2016–17 Boston Bruins season

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2016–17 Boston Bruins
Division 3rd Atlantic
Conference 7th Eastern
2016–17 record 44–31–7
Home record 23–17–1
Road record 21–14–6
Goals for 234
Goals against 212
Team information
General Manager Don Sweeney
Coach Claude Julien (Oct. 13 – Feb. 7)
Bruce Cassidy (Feb. 7 – Apr)
Captain Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains Patrice Bergeron
David Krejci
Arena TD Garden
Minor league affiliations Providence Bruins (AHL)
Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Brad Marchand (39)
Assists Brad Marchand (46)
Points Brad Marchand (85)
Penalties in minutes Brad Marchand (81)
Plus/minus Zdeno Chara
Brad Marchand (+18)
Wins Tuukka Rask (37)
Goals against average Tuukka Rask (2.23)
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The 2016–17 Boston Bruins season was the 93rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[1]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Montreal Canadiens 82 47 26 9 44 226 200 +26 103
2 x – Ottawa Senators 82 44 28 10 38 212 214 −2 98
3 x – Boston Bruins 82 44 31 7 42 234 212 +22 95
4 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 27 15 39 251 242 +9 95
5 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 42 30 10 38 234 227 +7 94
6 Florida Panthers 82 35 36 11 30 210 237 −27 81
7 Detroit Red Wings 82 33 36 13 24 207 244 −37 79
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 37 12 31 201 237 −36 78
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.


Conference standings

Template:2016–17 NHL Eastern Conference standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log[3]

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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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

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player stats

Final Stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season[5]
Player GP GS MIN W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tuukka Rask 65 63 3679:30 37 20 5 137 2.23 1610 .915 8 0 2 0
Anton Khudobin 16 14 884:47 7 6 1 39 2.64 405 .904 0 0 1 2
Zane McIntyre 8 3 332:37 0 4 1 22 3.96 155 .858 0 0 0 0
Malcolm Subban 1 1 30:36 0 1 0 3 5.81 16 .813 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS MIN W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tuukka Rask 6 6 402:21 2 3 1 15 2.24 187 .920 0 0 0 0
  • 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.

Roster

Awards and honours

Milestones

  • 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.[6] New forward David Backes' power play goal achieved the 20,000 goal milestone for the Bruins on November 22, in a 4—2 home rink 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.[7]

Transactions

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