The 1957–58

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season saw the Bruins finish in fourth place in the

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(NHL) with a record of 27 wins, 28 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. They defeated the

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in six games in the Semi-finals before losing the

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, also in six games, to the

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Offseason

Regular season

Willie O'Ree

Midway through his second minor-league season with the Quebec Aces, O'Ree was called up to the

of the NHL to replace an injured player. O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January 18, 1958, against the

, becoming the first black player in league history. He played in only two games that year.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

, - , 1, , W, , October 12, 1957, , 3–1, , align="left",

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( 1957–58), , 1–0–0 , - , 2, , W, , October 13, 1957, , 3–1, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 2–0–0 , - , 3, , W, , October 16, 1957, , 6–2, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 3–0–0 , - , 4, , W, , October 17, 1957, , 5–1, , align="left", @

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( 1957–58), , 4–0–0 , - , 5, , L, , October 19, 1957, , 0–7, , align="left", @

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( 1957–58), , 4–1–0 , - , 6, , L, , October 22, 1957, , 1–2, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 4–2–0 , - , 7, , L, , October 24, 1957, , 3–4, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 4–3–0 , - , 8, , L, , October 26, 1957, , 3–4, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 4–4–0 , - , 9, , L, , October 31, 1957, , 0–3, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 4–5–0 , - , - , 10, , L, , November 2, 1957, , 0–5, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 4–6–0 , - , 11, , W, , November 3, 1957, , 4–0, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 5–6–0 , - , 12, , L, , November 7, 1957, , 3–5, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 5–7–0 , - , 13, , L, , November 9, 1957, , 2–4, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 5–8–0 , - , 14, , W, , November 10, 1957, , 4–2, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 6–8–0 , - , 15, , W, , November 14, 1957, , 5–2, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 7–8–0 , - , 16, , W, , November 16, 1957, , 4–2, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 8–8–0 , - , 17, , T, , November 17, 1957, , 2–2, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 8–8–1 , - , 18, , L, , November 23, 1957, , 2–4, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 8–9–1 , - , 19, , T, , November 24, 1957, , 2–2, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 8–9–2 , - , 20, , W, , November 27, 1957, , 5–2, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 9–9–2 , - , 21, , W, , November 28, 1957, , 1–0, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 10–9–2 , - , 22, , L, , November 30, 1957, , 2–3, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 10–10–2 , - , - , 23, , L, , December 1, 1957, , 1–4, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 10–11–2 , - , 24, , W, , December 5, 1957, , 7–2, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 11–11–2 , - , 25, , T, , December 7, 1957, , 2–2, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 11–11–3 , - , 26, , W, , December 8, 1957, , 3–0, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 12–11–3 , - , 27, , L, , December 12, 1957, , 2–3, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 12–12–3 , - , 28, , T, , December 14, 1957, , 1–1, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 12–12–4 , - , 29, , L, , December 15, 1957, , 1–3, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 12–13–4 , - , 30, , T, , December 19, 1957, , 3–3, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 12–13–5 , - , 31, , T, , December 21, 1957, , 3–3, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 12–13–6 , - , 32, , L, , December 22, 1957, , 1–4, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 12–14–6 , - , 33, , W, , December 25, 1957, , 4–1, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 13–14–6 , - , 34, , T, , December 28, 1957, , 0–0, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 13–14–7 , - , 35, , T, , December 29, 1957, , 2–2, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 13–14–8 , - , - , 36, , L, , January 1, 1958, , 3–4, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 13–15–8 , - , 37, , W, , January 4, 1958, , 7–4, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 14–15–8 , - , 38, , L, , January 5, 1958, , 3–4, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 14–16–8 , - , 39, , L, , January 9, 1958, , 1–6, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 14–17–8 , - , 40, , T, , January 11, 1958, , 2–2, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 14–17–9 , - , 41, , L, , January 12, 1958, , 3–5, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 14–18–9 , - , 42, , L, , January 16, 1958, , 2–3, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 14–19–9 , - , 43, , W, , January 18, 1958, , 3–0, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 15–19–9 , - , 44, , L, , January 19, 1958, , 2–6, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 15–20–9 , - , 45, , W, , January 23, 1958, , 4–3, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 16–20–9 , - , 46, , W, , January 25, 1958, , 5–3, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 17–20–9 , - , 47, , T, , January 26, 1958, , 3–3, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 17–20–10 , - , 48, , T, , January 29, 1958, , 1–1, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 17–20–11 , - , - , 49, , L, , February 1, 1958, , 1–3, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 17–21–11 , - , 50, , W, , February 2, 1958, , 4–3, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 18–21–11 , - , 51, , L, , February 6, 1958, , 1–4, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 18–22–11 , - , 52, , W, , February 8, 1958, , 7–3, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 19–22–11 , - , 53, , L, , February 9, 1958, , 0–2, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 19–23–11 , - , 54, , W, , February 13, 1958, , 5–0, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 20–23–11 , - , 55, , T, , February 15, 1958, , 2–2, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 20–23–12 , - , 56, , L, , February 16, 1958, , 2–3, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 20–24–12 , - , 57, , L, , February 20, 1958, , 0–4, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 20–25–12 , - , 58, , L, , February 22, 1958, , 1–6, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 20–26–12 , - , 59, , W, , February 23, 1958, , 2–0, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 21–26–12 , - , - , 60, , W, , March 1, 1958, , 3–2, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 22–26–12 , - , 61, , W, , March 4, 1958, , 2–1, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 23–26–12 , - , 62, , T, , March 6, 1958, , 4–4, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 23–26–13 , - , 63, , T, , March 8, 1958, , 3–3, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 23–26–14 , - , 64, , W, , March 9, 1958, , 7–0, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 24–26–14 , - , 65, , W, , March 13, 1958, , 7–3, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 25–26–14 , - , 66, , L, , March 15, 1958, , 0–4, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 25–27–14 , - , 67, , L, , March 16, 1958, , 3–6, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 25–28–14 , - , 68, , T, , March 19, 1958, , 1–1, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 25–28–15 , - , 69, , W, , March 22, 1958, , 8–5, , align="left", @

( 1957–58), , 26–28–15 , - , 70, , W, , March 23, 1958, , 7–5, , align="left",

( 1957–58), , 27–28–15 , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

Boston defeated the

(4–2) in the semi-final to advance to the Cup Finals against the

. The Canadiens, in the middle of their five-year Cup champion run, defeated the Bruins four games to two.

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Playoffs

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Awards and honors

Milestones

References

Bruins on Hockey Database
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