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Revision as of 03:02, 27 February 2008

2007-08 Boston Bruins
Division3rd Northeast
Conference6th Eastern
2007-08 record29-23-6
Home record14-12-3
Road record15-11-3
Goals for152
Goals against158
Team information
General managerPeter Chiarelli
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainZdeno Chara
Alternate captainsGlen Murray
Marc Savard
ArenaTD Banknorth Garden
Average attendance14,543 (82.8%)
Team leaders
GoalsMarco Sturm (20)
Chuck Kobasew (19)
AssistsMarc Savard (54)
PointsMarc Savard (68)
Penalty minutesZdeno Chara (91)
WinsTim Thomas (19)
Goals against averageTim Thomas (2.43)

The 2007-08 Boston Bruins season began on October 5, 2007. It is the Boston Bruins' 83rd season in the National Hockey League.

The Bruins enter the 07-08 season with a new head coach after the team chose to relieve Dave Lewis of his duties shortly before the 2007 draft.[1]

Key dates prior to the start of the season:


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Regular season

Divisional standings

Northeast Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 82 47 25 10 262 222 104
2 Ottawa Senators 82 43 31 8 261 247 94
3 Boston Bruins 82 41 29 12 212 222 94
4 Buffalo Sabres 82 39 31 12 255 242 90
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 36 35 11 231 260 83

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Montreal Canadiens NE 82 47 25 10 262 222 104
2 y – Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 27 8 247 216 102
3 y – Washington Capitals SE 82 43 31 8 242 231 94
4 New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 29 7 206 197 99
5 New York Rangers AT 82 42 27 13 213 199 97
6 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 42 29 11 248 233 95
7 Ottawa Senators NE 82 43 31 8 261 247 94
8 Boston Bruins NE 82 41 29 12 212 222 94
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 43 33 6 252 249 92
10 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 39 31 12 255 242 90
11 Florida Panthers SE 82 38 35 9 216 226 85
12 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 36 35 11 231 260 83
13 New York Islanders AT 82 35 38 9 194 243 79
14 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 34 40 8 216 272 76
15 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 31 42 9 223 267 71

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

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


Game log

October

Record: 6-4-0; Home: 3-1-0; Road: 3-3-0

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 5 Boston 1 - 4 Dallas Fernandez 18,532 0-1-0 0
2 October 6 Boston 3 - 1 Phoenix Thomas 14,087 1-1-0 2
3 October 10 Boston 1 - 2 Anaheim Thomas 17,285 1-2-0 2
4 October 12 Boston 8 - 6 Los Angeles Fernandez 17,064 2-2-0 4
5 October 13 Boston 2 - 1 San Jose Thomas 17,496 3-2-0 6
6 October 18 Tampa Bay 1 - 4 Boston Thomas 16,363 4-2-0 8
7 October 20 NY Rangers 0 - 1 Boston SO Fernandez 15,266 5-2-0 10
8 October 22 Boston 1 - 6 Montreal Fernandez 21,273 5-3-0 10
9 October 25 Chicago 1 - 3 Boston Thomas 10,290 6-3-0 12
10 October 27 Philadelphia 2 - 1 Boston Thomas 14,956 6-4-0 12

November

Record: 7-4-2; Home: 4-1-1; Road: 3-3-1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
11 November 1 Buffalo 3 - 4 Boston OT Thomas 13,479 7-4-0 14
12 November 3 Boston 2 - 3 Ottawa Thomas 19,939 7-5-0 14
13 November 4 Ottawa 2 - 1 Boston SO Thomas 10,087 7-5-1 15
14 November 7 Boston 1 - 2 Buffalo OT Thomas 18,690 7-5-2 16
15 November 8 Montreal 2 - 1 Boston Thomas 15,183 7-6-2 16
16 November 10 Buffalo 1 - 2 Boston Thomas 17,565 8-6-2 18
17 November 15 Toronto 2 - 5 Boston Thomas 16,373 9-6-2 20
18 November 17 Boston 4 - 7 Montreal Thomas 21,173 9-7-2 20
19 November 20 Boston 4 - 2 Toronto Rask 19,441 10-7-2 22
20 November 23 NY Islanders 1 - 2 Boston Thomas 17,565 11-7-2 24
21 November 24 Boston 1 - 2 NY Islanders Thomas 16,234 11-8-2 24
22 November 26 Boston 6 - 3 Philadelphia Rask 19,457 12-8-2 26
23 November 29 Boston 4 - 3 Florida Thomas 14,926 13-8-2 28

December

Record: 6-8-2 ; Home: 2-4-1 ; Road: 4-4-1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
23 December 1 Boston 1 - 4 Tampa Bay Thomas 18,444 13-9-2 28
24 December 3 Boston 3 - 1 NY Islanders Thomas 11,040 14-9-2 30
25 December 5 Boston 3 - 4 New Jersey OT Rask 14,012 14-9-3 31
26 December 6 Montreal 4 - 2 Boston Rask 14,977 14-10-3 31
27 December 8 Boston 2 - 1 Toronto Auld 18,819 15-10-3 33
28 December 10 Boston 4 - 1 Buffalo Auld 18,302 16-10-3 35
29 December 12 Boston 5 - 3 Atlanta Auld 14,265 17-10-3 37
30 December 13 New Jersey 3 - 1 Boston Auld 12,064 17-11-3 37
31 December 15 Columbus 0 - 2 Boston Auld 14,058 18-11-3 39
32 December 18 Ottawa 3 - 2 Boston Auld 14,874 18-12-3 39
33 December 20 Pittsburgh 5 - 4 Boston SO Thomas 15,304 18-12-4 40
34 December 22 St. Louis 4 - 1 Boston Thomas 14,200 18-13-4 40
35 December 23 Boston 2 - 4 Pittsburgh Auld 17,060 18-14-4 40
36 December 28 Boston 3 - 4 Carolina Thomas 18,680 18-15-4 40
37 December 29 Boston 0 - 5 Atlanta Auld 18,545 18-16-4 40
38 December 31 Atlanta 2 - 5 Boston Thomas 17,565 19-16-4 42

January

Record: 8-3-1; Home: 5-2-1; Road: 3-1-0

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
39 January 3 Washington 0 - 2 Boston Thomas 12,240 20-16-4 44
40 January 5 New Jersey 3 - 4 Boston Thomas 17,565 21-16-4 46
41 January 8 Carolina 1 - 0 Boston Thomas 14,549 21-17-4 46
42 January 10 Montreal 5 - 2 Boston Thomas 17,565 21-18-4 46
43 January 12 Boston 4 - 3 Philadelphia OT Auld 19,792 22-18-4 48
44 January 17 Toronto 3 - 2 Boston SO Auld 13,907 22-18-5 49
45 January 19 NY Rangers 3 - 4 Boston SO Thomas 17,565 23-18-5 51
46 January 20 Boston 3 - 1 NY Rangers Thomas 18,200 24-18-5 53
47 January 22 Boston 2 - 8 Montreal Auld 21,273 24-19-5 53
48 January 24 NY Islanders 1 - 4 Boston Thomas 13,461 25-19-5 55
49 January 29 Nashville 1 - 3 Boston Thomas 14,150 26-19-5 57
50 January 31 Boston 4 - 1 Ottawa Thomas 19,959 27-19-5 59

February

Record: 6-4-1 ; Home: 1-4-0 ; Road: 4-0-1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
51 February 2 Detroit 3 - 1 Boston Thomas 17,565 27-20-5 59
52 February 5 Buffalo 4 - 2 Boston Thomas 13,427 27-21-5 59
53 February 8 Boston 3 - 2 Buffalo SO Auld 14,465 27-21-5 61
54 February 9 Florida 6 - 3 Boston Thomas 14,365 27-22-5 61
55 February 12 Carolina 3 - 2 Boston Auld 15,300 27-23-5 61
56 February 13 Boston 2 - 1 Pittsburgh Thomas 16,982 28-23-5 63
57 February 16 Boston 3 - 4 Toronto OT Thomas 19,481 28-23-6 64
58 February 19 Boston 3 - 2 Carolina SO Thomas 17,552 29-23-6 66
59 February 21 Boston 5 - 4 Florida SO Auld 14,992 30-23-6 68
60 February 23 Boston 5 - 3 Tampa Bay Auld 20,519 31-23-6 70
61 February 26 Ottawa 0 - 4 Boston Thomas 13,541 32-23-6 72
62 February 28 Pittsburgh Boston

March

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
63 March 1 Atlanta Boston
64 March 3 Boston Washington
65 March 4 Florida Boston
66 March 6 Toronto Boston
67 March 8 Washington Boston
68 March 9 Boston NY Rangers
69 March 11 Boston Ottawa
70 March 13 Tampa Bay Boston
71 March 15 Philadelphia Boston
72 March 16 Boston Washington
73 March 20 Montreal Boston
74 March 22 Boston Montreal
75 March 25 Boston Toronto
76 March 27 Toronto Boston
77 March 29 Ottawa Boston
78 March 30 Boston Buffalo

April

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
80 April 2 Boston New Jersey
81 April 4 Boston Ottawa
82 April 6 Buffalo Boston

Playoffs

The Bruins will attempt to qualify for the post-season for the first time since the 2003-04 NHL season.

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Marc Savard 48 12 44 56 7 38
Zdeno Chara 49 7 27 34 7 77
Marco Sturm 48 16 17 33 8 26
Chuck Kobasew 49 17 9 26 8 29
Phil Kessel 49 13 13 26 -7 18
Dennis Wideman 48 7 16 23 11 42
Peter Schaefer 46 7 13 20 -1 12
Glen Murray 34 10 9 19 2 24
Glen Metropolit 49 8 11 19 2 20
P.J. Axelsson 43 9 9 18 9 6

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA
Tim Thomas 33 1952 16 11 3 76 1 .928 2.34
Alex Auld 11 583 5 5 1 25 1 .912 2.57
Manny Fernandez 4 244 2 2 0 16 1 .832 3.93
Tuukka Rask 4 184 2 1 1 10 0 .886 3.26
COMBINED 2963 25 19 5 127 3 .890 3.03

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Andrew Ference 400th NHL PIM October 5, 2007
Milan Lucic 1st NHL Game October 5, 2007
David Krejci 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 October 6, 2007
Phil Kessel 1st NHL Hat Trick October 12, 2007
Milan Lucic 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 October 12, 2007
Marc Savard 500th NHL Point October 12, 2007
Peter Schaefer 500th NHL Game October 20, 2007
Matt Hunwick 1st NHL Game November 10, 2007
Andrew Alberts 200th NHL PIM November 10, 2007
Marc Savard 600th NHL Game November 10, 2007
Tuukka Rask 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Win		 November 20, 2007
Dennis Wideman 18,000th Bruins
all-time goal		 December 31, 2007
Glen Metropolit 100th NHL Point January 29, 2008
Marco Sturm 200th NHL Assist February 9, 2008
Vladimir Sobotka 1st NHL Goal February 13, 2008
P.J.Axelsson 700th NHL Game February 21, 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
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
January 2, 2008
 To Anaheim Ducks
Brandon Bochenski 		To Boston Bruins
Shane Hnidy
6th round pick in 2008

Free Agents

Player Former team Contract Terms
Shawn Thornton Anaheim Ducks 3 year, $1.55 million
Glen Metropolit* St. Louis Blues Undisclosed

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

Player New team
Jay Leach Tampa Bay Lightning
Joey MacDonald New York Islanders

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[2] 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 High School (Connecticut)
5 130 Denis Reul Defenseman  Germany Heilbronn (German-3), Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL)
6 159 Alain Goulet Defenseman  Canada Aurora Tigers (OPJHL)
6 169 Radim Ostrcil Defenseman  Czech Republic Vsetin (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 18 June, 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.[3] 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.

Roster

Updated December 20, 2024[4][5]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
19 United States John Beecher C L 23 2019 Elmira, New York
55 Canada Justin Brazeau RW R 26 2024 New Liskeard, Ontario
25 United States Brandon Carlo D R 28 2015 Colorado Springs, Colorado
13 United States Charlie Coyle C R 32 2019 Weymouth, Massachusetts
11 United States Trent Frederic LW L 26 2016 St. Louis, Missouri
39 Canada Morgan Geekie RW R 26 2023 Strathclair, Manitoba
47 United States Mark Kastelic C R 25 2024 Phoenix, Arizona
45 United States Cole Koepke LW L 26 2024 Two Harbors, Minnesota
70 Finland Joonas Korpisalo G L 30 2024 Pori, Finland
28 Sweden Elias Lindholm C R 30 2024 Boden, Sweden
27 Sweden Hampus Lindholm Injured Reserve D L 30 2022 Helsingborg, Sweden
6 United States Mason Lohrei D L 23 2020 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
63 Canada Brad Marchand (C) LW L 36 2006 Halifax, Nova Scotia
73 United States Charlie McAvoy (A) D R 27 2016 Long Beach, New York
82 United States Jordan Oesterle D L 32 2024 Dearborn Heights, Michigan
88 Czech Republic David Pastrnak (A) RW R 28 2014 Havířov, Czech Republic
52 United States Andrew Peeke D R 26 2024 Parkland, Florida
1 United States Jeremy Swayman G L 26 2017 Anchorage, Alaska
71 United States Oliver Wahlstrom RW R 24 2024 Yarmouth, Maine
29 Canada Parker Wotherspoon D L 27 2023 Surrey, British Columbia
18 Czech Republic Pavel Zacha C L 27 2022 Brno, Czech Republic
91 Russia Nikita Zadorov D L 29 2024 Moscow, Russia


See also

References

  1. ^ Dave Lewis ousted as Bruins coach, cbc.ca, June 15, 2007
  2. ^ 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
  3. ^ ECHL.com Ice Dogs membership terminated [1]
  4. ^ "Boston Bruins Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Boston Bruins Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
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