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2009–10 Boston Bruins season

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2009–10 Boston Bruins
DivisionNortheast
ConferenceEastern
Team information
General managerPeter Chiarelli
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainZdeno Chara
Alternate captainsPatrice Bergeron
Andrew Ference
ArenaTD Garden

The 2009–10 Boston Bruins season is the Bruins' 85th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season

At the Entry Draft, the Bruins chose Jordan Caron with their first-round pick, 25th over-all. The NHL announced on July 15, 2009, that the Bruins would face the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010 NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day at Fenway Park.[1]

Pre-season


Regular season

Divisional standings

Northeast Division[2]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Buffalo Sabres 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
2 Ottawa Senators 82 44 32 6 225 238 94
3 Boston Bruins 82 39 30 13 206 200 91
4 Montreal Canadiens 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 38 14 214 263 74

Conference standings

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals SE 82 54 15 13 318 233 121
2 y – New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 27 7 222 191 103
3 y – Buffalo Sabres NE 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 28 7 257 237 101
5 Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 32 6 225 238 94
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 206 200 91
7 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 41 35 6 236 225 88
8 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
12 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
13 New York Islanders AT 82 34 37 11 222 264 79
14 Florida Panthers SE 82 32 37 13 208 244 77
15 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 30 38 14 214 267 74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Game log

2009–10 Game Log
October: 5–5–1 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 2–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 1 Washington Capitals 4 – 1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 0–1–0 0 [9]
2 October 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2 – 7 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 16,592 1–1–0 2 [10]
3 October 8 Anaheim Ducks 6 – 1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 16,158 1–2–0 2 [11]
4 October 10 New York Islanders 3 – 4 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,113 2–2–0 4 [12]
5 October 12 Colorado Avalanche 4 – 3 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 16,393 2–3–0 4 [13]
6 October 16 Boston Bruins 3 – 0 Dallas Stars Tim Thomas 17,811 3–3–0 6 [14]
7 October 17 Boston Bruins 1 – 4 Phoenix Coyotes Tim Thomas 9,162 3–4–0 6 [15]
8 October 21 Nashville Predators 2 – 3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 16,715 4–4–0 8 [16]
9 October 22 Boston Bruins 3 – 4 Philadelphia Flyers SO Tuukka Rask 19,303 4–4–1 9 [17]
10 October 24 Boston Bruins 4 – 3 Ottawa Senators SO Tim Thomas 20,154 5–4–1 11 [18]
11 October 29 New Jersey Devils 2 - 1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 5–5–1 11 [19]
12 October 31 Edmonton Oilers Boston Bruins

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

Playoffs

The Bruins will attempt to make it into the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.

Player stats

Skaters

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