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1981–82 Boston Bruins
Division2nd Adams
1981–82 record43–27–10
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachGerry Cheevers
CaptainWayne Cashman
Alternate captainsNone  
ArenaBoston Garden
Average attendance12,024

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

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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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

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Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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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

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Player statistics

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Regular season

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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

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Barry Pederson C 11 7 11 18 2 1 0 2
Rick Middleton RW 11 6 9 15 0 2 0 0
Peter McNab C 11 6 8 14 6 2 0 1
Terry O'Reilly RW 11 5 4 9 56 0 0 1
Steve Kasper C 11 3 6 9 22 1 0 0
Bruce Crowder RW 11 5 3 8 9 1 0 0
Raymond Bourque D 9 1 5 6 16 0 0 1
Brad Park D 11 1 4 5 4 0 0 1
Keith Crowder RW 11 2 2 4 14 0 0 0
Mike O'Connell D 11 2 2 4 20 0 0 0
Don Marcotte LW 11 0 4 4 10 0 0 0
Mike Milbury D 11 0 4 4 6 0 0 0
Tom Fergus C 6 3 0 3 0 2 0 0
Mike Gillis LW 11 1 2 3 6 0 0 0
Larry Melnyk D 11 0 3 3 40 0 0 0
Wayne Cashman LW 9 0 2 2 6 0 0 0
Dave Barr RW 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Randy Hillier D 8 0 1 1 16 0 0 0
Mike Moffat G 11 0 1 1 8 0 0 0
Stan Jonathan LW 11 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Mike Krushelnyski LW/C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Brad McCrimmon D 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Dick Redmond D 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rogie Vachon G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Mike Moffat 663 11 6 5 38 3.44 0
Rogie Vachon 20 1 0 0 1 3.00 0
Team: 683 11 6 5 39 3.43 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

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1981-82 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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