2011–12 Boston Bruins | |
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Northeast Division champions | |
Division | 1st Northeast |
Conference | 2nd Eastern |
2011–12 record | 49–29–4 |
Home record | 24–15–3 |
Road record | 25–14–1 |
Goals for | 262 |
Goals against | 202 |
Team information | |
General manager | Peter Chiarelli |
Coach | Claude Julien |
Captain | Zdeno Chara |
Alternate captains | Patrice Bergeron Andrew Ference Chris Kelly |
Arena | TD Garden |
Average attendance | 17,565 (100%) Total: 737,730 (42 games) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tyler Seguin (29) |
Assists | Patrice Bergeron (42) |
Points | Tyler Seguin (67) |
Penalty minutes | Shawn Thornton (154) |
Plus/minus | Patrice Bergeron (+36) |
Wins | Tim Thomas (35) |
Goals against average | Anton Khudobin (1.00) |
The 2011–12 Boston Bruins season was the 88th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[1] The Bruins entered the 2011–12 season as the defending Stanley Cup champions.
Off-season
[edit]Veteran forward Mark Recchi retired. Forward Michael Ryder went to the Dallas Stars via free agency, and defenseman Tomas Kaberle went to the Carolina Hurricanes. Forward Benoit Pouliot was signed.
Regular season
[edit]The Bruins' opened the regular season with a home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, whom they had swept in round two of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs just five months earlier. They recorded their first regular season success against the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 8, a 4–1 home victory against their 2011 Conference Final opponents. The Bruins closed out the month of October with a home-and-home series defeat at the hands of their bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, en route to the worst start by a defending champion since the current playoff platform was adopted in 1994.[2][3] The back-to-back losses at the hands of their hated rivals proved the catalyst to a resurgence that saw the team secure at least a point in every game through November, the first time the franchise went undefeated in regulation for an entire calendar month since January 1969.[4] During this run, defending Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas posted a 9–0–0 record and earned First Star honors for the month.[5]
With a win over the New York Islanders on March 31, the Bruins clinched an Eastern conference playoff berth. On April 1, the Bruins won the Northeast Division title by defeating the New York Rangers, 2–1.
The Bruins allowed only one shorthanded goal all the season, the lowest total of all 30 teams.[6]
Playoffs
[edit]The Boston Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Bruins lost in the first round to the Washington Capitals in a seven-game series 4–3.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Boston Bruins | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 40 | 269 | 202 | +67 | 102 |
2 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 35 | 249 | 240 | +9 | 92 |
3 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 230 | −12 | 89 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 31 | 231 | 264 | −33 | 80 |
5 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 212 | 226 | −14 | 78 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | z – New York Rangers | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 47 | 226 | 187 | +39 | 109 |
2 | NE | y – Boston Bruins | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 40 | 269 | 202 | +67 | 102 |
3 | SE | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 32 | 203 | 227 | −24 | 94 |
4 | AT | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 51 | 25 | 6 | 42 | 282 | 221 | +61 | 108 |
5 | AT | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 43 | 264 | 232 | +32 | 103 |
6 | AT | x – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 36 | 228 | 209 | +19 | 102 |
7 | SE | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 92 |
8 | NE | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 35 | 249 | 240 | +9 | 92 |
9 | NE | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 230 | −12 | 89 |
10 | SE | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 35 | 235 | 281 | −46 | 84 |
11 | SE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 246 | −21 | 84 |
12 | SE | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 32 | 213 | 243 | −30 | 82 |
13 | NE | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 31 | 231 | 264 | −33 | 80 |
14 | AT | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 27 | 203 | 255 | −52 | 79 |
15 | NE | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 212 | 226 | −14 | 78 |
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference
Schedule and results
[edit]Pre-season
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1 | September 21 | Boston Bruins | 1–2 | Ottawa Senators | OT | Tuukka Rask | 0–0–1 | [1] | ||
2 | September 23 | New York Islanders | 3–6 | Boston Bruins | Tim Thomas | 1–0–1 | [2] | |||
3 | September 25 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–7 | Boston Bruins1 | Anton Khudobin | 2–0–1 | [3] | |||
4 | September 26 | Boston Bruins | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens | Tuukka Rask | 3–0–1 | [4] | |||
5 | September 29 | Ottawa Senators | 2–1 | Boston Bruins | Tim Thomas | 3–1–1 | [5] | |||
6 | October 1 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | New York Islanders2 | Tim Thomas | 4–1–1 | [6] | |||
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Regular season
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Playoffs
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- Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
Player statistics
[edit]Skaters
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
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Goaltenders
[edit]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
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Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Player' | Award | Notes |
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Tyler Seguin[13] | NHL First Star of the Week | November 14, 2011 |
Tim Thomas[14] | NHL First Star of the Month | November 2011 |
Brad Marchand[15] | NHL First Star of the Week | December 26, 2011 |
Zdeno Chara[16] | NHL Second Star of the Week | April 2, 2012 |
Milestones
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David Krejci | 300th career NHL game | October 8, 2011 | |||||||
Brad Marchand | 100th career NHL game | October 10, 2011 | |||||||
Chris Kelly | 500th career NHL game | November 7, 2011 | |||||||
Adam McQuaid | 100th career NHL game | November 21, 2011 | |||||||
Milan Lucic | 300th career NHL game | November 26, 2011 | |||||||
Rich Peverley | 100th career NHL assist | November 26, 2011 | |||||||
Benoit Pouliot | 200th career NHL game | November 26, 2011 | |||||||
Rich Peverley | 300th career NHL game | December 6, 2011 | |||||||
Tyler Seguin | 100th career NHL game | December 8, 2011 | |||||||
Milan Lucic | 100th career NHL assist | December 10, 2011 | |||||||
Chris Kelly | 200th career NHL point | December 14, 2011 | |||||||
Shawn Thornton | 400th career NHL game | December 17, 2011 | |||||||
Joe Corvo | 600th career NHL game | December 19, 2011 | |||||||
Zdeno Chara | 300th career NHL assist | January 5, 2012 | |||||||
Patrice Bergeron | 500th career NHL game | January 19, 2012 | |||||||
Dennis Seidenberg | 500th career NHL game | January 21, 2012 | |||||||
Tuukka Rask | 100th career NHL game | February 17, 2012 | |||||||
Carter Camper | 1st career NHL game | February 22, 2012 | |||||||
Carter Camper | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point |
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Gregory Campbell | 500th career NHL game | February 25, 2012 | |||||||
Lane MacDermid | 1st career NHL game | March 11, 2012 | |||||||
Joe Corvo | 200th career NHL assist | March 6, 2012 | |||||||
Milan Lucic | 200th career NHL point | March 6, 2012 | |||||||
Max Sauve | 1st career NHL game | March 11, 2012 | |||||||
Andrew Ference | 700th career NHL game | March 15, 2012 | |||||||
Zdeno Chara | 1,000th career NHL game | March 24, 2012 | |||||||
Benoit Pouliot | 100th career NHL point | March 25, 2012 | |||||||
Johnny Boychuk | 200th career NHL game | March 31, 2012 | |||||||
Torey Krug | 1st career NHL game | April 3, 2012 | |||||||
Torey Krug | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point |
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Patrice Bergeron | 400th career NHL point | April 7, 2012 |
Transactions
[edit]The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season, or the off-season between the previous season and this season.
Trades
[edit]July 5, 2011[17] | To Carolina Hurricanes 4th-round pick in 2012 |
To Boston Bruins Joe Corvo |
February 27, 2012[18] | To New York Islanders Marc Cantin Yannick Riendeau |
To Boston Bruins Mike Mottau Brian Rolston |
February 27, 2012[18] | To Minnesota Wild Steven Kampfer |
To Boston Bruins Greg Zanon |
March 20, 2012 [19] |
To New York Islanders Yury Alexandrov |
To Boston Bruins Future considerations |
May 26, 2012 [20] |
To Washington Capitals Zach Hamill |
To Boston Bustin Chris Bourque |
Free agents signed[edit]
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Player signings[edit]
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Draft picks
[edit]Boston's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Round | s# | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 9a | Dougie Hamilton | Defense | ![]() |
Niagara IceDogs (OHL) |
2 | 40b | Alexander Khokhlachev | Left wing | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
3 | 81c | Anthony Camara | Left wing | ![]() |
Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
4 | 121 | Brian Ferlin | Right Wing | ![]() |
Indiana Ice (USHL) |
5 | 151 | Rob O'Gara | Defense | ![]() |
Milton Academy (USHS–MA) |
6 | 181 | Lars Volden | Goaltender | ![]() |
Espoo Blues (SM-liiga) |
- Notes on draft picks
- ^a Boston acquired this pick as part of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto.[43]
- ^b Boston acquired this pick as part of a trade on October 18, 2009, that sent Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota in exchange for Craig Weller and Alexander Fallstrom.[44]
- ^c Boston acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Derek Morris to Phoenix.[45]
- The Bruins' first-round pick, 30th overall, was traded to Toronto as a result of the trade that sent Tomas Kaberle to Boston.[46]
- The Bruins' second-round pick, 61st overall, went to Ottawa as the result of the trade that sent Chris Kelly to Boston.[47]
- The Bruins' third-round pick, 91st overall, went to Florida as the result of the trade that sent Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell to Boston.[48]
- The Bruins' seventh-round pick, 211th overall, went to Chicago as the result of the trade that sent a seventh-round pick in 2010 to Boston.[49]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
- ^ Deals next for sinking B's?
- ^ Bruins experiencing historic 'Stanley Cup hangover'
- ^ Bruins and Wild had memorable Novembers
- ^ Tim Thomas, Jonathan Toews and Joffrey Lupul are NHL's three stars for November
- ^ "2011-12 NHL Summary".
- ^ a b "2011–2012 Regular Season".
- ^ "Team Stats 2011–2012 Regular Season".
- ^ "Team Stats 2011–2012 Bench Penalties".
- ^ a b "2011-2012 Playoffs".
- ^ "Game Stats". Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ "2011-2012 - Playoffs - Skater - Penalties - Average PIM Per Game". Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ Seguin, Howard, Toews are NHL's Three Stars
- ^ Thomas, Toews, Lupul are November's Three Stars
- ^ Marchand, Gaborik, Giguere earn Three Stars
- ^ Simmonds, Chara, Smith are Three Stars of the Week
- ^ Bruins Acquire Corvo
- ^ a b Bruins Acquire Trio of Veteran Players
- ^ Islanders acquire Alexandrov from Bruins
- ^ Bruins Acquire Chris Bourque from WSH for Zach Hamill
- ^ a b c B's Sign Pouliot, Khudobin, Whitfield
- ^ a b B's Sign Tardiff and Hennessy
- ^ Bruins Sign Goaltender Marty Turco
- ^ B's Sign Morrison to Entry-level Contract
- ^ Bruins Sign Torey Krug to an Entry-level Contract
- ^ Bruins Sign Goaltender Niklas Svedberg to Entry-level Contract
- ^ Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
- ^ Penguins Sign Defenseman Boris Valabik
- ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Tomas Kaberle
- ^ "EHC Wolfsburg bound winger David Laliberté" (in German). EHC Wolfsburg. July 7, 2011. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ Pepin, Matt. "Report: Mark Recchi announces retirement". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c Bruins Sign McQuaid to Extension
- ^ a b c B's Sign Chaput, Knight & Spooner
- ^ Bodnarchuk Signs Extension
- ^ Bruins Sign Brad Marchand
- ^ B's Sign Peverley to 3-year Extension
- ^ B's Sign Krejci to a Three-Year Contract Extension
- ^ B's Sign Dougie Hamilton to Entry-Level Contract
- ^ B's Sign Boychuk to Extension
- ^ B's Sign Thornton to 2-Year Extension
- ^ a b Florek & Trotman Signed to Entry-level Contracts
- ^ B's Sign Cross to an Entry-level Contract
- ^ "Kessel traded to Maple Leafs". Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ Minnesota acquires Kobasew from Bruins
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Morris From Boston". Phoenix Coyotes. March 3, 2010.
- ^ "Bruins Acquire Kaberle from Toronto". Boston Bruins. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
- ^ "Bruins acquire Chris Kelly from Sens". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ^ "Cats deal Horton, Campbell to B's for Wideman, picks". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ "Trades announced at the NHL Entry Draft on Day 2". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
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