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2016–17 Boston Bruins season

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The 2016–17 Boston Bruins season was the 93rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[1] 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.

Division3rd Atlantic
Conference7th Eastern
2016–17 record44–31–7
Home record23–17–1
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2016–17 Boston Bruins
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference7th Eastern
2016–17 record44–31–7
Home record23–17–1
Road record21–14–6
Goals for234
Goals against212
Team information
General managerDon Sweeney
CoachClaude Julien (Oct. 13 – Feb. 7)
Bruce Cassidy (Feb. 7 – Apr. 23)
CaptainZdeno Chara
Alternate captainsPatrice Bergeron
David Krejci
ArenaTD Garden
Minor league affiliatesProvidence Bruins (AHL)
Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrad Marchand (39)
AssistsBrad Marchand (46)
PointsBrad Marchand (85)
Penalty minutesBrad Marchand (81)
Plus/minusZdeno Chara and Brad Marchand (+18)
WinsTuukka Rask (37)
Goals against averageTuukka Rask (2.23)
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Standings

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Atlantic Division
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
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Source: National Hockey League[2]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

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Regular season

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2016–17 Game Log[4]

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

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Playoffs

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.

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2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

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Player stats

Final Stats

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season[6]
Player GP GS MIN W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tuukka Rask65643679:30372051372.231,610.9158020
Anton Khudobin1614884:47761392.64405.9040012
Zane McIntyre83332:37041223.97155.8580000
Malcolm Subban1130:3601035.8816.8130000
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Playoffs
Player GP GS MIN W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tuukka Rask66402:2124152.24187.9200000
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  • †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.

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.[7] 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.[8]
  • On December 21, 2016, Anton Blidh scored his 1st career NHL goal. [9]

Transactions

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

Trades

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Details
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June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) To Florida Panthers
7th-round pick in 2016
To Boston Bruins
7th-round pick in 2017
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March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Winnipeg Jets
conditional 6th-round pick in 2018
To Boston Bruins
Drew Stafford
[11]
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Player signings

DatePlayerContract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
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June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)Torey Krug4 years, $21 million[25]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)Tommy Cross1 year, $600,000[13]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)John-Michael Liles1 year, $2 million[13]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)Tyler Randell1 year, $600,000[13]
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)Colin Miller2 years, $2 million[26]
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)Joe Morrow1 year, $800,000[26]
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)Chris Casto1 year, $650,000[14]
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)Brian Ferlin1 year, $725,000[14]
September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26)Brad Marchand8 years, $49 million contract extension[27]
December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)Jesse Gabrielle3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract[28]
March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)Ryan Fitzgerald2 years, entry-level contract[29]
March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)Emil Johansson3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract[29]
April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract[30]
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)Charlie McAvoy3 years, $3.775 million entry-level contract[31]
April 13, 2017 (2017-04-13)Joona Koppanen3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract[32]
May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)Anders Bjork3 years, $3.2 million entry-level contract[33]
June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)Tommy Cross1 year, $650,000 contract extension[34]

Draft picks

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.

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Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 14 Charlie McAvoy D United States United States Boston University (Hockey East)
1 29[a] Trent Frederic C United States United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
2 49[b] Ryan Lindgren D United States United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5 135 Joona Koppanen LW Finland Finland Ilves-jr. (FIN-Jr.)
5 136[c] Cameron Clarke D Canada Canada Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)
6 165[d] Oskar Steen C Sweden Sweden Farjestad-jr. (Swe-Jr)
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Notes
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.[42]
  • 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.[43]

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