The 2018–19 Boston Bruins season was the 95th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[2] The Bruins clinched a playoff spot on March 23, 2019, after a 7–3 win over the Florida Panthers.[3]
2018–19 Boston Bruins | |
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Eastern Conference champions | |
Division | 2nd Atlantic |
Conference | 2nd Eastern |
2018–19 record | 49–24–9 |
Home record | 29–9–3 |
Road record | 20–15–6 |
Goals for | 259 |
Goals against | 215 |
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 (38) |
Assists | Brad Marchand (64) |
Points | Brad Marchand (100) |
Penalty minutes | Brad Marchand (96) |
Plus/minus | Patrice Bergeron (+23) |
Wins | Tuukka Rask (27) |
Goals against average | Jaroslav Halak (2.34) |
On May 16, 2019, the Bruins advanced to the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals with a 4–0 sweep over the Carolina Hurricanes,[4] marking their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance since 2013.[5] They would lose in seven games to the St. Louis Blues, one win short from winning the Stanley Cup.[6]
Standings
editPos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 62 | 16 | 4 | 56 | 325 | 222 | +103 | 128 |
2 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 47 | 259 | 215 | +44 | 107 |
3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 46 | 286 | 251 | +35 | 100 |
4 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 96 |
5 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 33 | 267 | 280 | −13 | 86 |
6 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 28 | 226 | 271 | −45 | 76 |
7 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 277 | −50 | 74 |
8 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 29 | 47 | 6 | 29 | 242 | 302 | −60 | 64 |
Schedule and results
editPreseason
editThe preseason schedule was published on May 18, 2018.[8]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1[a] | September 15 | Boston | 4–3 | Calgary | SO | Halak | — | 1–0–0 | Recap |
2 | September 16 | Washington | 1–2 | Boston | SO | McIntyre | 17,565 | 2–0–0 | Recap |
3 | September 18 | Boston | 5–2 | Washington | Vladar | 14,952 | 3–0–0 | Recap | |
4[b] | September 19 | Calgary | 1–3 | Boston | Rask | — | 4–0–0 | Recap | |
5 | September 22 | Boston | 3–4 | Detroit | OT | McIntyre | 16,855 | 4–0–1 | Recap |
6 | September 24 | Boston | 4–3 | Philadelphia | Vladar | 18,955 | 5–0–1 | Recap | |
7 | September 26 | Detroit | 3–2 | Boston | OT | Halak | 17,565 | 5–0–2 | Recap |
8 | September 29 | Philadelphia | 4–1 | Boston | Rask | 17,565 | 5–1–2 | Recap | |
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Regular season
editThe regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[9]
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Playoffs
editThe Bruins faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in the First Round of the playoffs,[10] and defeated them in seven games.[11][12] They played against each other in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs in the First Round in seven games.[13]
The Bruins faced the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Second Round of the playoffs,[14] defeating them in six games.[15]
The Bruins faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the Conference Finals,[16] and swept the series in four games.[17] They played against each other in the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Bruins lost to the Hurricanes in the Conference Semifinals in seven games.[18]
The Bruins faced the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup Finals,[19] where the Bruins lost to the Blues in seven games.[6] This marked the first time since 1990 that they had home ice advantage in the final round.[20]
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
editAs of June 12, 2019[21]
Skaters
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Goaltenders
editPlayer | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Tuukka Rask | 46 | 45 | 2,635:09 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 109 | 2.48 | 1,245 | .912 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Jaroslav Halak | 40 | 37 | 2,308:07 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 90 | 2.34 | 1,158 | .922 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Tuukka Rask | 24 | 24 | 1,458:50 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 2.02 | 742 | .934 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Transactions
editThe Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.
Trades
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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September 11, 2018 | To New York Rangers Adam McQuaid |
To Boston Bruins Steven Kampfer 4th-round pick in 2019 |
[26] |
January 11, 2019 | To Ottawa Senators Cody Goloubef |
To Boston Bruins Paul Carey |
[27] |
February 20, 2019 | To Minnesota Wild Ryan Donato Conditional 5th-round pick in 2019 |
To Boston Bruins Charlie Coyle |
[28] |
February 25, 2019 | To New Jersey Devils 2nd-round pick in 2019 4th-round pick in 2020 |
To Boston Bruins Marcus Johansson |
[29] |
Free agents
editDate | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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June 30, 2018 | Chris Breen | to Providence Bruins (AHL) | Unknown | [30] |
July 1, 2018 | Kenny Agostino | to Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | [31] |
July 1, 2018 | Tommy Cross | to Columbus Blue Jackets | 1-year | [32] |
July 1, 2018 | Austin Czarnik | to Calgary Flames | 2-year | [33] |
July 1, 2018 | Cody Goloubef | from Calgary Flames | 1-year | [34] |
July 1, 2018 | Jaroslav Halak | from New York Islanders | 2-year | [34] |
July 1, 2018 | Nick Holden | to Vegas Golden Knights | 2-year | [35] |
July 1, 2018 | Anton Khudobin | to Dallas Stars | 2-year | [36] |
July 1, 2018 | Mark McNeill | from Nashville Predators | 1-year | [34] |
July 1, 2018 | John Moore | from New Jersey Devils | 5-year | [34] |
July 1, 2018 | Riley Nash | to Columbus Blue Jackets | 3-year | [37] |
July 1, 2018 | Joakim Nordstrom | from Carolina Hurricanes | 2-year | [34] |
July 1, 2018 | Tim Schaller | to Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | [38] |
July 1, 2018 | Chris Wagner | from New York Islanders | 2-year | [34] |
August 15, 2018 | Paul Postma | to Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) | 1-year | [39] |
August 15, 2018 | Tommy Wingels | to Genève-Servette (NL) | 1-year | [40] |
February 24, 2019 | Lee Stempniak | from Providence Bruins (AHL) | 1-year | [41] |
May 13, 2019 | Emil Johansson | to HV71 (SHL) | 3-year | [42] |
May 21, 2019 | Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | to Växjö Lakers (SHL) | 2-year | [43] |
Waivers
editDate | Player | Team | Ref |
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December 6, 2018 | Gemel Smith | from Dallas Stars | [44][45] |
January 15, 2019 | Colby Cave | to Edmonton Oilers | [46] |
Contract terminationsedit
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Retirementedit
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Signings
editDate | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2018 | Axel Andersson | 3-year | [34] |
July 3, 2018 | Anton Blidh | 1-year | [50] |
July 3, 2018 | Sean Kuraly | 3-year | [50] |
July 14, 2018 | Colby Cave | 2-year | [51] |
March 23, 2019 | Zdeno Chara | 1-year | [52] |
March 26, 2019 | Paul Carey | 2-year | [53] |
May 1, 2019 | Anton Blidh | 2-year | [54] |
May 3, 2019 | Oskar Steen | 3-year | [55] |
Draft picks
editBelow are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 57 | Axel Andersson | D | Sweden | Djurgardens IF J20 (SuperElit) |
3 | 771 | Jakub Lauko | C | Czech Republic | Piráti Chomutov (ELH) |
4 | 119 | Curtis Hall | C | United States | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) |
6 | 181 | Dustyn McFaul | D | Canada | Pickering Panthers (OJHL) |
7 | 212 | Pavel Shen | C | Russia | Mamonty Yugry (MHL) |
Notes:
- The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on February 22, 2018, that sent Frank Vatrano to Florida in exchange for this pick.[56]
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