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2006–07 Boston Bruins
Division5th Northeast
Conference13th Eastern
2006–07 record35–41–6
Home record18–19–4
Road record17–22–2
Goals for219
Goals against289
Team information
General managerPeter Chiarelli
CoachDave Lewis
CaptainZdeno Chara
Alternate captainsPatrice Bergeron
Glen Murray
ArenaTD Banknorth Garden
Average attendance14,764 (84.1%)
Team leaders
GoalsGlen Murray (28)
AssistsMarc Savard (74)
PointsMarc Savard (96)
Penalty minutesAndrew Alberts (124)
Plus/minusAndrew Ference (+5)
WinsTim Thomas (30)
Goals against averageJoey MacDonald (3.12)

The 2006–07 Boston Bruins season, the franchise's 83rd, saw the team working toward improving on a 2005–06 season which saw them finish with the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Offseason

Forward Marc Savard and defenceman Zdeno Chara were major additions to the team via free agency, while goaltender Tim Thomas took over the starting job after Andrew Raycroft was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the off-season.

Regular season

Phil Kessel, the team's first-round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, immediately entered the lineup. However, he was lost from the roster in mid-December when he was diagnosed with a form of testicular cancer.[1] Kessel's cancer proved to be operable and was removed, and he returned to the Bruins' lineup on January 9, less than a month after his diagnosis.[2]

The Bruins finished the regular season having allowed the most shorthanded goals in the NHL, with 18.[3]

Season standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Buffalo Sabres 82 53 22 7 308 242 113
2 4 Ottawa Senators 82 48 25 9 288 222 105
3 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 31 11 258 269 91
4 10 Montreal Canadiens 82 42 34 6 245 256 90
5 13 Boston Bruins 82 35 41 6 219 289 76

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P - Buffalo Sabres NE 82 53 22 7 308 242 113
2 Y - New Jersey Devils AT 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
3 Y - Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 43 28 11 246 245 97
4 X - Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 25 9 288 222 105
5 X - Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
6 X - New York Rangers AT 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
7 X - Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 44 33 5 253 261 93
8 X - New York Islanders AT 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 40 31 11 258 269 91
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 34 6 245 256 90
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 34 8 241 253 88
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 35 31 16 247 257 86
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 35 41 6 219 289 76
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 28 40 14 235 286 70
15 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 22 48 12 214 303 56
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

2006–07 regular season[6]
October: 3–5–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 6, 2006 3–8 @ Florida Panthers (2006–07) 0–1–0 Recap
2 W October 7, 2006 3–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2006–07) 1–1–0 Recap
3 L October 11, 2006 1–4 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07) 1–2–0 Recap
4 L October 12, 2006 2–3 SO @ St. Louis Blues (2006–07) 1–2–1 Recap
5 L October 14, 2006 1–4 @ New York Islanders (2006–07) 1–3–1 Recap
6 W October 19, 2006 3–2 Calgary Flames (2006–07) 2–3–1 Recap
7 L October 21, 2006 2–6 Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 2–4–1 Recap
8 L October 26, 2006 2–3 Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 2–5–1 Recap
9 W October 28, 2006 2–1 Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 3–5–1 Recap
November: 9–4–1 (home: 5–3–1; road: 4–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
10 L November 2, 2006 4–5 SO Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 3–5–2 Recap
11 W November 4, 2006 6–5 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2006–07) 4–5–2 Recap
12 L November 6, 2006 3–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07) 4–6–2 Recap
13 L November 9, 2006 4–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 4–7–2 Recap
14 W November 11, 2006 4–3 Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 5–7–2 Recap
15 W November 15, 2006 3–2 SO @ Washington Capitals (2006–07) 6–7–2 Recap
16 W November 16, 2006 2–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 7–7–2 Recap
17 W November 18, 2006 3–2 OT Washington Capitals (2006–07) 8–7–2 Recap
18 L November 20, 2006 2–3 Florida Panthers (2006–07) 8–8–2 Recap
19 W November 22, 2006 4–3 SO @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07) 9–8–2 Recap
20 L November 24, 2006 1–5 Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07) 9–9–2 Recap
21 W November 25, 2006 3–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 10–9–2 Recap
22 W November 28, 2006 4–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 11–9–2 Recap
23 W November 30, 2006 4–3 SO Tampa Bay Lightning (2006–07) 12–9–2 Recap
December: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 L December 2, 2006 2–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07) 12–10–2 Recap
25 W December 4, 2006 6–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 13–10–2 Recap
26 W December 7, 2006 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 14–10–2 Recap
27 L December 9, 2006 1–5 New Jersey Devils (2006–07) 14–11–2 Recap
28 L December 12, 2006 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 14–12–2 Recap
29 W December 14, 2006 5–3 New Jersey Devils (2006–07) 15–12–2 Recap
30 L December 16, 2006 3–6 Florida Panthers (2006–07) 15–13–2 Recap
31 W December 19, 2006 7–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 16–13–2 Recap
32 W December 21, 2006 2–0 Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) 17–13–2 Recap
33 W December 23, 2006 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 18–13–2 Recap
34 L December 26, 2006 4–5 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 18–13–3 Recap
35 W December 29, 2006 5–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 19–13–3 Recap
36 L December 30, 2006 0–5 @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) 19–14–3 Recap
January: 3–9–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 0–6–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
37 L January 1, 2007 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 19–15–3 Recap
38 L January 4, 2007 2–10 Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 19–16–3 Recap
39 W January 6, 2007 4–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07) 20–16–3 Recap
40 L January 9, 2007 2–5 @ Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 20–17–3 Recap
41 L January 11, 2007 4–5 SO New York Islanders (2006–07) 20–17–4 Recap
42 L January 13, 2007 1–3 @ New York Rangers (2006–07) 20–18–4 Recap
43 W January 15, 2007 3–2 SO Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 21–18–4 Recap
44 L January 17, 2007 3–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 21–19–4 Recap
45 W January 18, 2007 5–4 SO Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07) 22–19–4 Recap
46 L January 20, 2007 0–3 Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 22–20–4 Recap
47 L January 27, 2007 1–3 @ Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 22–21–4 Recap
48 L January 29, 2007 1–6 New York Rangers (2006–07) 22–22–4 Recap
49 L January 30, 2007 1–7 @ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 22–23–4 Recap
February: 8–5–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 6–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
50 L February 1, 2007 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 22–24–4 Recap
51 W February 3, 2007 4–3 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07) 23–24–4 Recap
52 W February 6, 2007 3–2 SO @ Washington Capitals (2006–07) 24–24–4 Recap
53 L February 8, 2007 2–5 Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07) 24–25–4 Recap
54 W February 10, 2007 4–3 SO New York Islanders (2006–07) 25–25–4 Recap
55 W February 13, 2007 3–0 Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) 26–25–4 Recap
56 L February 15, 2007 1–4 @ New York Islanders (2006–07) 26–26–4 Recap
57 W February 17, 2007 4–3 SO @ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 27–26–4 Recap
58 W February 19, 2007 6–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07) 28–26–4 Recap
59 W February 20, 2007 3–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 29–26–4 Recap
60 W February 23, 2007 6–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2006–07) 30–26–4 Recap
61 L February 24, 2007 2–7 @ Florida Panthers (2006–07) 30–27–4 Recap
62 L February 26, 2007 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07) 30–28–4 Recap
March: 5–9–2 (home: 2–5–2; road: 3–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
63 L March 1, 2007 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07) 30–28–5 Recap
64 W March 3, 2007 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 31–28–5 Recap
65 W March 4, 2007 4–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2006–07) 32–28–5 Recap
66 L March 6, 2007 0–2 Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) 32–29–5 Recap
67 L March 8, 2007 1–2 Minnesota Wild (2006–07) 32–30–5 Recap
68 L March 10, 2007 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07) 32–31–5 Recap
69 W March 11, 2007 6–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 33–31–5 Recap
70 W March 15, 2007 4–3 SO Washington Capitals (2006–07) 34–31–5 Recap
71 L March 17, 2007 0–7 @ New York Rangers (2006–07) 34–32–5 Recap
72 L March 20, 2007 0–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 34–33–5 Recap
73 L March 22, 2007 3–6 Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 34–34–5 Recap
74 L March 24, 2007 1–2 SO New York Rangers (2006–07) 34–34–6 Recap
75 L March 25, 2007 0–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07) 34–35–6 Recap
76 W March 27, 2007 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 35–35–6 Recap
77 L March 29, 2007 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07) 35–36–6 Recap
78 L March 31, 2007 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07) 35–37–6 Recap
April: 0–4–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
79 L April 1, 2007 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2006–07) 35–38–6 Recap
80 L April 3, 2007 0–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 35–39–6 Recap
81 L April 5, 2007 2–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 35–40–6 Recap
82 L April 7, 2007 3–6 Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 35–41–6 Recap
Legend:

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

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Marc Savard C 82 22 74 96 96 -19 10 1 3
Patrice Bergeron C 77 22 48 70 26 -28 14 0 6
Glen Murray RW 59 28 17 45 44 -12 12 0 4
Marco Sturm LW 76 27 17 44 46 -24 10 2 1
Zdeno Chara D 80 11 32 43 100 -21 9 0 3
Brad Boyes C 62 13 21 34 25 -17 1 1 1
Phil Kessel C 70 11 18 29 12 -12 1 0 0
P. J. Axelsson LW 55 11 16 27 52 -10 3 2 0
Brandon Bochenski RW 31 11 11 22 14 3 3 0 2
Paul Mara D 59 3 15 18 95 -22 0 0 0
Brad Stuart D 48 7 10 17 26 -22 1 0 2
Shean Donovan RW 76 6 11 17 56 -13 0 0 0
Mark Mowers C 78 5 12 17 26 -10 0 1 0
Wayne Primeau C 51 7 8 15 75 -15 2 1 1
Petr Tenkrat RW 64 9 5 14 34 -16 2 0 1
Stanislav Chistov LW 60 5 8 13 36 -8 1 0 1
Andrew Alberts D 76 0 10 10 124 -15 0 0 0
Jason York D 49 1 7 8 32 -14 0 0 0
Petr Kalus LW 9 4 1 5 6 0 1 0 0
Milan Jurcina D 40 2 1 3 20 -5 0 0 1
Andrew Ference D 26 1 2 3 31 -2 0 0 0
Aaron Ward D 20 1 2 3 18 -8 0 0 0
Dennis Wideman D 20 1 2 3 27 -3 0 0 0
Bobby Allen D 31 0 3 3 10 -1 0 0 0
Chuck Kobasew C 10 1 1 2 25 -6 1 0 0
Jeff Hoggan LW 46 0 2 2 33 -8 0 0 0
Matt Lashoff D 12 0 2 2 12 -6 0 0 0
Yan Stastny C 21 0 2 2 19 -3 0 0 0
Wade Brookbank LW 7 1 0 1 15 -1 0 0 0
Nathan Dempsey D 17 0 1 1 6 -2 0 0 0
Jeremy Reich LW 32 0 1 1 63 -10 0 0 0
Mark Stuart D 15 0 1 1 14 7 0 0 0
Brian Finley G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Krejci C 6 0 0 0 2 -3 0 0 0
Joey MacDonald G 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philippe Sauve G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Sigalet D 1 0 0 0 4 -2 0 0 0
Tim Thomas G 66 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
Nate Thompson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hannu Toivonen G 18 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ben Walter C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Tim Thomas 3619 66 30 29 4 189 3.13 3 1985 1796 .905
Hannu Toivonen 894 18 3 9 1 63 4.23 0 502 439 .875
Joey MacDonald 358 7 2 2 1 16 2.68 0 195 179 .918
Brian Finley 59 2 0 1 0 3 3.05 0 33 30 .909
Philippe Sauve 41 2 0 0 0 4 5.85 0 23 19 .826
Team: 4971 82 35 41 6 275 3.32 3 2738 2463 .900

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Trades

June 24, 2006 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Andrew Raycroft 		To Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
June 26, 2006 To Phoenix Coyotes
Nick Boynton
conditional 3rd round draft pick in 2007 or 2008 		To Boston Bruins
Paul Mara
4th round draft pick in 2007
November 14, 2006 To Phoenix Coyotes
Tyler Redenbach 		To Boston Bruins
Philippe Sauve
December 19, 2006 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Wade Brookbank 		To Boston Bruins
future considerations
January 16, 2007 To St. Louis Blues
Yan Stastny 		To Boston Bruins
5th round pick in 2007
February 1, 2007 To Washington Capitals
Milan Jurcina 		To Boston Bruins
4th round pick in 2008
February 3, 2007 To Chicago Blackhawks
Kris Versteeg 		To Boston Bruins
Brandon Bochenski
February 27, 2007 To Boston Bruins
Aaron Ward 		To New York Rangers
Paul Mara

Free agents acquired

Player Former team
F Marc Savard Atlanta Thrashers
D Zdeno Chara Ottawa Senators
G Brian Finley Nashville Predators
D Wade Brookbank Vancouver Canucks
D Nathan Dempsey Los Angeles Kings
D Jason York St. Louis Blues
F Jeff Hoggan St. Louis Blues
F Nate DiCasmirro Edmonton Oilers
F Dennis Packard Tampa Bay Lightning

Free agents lost

Player Current team
D Hal Gill Toronto Maple Leafs
D David Tanabe Carolina Hurricanes
F Tom Fitzgerald Retired
D Brian Leetch UFA
F Brad Isbister Carolina Hurricanes
F Travis Green Anaheim Ducks
F Shawn McEachern UFA
F Alexei Zhamnov Retired
F Marty Reasoner Edmonton Oilers
F Dan LaCouture New Jersey Devils
F Mariusz Czerkawski Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (Swiss-A)
D Jiri Slegr HC Litvínov (Czech)

Claimed off waivers

Player Former team
G Joey MacDonald Detroit Red Wings

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[8] The Bruins had the 5th overall draft pick.

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team (league)
1 5 Phil Kessel (C/RW)  United States Boston Bruins University of Minnesota (WCHA)
2 37 Yuri Alexandrov (D)  Russia Boston Bruins Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
2 50 Milan Lucic (LW)  Canada Boston Bruins (from Edmonton) Vancouver Giants (WHL)
3 71 Brad Marchand (C)  Canada Boston Bruins Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
5 128 Andrew Bodnarchuk (D)  Canada Boston Bruins Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
6 158 Levi Nelson (C)  Canada Boston Bruins Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

See also

References

  1. ^ "wbztv.com – Source: Bruins' Kessel Diagnosed With Cancer". Archived from the original on January 6, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  2. ^ TSN : NHL – Canada's Sports Leader
  3. ^ "2006-07 NHL Summary".
  4. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  5. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "2006-07 Boston Bruins Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "2006-07 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  8. ^ "2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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