1995–96 Boston Bruins season

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1995–96 Boston Bruins
Division2nd Northeast
Conference5th Eastern
1995–96 record40-31-11
Home record22-14-5
Road record18-17-6
Goals for282
Goals against269
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachSteve Kasper
CaptainRay Bourque
ArenaFleet Center
Average attendance17,474 (97.8%)
Total: 716,443
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsCam Neely (26)
AssistsAdam Oates (67)
PointsAdam Oates (92)
Penalty minutesDean Chynoweth (88)
Plus/minusRay Bourque (+31)
WinsBill Ranford (21)
Goals against averageBill Ranford (2.83)

The 1995–96 Boston Bruins season was the team's 72nd season. It was the Bruins' first season at Fleet Center, which replaced Boston Garden as their home venue.

Off-season[]

Regular season[]

During the regular season, the Bruins led the league in shots on goal with 2,838.[1]

Final standings[]

Northeast Division
No. GP W L T GF GA PTS
1 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 49 29 4 362 284 102
2 Boston Bruins 82 40 31 11 282 269 91
3 Montreal Canadiens 82 40 32 10 265 248 90
4 Hartford Whalers 82 34 39 9 237 259 77
5 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 42 7 247 262 72
6 Ottawa Senators 82 18 59 5 191 291 41
Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 45 24 13 282 208 103
2 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 49 29 4 362 284 102
3 New York Rangers ATL 82 41 27 14 272 237 96
4 Florida Panthers ATL 82 41 31 10 254 234 92
5 Boston Bruins NE 82 40 31 11 282 269 91
6 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 40 32 10 265 248 90
7 Washington Capitals ATL 82 39 32 11 234 204 89
8 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 38 32 12 238 248 88
9 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 37 33 12 215 202 86
10 Hartford Whalers NE 82 34 39 9 237 259 77
11 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 33 42 7 247 262 73
12 New York Islanders ATL 82 22 50 10 229 315 54
13 Ottawa Senators NE 82 18 59 5 191 291 41

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results[]

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 T October 7, 1995 4–4 OT New York Islanders (1995–96) 0–0–1
2 W October 9, 1995 5–3 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 1–0–1
3 L October 11, 1995 1–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 1–1–1
4 T October 12, 1995 6–6 OT @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 1–1–2
5 L October 14, 1995 5–6 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 1–2–2
6 W October 17, 1995 7–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 2–2–2
7 L October 21, 1995 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 2–3–2
8 L October 26, 1995 2–4 Washington Capitals (1995–96) 2–4–2
9 W October 28, 1995 3–0 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 3–4–2
10 L October 31, 1995 1–3 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 3–5–2
11 L November 2, 1995 5–6 OT Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 3–6–2
12 L November 4, 1995 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 3–7–2
13 W November 7, 1995 4–3 @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 4–7–2
14 W November 9, 1995 4–3 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 5–7–2
15 L November 11, 1995 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 5–8–2
16 L November 14, 1995 3–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 5–9–2
17 T November 16, 1995 2–2 OT New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 5–9–3
18 W November 18, 1995 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 6–9–3
19 W November 21, 1995 5–4 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 7–9–3
20 W November 24, 1995 2–1 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 8–9–3
21 T November 25, 1995 3–3 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 8–9–4
22 L November 30, 1995 6–9 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 8–10–4
23 W December 2, 1995 6–4 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 9–10–4
24 L December 3, 1995 1–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 9–11–4
25 W December 5, 1995 6–4 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 10–11–4
26 L December 8, 1995 1–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 10–12–4
27 L December 9, 1995 1–3 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 10–13–4
28 L December 13, 1995 2–4 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 10–14–4
29 W December 14, 1995 6–4 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 11–14–4
30 W December 16, 1995 6–3 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 12–14–4
31 W December 22, 1995 3–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 13–14–4
32 W December 23, 1995 7–5 Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 14–14–4
33 T December 26, 1995 3–3 OT @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 14–14–5
34 W December 31, 1995 5–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 15–14–5
35 L January 2, 1996 2–5 Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 15–15–5
36 T January 3, 1996 4–4 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 15–15–6
37 W January 6, 1996 5–2 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 16–15–6
38 L January 9, 1996 0–3 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 16–16–6
39 W January 11, 1996 7–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 17–16–6
40 W January 13, 1996 3–2 New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 18–16–6
41 L January 15, 1996 0–6 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 18–17–6
42 W January 16, 1996 4–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 19–17–6
43 L January 22, 1996 6–7 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 19–18–6
44 W January 25, 1996 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 20–18–6
45 L January 27, 1996 3–5 New York Rangers (1995–96) 20–19–6
46 L January 28, 1996 4–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 20–20–6
47 W January 31, 1996 3–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 21–20–6
48 T February 1, 1996 2–2 OT Florida Panthers (1995–96) 21–20–7
49 W February 3, 1996 4–2 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 22–20–7
50 L February 6, 1996 5–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 22–21–7
51 L February 7, 1996 1–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 22–22–7
52 L February 10, 1996 2–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 22–23–7
53 W February 14, 1996 3–0 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 23–23–7
54 L February 15, 1996 0–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 23–24–7
55 W February 17, 1996 4–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 24–24–7
56 T February 19, 1996 3–3 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 24–24–8
57 L February 21, 1996 3–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 24–25–8
58 W February 23, 1996 7–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 25–25–8
59 W February 24, 1996 2–1 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 26–25–8
60 L February 27, 1996 3–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 26–26–8
61 W February 28, 1996 3–1 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 27–26–8
62 L March 2, 1996 0–2 Washington Capitals (1995–96) 27–27–8
63 L March 5, 1996 3–5 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 27–28–8
64 W March 7, 1996 4–3 New York Islanders (1995–96) 28–28–8
65 W March 9, 1996 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 29–28–8
66 W March 10, 1996 4–1 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 30–28–8
67 W March 14, 1996 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 31–28–8
68 W March 15, 1996 5–2 @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 32–28–8
69 T March 18, 1996 3–3 OT San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 32–28–9
70 W March 20, 1996 2–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 33–28–9
71 W March 21, 1996 3–1 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 34–28–9
72 L March 23, 1996 4–5 New York Rangers (1995–96) 34–29–9
73 W March 27, 1996 6–5 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 35–29–9
74 L March 28, 1996 3–4 OT Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 35–30–9
75 W March 31, 1996 6–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 36–30–9
76 T April 1, 1996 1��1 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 36–30–10
77 W April 3, 1996 4–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 37–30–10
78 T April 4, 1996 3–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 37–30–11
79 W April 7, 1996 4–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 38–30–11
80 W April 11, 1996 3–2 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 39–30–11
81 L April 13, 1996 0–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 39–31–11
82 W April 14, 1996 6–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 40–31–11

Playoffs[]

The Bruins qualified for the playoffs for the 29th consecutive season, an NHL record that still stands (as of the 2020-21 season). The streak ended one season later. The Bruins were seeded 5th in the Eastern Conference and faced the 4th-seeded Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The Bruins lost the series in five games after falling behind three games to none. The Panthers went on to lose to the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Finals.

1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-final vs. Florida (4)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Decision Series
1 April 17 Boston 3 – 6 Florida 14,703 Vanbiesbrouck Panthers lead 1–0
2 April 22 Boston 2 – 6 Florida 14,703 Vanbiesbrouck Panthers lead 2–0
3 April 24 Florida 4 – 2 Boston 14,922 Vanbiesbrouck Panthers lead 3-0
4 April 25 Florida 2 – 6 Boston 14,810 Ranford Panthers lead 3–1
5 April 27 Boston 3 – 4 Florida 14,703 Vanbiesbrouck Panthers win 4-1

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Goaltending[]

Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Bill Ranford † 40 39 2,306:31 21 12 4 109 2.84 1,030 .894 1 0 2 0
Craig Billington 27 24 1,379:42 10 13 3 79 3.44 594 .867 1 0 0 2
Scott Bailey 11 8 570:57 5 1 2 31 3.26 264 .883 0 0 0 0
Blaine Lacher 12 10 670:45 3 5 2 44 3.94 284 .845 0 0 0 4
Robbie Tallas 1 1 60:00 1 0 0 3 3.00 29 .897 0 0 0 0
Total 4,987:55 40 31 11 266 3.20 2,201 .879 2 0 2 6
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Bill Ranford 4 4 239:15 1 3 16 4.01 112 .857 0 0 0 0
Craig Billington 1 1 60:00 0 1 6 6.00 28 .786 0 0 0 2
Total 299:15 1 4 22 4.41 140 .843 0 0 0 2

† 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.

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions[]

Waivers[]

Date Player Team
October 2, 1995 (1995-10-02) Brent Hughes to Buffalo Sabres in waiver draft

Draft picks[]

Boston's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
11 9 Kyle McLaren D  Canada Tacoma Rockets (WHL)
1 21 Sean Brown D  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
2 47 Paxton Schafer G  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
3 73 Bill McCauley D  United States Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL)
4 99 Cameron Mann RW  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
6 151 Evgeny Shaldybin D  Russia Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
7 177 P. J. Axelsson LW  Sweden Frölunda HC (Sweden)
8 203 Sergei Zhukov D  Russia Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
9 229 Jonathan Murphy D  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
Notes
  1. The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 26, 1994 that sent Glen Wesley to Hartford in exchange for first-round picks in 1996, 1997 and this pick.
  • The Bruins fifth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on January 17, 1994 that sent Vincent Riendeau to Boston in exchange for this pick (125th overall).

Roster[]

1995-96 Boston Bruins
Goaltenders
  • Canada 1 – Craig Billington 
  • Canada 30 – Bill Ranford 
  • Canada 31 – Blaine Lacher 
  • Canada 35 – Robbie Tallas 
  • Canada 39 – Scott Bailey 
 Defensemen Wingers Centers

General Manager

  • Canada Harry Sinden

Coach

Assistant Coaches

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1995-96 Boston Bruins Roster and Statistics".
  2. ^ "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "1995-96 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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