2006–07 Boston Bruins season

Offseason

On May 26, Peter Chiarelli was named general manager. Head coach Mike Sullivan was fired on June 27 and replaced two days later by former Detroit Red Wings head coach Dave Lewis.

Forward Marc Savard and defenceman Zdeno Chara were major additions to the team via free agency. At the same time, goaltender Tim Thomas took over the starting job after Andrew Raycroft was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the off-season. Chara was named the 18th captain in team history on October 4.

Regular season

Phil Kessel, the team's first-round pick in the 2006 NHL entry draft, immediately entered the lineup. However, he was lost from the roster in mid-December when he was diagnosed with a form of testicular cancer. Kessel's cancer proved to be operable and was removed, and he returned to the Bruins' lineup on January 9, less than a month after his diagnosis.

The Bruins finished the regular season having allowed the most shorthanded goals in the NHL, with 18.

Season standings

Schedule and results

|- |1|| October 6, 2006||3–8 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2006–07) ||0–1–0 || |- |2|| October 7, 2006||3–2 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2006–07) ||1–1–0 || |- |3|| October 11, 2006||1–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07) ||1–2–0 || |- |4|| October 12, 2006||2–3 SO|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2006–07) ||1–2–1 || |- |5|| October 14, 2006||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2006–07) ||1–3–1 || |- |6|| October 19, 2006||3–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2006–07) ||2–3–1 || |- |7|| October 21, 2006||2–6 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) ||2–4–1 || |- |8|| October 26, 2006||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) ||2–5–1 || |- |9|| October 28, 2006||2–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2006–07) ||3–5–1 ||

| Legend:

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.*

Goaltending

• • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.*

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Bruins were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Bruins had the 5th overall draft pick.

Notes

References

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