2007–08 Boston Bruins season

2007-08 Boston Bruins
Division	2nd Northeast
Conference	5th Eastern
2007-08 record	3-2-0
Home record	0-0-0
Road record	3-2-0
Goals for	15
Goals against	14
Team information
General manager	Peter Chiarelli
Coach	Claude Julien
Captain	Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains	Glen Murray Patrice Bergeron
Arena	TD Banknorth Garden
Average attendance	TBD
Team leaders
Goals	2-way tie (2)
Assists	2-way tie (2)
Points	4-way tie (2)
Penalty minutes	Shawn Thornton (7)
Wins	Tim Thomas (1)
Goals against average	Tim Thomas (1.51)

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.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

• The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio on June 22-23
• The free agency period began on July 1.

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Regular season

Season 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

Game log

October

Record: 2-2-0; Home: 0-0-0; Road: 2-2-0

#	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

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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; PIM = Penalty Minutes

		Regular season						Playoffs
Player		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Marc Savard		3	1	6	7	4
Philip Kessel		4	3	2	5	0
Zdeno Chara		4	0	4	4	4
Chuck Kobasew		4	3	0	3	2
David Krejci		4	0	3	3	2
Patrice Bergeron		4	2	1	3	2
Peter Schaefer		4	0	2	2	4
Milan Lucic		4	1	1	2	10
Glen Murray		4	1	1	2	2
P.J. Axelsson		4	0	2	2	0

Goaltenders

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

		Regular season										Playoffs
Player		GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA		GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Tim Thomas		2	119	1	1	0	3	0	.955	1.51
Manny Fernandez		2	120	1	1	0	10	0	.796	5.00

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

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. 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)
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. 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

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

See also

• 2006-07 NHL season

References

• Player stats: Boston Bruins player stats on espn.com
• Game log: Boston Bruins game log on espn.com
• Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com