2016–17 Boston Bruins season

2016–17 Boston Bruins
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	7th Eastern
2016–17 record	44–31–7
Home record	23–17–1
Road record	21–14–6
Goals for	234
Goals against	212
Team information
General Manager	Don Sweeney
Coach	Claude Julien (Oct. 13 – Feb. 7) Bruce Cassidy (Feb. 7 – Apr)
Captain	Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains	Patrice Bergeron David Krejci
Arena	TD Garden
Minor league affiliations	Providence Bruins (AHL) Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Brad Marchand (39)
Assists	Brad Marchand (46)
Points	Brad Marchand (85)
Penalties in minutes	Brad Marchand (81)
Plus/minus	Zdeno Chara Brad Marchand (+18)
Wins	Tuukka Rask (37)
Goals against average	Tuukka Rask (2.23)
<2015–16	2017–18>

The 2016–17 Boston Bruins season was the 93rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	Columbus Blue Jackets	3–2	Boston Bruins	OT	McIntyre	16,285	0–0–1	Recap
2	September 28	Detroit Red Wings	5–1	Boston Bruins		Subban	16,631	0–1–1	Recap
3	September 30	Boston Bruins	2–1	Detroit Red Wings		Khudobin	—	1–1–1	Recap
4	October 1	Boston Bruins	4–3	Philadelphia Flyers	SO	Subban	17,920	2–1–1	Recap
5	October 4	Boston Bruins	3–4	Montreal Canadiens		—	—	2–2–1	Recap
6	October 6	Boston Bruins	2–1	Columbus Blue Jackets	—	Khudobin	8,851	3–2–1	Recap
7	October 8	Philadelphia Flyers	0–1	Boston Bruins	OT	Rask	17,202	3–2–2	Recap

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log
October: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 13 Boston Bruins 6–3 Columbus Blue Jackets Rask 18,144 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 15 Boston Bruins 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Khudobin 19,466 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 17 Boston Bruins 4–1 Winnipeg Jets Rask 15,296 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 20 New Jersey Devils 1–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 22 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Boston Bruins Khudobin 17,565 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 25 Minnesota Wild 5–0 Boston Bruins Subban 17,565 3–3–0 6 Recap 7 October 26 Boston Bruins 2–5 New York Rangers McIntyre 18,006 3–4–0 6 Recap 8 October 29 Boston Bruins 1–0 Detroit Red Wings Rask 20,027 4–4–0 8 Recap
November: 8–6–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 4–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 November 1 Boston Bruins 2–1 Florida Panthers Rask 13,808 5–4–0 10 Recap 10 November 3 Boston Bruins 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning SO Rask 19,092 6–4–0 12 Recap 11 November 5 New York Rangers 5–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 6–5–0 12 Recap 12 November 7 Buffalo Sabres 0–4 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 7–5–0 14 Recap 13 November 8 Boston Bruins 2–3 Montreal Canadiens McIntyre 21,288 7–6–0 14 Recap 14 November 10 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 8–6–0 16 Recap 15 November 12 Boston Bruins 2–1 Arizona Coyotes Rask 16,531 9–6–0 18 Recap 16 November 13 Boston Bruins 2–0 Colorado Avalanche Rask 15,808 10–6–0 20 Recap 17 November 17 Boston Bruins 0–1 Minnesota Wild Rask 18,774 10–7–0 20 Recap 18 November 19 Winnipeg Jets 1–4 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 11–7–0 22 Recap 19 November 22 St. Louis Blues 4–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 11–8–0 22 Recap 20 November 24 Boston Bruins 1–3 Ottawa Senators Rask 17,191 11–9–0 22 Recap 21 November 25 Calgary Flames 2–1 Boston Bruins Khudobin 17,565 11–10–0 22 Recap 22 November 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–4 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 12–10–0 24 Recap 23 November 29 Boston Bruins 2–3 Philadelphia Flyers SO Rask 19,558 12–10–1 25 Recap
December: 8–5–3 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 4–1–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 Boston Bruins SO Khudobin 17,565 13–10–1 27 Recap 25 December 3 Boston Bruins 2–1 Buffalo Sabres Rask 19,070 14–10–1 29 Recap 26 December 5 Florida Panthers 3–4 Boston Bruins OT Rask 17,565 15–10–1 31 Recap 27 December 7 Boston Bruins 3–4 Washington Capitals OT Rask 18,506 15–10–2 32 Recap 28 December 8 Colorado Avalanche 4–2 Boston Bruins Khudobin 17,565 15–11–2 32 Recap 29 December 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 15–12–2 32 Recap 30 December 12 Boston Bruins 2–1 Montreal Canadiens OT Rask 21,288 16–12–2 34 Recap 31 December 14 Boston Bruins 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins OT Rask 18,415 16–12–3 35 Recap 32 December 15 Anaheim Ducks 4–3 Boston Bruins Khudobin 17,565 16–13–3 35 Recap 33 December 18 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 17–13–3 37 Recap 34 December 20 New York Islanders 4–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 17–14–3 37 Recap 35 December 22 Boston Bruins 3–1 Florida Panthers Rask 14,462 18–14–3 39 Recap 36 December 23 Boston Bruins 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes OT Khudobin 12,924 18–14–4 40 Recap 37 December 27 Boston Bruins 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets Rask 19,005 18–15–4 40 Recap 38 December 29 Boston Bruins 4–2 Buffalo Sabres Rask 19,070 19–15–4 42 Recap 39 December 31 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 20–15–4 44 Recap
January: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Boston Bruins 0–3 New Jersey Devils Rask 15,141 20–16–4 44 Recap 41 January 5 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 20–17–4 44 Recap 42 January 7 Boston Bruins 4–0 Florida Panthers Rask 16,630 21–17–4 46 Recap 43 January 8 Boston Bruins 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes OT McIntyre 11,820 21–17–5 47 Recap 44 January 10 Boston Bruins 5–3 St. Louis Blues Rask 19,342 22–17–5 49 Recap 45 January 12 Boston Bruins 1–2 Nashville Predators McIntyre 17,113 22–18–5 49 Recap 46 January 14 Philadelphia Flyers 3–6 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 23–18–5 51 Recap 47 January 16 New York Islanders 4–0 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 23–19–5 51 Recap 48 January 18 Boston Bruins 5–6 Detroit Red Wings SO Rask 20,027 23–19–6 52 Recap 49 January 20 Chicago Blackhawks 1–0 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 23–20–6 52 Recap 50 January 22 Boston Bruins 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Rask 18,506 23–21–6 52 Recap 51 January 24 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Boston Bruins OT Rask 17,565 24–21–6 54 Recap 52 January 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 25–21–6 56 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 53 January 31 Boston Bruins 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Rask 19,092 26–21–6 58 Recap
February: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 54 February 1 Boston Bruins 3–5 Washington Capitals Rask 18,506 26–22–6 58 Recap 55 February 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 Boston Bruins McIntyre 17,565 26–23–6 58 Recap 56 February 9 San Jose Sharks 3–6 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 27–23–6 60 Recap 57 February 11 Vancouver Canucks 3–4 Boston Bruins Khudobin 17,565 28–23–6 62 Recap 58 February 12 Montreal Canadiens 0–4 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 29–23–6 64 Recap 59 February 19 Boston Bruins 2–1 San Jose Sharks OT Rask 17,562 30–23–6 66 Recap 60 February 22 Boston Bruins 3–5 Anaheim Ducks Rask 15,135 30–24–6 66 Recap 61 February 23 Boston Bruins 4–1 Los Angeles Kings Khudobin 18,230 31–24–6 68 Recap 62 February 26 Boston Bruins 6–3 Dallas Stars Rask 18,006 32–24–6 70 Recap 63 February 28 Arizona Coyotes 1–4 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 33–24–6 72 Recap
March: 8–6–0 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 2 New York Rangers 2–1 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 33–25–6 72 Recap 65 March 4 New Jersey Devils 2–3 Boston Bruins Khudobin 17,565 34–25–6 74 Recap 66 March 6 Boston Bruins 2–4 Ottawa Senators Rask 17,046 34–26–6 74 Recap 67 March 8 Detroit Red Wings 1–6 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 35–26–6 76 Recap 68 March 11 Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 36–26–6 78 Recap 69 March 13 Boston Bruins 6–3 Vancouver Canucks Rask 18,865 37–26–6 80 Recap 70 March 15 Boston Bruins 5–2 Calgary Flames Khudobin 18,892 38–26–6 82 Recap 71 March 16 Boston Bruins 4–7 Edmonton Oilers Rask 18,347 38–27–6 82 Recap 72 March 20 Boston Bruins 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Rask 19,347 38–28–6 82 Recap 73 March 21 Ottawa Senators 3–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 38–29–6 82 Recap 74 March 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 38–30–6 82 Recap 75 March 25 Boston Bruins 2–1 New York Islanders Khudobin 15,795 39–30–6 84 Recap 76 March 28 Nashville Predators 1–4 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 40–30–6 86 Recap 77 March 30 Dallas Stars 0–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 41–30–6 88 Recap
April: 3–1–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Florida Panthers 2–5 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 42–30–6 90 Recap 79 April 2 Boston Bruins 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks Khudobin 22,131 43–30–6 92 Recap 80 April 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–4 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 44–30–6 94 Recap 81 April 6 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Boston Bruins SO Rask 17,565 44–30–7 95 Recap 82 April 8 Washington Capitals 3–1 Boston Bruins Khudobin 17,565 44–31–7 95 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Bruins clinched the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season. They met the Ottawa Senators in the first round, where they were ultimately defeated in six games.

2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Ottawa Senators: Ottawa wins series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 12 Boston Bruins 2–1 Ottawa Senators Rask 18,702 1–0 Recap 2 April 15 Boston Bruins 3–4 Ottawa Senators OT Rask 18,629 1–1 Recap 3 April 17 Ottawa Senators 4–3 Boston Bruins OT Rask 17,565 1–2 Recap 4 April 19 Ottawa Senators 1–0 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 1–3 Recap 5 April 21 Boston Bruins 3–2 Ottawa Senators 2OT Rask 19,209 2–3 Recap 6 April 23 Ottawa Senators 3–2 Boston Bruins OT Rask 17,565 2–4 Recap Legend:       Win       Loss

Player stats

Final Stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Brad Marchand	80	39	46	85	18	81
David Pastrnak	75	34	36	70	11	34
David Krejci	82	23	31	54	−12	26
Patrice Bergeron	79	21	32	53	12	24
Torey Krug	81	8	43	51	−10	37
Ryan Spooner	78	11	28	39	−8	14
David Backes	74	17	21	38	2	69
Zdeno Chara	75	10	19	29	18	59
Dominic Moore	82	11	14	25	2	44
Frank Vatrano	44	10	8	18	–3	14
Riley Nash	81	10	17	27	−1	14
Brandon Carlo	82	6	10	16	9	59
Tim Schaller	59	7	7	14	−6	23
Colin Miller	61	6	7	13	0	55
Austin Czarnik	49	5	8	13	–10	12
Kevan Miller	58	3	10	13	1	50
Adam McQuaid	77	2	8	10	4	71
Drew Stafford	18	4	4	8	8	12
Matt Beleskey	49	3	5	8	−10	47
Noel Acciari	29	2	3	5	3	16
Jimmy Hayes	58	2	3	5	−3	29
John-Michael Liles	36	0	5	5	1	4
Anton Blidh	19	1	1	2	–2	7
Peter Cehlarik	11	0	2	2	0	0
Sean Kuraly	8	0	1	1	−1	2
Joe Morrow	17	0	1	1	−4	8
Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Grzelcyk	2	0	0	0	0	2
Danton Heinen	8	0	0	0	−3	2
Rob O'Gara	3	0	0	0	1	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Patrice Bergeron	6	2	2	4	2	2
David Pastrnak	6	2	2	4	1	6
David Backes	6	1	3	4	1	6
Charlie McAvoy	6	0	3	3	–2	2
Sean Kuraly	4	2	0	2	0	4
Drew Stafford	6	0	2	2	–2	2
John-Michael Liles	6	0	2	2	1	0
Riley Nash	6	0	2	2	0	2
Ryan Spooner	4	0	2	2	–2	0
Noel Acciari	4	1	0	1	0	2
Tim Schaller	6	1	0	1	2	2
Frank Vatrano	6	1	0	1	–1	4
Zdeno Chara	6	0	1	1	–3	2
Tommy Cross	1	0	1	1	1	0
Adam McQuaid	2	0	1	1	0	0
Colin Miller	4	0	1	1	1	2
Dominic Moore	6	0	1	1	0	4
Joe Morrow	5	0	1	1	1	2
Matt Beleskey	3	0	0	0	–2	4
David Krejci	3	0	0	0	–1	0
Kevan Miller	6	0	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MIN	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tuukka Rask	65	63	3679:30	37	20	5	137	2.23	1610	.915	8	0	2	0
Anton Khudobin	16	14	884:47	7	6	1	39	2.64	405	.904	0	0	1	2
Zane McIntyre	8	3	332:37	0	4	1	22	3.96	155	.858	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Subban	1	1	30:36	0	1	0	3	5.81	16	.813	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MIN	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tuukka Rask	6	6	402:21	2	3	1	15	2.24	187	.920	0	0	0	0

• ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
• ^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

Awards and honours

Milestones

• On November 22, 2016, the Bruins as a team reached the milestone of 20,000 goals all-time in NHL play, dating back to their 1924-25 debut season with Smokey Harris' goal for the Bruins, as the first NHL goal in team history on December 1, 1924. New forward David Backes' power play goal achieved the 20,000 goal milestone for the Bruins on November 22, in a 4—2 home rink loss to the St. Louis Blues, Backes' former team as the visitors to TD Garden - the 20,000th goal plateau has only been attained by one other NHL team, the Bruins' top rival, the Montreal Canadiens.

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)	To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2016	To Boston Bruins 7th-round pick in 2017
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)	To Winnipeg Jets conditional 6th-round pick in 2018	To Boston Bruins Drew Stafford

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	David Backes	St. Louis Blues	5 years, $30 million
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Anton Khudobin	Anaheim Ducks	2 years, $2.4 million
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Riley Nash	Carolina Hurricanes	2 years, $1.8 million
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Tim Schaller	Buffalo Sabres	1 year, $600,000
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)	Dominic Moore	New York Rangers	1 year, $900,000
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)	Alex Grant	Arizona Coyotes	1 year, $600,000

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Jonas Gustavsson	Edmonton Oilers	1 year, $800,000
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Zach Trotman	Los Angeles Kings	1 year, $650,000
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Loui Eriksson	Vancouver Canucks	6 years, $36 million
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Matt Irwin	Nashville Predators	1 year, $575,000
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Lee Stempniak	Carolina Hurricanes	2 years, $5 million
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Brett Connolly	Washington Capitals	1 year, $850,000
July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07)	Chris Kelly	Ottawa Senators	1-year, $900,000
July 9, 2016 (2016-07-09)	Landon Ferraro	St. Louis Blues	1 year, $700,000
September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28)	Dennis Seidenberg	New York Islanders	1 year, $1 million

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref
Seth Griffith	Toronto Maple Leafs	October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)	Torey Krug	4 years, $21 million
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Tommy Cross	1 year, $600,000
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	John-Michael Liles	1 year, $2 million
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Tyler Randell	1 year, $600,000
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)	Colin Miller	2 years, $2 million
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)	Joe Morrow	1 year, $800,000
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)	Chris Casto	1 year, $650,000
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)	Brian Ferlin	1 year, $725,000
September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26)	Brad Marchand	8 years, $49 million contract extension
December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)	Jesse Gabrielle	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)	Ryan Fitzgerald	2 years, entry-level contract
March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)	Emil Johansson	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)	Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)	Charlie McAvoy	3 years, $3.775 million entry-level contract
April 13, 2017 (2017-04-13)	Joona Koppanen	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)	Anders Bjork	3 years, $3.2 million entry-level contract
June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)	Tommy Cross	1 year, $650,000 contract extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Boston Bruins draft picks

Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	14	Charles McAvoy	D	United States	Boston University Terriers (Hockey East)
1	29	Trent Frederic	C	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
2	49	Ryan Lindgren	D	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5	135	Joona Koppanen	LW	Finland	Ilves-jr. (FIN-Jr.)
5	136	Cameron Clarke	D	Canada	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)
6	165	Oskar Steen	C	Sweden	Farjestad-jr. (Swe-Jr)

Notes

• The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 30, 2015 that sent Martin Jones to San Jose in exchange for Sean Kuraly and this pick.
• The Boston Bruins' second-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Brett Connolly to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
• The New York Islanders' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on October 4, 2014 that sent Johnny Boychuk to New York in exchange for Philadelphia's second-round pick in 2015, a conditional third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
• The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent John-Michael Liles to Boston in exchange for Anthony Camara, a fifth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
• The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Lee Stempniak to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
• The Minnesota Wild's fifth-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fifth-round pick in 2015 to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
• The Boston Bruins' sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 25, 2015 that sent Carl Soderberg to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Max Talbot and Paul Carey to Boston in exchange for Jordan Caron and this pick.

• The Boston Bruins' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Boston in exchange for this pick.

References