2018–19 Boston Bruins season

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
Eastern Conference champions
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference2nd Eastern
2018–19 record49–24–9
Home record29–9–3
Road record20–15–6
Goals for259
Goals against215
Team information
General managerDon Sweeney
CoachBruce Cassidy
CaptainZdeno Chara
Alternate captainsPatrice Bergeron
David Krejci
ArenaTD Garden
Average attendance17,565[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins (AHL)
Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsDavid Pastrnak (38)
AssistsBrad Marchand (64)
PointsBrad Marchand (100)
Penalty minutesBrad Marchand (96)
Plus/minusPatrice Bergeron (+23)
WinsTuukka Rask (27)
Goals against averageJaroslav 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

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Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League[7]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The preseason schedule was published on May 18, 2018.[8]

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[9]

2018–19 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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The 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]

2019 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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As of June 12, 2019[21]

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season[24]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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
Playoffs[25]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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

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The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11) To New York Rangers
Adam McQuaid
To Boston Bruins
Steven Kampfer
4th-round pick in 2019
[26]
January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11) To Ottawa Senators
Cody Goloubef
To Boston Bruins
Paul Carey
[27]
February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20) To Minnesota Wild
Ryan Donato
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2019
To Boston Bruins
Charlie Coyle
[28]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To New Jersey Devils
2nd-round pick in 2019
4th-round pick in 2020
To Boston Bruins
Marcus Johansson
[29]

Free agents

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Date Player Team Contract term Ref
June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30) Chris Breen to Providence Bruins (AHL) Unknown [30]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Kenny Agostino to Montreal Canadiens 1-year [31]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Tommy Cross to Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year [32]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Austin Czarnik to Calgary Flames 2-year [33]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Cody Goloubef from Calgary Flames 1-year [34]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Jaroslav Halak from New York Islanders 2-year [34]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Nick Holden to Vegas Golden Knights 2-year [35]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Anton Khudobin to Dallas Stars 2-year [36]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Mark McNeill from Nashville Predators 1-year [34]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) John Moore from New Jersey Devils 5-year [34]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Riley Nash to Columbus Blue Jackets 3-year [37]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Joakim Nordstrom from Carolina Hurricanes 2-year [34]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Tim Schaller to Vancouver Canucks 2-year [38]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Chris Wagner from New York Islanders 2-year [34]
August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15) Paul Postma to Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) 1-year [39]
August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15) Tommy Wingels to Genève-Servette (NL) 1-year [40]
February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24) Lee Stempniak from Providence Bruins (AHL) 1-year [41]
May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13) Emil Johansson to HV71 (SHL) 3-year [42]
May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21) Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson to Växjö Lakers (SHL) 2-year [43]

Waivers

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Date Player Team Ref
December 6, 2018 (2018-12-06) Gemel Smith from Dallas Stars [44][45]
January 15, 2019 (2019-01-15) Colby Cave to Edmonton Oilers [46]

Signings

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Date Player Contract term Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Axel Andersson 3-year [34]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) Anton Blidh 1-year [50]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) Sean Kuraly 3-year [50]
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14) Colby Cave 2-year [51]
March 23, 2019 (2019-03-23) Zdeno Chara 1-year [52]
March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26) Paul Carey 2-year [53]
May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) Anton Blidh 2-year [54]
May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) Oskar Steen 3-year [55]

Draft picks

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Below 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)
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:

  1. 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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