2007–08 Boston Bruins season

The 2007–08 Boston Bruins season began on October 5, 2007. It was the 84th season of the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League (NHL).

2007–08 Boston Bruins
Division3rd Northeast
Conference8th Eastern
2007–08 record41–29–12
Home record21–16–4
Road record20–13–8
Goals for212
Goals against222
Team information
General managerPeter Chiarelli
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainZdeno Chara
Alternate captainsPatrice Bergeron
Glen Murray
ArenaTD Banknorth Garden
Average attendance15,384 (87.6%)
Team leaders
GoalsMarco Sturm (27)
AssistsMarc Savard (63)
PointsMarc Savard (78)
Penalty minutesZdeno Chara (114)
Plus/minusZdeno Chara (+14)
WinsTim Thomas (28)
Goals against averageTim Thomas (2.44)

The Bruins entered the 2007–08 season with a new head coach after the team fired Dave Lewis shortly before the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season

Divisional standings

Northeast Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1Montreal Canadiens82472510262222104
2Ottawa Senators824331826124794
3Boston Bruins8241291221222294
4Buffalo Sabres8239311225524290
5Toronto Maple Leafs8236351123126083

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Montreal CanadiensNE82472510262222104
2 y – Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8247278247216102
3 y – Washington CapitalsSE824331824223194
4 New Jersey DevilsAT824629720619799
5 New York RangersAT8242271321319997
6 Philadelphia FlyersAT8242291124823395
7 Ottawa SenatorsNE824331826124794
8 Boston BruinsNE8241291221222294
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE824333625224992
10 Buffalo SabresNE8239311225524290
11 Florida PanthersSE823835921622685
12 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8236351123126083
13 New York IslandersAT823538919424379
14 Atlanta ThrashersSE823440821627276
15 Tampa Bay LightningSE823142922326771

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)

Schedule and results

2007–08 game log

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

Playoffs

The Bruins qualified for the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 NHL season, facing their traditional arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens. The Boston Bruins were down 3–1 in the series facing elimination, but climbed back to 3–3. The series moved to game 7 in Montreal on April 21, however the Bruins lost the game and were narrowly eliminated.

2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
  • Scorer of game-winning goal in italics

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season[2]
Player GPGAPts+/−PIM
Andrew Alberts35022439
P. J. Axelsson751316291115
Patrice Bergeron1034722
Zdeno Chara7717345114114
Andrew Ference5911415−1450
Shane Hnidy43145−441
Matt Hunwick13011−14
Phil Kessel82191837−628
Chuck Kobasew73221739629
David Krejci5662127−320
Matt Lashoff18145−20
Milan Lucic7781927−289
Glen Metropolit82112233−336
Glen Murray63171330−450
Petteri Nokelainen577310019
Jeremy Reich58224−578
Marc Savard74156378366
Peter Schaefer6391726418
Vladimir Sobotka48167124
Mark Stuart82448281
Marco Sturm802729561140
Shawn Thornton58437−174
Aaron Ward655813954
Dennis Wideman811323361170
Combined206347553331041

Goaltenders

Note: GPI = Games Played In; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals against; SV%= Save percentage

Regular season[2]
PlayerGPIMINGAAWLOTSOSAGASV%
Tim Thomas573,3412.442819631731136.921
Alex Auld231,2132.32975257847.919
Manny Fernandez42443.9322019516.832
Tuukka Rask41843.2621108810.886
Combined49822.9941291262492209.904

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Andrew Ference400th NHL PIMOctober 5, 2007
Milan Lucic1st NHL gameOctober 5, 2007
David Krejci1st NHL assist
1st NHL point
October 6, 2007
Phil Kessel1st NHL hat-trickOctober 12, 2007
Milan Lucic1st NHL goal
1st NHL assist
1st NHL point
October 12, 2007
Marc Savard500th NHL pointOctober 12, 2007
Peter Schaefer500th NHL gameOctober 20, 2007
Matt Hunwick1st NHL gameNovember 10, 2007
Andrew Alberts200th NHL PIMNovember 10, 2007
Marc Savard600th NHL gameNovember 10, 2007
Tuukka Rask1st NHL game
1st NHL win
November 20, 2007
Dennis Wideman18,000th Bruins
all-time goal
December 31, 2007
Glen Metropolit100th NHL pointJanuary 29, 2008
Marco Sturm200th NHL assistFebruary 9, 2008
Vladimir Sobotka1st NHL goalFebruary 13, 2008
P. J. Axelsson700th NHL gameFebruary 21, 2008
David Krejci1st NHL goalFebruary 26, 2008
Marc Savard400th NHL assistFebruary 28, 2008
Marco Sturm200th NHL goalFebruary 28, 2008
Mark Stuart100th NHL gameMarch 8, 2008

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

June 30, 2007
To Boston Bruins
Manny Fernandez
To Minnesota Wild
Petr Kalus
4th-round pick in 2008
July 17, 2007
To Boston Bruins
Peter Schaefer
To Ottawa Senators
Shean Donovan
July 23, 2007
To St. Louis Blues
Hannu Toivonen
To Boston Bruins
Carl Soderberg
September 11, 2007
To Boston Bruins
Petteri Nokelainen
To New York Islanders
Ben Walter
conditional 2nd-round pick in 2009 (Kevin Lynch)
September 24, 2007
To Anaheim Ducks
Mark Mowers
To Boston Bruins
Nathan Saunders
Brett Skinner
December 6, 2007
To Boston Bruins
Alex Auld
To Phoenix Coyotes
Nate DiCasmirro
5th-round pick in 2009 (Jeff Costello)
January 2, 2008
To Anaheim Ducks
Brandon Bochenski
To Boston Bruins
Shane Hnidy
6th-round pick in 2008 (Nicholas Tremblay)

Free agents

PlayerFormer teamContract terms
Shawn ThorntonAnaheim Ducks3 year, $1.55 million
Glen Metropolit*St. Louis BluesUndisclosed

*Invitee to Bruins Training Camp, re-signed after camp

PlayerNew team
Jay LeachTampa Bay Lightning
Joey MacDonaldNew York Islanders

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[3] The Bruins will pick 8th overall when the draft is held June 22–23.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 8 Zach Hamill Center  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
2 35 Tommy Cross Defenseman  United States Westminster School (USHS-CT)
5 130 Denis Reul Defenseman  Germany Heilbronner Falken (Germany)
Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
6 159 Alain Goulet Defenseman  Canada Aurora Tigers (OPJHL)
6 169 Radim Ostrcil Defenseman  Czech Republic HC Vsetín (Czech Republic)
7 189 Jordan Knackstedt Right Wing  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)

Farm teams

Providence Bruins

The Providence Bruins remain Boston's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2007–08.

Johnstown Chiefs

On June 18, 2007, during the ECHL Board of Governors Annual Meeting, the Long Beach Ice Dogs membership in the ECHL was immediately terminated due to the Long Beach ownership group being unable to continue to operate in 2007–08.[4] On September 18, 2007, the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL announced they had entered an affiliation agreement with the Bruins for the 2007–08 season.

See also

References

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