1930–31 Boston Bruins season

1930–31 Boston Bruins
American Division champions
Division1st American
1930–31 record28–10–6
Home record16–1–5
Road record12–9–1
Goals for143
Goals against90
Team information
General managerArt Ross
CoachArt Ross
CaptainLionel Hitchman
ArenaBoston Garden
Team leaders
GoalsCooney Weiland (25)
AssistsEddie Shore (16)
PointsCooney Weiland (38)
Penalty minutesEddie Shore (105)
WinsTiny Thompson (28)
Goals against averageTiny Thompson (1.98)

The 1930–31 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' seventh season in the NHL. The Bruins repeated as division champions, but lost in the semifinals of the playoffs.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
44 28 10 6 143 90 62
Chicago Black Hawks 44 24 17 3 108 78 51
New York Rangers 44 19 16 9 106 87 47
Detroit Falcons 44 16 21 7 102 105 39
Philadelphia Quakers 44 4 36 4 76 184 12

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

1930–31 regular season[3]
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 W November 11, 1930 1–0 New York Americans (1930–31) 1–0–0
2 W November 18, 1930 5–2 Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 2–0–0
3 L November 20, 1930 0–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 2–1–0
4 T November 23, 1930 2–2 OT @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 2–1–1
5 L November 25, 1930 3–4 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 2–2–1
6 W November 27, 1930 2–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 3–2–1
7 L November 29, 1930 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 3–3–1
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
8 W December 2, 1930 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 4–3–1
9 W December 6, 1930 4–3 @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 5–3–1
10 W December 9, 1930 2–1 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 6–3–1
11 L December 11, 1930 1–2 @ New York Americans (1930–31) 6–4–1
12 W December 13, 1930 7–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 7–4–1
13 W December 16, 1930 3–2 Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 8–4–1
14 W December 18, 1930 4–2 @ New York Rangers (1930–31) 9–4–1
15 T December 20, 1930 2–2 OT New York Rangers (1930–31) 9–4–2
16 W December 25, 1930 8–0 Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 10–4–2
17 W December 30, 1930 7–3 Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 11–4–2
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
18 W January 1, 1931 4–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1930–31) 12–4–2
19 L January 3, 1931 3–5 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 12–5–2
20 W January 6, 1931 5–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 13–5–2
21 W January 8, 1931 3–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 14–5–2
22 W January 11, 1931 4–1 @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 15–5–2
23 T January 13, 1931 2–2 OT New York Rangers (1930–31) 15–5–3
24 L January 15, 1931 0–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 15–6–3
25 W January 20, 1931 4–2 Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 16–6–3
26 L January 22, 1931 1–2 @ New York Americans (1930–31) 16–7–3
27 W January 24, 1931 4–2 @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 17–7–3
28 T January 27, 1931 3–3 OT Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 17–7–4
29 W January 29, 1931 4–3 @ New York Rangers (1930–31) 18–7–4
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
30 W February 3, 1931 7–2 Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 19–7–4
31 W February 7, 1931 2–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 20–7–4
32 W February 10, 1931 2–1 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 21–7–4
33 W February 14, 1931 4–2 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 22–7–4
34 W February 17, 1931 2–0 New York Americans (1930–31) 23–7–4
35 T February 19, 1931 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 23–7–5
36 L February 21, 1931 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 23–8–5
37 W February 24, 1931 5–1 @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 24–8–5
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
38 W March 3, 1931 4–1 New York Rangers (1930–31) 25–8–5
39 W March 7, 1931 7–2 Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 26–8–5
40 T March 10, 1931 3–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 26–8–6
41 L March 12, 1931 2–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 26–9–6
42 L March 15, 1931 2–5 OT @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 26–10–6
43 W March 17, 1931 4–2 Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 27–10–6
44 W March 21, 1931 3–1 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 28–10–6

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

The Boston Bruins lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the semifinals 3–2.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Cooney Weiland C 44 25 13 38 14
Marty Barry C 44 20 11 31 26
Eddie Shore D 44 15 16 31 105
Dit Clapper RW/D 43 22 8 30 50
Harry Oliver RW 44 16 14 30 18
George Owen D 38 12 13 25 33
Red Beattie LW 32 10 11 21 25
Art Chapman C 44 7 7 14 22
Dutch Gainor C 35 8 3 11 14
Harold Darragh LW 25 2 4 6 4
Henry Harris RW 32 2 4 6 20
Percy Galbraith LW/D 43 2 3 5 28
Jack Pratt C/D 32 2 0 2 36
Lionel Hitchman D 41 0 2 2 40
Bill Hutton D/RW 9 0 0 0 2
Ron Lyons LW 14 0 0 0 19
Paul Runge C/LW 1 0 0 0 0
Tiny Thompson G 44 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Tiny Thompson 2730 44 28 10 6 90 1.98 3
Team: 2730 44 28 10 6 90 1.98 3

Playoffs

The Boston Bruins lost to the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in the semi-finals.

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Cooney Weiland C 5 6 3 9 2
Dit Clapper RW/D 5 2 4 6 4
George Owen D 5 2 3 5 13
Eddie Shore D 5 2 1 3 24
Marty Barry C 5 1 1 2 4
Art Chapman C 5 0 1 1 7
Harold Darragh LW 5 0 1 1 2
Dutch Gainor C 5 0 1 1 2
Red Beattie LW 4 0 0 0 0
Percy Galbraith LW/D 5 0 0 0 6
Lionel Hitchman D 5 0 0 0 0
Ron Lyons LW 5 0 0 0 0
Harry Oliver RW 4 0 0 0 2
Jack Pratt C/D 4 0 0 0 0
Tiny Thompson G 5 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Tiny Thompson 343 5 2 3 13 2.27 0
Team: 343 5 2 3 13 2.27 0

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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

See also

References

  1. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1930-31 Boston Bruins Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  4. ^ "1930-31 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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