2017–18 Boston Bruins season
2017–18 Boston Bruins | |
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Division | 2nd Atlantic |
Conference | 2nd Eastern |
2017–18 record | 50–20–12 |
Home record | 28–8–5 |
Road record | 22–12–7 |
Goals for | 270 |
Goals against | 214 |
Team information | |
General manager | Don Sweeney |
Coach | Bruce Cassidy |
Captain | Zdeno Chara |
Alternate captains | Patrice Bergeron David Krejci |
Arena | TD Garden |
Average attendance | 17,565[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Providence Bruins (AHL) Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | David Pastrnak (35) |
Assists | Brad Marchand (51) |
Points | Brad Marchand (85) |
Penalty minutes | Kevan Miller (70) |
Plus/minus | Brad Marchand (+25) |
Wins | Tuukka Rask (34) |
Goals against average | Tuukka Rask (2.36) |
The 2017–18 Boston Bruins season was the 94th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[2]
Standings[edit]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 48 | 296 | 236 | +60 | 113 |
2 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 270 | 214 | +56 | 112 |
3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 42 | 277 | 232 | +45 | 105 |
4 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 248 | 246 | +2 | 96 |
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 25 | 217 | 255 | −38 | 73 |
6 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 209 | 264 | −55 | 71 |
7 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 26 | 221 | 291 | −70 | 67 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 24 | 199 | 280 | −81 | 62 |
Schedule and results[edit]
Preseason[edit]
The Bruins announced their preseason schedule on June 1, 2017.[4]
2017 preseason game log: 4–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1[a] | September 18 | Montreal | 2–3 | Boston | — | — | 1–0–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 19 | Detroit | 2–4 | Boston | Khudobin | 16,309 | 2–0–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 21 | Philadelphia | 1–2 | Boston | OT | Rask | 16,781 | 3–0–0 | Recap |
4 | September 23 | Boston | 1–5 | Detroit | McIntyre | 17,314 | 3–1–0 | Recap | |
5 | September 25 | Chicago | 2–4 | Boston | Subban | 16,374 | 4–1–0 | Recap | |
6 | September 28 | Boston | 1–5 | Philadelphia | Rask | 18,572 | 4–2–0 | Recap | |
7 | September 30 | Boston | 0–1 | Chicago | Khudobin | 20,703 | 4–3–0 | Recap | |
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Regular season[edit]
The Bruins' regular season schedule was made public on June 22, 2017.[5][6]
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Playoffs[edit]
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Player statistics[edit]
Final Stats[7]
Skaters[edit]
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Goaltenders[edit]
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Tuukka Rask | 54 | 53 | 3,173:05 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 125 | 2.36 | 1,513 | .917 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Anton Khudobin | 31 | 29 | 1,780:43 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 76 | 2.56 | 876 | .913 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Player | GP | GS | MIN | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Tuukka Rask | 12 | 12 | 686:50 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 2.88 | 339 | .903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anton Khudobin | 1 | 0 | 26:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Statistics reflect time with the Bruins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Bruins only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Awards and honors[edit]
Milestones[edit]
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Records[edit]
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Transactions[edit]
The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
Trades[edit]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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February 20, 2018 | To New York Rangers Rob O'Gara 3rd-round pick in 2018 |
To Boston Bruins Nick Holden |
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February 22, 2018 | To Florida Panthers Frank Vatrano |
To Boston Bruins 3rd-round pick in 2018 |
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February 25, 2018 | To New York Rangers Matt Beleskey[Note 1] Ryan Lindgren Ryan Spooner 1st-round pick in 2018 7th-round pick in 2019 |
To Boston Bruins Rick Nash[Note 2] |
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February 26, 2018 | To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 5th-round pick in 2019 |
To Boston Bruins Tommy Wingels |
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Notes:
- Note 1 Boston to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.
- Note 2 New York to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.
Free agents acquired[edit]
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Free agents lost[edit]
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Claimed via waivers[edit]
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Lost via waivers[edit]
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Player signings[edit]
Draft picks[edit]Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
Notes:[44]
References[edit]
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