NHL team season
The 2007–08 Boston Bruins season began on October 5, 2007. It was the 84th season of the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Bruins entered the 2007–08 season with a new head coach after the team fired Dave Lewis shortly before the 2007 NHL Entry Draft .[1]
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
Regular season [ ]
Divisional standings [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)
Schedule and results [ ]
2007–08 game log
show October: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–3–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 5
Boston Bruins
1–4
Dallas Stars
Manny Fernandez
18,532
0–1–0
0
[1]
2
October 6
Boston Bruins
3–1
Phoenix Coyotes
Tim Thomas
14,087
1–1–0
2
[2]
3
October 10
Boston Bruins
1–2
Anaheim Ducks
Tim Thomas
17,285
1–2–0
2
[3]
4
October 12
Boston Bruins
8–6
Los Angeles Kings
Manny Fernandez
17,064
2–2–0
4
[4]
5
October 13
Boston Bruins
2–1
San Jose Sharks
Tim Thomas
17,496
3–2–0
6
[5]
6
October 18
Tampa Bay Lightning
1–4
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
16,363
4–2–0
8
[6]
7
October 20
NY Rangers
0–1
Boston Bruins
SO
Manny Fernandez
15,266
5–2–0
10
[7]
8
October 22
Boston Bruins
1–6
Montreal Canadiens
Manny Fernandez
21,273
5–3–0
10
[8]
9
October 25
Chicago Blackhawks
1–3
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
10,290
6–3–0
12
[9]
10
October 27
Philadelphia Flyers
2–1
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
14,956
6–4–0
12
[10]
show November: 7–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–3–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
11
November 1
Buffalo Sabres
3–4
Boston Bruins
OT
Tim Thomas
13,479
7–4–0
14
[11]
12
November 3
Boston Bruins
2–3
Ottawa Senators
Tim Thomas
19,939
7–5–0
14
[12]
13
November 4
Ottawa Senators
2–1
Boston Bruins
SO
Tim Thomas
10,087
7–5–1
15
[13]
14
November 7
Boston Bruins
1–2
Buffalo Sabres
OT
Tim Thomas
18,690
7–5–2
16
[14]
15
November 8
Montreal Canadiens
2–1
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
15,183
7–6–2
16
[15]
16
November 10
Buffalo Sabres
1–2
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
17,565
8–6–2
18
[16]
17
November 15
Toronto Maple Leafs
2–5
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
16,373
9–6–2
20
[17]
18
November 17
Boston Bruins
4–7
Montreal Canadiens
Tim Thomas
21,173
9–7–2
20
[18]
19
November 20
Boston Bruins
4–2
Toronto Maple Leafs
Tuukka Rask
19,441
10–7–2
22
[19]
20
November 23
NY Islanders
1–2
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
17,565
11–7–2
24
[20]
21
November 24
Boston Bruins
1–2
NY Islanders
Tim Thomas
16,234
11–8–2
24
[21]
22
November 26
Boston Bruins
6–3
Philadelphia Flyers
Tuukka Rask
19,457
12–8–2
26
[22]
23
November 29
Boston Bruins
4–3
Florida Panthers
Tim Thomas
14,926
13–8–2
28
[23]
show December: 6–8–2 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 4–4–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
24
December 1
Boston Bruins
1–4
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tim Thomas
18,444
13–9–2
28
[24]
25
December 3
Boston Bruins
3–1
NY Islanders
Tim Thomas
11,040
14–9–2
30
[25]
26
December 5
Boston Bruins
3–4
New Jersey Devils
OT
Tuukka Rask
14,012
14–9–3
31
[26]
27
December 6
Montreal Canadiens
4–2
Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
14,977
14–10–3
31
[27]
28
December 8
Boston Bruins
2–1
Toronto Maple Leafs
Alex Auld
18,819
15–10–3
33
[28]
29
December 10
Boston Bruins
4–1
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Auld
18,302
16–10–3
35
[29]
30
December 12
Boston Bruins
5–3
Atlanta Thrashers
Alex Auld
14,265
17–10–3
37
[30]
31
December 13
New Jersey Devils
3–1
Boston Bruins
Alex Auld
12,064
17–11–3
37
[31]
32
December 15
Columbus Blue Jackets
0–2
Boston Bruins
Alex Auld
14,058
18–11–3
39
[32]
33
December 18
Ottawa Senators
3–2
Boston Bruins
Alex Auld
14,874
18–12–3
39
[33]
34
December 20
Pittsburgh Penguins
5–4
Boston Bruins
SO
Tim Thomas
15,304
18–12–4
40
[34]
35
December 22
St. Louis Blues
4–1
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
14,200
18–13–4
40
[35]
36
December 23
Boston Bruins
2–4
Pittsburgh Penguins
Alex Auld
17,060
18–14–4
40
[36]
37
December 28
Boston Bruins
3–4
Carolina Hurricanes
Tim Thomas
18,680
18–15–4
40
[37]
38
December 29
Boston Bruins
0–5
Atlanta Thrashers
Alex Auld
18,545
18–16–4
40
[38]
39
December 31
Atlanta Thrashers
2–5
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
17,565
19–16–4
42
[39]
show January: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 3–1–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
40
January 3
Washington Capitals
0–2
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
12,240
20–16–4
44
[40]
41
January 5
New Jersey Devils
3–4
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
17,565
21–16–4
46
[41]
42
January 8
Carolina Hurricanes
1–0
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
14,549
21–17–4
46
[42]
43
January 10
Montreal Canadiens
5–2
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
17,565
21–18–4
46
[43]
44
January 12
Boston Bruins
4–3
Philadelphia Flyers
OT
Alex Auld
19,792
22–18–4
48
[44]
45
January 17
Toronto Maple Leafs
3–2
Boston Bruins
SO
Alex Auld
13,907
22–18–5
49
[45]
46
January 19
NY Rangers
3–4
Boston Bruins
SO
Tim Thomas
17,565
23–18–5
51
[46]
47
January 20
Boston Bruins
3–1
NY Rangers
Tim Thomas
18,200
24–18–5
53
[47]
48
January 22
Boston Bruins
2–8
Montreal Canadiens
Alex Auld
21,273
24–19–5
53
[48]
49
January 24
NY Islanders
1–4
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
13,461
25–19–5
55
[49]
50
January 29
Nashville Predators
1–3
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
14,150
26–19–5
57
[50]
51
January 31
Boston Bruins
4–1
Ottawa Senators
Tim Thomas
19,959
27–19–5
59
[51]
show February: 7–4–1 ; Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 4–0–1
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
52
February 2
Detroit Red Wings
3–1
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
17,565
27–20–5
59
[52]
53
February 5
Buffalo Sabres
4–2
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
13,427
27–21–5
59
[53]
54
February 8
Boston Bruins
3–2
Buffalo Sabres
SO
Alex Auld
14,465
28–21–5
61
[54]
55
February 9
Florida Panthers
6–3
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
14,365
28–22–5
61
[55]
56
February 12
Carolina Hurricanes
3–2
Boston Bruins
Alex Auld
15,300
28–23–5
61
[56]
57
February 13
Boston Bruins
2–1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Tim Thomas
16,982
29–23–5
63
[57]
58
February 16
Boston Bruins
3–4
Toronto Maple Leafs
OT
Tim Thomas
19,481
29–23–6
64
[58]
59
February 19
Boston Bruins
3–2
Carolina Hurricanes
SO
Tim Thomas
17,552
30–23–6
66
[59]
60
February 21
Boston Bruins
5–4
Florida Panthers
SO
Alex Auld
14,992
31–23–6
68
[60]
61
February 23
Boston Bruins
5–3
Tampa Bay Lightning
Alex Auld
20,519
32–23–6
70
[61]
62
February 26
Ottawa Senators
0–4
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
13,451
33–23–6
72
[62]
63
February 28
Pittsburgh Penguins
1–5
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
17,565
34–23–6
74
[63]
show March: 6–5–5 (Home: 5–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–4)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
64
March 1
Atlanta Thrashers
2–3
Boston Bruins
SO
Tim Thomas
17,565
35–23–6
76
[64]
65
March 3
Boston Bruins
2–10
Washington Capitals
Tim Thomas
16,548
35–24–6
76
[65]
66
March 4
Florida Panthers
1–0
Boston Bruins
OT
Alex Auld
16,478
35–24–7
77
[66]
67
March 6
Toronto Maple Leafs
8–2
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
17,565
35–25–7
77
[67]
68
March 8
Washington Capitals
1–2
Boston Bruins
Alex Auld
17,565
36–25–7
79
[68]
69
March 9
Boston Bruins
0–1
NY Rangers
SO
Alex Auld
18,200
36–25–8
80
[69]
70
March 11
Boston Bruins
1–4
Ottawa Senators
Alex Auld
20,143
36–26–8
80
[70]
71
March 13
Tampa Bay Lightning
3–1
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
13,373
36–27–8
80
[71]
72
March 15
Philadelphia Flyers
2–3
Boston Bruins
OT
Tim Thomas
17,565
37–27–8
82
[72]
73
March 16
Boston Bruins
1–2
Washington Capitals
SO
Alex Auld
18,277
37–27–9
83
[73]
74
March 20
Montreal Canadiens
4–2
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
17,565
37–28–9
83
[74]
75
March 22
Boston Bruins
2–3
Montreal Canadiens
SO
Tim Thomas
21,273
37–28–10
84
[75]
76
March 25
Boston Bruins
6–2
Toronto Maple Leafs
Tim Thomas
19,562
38–28–10
86
[76]
77
March 27
Toronto Maple Leafs
2–4
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
17,565
39–28–10
88
[77]
78
March 29
Ottawa Senators
0–4
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
17,565
40–28–10
90
[78]
79
March 30
Boston Bruins
1–2
Buffalo Sabres
OT
Alex Auld
18,690
40–28–11
91
[79]
show April: 1–1–1 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
80
April 2
Boston Bruins
2–3
New Jersey Devils
SO
Tim Thomas
16,144
40–28–12
92
[80]
81
April 4
Boston Bruins
2–1
Ottawa Senators
Tim Thomas
20,232
41–28–12
94
[81]
82
April 6
Buffalo Sabres
3–0
Boston Bruins
Tim Thomas
19,563
41–29–12
94
[82]
Legend: Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs [ ]
The Bruins qualified for the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 NHL season , facing their traditional arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens .
The Boston Bruins were down 3–1 in the series facing elimination, but climbed back to 3–3. The series moved to game 7 in Montreal on April 21, however the Bruins lost the game and were narrowly eliminated.
2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
show Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E1 Montreal Canadiens: 3–4 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 1–3)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Boston Goals
Montreal Goals
Decision
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
April 10
Boston Bruins
1–4
Montreal Canadiens
Hnidy
S. Kostitsyn , A. Kostitsyn , Smolinski , Kostopoulos
Thomas
21,273
0–1
[83]
2
April 12
Boston Bruins
2–3
Montreal Canadiens
2:30
Schaefer , Krejci
Hamrlik , S. Kostitsyn, Kovalev
Thomas
21,273
0–2
[84]
3
April 13
Montreal Canadiens
1–2
Boston Bruins
9:25
Lucic , Savard
Kostopoulos
Thomas
17,565
1–2
[85]
4
April 15
Montreal Canadiens
1–0
Boston Bruins
Brisebois
Thomas
17,565
1–3
[86]
5
April 17
Boston Bruins
5–1
Montreal Canadiens
Kessel , Metropolit , Chara , Sturm , Sobotka
Kovalev
Thomas
21,273
2–3
[87]
6
April 19
Montreal Canadiens
4–5
Boston Bruins
Kessel (2), Sobotka, Lucic, Sturm
Higgins (2), Plekanec , Bouillon
Thomas
17,565
3–3
[88]
7
April 21
Boston Bruins
0–5
Montreal Canadiens
Komisarek , Streit , A. Kostitsyn (2), S. Kostitsyn
Thomas
21,273
3–4
[89]
Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
Player statistics [ ]
Skaters [ ]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; +/− = Plus-minus ; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season[2]
Andrew Alberts
35
0
2
2
4
39
P. J. Axelsson
75
13
16
29
11
15
Patrice Bergeron
10
3
4
7
2
2
Zdeno Chara
77
17
34
51
14
114
Andrew Ference
59
1
14
15
−14
50
Shane Hnidy
43
1
4
5
−4
41
Matt Hunwick
13
0
1
1
−1
4
Phil Kessel
82
19
18
37
−6
28
Chuck Kobasew
73
22
17
39
6
29
David Krejci
56
6
21
27
−3
20
Matt Lashoff
18
1
4
5
−2
0
Milan Lucic
77
8
19
27
−2
89
Glen Metropolit
82
11
22
33
−3
36
Glen Murray
63
17
13
30
−4
50
Petteri Nokelainen
57
7
3
10
0
19
Jeremy Reich
58
2
2
4
−5
78
Marc Savard
74
15
63
78
3
66
Peter Schaefer
63
9
17
26
4
18
Vladimir Sobotka
48
1
6
7
1
24
Mark Stuart
82
4
4
8
2
81
Marco Sturm
80
27
29
56
11
40
Shawn Thornton
58
4
3
7
−1
74
Aaron Ward
65
5
8
13
9
54
Dennis Wideman
81
13
23
36
11
70
Combined
—
206
347
553
33
1041
Goaltenders [ ]
Note: GPI = Games Played In; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals Against Average ; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses ; SO = Shutouts ; SA = Shots Against ; GA = Goals Against; SV%= Save Percentage
Regular season[2]
Tim Thomas
57
3,341
2.44
28
19
6
3
1731
136
.921
Alex Auld
23
1,213
2.32
9
7
5
2
578
47
.919
Manny Fernandez
4
244
3.93
2
2
0
1
95
16
.832
Tuukka Rask
4
184
3.26
2
1
1
0
88
10
.886
Combined
—
4982
2.99
41
29
12
6
2492
209
.904
Awards and records [ ]
Records [ ]
Milestones [ ]
Regular season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Andrew Ference
400th NHL PIM
October 5, 2007
Milan Lucic
1st NHL game
October 5, 2007
David Krejci
1st NHL assist 1st NHL point
October 6, 2007
Phil Kessel
1st NHL hat-trick
October 12, 2007
Milan Lucic
1st NHL goal 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point
October 12, 2007
Marc Savard
500th NHL point
October 12, 2007
Peter Schaefer
500th NHL game
October 20, 2007
Matt Hunwick
1st NHL game
November 10, 2007
Andrew Alberts
200th NHL PIM
November 10, 2007
Marc Savard
600th NHL game
November 10, 2007
Tuukka Rask
1st NHL game 1st NHL win
November 20, 2007
Dennis Wideman
18,000th Bruins all-time goal
December 31, 2007
Glen Metropolit
100th NHL point
January 29, 2008
Marco Sturm
200th NHL assist
February 9, 2008
Vladimir Sobotka
1st NHL goal
February 13, 2008
P. J. Axelsson
700th NHL game
February 21, 2008
David Krejci
1st NHL goal
February 26, 2008
Marc Savard
400th NHL assist
February 28, 2008
Marco Sturm
200th NHL goal
February 28, 2008
Mark Stuart
100th NHL game
March 8, 2008
Transactions [ ]
The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
Trades [ ]
June 30, 2007
To Boston Bruins Manny Fernandez
To Minnesota Wild Petr Kalus 4th-round pick in 2008
July 17, 2007
To Boston Bruins Peter Schaefer
To Ottawa Senators Shean Donovan
July 23, 2007
To St. Louis Blues Hannu Toivonen
To Boston Bruins Carl Soderberg
September 11, 2007
To Boston Bruins Petteri Nokelainen
To New York Islanders Ben Walter conditional 2nd-round pick in 2009 (Kevin Lynch )
September 24, 2007
To Anaheim Ducks Mark Mowers
To Boston Bruins Nathan Saunders Brett Skinner
December 6, 2007
To Boston Bruins Alex Auld
To Phoenix Coyotes Nate DiCasmirro 5th-round pick in 2009 (Jeff Costello)
January 2, 2008
To Anaheim Ducks Brandon Bochenski
To Boston Bruins Shane Hnidy 6th-round pick in 2008 (Nicholas Tremblay)
Free agents [ ]
Player
Former team
Contract terms
Shawn Thornton
Anaheim Ducks
3 year, $1.55 million
Glen Metropolit *
St. Louis Blues
Undisclosed
*Invitee to Bruins Training Camp, re-signed after camp
Player
New team
Jay Leach
Tampa Bay Lightning
Joey MacDonald
New York Islanders
Draft picks [ ]
Boston's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio .[3] The Bruins will pick 8th overall when the draft is held June 22–23.
Round
#
Player
Position
Nationality
College/junior/club team (league)
1
8
Zach Hamill
Center
Canada
Everett Silvertips (WHL )
2
35
Tommy Cross
Defenseman
United States
Westminster School (USHS-CT)
5
130
Denis Reul
Defenseman
Germany
Heilbronner Falken (Germany)Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL )
6
159
Alain Goulet
Defenseman
Canada
Aurora Tigers (OPJHL )
6
169
Radim Ostrcil
Defenseman
Czech Republic
HC Vsetín (Czech Republic)
7
189
Jordan Knackstedt
Right Wing
Canada
Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
Farm teams [ ]
Providence Bruins [ ]
The Providence Bruins remain Boston's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2007–08 .
Johnstown Chiefs [ ]
On June 18, 2007, during the ECHL Board of Governors Annual Meeting, the Long Beach Ice Dogs membership in the ECHL was immediately terminated due to the Long Beach ownership group being unable to continue to operate in 2007–08.[4] On September 18, 2007, the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL announced they had entered an affiliation agreement with the Bruins for the 2007–08 season .
Roster [ ]
Boston Bruins
Goaltenders
Injured reserve
None currently
Defensemen
Wingers
Centers
See also [ ]
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