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2016–17 Boston Bruins season

2016–17 Boston Bruins season

The 2016–17 Boston Bruins season was the 93rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. After narrowly missing the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the past two years, the team returned in 2017, losing to the Ottawa Senators in the first round in six games.

The 2016–17 Boston Bruins season was the 93rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. After narrowly missing the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the past two years, the team returned in 2017, losing to the Ottawa Senators in the first round in six games.

PosTeam v t eGPWLOTLROWGFGAGDPts
y – Montreal Canadiens
x – Ottawa Senators
x – Boston Bruins
x – Toronto Maple Leafs
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
Detroit Red Wings
Buffalo Sabres
2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–1–1; Road: 3–1–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 26Columbus Blue Jackets3–2Boston BruinsOTMcIntyre16,2850–0–1Recap
2September 28Detroit Red Wings5–1Boston BruinsSubban16,6310–1–1Recap
3September 30Boston Bruins2–1Detroit Red WingsKhudobin—1–1–1Recap
4October 1Boston Bruins4–3Philadelphia FlyersSOSubban17,9202–1–1Recap
5October 4Boston Bruins3–4Montreal Canadiens——2–2–1Recap
6October 6Boston Bruins2–1Columbus Blue Jackets—Khudobin8,8513–2–1Recap
7October 8Philadelphia Flyers0–1Boston BruinsOTRask17,2023–2–2Recap
2016–17 Game Log
October: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 3–2–0)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
October: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 3–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 13Boston Bruins6–3Columbus Blue JacketsRask18,1441–0–02Recap
2October 15Boston Bruins1–4Toronto Maple LeafsKhudobin19,4661–1–02Recap
3October 17Boston Bruins4–1Winnipeg JetsRask15,2962–1–04Recap
4October 20New Jersey Devils1–2Boston BruinsRask17,5653–1–06Recap
5October 22Montreal Canadiens4–2Boston BruinsKhudobin17,5653–2–06Recap
6October 25Minnesota Wild5–0Boston BruinsSubban17,5653–3–06Recap
7October 26Boston Bruins2–5New York RangersMcIntyre18,0063–4–06Recap
8October 29Boston Bruins1–0Detroit Red WingsRask20,0274–4–08Recap
November: 8–6–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 4–3–1)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
November: 8–6–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 4–3–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
9November 1Boston Bruins2–1Florida PanthersRask13,8085–4–010Recap
10November 3Boston Bruins4–3Tampa Bay LightningSORask19,0926–4–012Recap
11November 5New York Rangers5–2Boston BruinsRask17,5656–5–012Recap
12November 7Buffalo Sabres0–4Boston BruinsRask17,5657–5–014Recap
13November 8Boston Bruins2–3Montreal CanadiensMcIntyre21,2887–6–014Recap
14November 10Columbus Blue Jackets2–5Boston BruinsRask17,5658–6–016Recap
15November 12Boston Bruins2–1Arizona CoyotesRask16,5319–6–018Recap
16November 13Boston Bruins2–0Colorado AvalancheRask15,80810–6–020Recap
17November 17Boston Bruins0–1Minnesota WildRask18,77410–7–020Recap
18November 19Winnipeg Jets1–4Boston BruinsRask17,56511–7–022Recap
19November 22St. Louis Blues4–2Boston BruinsRask17,56511–8–022Recap
20November 24Boston Bruins1–3Ottawa SenatorsRask17,19111–9–022Recap
21November 25Calgary Flames2–1Boston BruinsKhudobin17,56511–10–022Recap
22November 27Tampa Bay Lightning1–4Boston BruinsRask17,56512–10–024Recap
23November 29Boston Bruins2–3Philadelphia FlyersSORask19,55812–10–125Recap
December: 8–5–3 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 4–1–3)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
December: 8–5–3 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 4–1–3)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
24December 1Carolina Hurricanes1–2Boston BruinsSOKhudobin17,56513–10–127Recap
25December 3Boston Bruins2–1Buffalo SabresRask19,07014–10–129Recap
26December 5Florida Panthers3–4Boston BruinsOTRask17,56515–10–131Recap
27December 7Boston Bruins3–4Washington CapitalsOTRask18,50615–10–232Recap
28December 8Colorado Avalanche4–2Boston BruinsKhudobin17,56515–11–232Recap
29December 10Toronto Maple Leafs4–1Boston BruinsRask17,56515–12–232Recap
30December 12Boston Bruins2–1Montreal CanadiensOTRask21,28816–12–234Recap
31December 14Boston Bruins3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsOTRask18,41516–12–335Recap
32December 15Anaheim Ducks4–3Boston BruinsKhudobin17,56516–13–335Recap
33December 18Los Angeles Kings0–1Boston BruinsRask17,56517–13–337Recap
34December 20New York Islanders4–2Boston BruinsRask17,56517–14–337Recap
35December 22Boston Bruins3–1Florida PanthersRask14,46218–14–339Recap
36December 23Boston Bruins2–3Carolina HurricanesOTKhudobin12,92418–14–440Recap
37December 27Boston Bruins3–4Columbus Blue JacketsRask19,00518–15–440Recap
38December 29Boston Bruins4–2Buffalo SabresRask19,07019–15–442Recap
39December 31Buffalo Sabres1–3Boston BruinsRask17,56520–15–444Recap
January: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–2)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
January: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
40January 2Boston Bruins0–3New Jersey DevilsRask15,14120–16–444Recap
41January 5Edmonton Oilers4–3Boston BruinsRask17,56520–17–444Recap
42January 7Boston Bruins4–0Florida PanthersRask16,63021–17–446Recap
43January 8Boston Bruins3–4Carolina HurricanesOTMcIntyre11,82021–17–547Recap
44January 10Boston Bruins5–3St. Louis BluesRask19,34222–17–549Recap
45January 12Boston Bruins1–2Nashville PredatorsMcIntyre17,11322–18–549Recap
46January 14Philadelphia Flyers3–6Boston BruinsRask17,56523–18–551Recap
47January 16New York Islanders4–0Boston BruinsRask17,56523–19–551Recap
48January 18Boston Bruins5–6Detroit Red WingsSORask20,02723–19–652Recap
49January 20Chicago Blackhawks1–0Boston BruinsRask17,56523–20–652Recap
50January 22Boston Bruins1–5Pittsburgh PenguinsRask18,50623–21–652Recap
51January 24Detroit Red Wings3–4Boston BruinsOTRask17,56524–21–654Recap
52January 26Pittsburgh Penguins3–4Boston BruinsRask17,56525–21–656Recap
January 27–29All-Star Break in Los Angeles
53January 31Boston Bruins4–3Tampa Bay LightningRask19,09226–21–658Recap
February: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–2–0)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
February: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
54February 1Boston Bruins3–5Washington CapitalsRask18,50626–22–658Recap
55February 4Toronto Maple Leafs6–5Boston BruinsMcIntyre17,56526–23–658Recap
56February 9San Jose Sharks3–6Boston BruinsRask17,56527–23–660Recap
57February 11Vancouver Canucks3–4Boston BruinsKhudobin17,56528–23–662Recap
58February 12Montreal Canadiens0–4Boston BruinsRask17,56529–23–664Recap
59February 19Boston Bruins2–1San Jose SharksOTRask17,56230–23–666Recap
60February 22Boston Bruins3–5Anaheim DucksRask15,13530–24–666Recap
61February 23Boston Bruins4–1Los Angeles KingsKhudobin18,23031–24–668Recap
62February 26Boston Bruins6–3Dallas StarsRask18,00632–24–670Recap
63February 28Arizona Coyotes1–4Boston BruinsRask17,56533–24–672Recap
March: 8–6–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 3–3–0)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
March: 8–6–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 3–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
64March 2New York Rangers2–1Boston BruinsRask17,56533–25–672Recap
65March 4New Jersey Devils2–3Boston BruinsKhudobin17,56534–25–674Recap
66March 6Boston Bruins2–4Ottawa SenatorsRask17,04634–26–674Recap
67March 8Detroit Red Wings1–6Boston BruinsRask17,56535–26–676Recap
68March 11Philadelphia Flyers1–2Boston BruinsRask17,56536–26–678Recap
69March 13Boston Bruins6–3Vancouver CanucksRask18,86537–26–680Recap
70March 15Boston Bruins5–2Calgary FlamesKhudobin18,89238–26–682Recap
71March 16Boston Bruins4–7Edmonton OilersRask18,34738–27–682Recap
72March 20Boston Bruins2–4Toronto Maple LeafsRask19,34738–28–682Recap
73March 21Ottawa Senators3–2Boston BruinsRask17,56538–29–682Recap
74March 23Tampa Bay Lightning6–3Boston BruinsRask17,56538–30–682Recap
75March 25Boston Bruins2–1New York IslandersKhudobin15,79539–30–684Recap
76March 28Nashville Predators1–4Boston BruinsRask17,56540–30–686Recap
77March 30Dallas Stars0–2Boston BruinsRask17,56541–30–688Recap
April: 3–1–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 1–0–0)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
April: 3–1–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 1–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
78April 1Florida Panthers2–5Boston BruinsRask17,56542–30–690Recap
79April 2Boston Bruins3–2Chicago BlackhawksKhudobin22,13143–30–692Recap
80April 4Tampa Bay Lightning0–4Boston BruinsRask17,56544–30–694Recap
81April 6Ottawa Senators2–1Boston BruinsSORask17,56544–30–795Recap
82April 8Washington Capitals3–1Boston BruinsKhudobin17,56544–31–795Recap
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

The Bruins clinched the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season. They met the Ottawa Senators in the first round, where they were ultimately defeated in six games.

2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Ottawa Senators: Ottawa wins series 4–2#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Ottawa Senators: Ottawa wins series 4–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 12Boston Bruins2–1Ottawa SenatorsRask18,7021–0Recap
2April 15Boston Bruins3–4Ottawa SenatorsOTRask18,6291–1Recap
3April 17Ottawa Senators4–3Boston BruinsOTRask17,5651–2Recap
4April 19Ottawa Senators1–0Boston BruinsRask17,5651–3Recap
5April 21Boston Bruins3–2Ottawa Senators2OTRask19,2092–3Recap
6April 23Ottawa Senators3–2Boston BruinsOTRask17,5652–4Recap

Final Stats

PlayerGPGSMINWLOTGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Tuukka Rask65643679:30372051372.231,610.9158020
Anton Khudobin1614884:47761392.64405.9040012
Zane McIntyre83332:37041223.97155.8580000
Malcolm Subban1130:3601035.8816.8130000
PlayerGPGSMINWLGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Tuukka Rask66402:2124152.24187.9200000

  • †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

  • ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

  • On November 22, 2016, the Bruins as a team reached the milestone of 20,000 goals all-time in NHL play, dating back to their 1924–25 debut season with Smokey Harris' goal for the Bruins, as the first NHL goal in team history on December 1, 1924. New forward David Backes' power play goal achieved the 20,000 goal milestone for the Bruins on November 22, in a 4–2 home loss to the St. Louis Blues, Backes' former team as the visitors to TD Garden; the 20,000th goal plateau has only been attained by one other NHL team, the Bruins' top rival, the Montreal Canadiens.

  • On December 21, 2016, Anton Blidh scored his 1st career NHL goal.

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

DetailsRef
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2016To Boston Bruins 7th-round pick in 2017
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)To Winnipeg Jets conditional 6th-round pick in 2018To Boston Bruins Drew Stafford
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
DatePlayerContract terms(in U.S. dollars)Ref
June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)Torey Krug4 years, $21 million
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)Tommy Cross1 year, $600,000
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)John-Michael Liles1 year, $2 million
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)Tyler Randell1 year, $600,000
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)Colin Miller2 years, $2 million
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)Joe Morrow1 year, $800,000
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)Chris Casto1 year, $650,000
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)Brian Ferlin1 year, $725,000
September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26)Brad Marchand8 years, $49 million contract extension
December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)Jesse Gabrielle3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)Ryan Fitzgerald2 years, entry-level contract
March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)Emil Johansson3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)Charlie McAvoy3 years, $3.775 million entry-level contract
April 13, 2017 (2017-04-13)Joona Koppanen3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)Anders Bjork3 years, $3.2 million entry-level contract
June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)Tommy Cross1 year, $650,000 contract extension

Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2016 NHL entry draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
114Charlie McAvoyDUnited StatesBoston University (Hockey East)
129[a]Trent FredericCUnited StatesU.S. NTDP (USHL)
249[b]Ryan LindgrenDUnited StatesU.S. NTDP (USHL)
5135Joona KoppanenLWFinlandIlves-jr. (FIN-Jr.)
5136[c]Cameron ClarkeDCanadaLone Star Brahmas (NAHL)
6165[d]Oskar SteenCSwedenFarjestad-jr. (Swe-Jr)

Notes

  • The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 30, 2015, that sent Martin Jones to San Jose in exchange for Sean Kuraly and this pick.
  • The Boston Bruins' second-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015, that sent Brett Connolly to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
  • The New York Islanders' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on October 4, 2014, that sent Johnny Boychuk to New York in exchange for Philadelphia's second-round pick in 2015, a conditional third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
  • The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent John-Michael Liles to Boston in exchange for Anthony Camara, a fifth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
  • The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent Lee Stempniak to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
  • The Minnesota Wild's fifth-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2015 to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
  • The Boston Bruins' sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 25, 2015, that sent Carl Soderberg to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015, that sent Max Talbot and Paul Carey to Boston in exchange for Jordan Caron and this pick.

  • The Boston Bruins' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Boston in exchange for this pick.
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