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1997–98 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1997–98
year	1997
Team	Boston Bruins
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	5th
Division	Northeast
DivisionRank	2nd
Record	39–30–13
HomeRecord	19–16–6
RoadRecord	20–14–7
GoalsFor	221
GoalsAgainst	194
GeneralManager	Mike O'Connell
Coach	Pat Burns
Captain	Ray Bourque
AltCaptain	Ken Baumgartner
Don Sweeney
Arena	Fleet Center
Attendance	15,097
MinorLeague	Providence Bruins
Charlotte Checkers
GoalsLeader	Jason Allison (33)
AssistsLeader	Jason Allison (50)
PointsLeader	Jason Allison (83)
PIMLeader	Ken Baumgartner (199)
PlusMinusLeader	Jason Allison (+33)
WinsLeader	Byron Dafoe (30)
GAALeader	Rob Tallas (1.83)

Don Sweeney Charlotte Checkers The 1997–98 Boston Bruins season was the team's 74th season. The season involved drafting Joe Thornton first overall.

Regular season

The Bruins allowed the fewest shorthanded goals (3) and were the most disciplined team during the regular season, being short-handed only 285 times.

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||October 2, 1997||6–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 4, 1997||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 7, 1997||2–3 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||October 8, 1997||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||2–2–0 || |- |5||October 11, 1997||2–5 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||2–3–0 || |- |6||October 13, 1997||3–0 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||3–3–0 || |- |7||October 15, 1997||5–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||4–3–0 || |- |8||October 17, 1997||2–0 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) ||5–3–0 || |- |9||October 18, 1997||3–0 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||6–3–0 || |- |10||October 21, 1997||2–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||7–3–0 || |- |11||October 23, 1997||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||7–3–1 || |- |12||October 25, 1997||4–5 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||7–4–1 || |- |13||October 30, 1997||0–3 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||7–5–1 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 22, 1998 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals || 15,117 || Capitals lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 24, 1998 || 4–3 2OT || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals || 19,740 || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 26, 1998 || 2–3 2OT || align="left"| Washington Capitals || 15,520 || Capitals lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 28, 1998 || 0–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals || 17,131 || Capitals lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || May 1, 1998 || 4–0 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals || 19,740 || Capitals lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || May 3, 1998 || 2–3 OT || align="left"| Washington Capitals || 15,163 || Capitals lead 4–2 ||

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Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
41	C	81	33	50	83	33	60	6	2	6	8	0	4
12	RW	82	29	37	66	25	42	6	2	2	4	1	2
77	D	82	13	35	48	2	80	6	1	4	5	−2	2
14	LW	81	22	25	47	9	8	6	2	5	7	1	0
23	RW	61	26	20	46	8	54	6	0	0	0	−4	6
33	RW	78	16	27	43	7	31	6	1	1	2	−3	0
21	LW	79	16	23	39	6	54	5	0	0	0	−3	2
26	C	79	20	11	31	−16	57	6	0	0	0	−2	10
19	RW	79	10	17	27	−13	82	6	1	0	1	−3	8
11	LW	82	8	19	27	−14	38	6	1	0	1	−3	0
18	D	66	5	20	25	13	56	6	1	0	1	−3	4
44	D	82	3	20	23	3	67	6	0	1	1	−1	6
42	C	77	5	13	18	−1	34	6	0	1	1	0	2
32	D	59	1	15	16	12	24
20	D	50	2	8	10	4	36	6	2	1	3	0	0
36	D	22	2	7	9	−2	6	6	0	0	0	−3	2
6	C	55	3	4	7	−6	19	6	0	0	0	0	9
25	D	68	2	4	6	4	47	6	0	0	0	−1	4
27	RW	28	1	5	6	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	0
34	G	65	0	3	3		2	6	0	0	0		0
17	C	13	2	0	2	−3	2
37	D	23	1	1	2	−9	6
29	D	40	1	0	1	−12	86
22	LW	82	0	1	1	−14	199	6	0	0	0	0	14
10	RW	9	0	1	1	1	4
30	G	10	0	0	0		0
28	D	2	0	0	0	−4	0
45	C	3	0	0	0	1	2
60	RW	6	0	0	0	−1	0
39	C	1	0	0	0	0	2
16	C	4	0	0	0	−2	0
43	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0
35	G	14	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%
34	Byron Dafoe	65	30	25	9	1602	138	2.24	.914	6	3693	6	2	4	159	14	1.99	.912	1	422
35	Robbie Tallas	14	6	3	3	326	24	1.83	.926	1	788	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Jim Carey	10	3	2	1	225	24	2.90	.893	2	496	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)	Team
Calder Memorial Trophy	Sergei Samsonov
Jack Adams Award	Pat Burns
NHL All-Rookie Team	Sergei Samsonov (Forward)
[NHL All-Star Game](1998-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Ray Bourque
NHL Rookie of the Month	Sergei Samsonov (January)
Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy	Jason Allison
Seventh Player Award	Jason Allison
Three Stars Awards	Byron Dafoe (1st)
Jason Allison (2nd)
Ray Bourque (3rd)

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	1,000th game played
P. J. Axelsson	October 2, 1997
Shawn Bates
Sergei Samsonov
Joe Thornton	October 8, 1997
Hal Gill	October 17, 1997
Kirk Nielsen	November 1, 1997
Cameron Mann	December 18, 1997
Joel Prpic	April 9, 1998
David Ellett	March 1, 1998

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	1	Joe Thornton	Center	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
1	8	Sergei Samsonov	Left wing	Russia	Detroit Vipers (IHL)
2	27	Ben Clymer	Right wing	United States	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
3	54	Mattias Karlin	Center	Sweden	Modo Hockey (Sweden)
3	63	Lee Goren	Right wing	Canada	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
4	81	Karol Bartanus	Right wing	Slovakia	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6	135	Denis Timofeyev	Defense	Russia	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
7	162	Joel Trottier	Right wing	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
7	180	Jim Baxter	Defense	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
8	191	Antti Laaksonen	Left wing	Finland	University of Denver (WCHA)
9	218	Eric Van Acker	Defense	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
9	246	Jay Henderson	Left wing	Canada	Edmonton Ice (WHL)

Notes

References

"1997-98 NHL Summary".
"1997-98 Boston Bruins Schedule".
"Calder Memorial Trophy".
"Jack Adams Award".
"Postseason All-Star Teams".
"NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)".
"1998 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
"NHL Rookies of the Month".
Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p.239
Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p. 239–40
"1997-98 NHL Debuts".
"1982 NHL Entry Draft -- Dave Ellett".
"1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".

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