8–2–3
14	W	November 7, 1981	10–1	@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	9–2–3
15	L	November 8, 1981	1–4	Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)	9–3–3
16	W	November 12, 1981	5–2	Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)	10–3–3
17	T	November 14, 1981	3–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	10–3–4
18	L	November 15, 1981	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)	10–4–4
19	W	November 19, 1981	6–1	Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	11–4–4
20	W	November 21, 1981	5–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)	12–4–4
21	L	November 22, 1981	1–6	Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	12–5–4
22	L	November 24, 1981	1–3	@ New York Islanders (1981–82)	12–6–4
23	L	November 26, 1981	1–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	12–7–4
24	W	November 28, 1981	5–4	New York Islanders (1981–82)	13–7–4
25	W	December 3, 1981	6–3	Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)	14–7–4
26	W	December 5, 1981	5–3	@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	15–7–4
27	W	December 9, 1981	4–3	@ New York Rangers (1981–82)	16–7–4
28	L	December 10, 1981	2–3	St. Louis Blues (1981–82)	16–8–4
29	W	December 13, 1981	5–1	Colorado Rockies (1981–82)	17–8–4
30	L	December 17, 1981	1–5	Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	17–9–4
31	L	December 19, 1981	2–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	17–10–4
32	W	December 20, 1981	6–4	Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)	18–10–4
33	W	December 23, 1981	7–4	@ Washington Capitals (1981–82)	19–10–4
34	W	December 26, 1981	9–6	@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	20–10–4
35	W	December 29, 1981	5–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)	21–10–4
36	W	December 30, 1981	4–2	@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)	22–10–4
37	T	January 2, 1982	4–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)	22–10–5
38	W	January 3, 1982	8–5	@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)	23–10–5
39	L	January 5, 1982	1–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	23–11–5
40	W	January 7, 1982	8–6	Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)	24–11–5
41	L	January 9, 1982	1–6	@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	24–12–5
42	W	January 11, 1982	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)	25–12–5
43	W	January 14, 1982	5–4	New York Islanders (1981–82)	26–12–5
44	T	January 16, 1982	3–3	Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	26–12–6
45	L	January 17, 1982	3–7	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	26–13–6
46	L	January 20, 1982	4–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	26–14–6
47	W	January 21, 1982	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)	27–14–6
48	W	January 23, 1982	3–1	Washington Capitals (1981–82)	28–14–6
49	T	January 25, 1982	3–3	Calgary Flames (1981–82)	28–14–7
50	L	January 28, 1982	3–6	Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	28–15–7
51	L	January 30, 1982	2–3	@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	28–16–7
52	W	January 31, 1982	4–2	Colorado Rockies (1981–82)	29–16–7
53	W	February 3, 1982	5–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)	30–16–7
54	W	February 4, 1982	5–2	Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)	31–16–7
55	L	February 6, 1982	3–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)	31–17–7
56	W	February 11, 1982	4–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)	32–17–7
57	L	February 13, 1982	3–6	@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)	32–18–7
58	T	February 14, 1982	2–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)	32–18–8
59	L	February 17, 1982	3–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)	32–19–8
60	W	February 20, 1982	7–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)	33–19–8
61	W	February 21, 1982	1–0	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	34–19–8
62	L	February 24, 1982	3–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	34–20–8
63	L	February 27, 1982	4–6	New York Rangers (1981–82)	34–21–8
64	T	March 2, 1982	2–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)	34–21–9
65	W	March 3, 1982	3–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	35–21–9
66	W	March 6, 1982	4–0	Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)	36–21–9
67	L	March 7, 1982	1–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)	36–22–9
68	L	March 9, 1982	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	36–23–9
69	W	March 11, 1982	7–4	Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)	37–23–9
70	W	March 13, 1982	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)	38–23–9
71	L	March 14, 1982	2–5	Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	38–24–9
72	T	March 16, 1982	3–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)	38–24–10
73	W	March 20, 1982	6–4	Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)	39–24–10
74	W	March 22, 1982	5–4	Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	40–24–10
75	W	March 25, 1982	5–1	Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)	41–24–10
76	L	March 27, 1982	5–6	Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)	41–25–10
77	L	March 28, 1982	5–9	@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)	41–26–10
78	L	April 1, 1982	5–8	Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	41–27–10
79	W	April 3, 1982	5–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	42–27–10
80	W	April 4, 1982	7–2	Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	43–27–10

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Rick Middleton	RW	75	51	43	94	12	15	19	1	9
Barry Pederson	C	80	44	48	92	53	27	13	4	7
Peter McNab	C	80	36	40	76	19	0	11	1	5
Raymond Bourque	D	65	17	49	66	51	22	4	0	2
Brad Park	D	75	14	42	56	82	11	8	0	1
Terry O'Reilly	RW	70	22	30	52	213	23	0	1	3
Steve Kasper	C	73	20	31	51	72	-18	1	3	3
Keith Crowder	RW	71	23	21	44	101	0	0	0	1
Wayne Cashman	LW	64	12	31	43	59	-17	3	0	1
Tom Fergus	C	61	15	24	39	12	15	2	0	2
Mike O'Connell	D	80	5	34	39	75	8	1	0	0
Don Marcotte	LW	69	13	21	34	14	-2	0	0	3
Normand Leveille	LW	66	14	19	33	49	16	1	0	4
Bruce Crowder	RW	63	16	11	27	31	-7	1	0	1
Stan Jonathan	LW	67	6	17	23	57	6	1	0	0
Mike Gillis	LW	53	9	8	17	54	10	0	0	0
Mike Milbury	D	51	2	10	12	71	10	0	0	1
Brad McCrimmon	D	78	1	8	9	83	4	0	0	0
Randy Hillier	D	25	0	8	8	29	6	0	0	0
Larry Melnyk	D	48	0	8	8	84	3	0	0	0
Mike Krushelnyski	LW/C	17	3	3	6	2	0	0	1	0
Marco Baron	G	44	0	2	2	35	0	0	0	0
Craig MacTavish	C	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rogie Vachon	G	38	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Barr	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Moffat	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Morrison	RW	3	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Dick Redmond	D	17	0	0	0	4	-7	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Marco Baron	2515	44	22	16	4	144	3.44	1
Rogie Vachon	2165	38	19	11	6	132	3.66	1
Mike Moffat	120	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	0
Team:	4800	80	43	27	10	282	3.53	2

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	GWG
Barry Pederson	C	11	7	11	18	2	1	2
Rick Middleton	RW	11	6	9	15	0	2	0
Peter McNab	C	11	6	8	14	6	2	1
Terry O'Reilly	RW	11	5	4	9	56	0	1
Steve Kasper	C	11	3	6	9	22	1	0
Bruce Crowder	RW	11	5	3	8	9	1	0
Raymond Bourque	D	9	1	5	6	16	0	1
Brad Park	D	11	1	4	5	4	0	1
Keith Crowder	RW	11	2	2	4	14	0	0
Mike O'Connell	D	11	2	2	4	20	0	0
Don Marcotte	LW	11	0	4	4	10	0	0
Mike Milbury	D	11	0	4	4	6	0	0
Tom Fergus	C	6	3	0	3	0	2	0
Mike Gillis	LW	11	1	2	3	6	0	0
Larry Melnyk	D	11	0	3	3	40	0	0
Wayne Cashman	LW	9	0	2	2	6	0	0
Dave Barr	RW	5	1	0	1	0	0	0
Randy Hillier	D	8	0	1	1	16	0	0
Mike Moffat	G	11	0	1	1	8	0	0
Stan Jonathan	LW	11	0	0	0	6	0	0
Mike Krushelnyski	LW/C	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Brad McCrimmon	D	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Dick Redmond	D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rogie Vachon	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA
Mike Moffat	663	11	6	5	38	3.44
Rogie Vachon	20	1	0	0	1	3.00
Team:	683	11	6	5	39	3.43

^[3]

Note:

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

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Boston's draft picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	14	Normand Leveille	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
2	35	Luc Dufour	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
4	77	Scott McLellan	Canada	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
5	98	Joe Mantione	Canada	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
6	119	Bruce Milton	United States	Boston University (ECAC)
7	140	Mats Thelin	Sweden	AIK (Sweden)
8	161	Armel Parisee	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
9	182	Don Sylvestri	Canada	Clarkson University (ECAC)
10	203	Richard Bourque	Canada	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)

Farm teams

References

^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ "1981-82 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.

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Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec
Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto Winnipeg
Smythe	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Los Angeles Vancouver
See also	Draft Waiver Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Miracle on Manchester Towel Power Stanley Cup Finals