Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface: Which Games to Include or Exclude
Authors’ Note
1. March 29, 1929: Bruins Capture Their First Stanley Cup
2. March 14, 1933: Bruins Defeat Chicago by Forfeit
3. December 12, 1933: The Eddie Shore–Ace Bailey Incident
4. March 26, 1936: Eddie Shore Loses Cool; Bruins Lose Playoff Series
5. April 2, 1939: Mel Hill Scores His Third Overtime Goal in One Series
6. March 16, 1944: Bruins Score Nine Times—But Lose
7. January 21, 1945: Bruins Rout Rangers, 14–3
8. March 18, 1952: Bobby Bauer Scores in One-Game Comeback
9. April 8, 1952: The Rocket’s Greatest Goal Sinks the Bruins
10. January 18, 1964: The Ultimate Outlier—Boston 11, Toronto 0
11. April 2, 1969: Playoff Brawl and Blowout—Boston 10, Toronto 0
12. April 24, 1969: Bruins Fall to Habs in De Facto Cup Final
13. April 26, 1970: The Afternoon the Bruins Really Won the 1970 Cup
14. March 11, 1971: Phil Esposito Sets Single-Season Scoring Record
15. February 23, 1972: Bruins Rally from Five Goals Down to Defeat Seals
16. April 30, 1972: The One That Nearly Got Away
17. December 30, 1973: Chris Oddleifson’s Four-Goal Game
18. October 7, 1976: Rick Middleton’s Debut Hattrick
19. December 23, 1979: Bruins Battle Ranger Fans
20. February 26, 1981: Boston’s Biggest Brawl
21. May 8, 1988: Doughnut-Gate
22. October 16, 1988: Cam Neely’s Seven-Point Game
23. April 11, 1990: Four Goals in Third Period to Salvage Playoff Series
24. April 10, 2010: Bruins Score Three Shorthanded Goals on One Penalty
25. May 13, 2013: Bruins Erase a 4–1 Deficit to Oust Maple Leafs
26. Games That Just Missed the Cut
27. … And 12 Games That Are Best Forgotten
28. A Brief History of the Boston Bruins, Decade by Decade
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index