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2007–08 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2007–08
year	2007
Team	Boston Bruins
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	8th
Division	Northeast
DivisionRank	3rd
Record	41–29–12
HomeRecord	21–16–4
RoadRecord	20–13–8
GoalsFor	212
GoalsAgainst	222
GeneralManager	Peter Chiarelli
Coach	Claude Julien
Captain	Zdeno Chara
AltCaptain	Patrice Bergeron
Glen Murray
Arena	TD Banknorth Garden
Attendance	15,384 (87.6%)
GoalsLeader	Marco Sturm (27)
AssistsLeader	Marc Savard (63)
PointsLeader	Marc Savard (78)
PlusMinusLeader	Zdeno Chara (+14)
PIMLeader	Zdeno Chara (114)
WinsLeader	Tim Thomas (28)
GAALeader	Tim Thomas (2.44)

Glen Murray 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.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

The 2007 NHL entry draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23.
The free agency period began on July 1.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

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.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1|| October 5 || Boston Bruins || 1–4 || Dallas Stars || || Manny Fernandez || 18,532 || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- |2|| October 6 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || Phoenix Coyotes || || Tim Thomas || 14,087 || 1–1–0 || 2 || |- |3|| October 10 || Boston Bruins || 1–2 || Anaheim Ducks || || Tim Thomas || 17,285 || 1–2–0 || 2 || |- |4|| October 12 || Boston Bruins || 8–6 || Los Angeles Kings || || Manny Fernandez || 17,064 || 2–2–0 || 4 || |- |5|| October 13 ||| Boston Bruins || 2–1 || San Jose Sharks || || Tim Thomas || 17,496 || 3–2–0 || 6 || |- |6|| October 18 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 1–4 || Boston Bruins || || Tim Thomas || 16,363 || 4–2–0 || 8 || |- |7|| October 20 || NY Rangers || 0–1 || Boston Bruins || SO || Manny Fernandez || 15,266 || 5–2–0 || 10 || |- |8|| October 22 || Boston Bruins || 1–6 || Montreal Canadiens || || Manny Fernandez || 21,273 || 5–3–0 || 10 || |- |9|| October 25 || Chicago Blackhawks || 1–3 || Boston Bruins || || Tim Thomas || 10,290 || 6–3–0 || 12 || |- |10|| October 27 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–1 || Boston Bruins || || Tim Thomas || 14,956 || 6–4–0 || 12 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 10 || Boston Bruins || 1–4 || Montreal Canadiens || || Hnidy || S. Kostitsyn, A. Kostitsyn, Smolinski, Kostopoulos || Thomas || 21,273 || 0–1 || |- | 2 || April 12 || Boston Bruins || 2–3 || Montreal Canadiens || 2:30 || Schaefer, Krejci || Hamrlik, S. Kostitsyn, Kovalev || Thomas || 21,273 || 0–2 || |- | 3 || April 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–2 || Boston Bruins || 9:25 || Lucic, Savard || Kostopoulos || Thomas || 17,565 || 1–2 || |- | 4 || April 15 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–0 || Boston Bruins || || || Brisebois || Thomas || 17,565 || 1–3 || |- | 5 || April 17 || Boston Bruins || 5–1 || Montreal Canadiens || || Kessel, Metropolit, Chara, Sturm, Sobotka || Kovalev || Thomas || 21,273 || 2–3 || |- | 6 || April 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–5 || Boston Bruins || || Kessel (2), Sobotka, Lucic, Sturm || Higgins (2), Plekanec, Bouillon || Thomas || 17,565 || 3–3 || |- | 7 || April 21 || Boston Bruins || 0–5 || Montreal Canadiens || || || Komisarek, Streit, A. Kostitsyn (2), S. Kostitsyn || Thomas || 21,273 || 3–4 ||

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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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
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

Player	GPI	MIN	GAA	W	L	OT	SO	SA	GA	SV%
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

Mark Stuart	100th NHL game	March 8, 2008

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

Free agents

*Invitee to Bruins Training Camp, re-signed after camp

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Bruins picked 8th overall, and the draft was 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		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. 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.

References

Player stats: Boston Bruins player stats on espn.com
Game log: Boston Bruins game log on espn.com
Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com

References

[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/dave-lewis-ousted-as-bruins-coach-1.643587?ref=rss Dave Lewis ousted as Bruins coach], cbc.ca, June 15, 2007.
"2007-08 Boston Bruins Schedule".
"2007-2008 Regular Season".
2007 NHL Entry Draft Results [http://www.nhl.com/futures/2007draft/ nhl.com] {{dead link. (January 2017)
link. (2008-01-16)

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