2016–17 Boston Bruins season

2016–17 Boston Bruins
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. 23)
Captain	Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains	Patrice Bergeron; David Krejci
Arena	TD Garden
Minor league affiliate(s)	Providence Bruins (AHL); Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Brad Marchand (39)
Assists	Brad Marchand (46)
Points	Brad Marchand (85)
Penalty minutes	Brad Marchand (81)
Plus/minus	Zdeno Chara and Brad Marchand (+18)
Wins	Tuukka Rask (37)
Goals against average	Tuukka Rask (2.23)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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

Standings[edit]

Atlantic Division
Pos	Team v t e	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^[2]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–1)^[3]
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	Columbus Blue Jackets	3–2	Boston Bruins	OT	McIntyre	16,285	0–0–1	Recap
2	September 28	Detroit Red Wings	5–1	Boston Bruins		Subban	16,631	0–1–1	Recap
3	September 30	Boston Bruins	2–1	Detroit Red Wings		Khudobin	—	1–1–1	Recap
4	October 1	Boston Bruins	4–3	Philadelphia Flyers	SO	Subban	17,920	2–1–1	Recap
5	October 4	Boston Bruins	3–4	Montreal Canadiens		—	—	2–2–1	Recap
6	October 6	Boston Bruins	2–1	Columbus Blue Jackets	—	Khudobin	8,851	3–2–1	Recap
7	October 8	Philadelphia Flyers	0–1	Boston Bruins	OT	Rask	17,202	3–2–2	Recap

Regular season[edit]

2016–17 Game Log^[4]

October: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 13	Boston Bruins	6–3	Columbus Blue Jackets		Rask	18,144	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 15	Boston Bruins	1–4	Toronto Maple Leafs		Khudobin	19,466	1–1–0	2	Recap
3	October 17	Boston Bruins	4–1	Winnipeg Jets		Rask	15,296	2–1–0	4	Recap
4	October 20	New Jersey Devils	1–2	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	3–1–0	6	Recap
5	October 22	Montreal Canadiens	4–2	Boston Bruins		Khudobin	17,565	3–2–0	6	Recap
6	October 25	Minnesota Wild	5–0	Boston Bruins		Subban	17,565	3–3–0	6	Recap
7	October 26	Boston Bruins	2–5	New York Rangers		McIntyre	18,006	3–4–0	6	Recap
8	October 29	Boston Bruins	1–0	Detroit Red Wings		Rask	20,027	4–4–0	8	Recap

November: 8–6–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 4–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
9	November 1	Boston Bruins	2–1	Florida Panthers		Rask	13,808	5–4–0	10	Recap
10	November 3	Boston Bruins	4–3	Tampa Bay Lightning	SO	Rask	19,092	6–4–0	12	Recap
11	November 5	New York Rangers	5–2	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	6–5–0	12	Recap
12	November 7	Buffalo Sabres	0–4	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	7–5–0	14	Recap
13	November 8	Boston Bruins	2–3	Montreal Canadiens		McIntyre	21,288	7–6–0	14	Recap
14	November 10	Columbus Blue Jackets	2–5	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	8–6–0	16	Recap
15	November 12	Boston Bruins	2–1	Arizona Coyotes		Rask	16,531	9–6–0	18	Recap
16	November 13	Boston Bruins	2–0	Colorado Avalanche		Rask	15,808	10–6–0	20	Recap
17	November 17	Boston Bruins	0–1	Minnesota Wild		Rask	18,774	10–7–0	20	Recap
18	November 19	Winnipeg Jets	1–4	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	11–7–0	22	Recap
19	November 22	St. Louis Blues	4–2	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	11–8–0	22	Recap
20	November 24	Boston Bruins	1–3	Ottawa Senators		Rask	17,191	11–9–0	22	Recap
21	November 25	Calgary Flames	2–1	Boston Bruins		Khudobin	17,565	11–10–0	22	Recap
22	November 27	Tampa Bay Lightning	1–4	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	12–10–0	24	Recap
23	November 29	Boston Bruins	2–3	Philadelphia Flyers	SO	Rask	19,558	12–10–1	25	Recap

December: 8–5–3 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 4–1–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 1	Carolina Hurricanes	1–2	Boston Bruins	SO	Khudobin	17,565	13–10–1	27	Recap
25	December 3	Boston Bruins	2–1	Buffalo Sabres		Rask	19,070	14–10–1	29	Recap
26	December 5	Florida Panthers	3–4	Boston Bruins	OT	Rask	17,565	15–10–1	31	Recap
27	December 7	Boston Bruins	3–4	Washington Capitals	OT	Rask	18,506	15–10–2	32	Recap
28	December 8	Colorado Avalanche	4–2	Boston Bruins		Khudobin	17,565	15–11–2	32	Recap
29	December 10	Toronto Maple Leafs	4–1	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	15–12–2	32	Recap
30	December 12	Boston Bruins	2–1	Montreal Canadiens	OT	Rask	21,288	16–12–2	34	Recap
31	December 14	Boston Bruins	3–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	OT	Rask	18,415	16–12–3	35	Recap
32	December 15	Anaheim Ducks	4–3	Boston Bruins		Khudobin	17,565	16–13–3	35	Recap
33	December 18	Los Angeles Kings	0–1	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	17–13–3	37	Recap
34	December 20	New York Islanders	4–2	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	17–14–3	37	Recap
35	December 22	Boston Bruins	3–1	Florida Panthers		Rask	14,462	18–14–3	39	Recap
36	December 23	Boston Bruins	2–3	Carolina Hurricanes	OT	Khudobin	12,924	18–14–4	40	Recap
37	December 27	Boston Bruins	3–4	Columbus Blue Jackets		Rask	19,005	18–15–4	40	Recap
38	December 29	Boston Bruins	4–2	Buffalo Sabres		Rask	19,070	19–15–4	42	Recap
39	December 31	Buffalo Sabres	1–3	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	20–15–4	44	Recap

January: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–3–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
40	January 2	Boston Bruins	0–3	New Jersey Devils		Rask	15,141	20–16–4	44	Recap
41	January 5	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	20–17–4	44	Recap
42	January 7	Boston Bruins	4–0	Florida Panthers		Rask	16,630	21–17–4	46	Recap
43	January 8	Boston Bruins	3–4	Carolina Hurricanes	OT	McIntyre	11,820	21–17–5	47	Recap
44	January 10	Boston Bruins	5–3	St. Louis Blues		Rask	19,342	22–17–5	49	Recap
45	January 12	Boston Bruins	1–2	Nashville Predators		McIntyre	17,113	22–18–5	49	Recap
46	January 14	Philadelphia Flyers	3–6	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	23–18–5	51	Recap
47	January 16	New York Islanders	4–0	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	23–19–5	51	Recap
48	January 18	Boston Bruins	5–6	Detroit Red Wings	SO	Rask	20,027	23–19–6	52	Recap
49	January 20	Chicago Blackhawks	1–0	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	23–20–6	52	Recap
50	January 22	Boston Bruins	1–5	Pittsburgh Penguins		Rask	18,506	23–21–6	52	Recap
51	January 24	Detroit Red Wings	3–4	Boston Bruins	OT	Rask	17,565	24–21–6	54	Recap
52	January 26	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–4	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	25–21–6	56	Recap
January 27–29		All-Star Break in Los Angeles
53	January 31	Boston Bruins	4–3	Tampa Bay Lightning		Rask	19,092	26–21–6	58	Recap

February: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
54	February 1	Boston Bruins	3–5	Washington Capitals		Rask	18,506	26–22–6	58	Recap
55	February 4	Toronto Maple Leafs	6–5	Boston Bruins		McIntyre	17,565	26–23–6	58	Recap
56	February 9	San Jose Sharks	3–6	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	27–23–6	60	Recap
57	February 11	Vancouver Canucks	3–4	Boston Bruins		Khudobin	17,565	28–23–6	62	Recap
58	February 12	Montreal Canadiens	0–4	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	29–23–6	64	Recap
59	February 19	Boston Bruins	2–1	San Jose Sharks	OT	Rask	17,562	30–23–6	66	Recap
60	February 22	Boston Bruins	3–5	Anaheim Ducks		Rask	15,135	30–24–6	66	Recap
61	February 23	Boston Bruins	4–1	Los Angeles Kings		Khudobin	18,230	31–24–6	68	Recap
62	February 26	Boston Bruins	6–3	Dallas Stars		Rask	18,006	32–24–6	70	Recap
63	February 28	Arizona Coyotes	1–4	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	33–24–6	72	Recap

March: 8–6–0 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
64	March 2	New York Rangers	2–1	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	33–25–6	72	Recap
65	March 4	New Jersey Devils	2–3	Boston Bruins		Khudobin	17,565	34–25–6	74	Recap
66	March 6	Boston Bruins	2–4	Ottawa Senators		Rask	17,046	34–26–6	74	Recap
67	March 8	Detroit Red Wings	1–6	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	35–26–6	76	Recap
68	March 11	Philadelphia Flyers	1–2	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	36–26–6	78	Recap
69	March 13	Boston Bruins	6–3	Vancouver Canucks		Rask	18,865	37–26–6	80	Recap
70	March 15	Boston Bruins	5–2	Calgary Flames		Khudobin	18,892	38–26–6	82	Recap
71	March 16	Boston Bruins	4–7	Edmonton Oilers		Rask	18,347	38–27–6	82	Recap
72	March 20	Boston Bruins	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs		Rask	19,347	38–28–6	82	Recap
73	March 21	Ottawa Senators	3–2	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	38–29–6	82	Recap
74	March 23	Tampa Bay Lightning	6–3	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	38–30–6	82	Recap
75	March 25	Boston Bruins	2–1	New York Islanders		Khudobin	15,795	39–30–6	84	Recap
76	March 28	Nashville Predators	1–4	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	40–30–6	86	Recap
77	March 30	Dallas Stars	0–2	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	41–30–6	88	Recap

April: 3–1–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 1	Florida Panthers	2–5	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	42–30–6	90	Recap
79	April 2	Boston Bruins	3–2	Chicago Blackhawks		Khudobin	22,131	43–30–6	92	Recap
80	April 4	Tampa Bay Lightning	0–4	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	44–30–6	94	Recap
81	April 6	Ottawa Senators	2–1	Boston Bruins	SO	Rask	17,565	44–30–7	95	Recap
82	April 8	Washington Capitals	3–1	Boston Bruins		Khudobin	17,565	44–31–7	95	Recap

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

Playoffs[edit]

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
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 12	Boston Bruins	2–1	Ottawa Senators		Rask	18,702	1–0	Recap
2	April 15	Boston Bruins	3–4	Ottawa Senators	OT	Rask	18,629	1–1	Recap
3	April 17	Ottawa Senators	4–3	Boston Bruins	OT	Rask	17,565	1–2	Recap
4	April 19	Ottawa Senators	1–0	Boston Bruins		Rask	17,565	1–3	Recap
5	April 21	Boston Bruins	3–2	Ottawa Senators	2OT	Rask	19,209	2–3	Recap
6	April 23	Ottawa Senators	3–2	Boston Bruins	OT	Rask	17,565	2–4	Recap

Legend: Win Loss

Player stats[edit]

Final Stats

Skaters[edit]

Regular season^[5]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Brad Marchand	80	39	46	85	18	81
David Pastrnak	75	34	36	70	11	34
David Krejci	82	23	31	54	−12	26
Patrice Bergeron	79	21	32	53	12	24
Torey Krug	81	8	43	51	−10	37
Ryan Spooner	78	11	28	39	−8	14
David Backes	74	17	21	38	2	69
Zdeno Chara	75	10	19	29	18	59
Dominic Moore	82	11	14	25	2	44
Frank Vatrano	44	10	8	18	−3	14
Riley Nash	81	7	10	17	−1	14
Brandon Carlo	82	6	10	16	9	59
Tim Schaller	59	7	7	14	−6	23
Colin Miller	61	6	7	13	0	55
Austin Czarnik	49	5	8	13	−10	12
Kevan Miller	58	3	10	13	1	50
Adam McQuaid	77	2	8	10	4	71
Drew Stafford	18	4	4	8	8	12
Matt Beleskey	49	3	5	8	−10	47
Noel Acciari	29	2	3	5	3	16
Jimmy Hayes	58	2	3	5	−3	29
John-Michael Liles	36	0	5	5	1	4
Anton Blidh	19	1	1	2	−2	7
Peter Cehlarik	11	0	2	2	0	0
Sean Kuraly	8	0	1	1	−1	2
Joe Morrow	17	0	1	1	−4	8
Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Grzelcyk	2	0	0	0	0	2
Danton Heinen	8	0	0	0	−3	2
Rob O'Gara	3	0	0	0	1	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Patrice Bergeron	6	2	2	4	2	2
David Pastrnak	6	2	2	4	1	6
David Backes	6	1	3	4	1	6
Charlie McAvoy	6	0	3	3	−2	2
Sean Kuraly	4	2	0	2	0	4
Drew Stafford	6	0	2	2	−2	2
John-Michael Liles	6	0	2	2	1	0
Riley Nash	6	0	2	2	0	2
Ryan Spooner	4	0	2	2	−2	0
Noel Acciari	4	1	0	1	0	2
Tim Schaller	6	1	0	1	2	2
Frank Vatrano	6	1	0	1	−1	4
Zdeno Chara	6	0	1	1	−3	2
Tommy Cross	1	0	1	1	1	0
Adam McQuaid	2	0	1	1	0	0
Colin Miller	4	0	1	1	1	2
Dominic Moore	6	0	1	1	0	4
Joe Morrow	5	0	1	1	1	2
Matt Beleskey	3	0	0	0	−2	4
David Krejci	3	0	0	0	−1	0
Kevan Miller	6	0	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders[edit]

Regular season^[6]
Player	GP	GS	MIN	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Tuukka Rask	65	64	3679:30	37	20	5	137	2.23	1,610	.915	8	2	0
Anton Khudobin	16	14	884:47	7	6	1	39	2.64	405	.904	0	1	2
Zane McIntyre	8	3	332:37	0	4	1	22	3.97	155	.858	0	0	0
Malcolm Subban	1	1	30:36	0	1	0	3	5.88	16	.813	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	MIN	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tuukka Rask	6	6	402:21	2	4	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.

Awards and honours[edit]

Milestones[edit]

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]

Transactions[edit]

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

Trades[edit]

Date	Details		Ref
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)	To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2016	To Boston Bruins 7th-round pick in 2017	^[9]
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)	To Winnipeg Jets conditional 6th-round pick in 2018	To Boston Bruins Drew Stafford	^[10]

Free agents acquired[edit]

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	David Backes	St. Louis Blues	5 years, $30 million	^[11]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Anton Khudobin	Anaheim Ducks	2 years, $2.4 million	^[12]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Riley Nash	Carolina Hurricanes	2 years, $1.8 million	^[12]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Tim Schaller	Buffalo Sabres	1 year, $600,000	^[12]
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)	Dominic Moore	New York Rangers	1 year, $900,000	^[13]
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)	Alex Grant	Arizona Coyotes	1 year, $600,000	^[13]

Free agents lost[edit]

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Jonas Gustavsson	Edmonton Oilers	1 year, $800,000	^[14]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Zach Trotman	Los Angeles Kings	1 year, $650,000	^[15]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Loui Eriksson	Vancouver Canucks	6 years, $36 million	^[16]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Matt Irwin	Nashville Predators	1 year, $575,000	^[17]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Lee Stempniak	Carolina Hurricanes	2 years, $5 million	^[18]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Brett Connolly	Washington Capitals	1 year, $850,000	^[19]
July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07)	Chris Kelly	Ottawa Senators	1-year, $900,000	^[20]
July 9, 2016 (2016-07-09)	Landon Ferraro	St. Louis Blues	1 year, $700,000	^[21]
September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28)	Dennis Seidenberg	New York Islanders	1 year, $1 million	^[22]

Claimed via waivers[edit]

Player	Previous team	Date

Lost via waivers[edit]

Player	New team	Date	Ref
Seth Griffith	Toronto Maple Leafs	October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)	^[23]

Player signings[edit]

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)	Torey Krug	4 years, $21 million	^[24]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Tommy Cross	1 year, $600,000	^[12]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	John-Michael Liles	1 year, $2 million	^[12]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Tyler Randell	1 year, $600,000	^[12]
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)	Colin Miller	2 years, $2 million	^[25]
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)	Joe Morrow	1 year, $800,000	^[25]
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)	Chris Casto	1 year, $650,000	^[13]
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)	Brian Ferlin	1 year, $725,000	^[13]
September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26)	Brad Marchand	8 years, $49 million contract extension	^[26]
December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)	Jesse Gabrielle	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[27]
March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)	Ryan Fitzgerald	2 years, entry-level contract	^[28]
March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)	Emil Johansson	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[28]
April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)	Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[29]
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)	Charlie McAvoy	3 years, $3.775 million entry-level contract	^[30]
April 13, 2017 (2017-04-13)	Joona Koppanen	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[31]
May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)	Anders Bjork	3 years, $3.2 million entry-level contract	^[32]
June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)	Tommy Cross	1 year, $650,000 contract extension	^[33]

Draft picks[edit]

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

Notes

^[a] 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.^[34]
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.^[35]
^[b] 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.^[36]
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.^[37]
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.^[38]
^[c] 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.^[39]
^[d] 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.^[40]

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.^[41]

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.^[42]

References[edit]

^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
^ "2016-2017 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
^ "Bruins Announce 2016 Rookie Camp, Training Camp And Preseason Schedules - Boston Bruins - News". Boston Bruins. May 31, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
^ "2016–2017 Regular Season Schedule/Results – Boston Bruins – Schedule". Boston Bruins. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
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^ Russo, Eric (November 23, 2016). "Need to Know: Bruins vs. Senators — Wait, There's More". nhl.com/bruins. Boston Bruins. Retrieved November 24, 2016. David Backes' power-play goal in the first period of Boston's 4-2 loss to St. Louis Tuesday night was the franchise's 20,000th goal. They joined the Montreal Canadiens as the only NHL teams to achieve that feat.
^ "B's Make Four Selections In Rounds Two Through Seven Of The 2016 NHL Entry Draft". nhl.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
^ "Bruins Acquire Drew Stafford From Winnipeg". nhl.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Bruins Sign Six Players". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bruins Sign Dominic Moore, Chris Casto, Brian Ferlin And Alex Grant To One-Year Contracts". nhl.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
^ "Oilers sign goaltender Jonas Gustavsson". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^ "Free Agency Continues, Kings Sign D-Man Zach Trotman". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^ "Canucks sign Loui Eriksson to six-year deal". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^ "Predators Add Irwin Via a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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^ "News Release: Senators sign forward Chris Kelly to a one-year contract" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
^ "Blues Agree to Deal with Ferraro". NHL.com. July 9, 2016.
^ "Seidenberg Agrees To One-Year Deal". NHL.com. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ Horby, Lance (October 11, 2016). "Leafs claim Seth Griffith off waivers, have cuts still to make". Toronto Sun. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
^ "Bruins Sign Defenseman Torey Krug To Four-Year Contract Worth $5.25 Million Annually". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Bruins Sign Colin Miller To Two-Year Contract Worth $1 Million Annually; Sign Joe Morrow To One-Year Contract Worth $800,000". nhl.com. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^ "Marchand signs eight-year, $49 million extension with Bruins". TSN. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
^ "Bruins Sign Jesse Gabrielle To Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "B's Ink Fitzgerald, Johansson To Entry-Level Deals". NHL.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ "B's Sign Forsbacka Karlsson To Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
^ "B's Ink Charlie McAvoy To 3-Year Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
^ "Bruins Sign Joona Koppanen To Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
^ "Bruins Sign Forward Anders Bjork To 3-Year Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
^ "Bruins Sign Defenseman Tommy Cross To 1-Year, 2-Way Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
^ "Sharks acquire goaltender Jones from Bruins". June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
^ "Bruins acquire forward Connolly from Lightning". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
^ "Islanders trade for defensemen Boychuk, Leddy". National Hockey League. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
^ "Canes Acquire Picks, Prospect for Liles". February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ "Devils acquire second- and fourth-round picks from Boston". February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ "Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend". June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
^ "Bruins Acquire A 2016 Sixth Round Pick From The Colorado Avalanche In Exchange For The Rights To Carl Soderberg". June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
^ "Bruins acquire Talbot from Avalanche for Caron". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
^ "Boston Bruins NHL Draft 2016 Tracker: Every Pick, Rumor From Day 2". June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

[1] National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.

[2] "2016-2017 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.

[3] "Bruins Announce 2016 Rookie Camp, Training Camp And Preseason Schedules - Boston Bruins - News". Boston Bruins. May 31, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

[schedule-4] "2016–2017 Regular Season Schedule/Results – Boston Bruins – Schedule". Boston Bruins. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

[Stats-5] "2016–2017 – Regular Season – Boston Bruins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[6] "2016–2017 – Regular Season – Boston Bruins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[7] Pelletier, Joseph (June 2011). "Joe Pelletier's Greatest Hockey Legends.com - Smokey Harris". bruinslegends.blogspot.com. bruinslegends.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016. This is Smokey Harris. He is the answer to the trivia question "Who scored the first goal in Boston Bruins history?"...on December 1st, 1924 the Bruins played their first NHL game, hosting their expansion cousins the Montreal Maroons at the Boston Arena. The Maroons opened the scoring that night, with Dinny Dinsmore scoring on an unassisted effort at the 9 minute mark of the 1st period. Cue Harris. At 3:30 of the second period he took a pass from Carson "Shovel Shot" Cooper and beat Maroons goaltender Clint Benedict to open the scoring. Exactly 6 minutes later Cooper scored the only other goal of the night, securing the Bruins a 2-1 victory in their very first game.

[8] Russo, Eric (November 23, 2016). "Need to Know: Bruins vs. Senators — Wait, There's More". nhl.com/bruins. Boston Bruins. Retrieved November 24, 2016. David Backes' power-play goal in the first period of Boston's 4-2 loss to St. Louis Tuesday night was the franchise's 20,000th goal. They joined the Montreal Canadiens as the only NHL teams to achieve that feat.

[9] "B's Make Four Selections In Rounds Two Through Seven Of The 2016 NHL Entry Draft". nhl.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

[10] "Bruins Acquire Drew Stafford From Winnipeg". nhl.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

[11] "Bruins Sign Forward David Backes To Five-Year Contract Through The 2020-21 Season Worth $6 Million Annually". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

[Sign6-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Bruins Sign Six Players". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

[Sign4-13] "Bruins Sign Dominic Moore, Chris Casto, Brian Ferlin And Alex Grant To One-Year Contracts". nhl.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.

[14] "Oilers sign goaltender Jonas Gustavsson". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

[15] "Free Agency Continues, Kings Sign D-Man Zach Trotman". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

[16] "Canucks sign Loui Eriksson to six-year deal". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

[17] "Predators Add Irwin Via a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

[18] "Lee Stempniak Agrees to Terms with Hurricanes". nhl.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.

[19] "Capitals Sign Brett Connolly". NHL.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.

[20] "News Release: Senators sign forward Chris Kelly to a one-year contract" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.

[21] "Blues Agree to Deal with Ferraro". NHL.com. July 9, 2016.

[22] "Seidenberg Agrees To One-Year Deal". NHL.com. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

[Griffith_Claimed-23] Horby, Lance (October 11, 2016). "Leafs claim Seth Griffith off waivers, have cuts still to make". Toronto Sun. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

[24] "Bruins Sign Defenseman Torey Krug To Four-Year Contract Worth $5.25 Million Annually". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

[MillerMorrow-25] "Bruins Sign Colin Miller To Two-Year Contract Worth $1 Million Annually; Sign Joe Morrow To One-Year Contract Worth $800,000". nhl.com. Retrieved July 18, 2016.

[26] "Marchand signs eight-year, $49 million extension with Bruins". TSN. Retrieved September 26, 2016.

[27] "Bruins Sign Jesse Gabrielle To Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.

[FitzgeraldJohansson-28] "B's Ink Fitzgerald, Johansson To Entry-Level Deals". NHL.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

[29] "B's Sign Forsbacka Karlsson To Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.

[30] "B's Ink Charlie McAvoy To 3-Year Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.

[31] "Bruins Sign Joona Koppanen To Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.

[32] "Bruins Sign Forward Anders Bjork To 3-Year Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.

[33] "Bruins Sign Defenseman Tommy Cross To 1-Year, 2-Way Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.

[34] "Sharks acquire goaltender Jones from Bruins". June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

[35] "Bruins acquire forward Connolly from Lightning". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

[36] "Islanders trade for defensemen Boychuk, Leddy". National Hockey League. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

[37] "Canes Acquire Picks, Prospect for Liles". February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

[38] "Devils acquire second- and fourth-round picks from Boston". February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

[2015Day2trades-39] "Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend". June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.

[40] "Bruins Acquire A 2016 Sixth Round Pick From The Colorado Avalanche In Exchange For The Rights To Carl Soderberg". June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

[41] "Bruins acquire Talbot from Avalanche for Caron". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

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