2017–18 Boston Bruins season

The 2017–18 Boston Bruins season was the 94th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.^[2]

2017–18 Boston Bruins
Division	2nd Atlantic
Conference	2nd Eastern
2017–18 record	50–20–12
Home record	28–8–5
Road record	22–12–7
Goals for	270
Goals against	214
Team information
General manager	Don Sweeney
Coach	Bruce Cassidy
Captain	Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains	Patrice Bergeron David Krejci
Arena	TD Garden
Average attendance	17,565[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Providence Bruins (AHL) Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	David Pastrnak (35)
Assists	Brad Marchand (51)
Points	Brad Marchand (85)
Penalty minutes	Kevan Miller (70)
Plus/minus	Brad Marchand (+25)
Wins	Tuukka Rask (34)
Goals against average	Tuukka Rask (2.36)
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Standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	54	23	5	48	296	236	+60	113
2	x – Boston Bruins	82	50	20	12	47	270	214	+56	112
3	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	49	26	7	42	277	232	+45	105
4	Florida Panthers	82	44	30	8	41	248	246	+2	96
5	Detroit Red Wings	82	30	39	13	25	217	255	−38	73
6	Montreal Canadiens	82	29	40	13	27	209	264	−55	71
7	Ottawa Senators	82	28	43	11	26	221	291	−70	67
8	Buffalo Sabres	82	25	45	12	24	199	280	−81	62

Source: National Hockey League^[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Bruins announced their preseason schedule on June 1, 2017.^[4]

2017 preseason game log: 4–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 0–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1[a]	September 18	Montreal	2–3	Boston		—	—	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 19	Detroit	2–4	Boston		Khudobin	16,309	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 21	Philadelphia	1–2	Boston	OT	Rask	16,781	3–0–0	Recap
4	September 23	Boston	1–5	Detroit		McIntyre	17,314	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 25	Chicago	2–4	Boston		Subban	16,374	4–1–0	Recap
6	September 28	Boston	1–5	Philadelphia		Rask	18,572	4–2–0	Recap
7	September 30	Boston	0–1	Chicago		Khudobin	20,703	4–3–0	Recap
Notes: a Game was played at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec.

Regular season

The Bruins' regular season schedule was made public on June 22, 2017.^[5][6]

2017–18 game log
October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–1–2; Road: 1–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 5 Nashville 3–4 Boston Rask 17,565 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 9 Colorado 4–0 Boston Rask 17,565 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 11 Boston 3–6 Colorado Rask 18,011 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 14 Boston 6–2 Arizona Khudobin 14,810 2–2–0 4 recap 5 October 15 Boston 1–3 Vegas Rask 17,562 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 October 19 Vancouver 3–6 Boston Khudobin 17,565 3–3–0 6 Recap 7 October 21 Buffalo 5–4 Boston OT Khudobin 17,565 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 26 San Jose 1–2 Boston Khudobin 17,565 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 28 Los Angeles 2–1 Boston OT Rask 17,565 4–3–2 10 Recap 10 October 30 Boston 3–4 Columbus SO Rask 13,396 4–3–3 11 Recap
November: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 2 Vegas 1–2 Boston Rask 17,565 5–3–3 13 Recap 12 November 4 Washington 3–2 Boston Rask 17,565 5–4–3 13 Recap 13 November 6 Minnesota 3–5 Boston Rask 17,565 6–4–3 15 Recap 14 November 8 Boston 2–4 NY Rangers Rask 18,006 6–5–3 15 Recap 15 November 10 Boston 2–3 Toronto OT Khudobin 19,381 6–5–4 16 Recap 16 November 11 Toronto 4–1 Boston Rask 17,565 6–6–4 16 Recap 17 November 15 Boston 2–4 Anaheim Rask 15,089 6–7–4 16 Recap 18 November 16 Boston 2–1 Los Angeles Khudobin 18,230 7–7–4 18 Recap 19 November 18 Boston 3–1 San Jose Khudobin 17,442 8–7–4 20 Recap 20 November 22 Boston 3–2 New Jersey SO Khudobin 16,514 9–7–4 22 Recap 21 November 24 Pittsburgh 3–4 Boston Khudobin 17,565 10–7–4 24 Recap 22 November 26 Edmonton 4–2 Boston Rask 17,565 10–8–4 24 Recap 23 November 29 Tampa Bay 2–3 Boston Rask 17,565 11–8–4 26 Recap
December: 10–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 4–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 Boston 3–0 Philadelphia Rask 19,274 12–8–4 28 Recap 25 December 4 Boston 3–5 Nashville Khudobin 17,113 12–9–4 28 Recap 26 December 7 Arizona 1–6 Boston Rask 17,565 13–9–4 30 Recap 27 December 9 NY Islanders 1–3 Boston Rask 17,565 14–9–4 32 Recap 28 December 13 Boston 3–2 Detroit OT Rask 19,515 15–9–4 34 Recap 29 December 14 Washington 5–3 Boston Khudobin 17,565 15–10–4 34 Recap 30 December 16 NY Rangers 3–2 Boston OT Rask 17,565 15–10–5 35 Recap 31 December 18 Columbus 2–7 Boston Rask 17,565 16–10–5 37 Recap 32 December 19 Boston 3–0 Buffalo Khudobin 17,811 17–10–5 39 Recap 33 December 21 Winnipeg 1–2 Boston SO Rask 17,565 18–10–5 41 Recap 34 December 23 Detroit 1–3 Boston Rask 17,565 19–10–5 43 Recap 35 December 27 Ottawa 1–5 Boston Rask 17,565 20–10–5 45 Recap 36 December 28 Boston 3–4 Washington SO Khudobin 18,506 20–10–6 46 Recap 37 December 30 Boston 5–0 Ottawa Rask 17,579 21–10–6 48 Recap
January: 8–1–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 5–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Boston 5–1 NY Islanders Rask 11,878 22–10–6 50 Recap — January 4 Florida — Boston Postponed due to the effects of the January 2018 nor'easter, rescheduled to April 8 39 January 6 Carolina 1–7 Boston Khudobin 17,565 23–10–6 52 Recap 40 January 7 Boston 5–6 Pittsburgh OT Rask 18,553 23–10–7 53 Recap 41 January 13 Boston 4–3 Montreal SO Rask 21,302 24–10–7 55 Recap 42 January 15 Dallas 3–2 Boston OT Khudobin 17,565 24–10–8 56 Recap 43 January 17 Montreal 1–4 Boston Rask 17,565 25–10–8 58 Recap 44 January 18 Boston 5–2 NY Islanders Khudobin 11,803 26–10–8 60 Recap 45 January 20 Boston 4–1 Montreal Rask 21,302 27–10–8 62 Recap 46 January 23 New Jersey 2–3 Boston Rask 17,565 28–10–8 64 Recap 47 January 25 Boston 3–2 Ottawa Rask 15,232 29–10–8 66 Recap 48 January 30 Anaheim 3–1 Boston Khudobin 17,565 29–11–8 66 Recap
February: 9–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 5–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 1 St. Louis 1–3 Boston Rask 17,565 30–11–8 68 Recap 50 February 3 Toronto 1–4 Boston Rask 17,565 31–11–8 70 Recap 51 February 6 Boston 3–2 Detroit Rask 19,515 32–11–8 72 Recap 52 February 7 Boston 6–1 NY Rangers Khudobin 18,006 33–11–8 74 Recap 53 February 10 Buffalo 4–2 Boston Rask 17,565 33–12–8 74 Recap 54 February 11 Boston 5–3 New Jersey Khudobin 16,514 34–12–8 76 Recap 55 February 13 Calgary 2–5 Boston Rask 17,565 35–12–8 78 Recap 56 February 17 Boston 1–6 Vancouver Rask 18,865 35–13–8 78 Recap 57 February 19 Boston 2–1 Calgary OT Rask 19,289 36–13–8 80 Recap 58 February 20 Boston 3–2 Edmonton Khudobin 18,347 37–13–8 82 Recap 59 February 24 Boston 3–4 Toronto Rask 19,370 37–14–8 82 Recap 60 February 25 Boston 1–4 Buffalo Khudobin 18,522 37–15–8 82 Recap 61 February 27 Carolina 3–4 Boston OT Rask 17,565 38–15–8 84 Recap
March: 11–2–3 (Home: 7–0–1; Road: 4–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 Pittsburgh 4–8 Boston Rask 17,565 39–15–8 86 Recap 63 March 3 Montreal 1–2 Boston OT Khudobin 17,565 40–15–8 88 Recap 64 March 6 Detroit 5–6 Boston OT Khudobin 17,565 41–15–8 90 Recap 65 March 8 Philadelphia 2–3 Boston Rask 17,565 42–15–8 92 Recap 66 March 10 Chicago 4–7 Boston Rask 17,565 43–15–8 94 Recap 67 March 11 Boston 1–3 Chicago Khudobin 21,819 43–16–8 94 Recap 68 March 13 Boston 6–4 Carolina Rask 13,081 44–16–8 96 Recap 69 March 15 Boston 0–3 Florida Khudobin 16,067 44–17–8 96 Recap 70 March 17 Boston 3–0 Tampa Bay Rask 19,092 45–17–8 98 Recap 71 March 19 Columbus 5–4 Boston OT Rask 17,565 45–17–9 99 Recap 72 March 21 Boston 1–2 St. Louis OT Khudobin 18,423 45–17–10 100 Recap 73 March 23 Boston 3–2 Dallas Rask 18,532 46–17–10 102 Recap 74 March 25 Boston 2–1 Minnesota OT Rask 19,183 47–17–10 104 Recap 75 March 27 Boston 4–5 Winnipeg SO Khudobin 15,321 47–17–11 105 Recap 76 March 29 Tampa Bay 2–4 Boston Rask 17,565 48–17–11 107 Recap 77 March 31 Florida 1–5 Boston Rask 17,565 49–17–11 109 Recap
April: 1–3–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 0–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Boston 3–4 Philadelphia OT Khudobin 19,904 49–17–12 110 Recap 79 April 3 Boston 0–4 Tampa Bay Rask 19,092 49–18–12 110 Recap 80 April 5 Boston 2–3 Florida Rask 14,860 49–19–12 110 Recap 81 April 7 Ottawa 2–5 Boston Khudobin 17,565 50–19–12 112 Recap 82 April 8 Florida 4–2 Boston Rask 17,565 50–20–12 112 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 12 Toronto 1–5 Boston Rask 17,565 1–0 Recap 2 April 14 Toronto 3–7 Boston Rask 17,565 2–0 Recap 3 April 16 Boston 2–4 Toronto Rask 19,663 2–1 Recap 4 April 19 Boston 3–1 Toronto Rask 19,689 3–1 Recap 5 April 21 Toronto 4–3 Boston Rask 17,565 3–2 Recap 6 April 23 Boston 1–3 Toronto Rask 19,604 3–3 Recap 7 April 25 Toronto 4–7 Boston Rask 17,565 4–3 Recap
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (A1) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 28 Boston 6–2 Tampa Bay Rask 19,092 1–0 Recap 2 April 30 Boston 2–4 Tampa Bay Rask 19,092 1–1 Recap 3 May 2 Tampa Bay 4–1 Boston Rask 17,565 1–2 Recap 4 May 4 Tampa Bay 4–3 Boston OT Rask 17,565 1–3 Recap 5 May 6 Boston 1–3 Tampa Bay Rask 19,092 1–4 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final Stats^[7]

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Brad Marchand 68 34 51 85 25 63 David Pastrnak 82 35 45 80 10 37 Patrice Bergeron 64 30 33 63 21 26 Torey Krug 76 14 45 59 0 36 Danton Heinen 77 16 31 47 10 16 David Krejci 64 17 27 44 10 18 Jake DeBrusk 70 16 27 43 13 19 Riley Nash 76 15 26 41 16 18 David Backes 57 14 19 33 2 53 Charlie McAvoy 63 7 25 32 20 53 Ryan Spooner‡ 39 9 16 25 10 2 Zdeno Chara 73 7 17 24 22 60 Tim Schaller 82 12 10 22 −5 42 Kevan Miller 68 1 15 16 16 70 Matt Grzelcyk 61 3 12 15 21 22 Sean Kuraly 75 6 8 14 −5 40 Anders Bjork 30 4 8 12 2 6 Noel Acciari 60 10 1 11 −6 9 Ryan Donato 12 5 4 9 2 2 Brian Gionta 20 2 5 7 −1 2 Rick Nash† 11 3 3 6 −4 4 Brandon Carlo 76 0 6 6 10 45 Tommy Wingels† 18 2 3 5 −1 2 Nick Holden† 18 1 4 5 −2 0 Adam McQuaid 38 1 3 4 −1 62 Austin Czarnik 10 0 4 4 −1 0 Jordan Szwarz 12 0 3 3 −4 2 Frank Vatrano‡ 25 2 0 2 −3 22 Peter Cehlarik 6 1 1 2 2 2 Kenny Agostino 5 0 1 1 −1 4 Paul Postma 14 0 1 1 −2 2 Anton Blidh 1 0 0 0 0 0 Colby Cave 3 0 0 0 0 2 Matt Beleskey‡ 14 0 0 0 −8 17 Rob O'Gara‡ 8 0 0 0 −5 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM David Pastrnak 12 6 14 20 2 8 Brad Marchand 12 4 13 17 4 16 Patrice Bergeron 11 6 10 16 6 2 Torey Krug 11 3 9 12 −5 8 David Krejci 12 3 7 10 −4 6 Jake DeBrusk 12 6 2 8 −1 8 Rick Nash 12 3 2 5 −7 10 Charlie McAvoy 12 1 4 5 2 6 Sean Kuraly 12 2 2 4 5 2 Kevan Miller 12 1 3 4 2 4 David Backes 12 2 1 3 −6 19 Zdeno Chara 12 1 2 3 7 4 Noel Acciari 12 1 1 2 0 2 Adam McQuaid 12 1 1 2 0 0 Tim Schaller 11 0 2 2 3 2 Danton Heinen 9 1 0 1 −1 2 Nick Holden 2 0 1 1 1 0 Matt Grzelcyk 11 0 1 1 −2 4 Riley Nash 9 0 1 1 −3 4 Tommy Wingels 4 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Gionta 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Ryan Donato 3 0 0 0 −3 0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[7]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tuukka Rask	54	53	3,173:05	34	14	5	125	2.36	1,513	.917	3	0	2	4
Anton Khudobin	31	29	1,780:43	16	6	7	76	2.56	876	.913	1	0	2	2

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MIN	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tuukka Rask	12	12	686:50	5	7	33	2.88	339	.903	0	0	0	0
Anton Khudobin	1	0	26:37	0	0	0	0.00	8	1.000	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Statistics reflect time with the Bruins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Bruins only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honors

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached Jake DeBrusk 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point October 5, 2017 Charlie McAvoy 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point Anders Bjork 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point Danton Heinen 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point October 10, 2017 Anders Bjork 1st career NHL goal October 14, 2017 Danton Heinen 1st career NHL goal October 26, 2017 Matt Grzelcyk 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point November 22, 2017 Matt Grzelcyk 1st career NHL goal November 24, 2017 Zdeno Chara 1,400th career NHL game February 3, 2018 Ryan Spooner 100th career NHL assist February 11, 2018 Ryan Donato 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point March 19, 2018

Records

Regular season Player Record Reached

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20)	To New York Rangers Rob O'Gara 3rd-round pick in 2018	To Boston Bruins Nick Holden	[8]
February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22)	To Florida Panthers Frank Vatrano	To Boston Bruins 3rd-round pick in 2018	[9]
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	To New York Rangers Matt Beleskey[Note 1] Ryan Lindgren Ryan Spooner 1st-round pick in 2018 7th-round pick in 2019	To Boston Bruins Rick Nash[Note 2]	[10]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 5th-round pick in 2019	To Boston Bruins Tommy Wingels	[11]

Notes:

1. ^{Note 1} Boston to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.
2. ^{Note 2} New York to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Kenny Agostino St. Louis Blues 1-year, $875,000 [12] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Paul Postma Winnipeg Jets 1-year, $725,000 [12] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Jordan Szwarz Providence Bruins 1-year, $650,000 [12] October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) Kyle Keyser Oshawa Generals 3-year, $2.15 million entry-level [13] February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25) Brian Gionta Rochester Americans 1-year, $700,000 [14] February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25) Chris Breen Providence Bruins 1-year, $650,000 [15] April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10) Karson Kuhlman Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs 2-year, $1.525 million entry-level contract [16] May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03) Connor Clifton Providence Bruins 2-year, $1.47 million entry-level contract [17] June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14) Martin Bakos Mora IK 1-year, $700,000 [18]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Chris Casto Vegas Golden Knights 1-year, $650,000 [19] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Brian Ferlin Edmonton Oilers 1-year [20] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Alex Grant Minnesota Wild 1-year, $700,000 [21] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Dominic Moore Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year, $1 million [22] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Joe Morrow Montreal Canadiens 1-year, $650,000 [23] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Zac Rinaldo Arizona Coyotes 1-year, $700,000 [24] August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25) Drew Stafford New Jersey Devils 1-year, $800,000 [25] October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01) Jimmy Hayes New Jersey Devils 1-year, $700,000 [26] June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01) Justin Hickman Lillehammer Unknown [27]

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref Malcolm Subban Vegas Golden Knights October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) [28]

Players released Date Player Via Ref

Lost via retirement Date Player Ref

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28)	Noel Acciari	2-year, $725,000	[29]
July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05)	Tim Schaller	1-year, $775,000	[30]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Malcolm Subban	2-year, $1.3 million	[31]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Zane McIntyre	2-year, $1.3 million	[31]
July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)	Austin Czarnik	1-year, $675,000	[32]
July 26, 2017 (2017-07-26)	Ryan Spooner	1-year, $2.825 million	[33]
September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14)	David Pastrnak	6-year, $40 million	[34]
September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)	Jack Studnicka	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	[35]
March 10, 2018 (2018-03-10)	Cameron Hughes	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	[36]
March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)	Trent Frederic	3-year, $3.4125 million entry-level contract	[37]
March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)	Ryan Donato	2-year, $2.7 million entry-level contract	[38]
March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)	Wiley Sherman	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	[39]
March 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)	Zdeno Chara	1-year, $6.75 million contract extension	[40]
March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30)	Jordan Szwarz	1-year, $650,000 contract extension	[41]
June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13)	Urho Vaakanainen	3-year, $4 million entry-level contract	[42]
June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)	Matt Grzelcyk	2-year, $2.8 million contract extension	[43]

Draft picks

See also: List of Boston Bruins draft picks

Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2017 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	18	Urho Vaakanainen	D	Finland	JYP (Liiga)
2	531	Jack Studnicka	C	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	111	Jeremy Swayman	G	United States	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
6	173	Cedric Pare	C	Canada	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
7	1952	Victor Berglund	D	Sweden	Modo Hockey (J20 SuperElit)
7	204	Daniel Bukac	D	Czech Republic	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

Notes:^[44]

1. The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as compensation for Edmonton hiring Peter Chiarelli as their president and general manager on April 25, 2015.^[45]
2. The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2016 to Florida in exchange for this pick.^[46]