By: Evan Michael | Follow me on Twitter @00EvanMichael
On this day in Bruins history, March 15th, 1970, the legendary Bobby Orr becomes the first defenseman in both team and NHL history to score 100 points in a single season.
His century-mark of points prolifically comes after scoring a shorthanded goal in helping the B’s tie the Detroit Red Wings 5-5 at the Boston Garden.
Here’s how NHL.com described and remembered the momentous day in Orr’s illustrious career:
“March 15th, 1970: Orr enters the game with 97 points, then scores a goal and has an assist in the first period. Point No. 100 comes when he scores a shorthanded goal on an end-to-end rush 27 seconds into the second period, and he assists on a third-period power-play goal by Phil Esposito.
Orr is the fourth player in League history to have 100 points in a season, joining Esposito, Bobby Hull and Gordie Howe; he’s the first to have 100 points and 100 penalty minutes in the same season.”
NHL.com
No. 4 would end one of the most storied seasons in Black N’ Gold history by notching 120 points overall. This would earn him the Art Ross Trophy aka the league’s scoring title. He also became the first ever D-man to celebrate this impressive accolade.
He’d do it again in 1974-’75 after his teammate and frequent scoring collaborator “Espo” earned the recognition all the years in between. Those juggernaut offensive years for Boston led to two Stanley Cups with Orr at the center of it all!
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