2018–19 Boston Bruins season
2018–19 Boston Bruins | |
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Eastern Conference champions | |
Division | 2nd place Atlantic |
Conference | 2nd place 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 goals) |
Assists | Brad Marchand (64) |
Points | Brad Marchand (100 points) |
Penalty minutes | Brad Marchand (96) |
Plus/minus | Patrice Bergeron (+23) |
Wins | Tuukka Rask (27) |
Goals against average | Jaroslav Halak (2.34) |
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]
On May 16, 2019, the Bruins advanced to the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals with a 4–0 victory 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.[6]
Standings[]
Pos | 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[]
Preseason[]
The 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[]
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[9]
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Playoffs[]
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]
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Player statistics[]
As of June 12, 2019[21]
Skaters[]
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Goaltenders[]
Player | 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[]
The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.
Trades[]
Date | 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[]
Date | 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[]
Date | 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 terminations[]
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Retirement[]
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Signings[]
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2018 | 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[]
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) |
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2 | 57 | D | Sweden | Djurgardens IF J20 (SuperElit) | |
3 | 771 | Jakub Lauko | C | Czech Republic | Piráti Chomutov (ELH) |
4 | 119 | C | United States | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | |
6 | 181 | D | Canada | Pickering Panthers (OJHL) | |
7 | 212 | 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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