2017–18_Boston_Bruins_season
2017–18 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
The 2017–18 Boston Bruins season was the 94th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[2]
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) |
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 |
Preseason
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
The Bruins' regular season schedule was made public on June 22, 2017.[5][6]
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Playoffs
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Final Stats[7]
Skaters
Goaltenders
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.
Milestones
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Records
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The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20) | To New York Rangers Rob O'Gara 3rd-round pick in 2018 |
To Boston Bruins Nick Holden |
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February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22) | To Florida Panthers Frank Vatrano |
To Boston Bruins 3rd-round pick in 2018 |
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February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25) | 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 (2018-02-26) | 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
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Players released
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Lost via retirement
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Player signings
Draft picksSee also: List of Boston Bruins draft picks
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.
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