The 2010–11 Boston Bruins season was the 87th season of play for the National Hockey League franchise. The Bruins were the winners of the 2011 Stanley Cup championship.
Off-season
At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California, Boston selected Tyler Seguin with their first-round pick, second overall.[1] A week earlier, on June 16, 2010, Bruins Owner Jeremy Jacobs and Principal Charlie Jacobs announced that Cam Neely had been named president of the Boston Bruins.[2] Neely, a former player and 2005 Hall of Fame inductee, became the eighth president in club history.
The Bruins sought to "tweak the composition"[3] during the off-season, trading puck-moving defenseman Dennis Wideman to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Nathan Horton.[4]
The Reading Royals, Boston's affiliate within the ECHL, renewed their relationship during the off-season.[5] This marked the second year the organizations shared affiliation, with the Royals playing host to several Bruins prospects including goaltender Matt Dalton and defenseman Rob Kwiet.
Pre-season
On June 21, 2010, the Bruins announced their seven-game pre-season schedule.[6] Closing out the schedule were two exhibition matches, the first in Belfast, Northern Ireland, against the Belfast Giants Select, a unified team composed of an All-Star selection of the best EIHL players from each team. The Bruins went on to beat the Giants Select 5–1 after being held scoreless for the first period.[7] Rookie star Tyler Seguin scored a pair of goals. The Bruins then faced off against Bili Tygri Liberec of the Czech Extraliga in their final pre-season match, with veteran Patrice Bergeron putting on a five-point display that included two breakaway goals in a 7–1 victory for the Bruins.[8]
Regular season
As part of the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Games, the Bruins began their season on Saturday, October 9, playing against the Phoenix Coyotes at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.[9] There they split their two games with the Coyotes. The Bruins spent much of the months of October, November and December playing well but slightly behind the Montreal Canadiens for first-place in the division before passing the Canadiens on December 27 with a 3–2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers. Play during this time was highlighted by excellent play for goaltender Tim Thomas, who started the season as a backup but had five shutouts by the middle of December, and by Milan Lucic's excellent offensive production, including his first natural hat-trick on November 18. In January, the Bruins continued to hold first-place in the division, aided at one point by hat-tricks from Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara on January 11 and January 17, respectively. The Bruins started February with fight-filled wins against the Dallas Stars, whom they beat 6–3, and the Canadiens, against whom they picked up their first win of the season on their fourth try by a score of 8–6. The Bruins then hit a three-game losing streak, but recovered to string together a seven-game winning streak that stretched into March. The first six wins of the streak were on the road, including a 3–1 win in the Bruins' only game of the regular season against the Vancouver Canucks, which led the NHL at that time for points and would eventually win the Presidents' Trophy. After the streak, the Bruins would go on to lose six of their next seven games, including a 4–1 loss to their rivals, the Canadiens, in which team captain Zdeno Chara was nearly suspended for a hit on Max Pacioretty. They nonetheless managed five points during this time, as three of their losses came in overtime. Following this lapse, the Bruins responded with a win over the New Jersey Devils and a 7–0 win in their last game of the regular season against the Montreal Canadiens. Two games later, the Bruins clinched a playoff spot with a 2–1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. In the next game, Tim Thomas picked up his ninth shutout of the season. Two games later, in their first game in April, the Bruins clinched the Northeast Division with a 3–2 win in their last ever game against the Atlanta Thrashers, who were set to relocate to Winnipeg for the next season.
The Bruins tied the New York Rangers for the most shutouts for, with 11.[10]
Standings
bold - qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2010 Pre-season |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Record | Recap |
1 | September 22 | Boston Bruins | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens | | Tuukka Rask | 1–0–0 | |
2 | September 23 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Florida Panthers1 | | Nolan Schaefer | 1–1–0 | |
3 | September 25 | Florida Panthers | 3–2 | Boston Bruins | SO | Tuukka Rask | 1–1–1 | |
4 | September 28 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Washington Capitals | | Nolan Schaefer | 1–2–1 | |
5 | September 29 | Washington Capitals | 4–1 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 1–3–1 | |
6 | October 2 | Boston Bruins | 5–1 | Belfast Giants Select2 | | Tuukka Rask | 2–3–1 | |
7 | October 5 | Boston Bruins | 7–1 | HC Liberec | | Tim Thomas | 3–3–1 | |
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Regular season
2010–11 Game Log |
October: 6–2–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 4–0–0) |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
1 | October 9 | Phoenix Coyotes | 5–2 | Boston Bruins1 | | Tuukka Rask | 15,299 | 0–1–0 | 0 | |
2 | October 10 | Boston Bruins | 3–0 | Phoenix Coyotes1 | | Tim Thomas | 12,990 | 1–1–0 | 2 | |
3 | October 16 | Boston Bruins | 4–1 | New Jersey Devils | | Tim Thomas | 13,056 | 2–1–0 | 4 | |
4 | October 19 | Boston Bruins | 3–1 | Washington Capitals | | Tim Thomas | 18,398 | 3–1–0 | 6 | |
5 | October 21 | Washington Capitals | 1–4 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 4–1–0 | 8 | |
6 | October 23 | New York Rangers | 3–2 | Boston Bruins | | Tuukka Rask | 17,565 | 4–2–0 | 8 | |
7 | October 28 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0–2 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 5–2–0 | 10 | |
8 | October 30 | Boston Bruins | 4–0 | Ottawa Senators | | Tim Thomas | 18,959 | 6–2–0 | 12 | |
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November: 6–6–2 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 4–3–0) |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
9 | November 3 | Boston Bruins | 5–2 | Buffalo Sabres | | Tim Thomas | 18,428 | 7–2–0 | 14 | |
10 | November 5 | Boston Bruins | 3–5 | Washington Capitals | | Tuukka Rask | 18,389 | 7–3–0 | 14 | |
11 | November 6 | St. Louis Blues | 2–1 | Boston Bruins | SO | Tuukka Rask | 17,565 | 7–3–1 | 15 | |
12 | November 10 | Boston Bruins | 7–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | | Tim Thomas | 18,113 | 8–3–1 | 17 | |
13 | November 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–1 | Boston Bruins | | Tuukka Rask | 17,565 | 8–4–1 | 17 | |
14 | November 13 | Ottawa Senators | 2–0 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 8–5–1 | 17 | |
15 | November 15 | New Jersey Devils | 0–3 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 9–5–1 | 19 | |
16 | November 17 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | New York Rangers | | Tim Thomas | 18,200 | 10–5–1 | 21 | |
17 | November 18 | Florida Panthers | 0–4 | Boston Bruins | | Tuukka Rask | 17,565 | 11–5–1 | 23 | |
18 | November 20 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–3 | Boston Bruins | SO | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 11–5–2 | 24 | |
19 | November 22 | Boston Bruins | 1–3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | | Tuukka Rask | 16,241 | 11–6–2 | 24 | |
20 | November 24 | Boston Bruins | 3–1 | Florida Panthers | | Tim Thomas | 16,712 | 12–6–2 | 26 | |
21 | November 26 | Carolina Hurricanes | 3–0 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 12–7–2 | 26 | |
22 | November 28 | Boston Bruins | 1–4 | Atlanta Thrashers | | Tuukka Rask | 12,085 | 12–8–2 | 26 | |
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December: 8–3–3 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 3–2–2) |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
23 | December 1 | Boston Bruins | 3–0 | Philadelphia Flyers | | Tim Thomas | 19,684 | 13–8–2 | 28 | |
24 | December 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1–8 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 14–8–2 | 30 | |
25 | December 4 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | SO | Tim Thomas | 19,483 | 14–8–3 | 31 | |
26 | December 7 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–3 | Boston Bruins | OT | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 15–8–3 | 33 | |
27 | December 9 | New York Islanders | 2–5 | Boston Bruins | | Tuukka Rask | 17,565 | 16–8–3 | 35 | |
28 | December 11 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–1 | Boston Bruins | OT | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 16–8–4 | 36 | |
29 | December 15 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Buffalo Sabres | | Tuukka Rask | 18,197 | 16–9–4 | 36 | |
30 | December 16 | Boston Bruins | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens | | Tim Thomas | 21,273 | 16–10–4 | 36 | |
31 | December 18 | Washington Capitals | 2–3 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 17–10–4 | 38 | |
32 | December 20 | Anaheim Ducks | 3–0 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 17–11–4 | 38 | |
33 | December 23 | Atlanta Thrashers | 1–4 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 18–11–4 | 40 | |
34 | December 27 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | Florida Panthers | SO | Tim Thomas | 19,250 | 19–11–4 | 42 | |
35 | December 28 | Boston Bruins | 4–3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | | Tim Thomas | 20,204 | 20–11–4 | 44 | |
36 | December 30 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Atlanta Thrashers | SO | Tim Thomas | 17,624 | 20–11–5 | 45 | |
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January: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 4–1–2) |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
37 | January 1 | Boston Bruins | 6–7 | Buffalo Sabres | SO | Tim Thomas | 18,690 | 20–11–6 | 46 | |
38 | January 3 | Boston Bruins | 2–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | | Tuukka Rask | 19,052 | 21–11–6 | 48 | |
39 | January 6 | Minnesota Wild | 3–1 | Boston Bruins | | Tuukka Rask | 17,565 | 21–12–6 | 48 | |
40 | January 8 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens | OT | Tim Thomas | 21,273 | 21–12–7 | 49 | |
41 | January 10 | Boston Bruins | 4–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | | Tuukka Rask | 18,245 | 22–12–7 | 51 | |
42 | January 11 | Ottawa Senators | 0–6 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 23–12–7 | 53 | |
43 | January 13 | Philadelphia Flyers | 5–7 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 24–12–7 | 55 | |
44 | January 15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–2 | Boston Bruins | | Tuukka Rask | 17,565 | 24–13–7 | 55 | |
45 | January 17 | Carolina Hurricanes | 0–7 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 25–13–7 | 57 | |
46 | January 18 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | Carolina Hurricanes | | Tim Thomas | 17,419 | 26–13–7 | 59 | |
47 | January 20 | Buffalo Sabres | 4–2 | Boston Bruins | | Tuukka Rask | 17,565 | 26–14–7 | 59 | |
48 | January 22 | Boston Bruins | 6–2 | Colorado Avalanche | | Tim Thomas | 18,007 | 27–14–7 | 61 | |
49 | January 24 | Boston Bruins | 0–2 | Los Angeles Kings | | Tim Thomas | 18,118 | 27–15–7 | 61 | |
50 | January 26 | Florida Panthers | 1–2 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 28–15–7 | 63 | |
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February: 8–4–0 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 6–1–0) |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
51 | February 1 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | Carolina Hurricanes | | Tim Thomas | 18,126 | 29–15–7 | 65 | |
52 | February 3 | Dallas Stars | 3–6 | Boston Bruins | | Tuukka Rask | 17,565 | 30–15–7 | 67 | |
53 | February 5 | San Jose Sharks | 2–0 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 30–16–7 | 67 | |
54 | February 9 | Montreal Canadiens | 6–8 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 31–16–7 | 69 | |
55 | February 11 | Detroit Red Wings | 6–1 | Boston Bruins | | Tuukka Rask | 17,565 | 31–17–7 | 69 | |
56 | February 13 | Boston Bruins | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings | | Tim Thomas | 20,066 | 31–18–7 | 69 | |
57 | February 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–3 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 31–19–7 | 69 | |
58 | February 17 | Boston Bruins | 6–3 | New York Islanders | | Tuukka Rask | 12,478 | 32–19–7 | 71 | |
59 | February 18 | Boston Bruins | 4–2 | Ottawa Senators | | Tuukka Rask | 18,521 | 33–19–7 | 73 | |
60 | February 22 | Boston Bruins | 3–1 | Calgary Flames | | Tim Thomas | 19,289 | 34–19–7 | 75 | |
61 | February 26 | Boston Bruins | 3–1 | Vancouver Canucks | | Tim Thomas | 18,860 | 35–19–7 | 77 | |
62 | February 27 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers | | Tuukka Rask | 16,839 | 36–19–7 | 79 | |
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March: 7–4–4 (Home: 4–1–3; Road: 2–3–1) |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
63 | March 1 | Boston Bruins | 1–0 | Ottawa Senators | | Tuukka Rask | 16,826 | 37–19–7 | 81 | |
64 | March 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1–2 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 38–19–7 | 83 | |
65 | March 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–2 | Boston Bruins | OT | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 38–19–8 | 84 | |
66 | March 8 | Boston Bruins | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens | | Tuukka Rask | 21,273 | 38–20–8 | 84 | |
67 | March 10 | Buffalo Sabres | 4–3 | Boston Bruins | OT | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 38–20–9 | 85 | |
68 | March 11 | Boston Bruins | 2–4 | New York Islanders | | Tim Thomas | 12,119 | 38–21–9 | 85 | |
69 | March 15 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | SO | Tuukka Rask | 12,282 | 39–21–9 | 87 | |
70 | March 17 | Boston Bruins | 3–4 | Nashville Predators | OT | Tuukka Rask | 16,839 | 39–21–10 | 88 | |
71 | March 19 | Boston Bruins | 2–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | | Tim Thomas | 19,512 | 39–22–10 | 88 | |
72 | March 22 | New Jersey Devils | 1–4 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 40–22–10 | 90 | |
73 | March 24 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–7 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 41–22–10 | 92 | |
74 | March 26 | New York Rangers | 1–0 | Boston Bruins | | Tuukka Rask | 17,565 | 41–23–10 | 92 | |
75 | March 27 | Boston Bruins | 2–1 | Philadelphia Flyers | | Tim Thomas | 19,927 | 42–23–10 | 94 | |
76 | March 29 | Chicago Blackhawks | 0–3 | Boston Bruins | | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 43–23–10 | 96 | |
77 | March 31 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–3 | Boston Bruins | SO | Tim Thomas | 17,565 | 43–23–11 | 97 | |
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Legend: Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
The Boston Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Their conference quarter-final matchup was against their archrival, the sixth-seeded Montreal Canadiens. The series started off disastrously for the Bruins, as they dropped two games in their own building. They would come back to win the next three games and, after dropping Game 6, would ultimately win Game 7 in overtime at home on a Nathan Horton goal. The next round featured a sweep of the second-seeded Philadelphia Flyers who, the previous year, had come back from down three games to none against the Bruins to win the series. This propelled them to their first conference finals since the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs. In the conference finals, the Bruins matched up against the fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning. After dropping the first game by a lopsided score, the Bruins fought back to win the next two games before dropping game four to knot the series at 2–2. The Bruins took Game 5 to put them a win away from the conference championship. Game 6 was another loss for the Bruins, but Game 7 resulted in a 1–0 victory to send them to their first Stanley Cup Finals in 21 years. In the finals, the Bruins met the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver took the first two games at home, each by a goal, to build a 2–0 series lead. The Bruins responded with two lopsided wins at home to tie the series 2–2, but Vancouver won Game 5 in their building to move the Bruins one game away from losing the Cup. The Bruins managed to win Game 6 to tie the series and then won their third Game 7 of the post-season to win the Stanley Cup, their first in 39 years. After Game 7, Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy for the post-season's most valuable player.
Playoff log
2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs |
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E6 Montreal Canadiens: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1) |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Boston goals | Montreal goals | Decision | Attendance | Series | Recap |
1 | April 14 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–0 | Boston Bruins | | | Gionta (2) | Thomas | 17,565 | 0–1 | |
2 | April 16 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–1 | Boston Bruins | | Bergeron | Cammalleri, Darche, Weber | Thomas | 17,565 | 0–2 | |
3 | April 18 | Boston Bruins | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens | | Krejci, Horton, Peverley, Kelly | Kostitsyn, Plekanec | Thomas | 21,273 | 1–2 | |
4 | April 21 | Boston Bruins | 5–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 1:59 | Ryder (2), Ference, Bergeron, Kelly | Sopel, Cammalleri, Kostitsyn, Subban | Thomas | 21,273 | 2–2 | |
5 | April 23 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–2 | Boston Bruins | 29:03 | Marchand, Horton | Halpern | Thomas | 17,565 | 3–2 | |
6 | April 26 | Boston Bruins | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens | | Seidenberg | Cammalleri, Gionta | Thomas | 21,273 | 3–3 | |
7 | April 27 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–4 | Boston Bruins | 5:43 | Boychuk, Recchi, Kelly, Horton | Weber, Plekanec, Subban | Thomas | 17,565 | 4–3 | |
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Eastern Conference Semi-finals vs E2 Philadelphia Flyers: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0) |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Boston goals | Philadelphia goals | Decision | Attendance | Series | Recap |
1 | April 30 | Boston Bruins | 7–3 | Philadelphia Flyers | | Krejci (2), Horton, Recchi, Marchand (2), Campbell | Briere, van Riemsdyk, Richards | Thomas | 19,641 | 1–0 | |
2 | May 2 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 14:00 | Kelly, Marchand, Krejci | van Riemsdyk (2) | Thomas | 19,962 | 2–0 | |
3 | May 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1–5 | Boston Bruins | | Chara (2), Krejci, Paille, Horton | Meszaros | Thomas | 17,565 | 3–0 | |
4 | May 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1–5 | Boston Bruins | | Lucic (2), Boychuk, Marchand, Paille | Versteeg | Thomas | 17,565 | 4–0 | |
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Eastern Conference Finals vs E5 Tampa Bay Lightning: 4–3 (Home: 3–1 ; Road: 1–2) |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Boston goals | Tampa Bay goals | Decision | Attendance | Series | Recap |
1 | May 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5–2 | Boston Bruins | | Seguin, Boychuk | Bergenheim, Clark, Purcell, Bergeron, Gagne | Thomas | 17,565 | 0–1 | |
2 | May 17 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5–6 | Boston Bruins | | Horton, Seguin (2), Krejci, Ryder (2) | Hall, St. Louis, Lecavalier, Stamkos, Moore | Thomas | 17,565 | 1–1 | |
3 | May 19 | Boston Bruins | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Lightning | | Krejci, Ference | | Thomas | 21,027 | 2–1 | |
4 | May 21 | Boston Bruins | 3–5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | | Bergeron (2), Ryder | Purcell (2), Bergenheim, Gagne, St. Louis | Thomas | 21,216 | 2–2 | |
5 | May 23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1–3 | Boston Bruins | | Horton, Marchand, Peverley | Gagne | Thomas | 17,565 | 3–2 | |
6 | May 25 | Boston Bruins | 4–5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | | Lucic, Krejci (3) | Purcell (2), St. Louis (2), Stamkos | Thomas | 21,426 | 3–3 | |
7 | May 27 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 0–1 | Boston Bruins | | Horton | | Thomas | 17,565 | 4–3 | |
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Stanley Cup Finals vs W1 Vancouver Canucks: 4–3 (Home: 3–0 ; Road: 1–3) |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Boston goals | Vancouver goals | Decision | Attendance | Series | Recap |
1 | June 1 | Boston Bruins | 0–1 | Vancouver Canucks | | | Torres | Thomas | 18,860 | 0–1 | |
2 | June 4 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Vancouver Canucks | 0:11 | Lucic, Recchi | Burrows (2), D. Sedin | Thomas | 18,860 | 0–2 | |
3 | June 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 1–8 | Boston Bruins | | Ference, Recchi (2), Marchand, Krejci, Paille, Kelly, Ryder | Hansen | Thomas | 17,565 | 1–2 | |
4 | June 8 | Vancouver Canucks | 0–4 | Boston Bruins | | Peverley (2), Ryder, Marchand | | Thomas | 17,565 | 2–2 | |
5 | June 10 | Boston Bruins | 0–1 | Vancouver Canucks | | | Lapierre | Thomas | 18,860 | 2–3 | |
6 | June 13 | Vancouver Canucks | 2–5 | Boston Bruins | | Marchand, Lucic, Ference, Ryder, Krejci | H. Sedin, Lapierre | Thomas | 17,565 | 3–3 | |
7 | June 15 | Boston Bruins | 4–0 | Vancouver Canucks | | Bergeron (2), Marchand (2) | | Thomas | 18,860 | 4–3 | |
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- Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season[12] |
Player |
GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci | 75 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 23 | 28 |
Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic | 79 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 28 | 121 |
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron | 80 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 20 | 26 |
Horton, NathanNathan Horton | 80 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 29 | 85 |
Recchi, MarkMark Recchi | 81 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 13 | 35 |
Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara | 81 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 33 | 88 |
Ryder, MichaelMichael Ryder | 79 | 18 | 23 | 41 | -1 | 26 |
Marchand, BradBrad Marchand | 77 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 25 | 51 |
Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg | 81 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 41 |
Campbell, GregoryGregory Campbell | 80 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 93 |
Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler‡ | 58 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 32 |
Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin | 74 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 18 |
Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton | 79 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 122 |
Boychuk, JohnnyJohnny Boychuk | 69 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 45 |
Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference | 70 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 60 |
McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid | 67 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 96 |
Paille, DanielDaniel Paille | 43 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
Savard, MarcMarc Savard | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 29 |
Kampfer, StevenSteven Kampfer | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
Kaberle, TomasTomas Kaberle† | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
Caron, JordanJordan Caron | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Peverley, RichRich Peverley† | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly† | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
Stuart, MarkMark Stuart‡ | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
Thomas, TimTim Thomas(G) | 57 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 13 |
Hunwick, MattMatt Hunwick‡ | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Hamill, ZachZach Hamill | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Hnidy, ShaneShane Hnidy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
Arniel, JamieJamie Arniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Bartkowski, MattMatt Bartkowski | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask(G) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
Team Totals | — | 244 | 413 | 657 | 58[13] | 1115[14] |
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- †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
- ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
- (G)Denotes goaltender.
- PIM totals include bench infractions.
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Playoffs[15] |
Player |
GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci | 25 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 10 |
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron | 23 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 28 |
Marchand, BradBrad Marchand | 25 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 40 |
Ryder, MichaelMichael Ryder | 25 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 |
Horton, NathanNathan Horton | 21 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 35 |
Recchi, MarkMark Recchi | 25 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 8 |
Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly | 25 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
Peverley, RichRich Peverley | 25 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 17 |
Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic | 25 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 63 |
Kaberle, TomasTomas Kaberle | 25 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg | 25 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 31 |
Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference | 25 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara | 24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 34 |
Boychuk, JohnnyJohnny Boychuk | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Paille, DanielDaniel Paille | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Campbell, GregoryGregory Campbell | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 24 |
Hnidy, ShaneShane Hnidy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Thomas, TimTim Thomas(G) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 |
Team Totals | — | 81 | 138 | 219 | 33[16] | 396[17] |
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Goaltenders
Note: GPI = Games Played In; TOI = Time on Ice; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; SV% = Save Percentage
Regular season[12] |
Player | GPI | TOI | GAA | W | L | OT | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
Thomas, TimTim Thomas | 57 | 3364 | 2.00 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1811 | 112 | .938 |
Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask | 29 | 1594 | 2.67 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 866 | 71 | .918 |
Combined | — | 4958 | 2.21 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 2677 | 183 | .932 |
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Player | GPI | MIN | GAA | W | L | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
Thomas, TimTim Thomas | 25 | 1542 | 1.98 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 849 | 51 | .940 |
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Awards and records
Awards
On April 6, prior to the game against the New York Islanders, the team announced its award winners for the season.[22][23]
Player | Award | Notes |
Brad Marchand | NESN Seventh Player Award | Awarded to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins fans during the season. |
Shawn Thornton | Eddie Shore Award | Awarded to the player who exhibits exceptional hustle and determination. |
Tim Thomas | Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy | Awarded by the Boston Chapter of the PHWA, for outstanding performance during home games. |
Andrew Ference | John P. Bucyk Award | Awarded to the Bruin with the greatest off-ice charitable contributions. |
Tim Thomas Patrice Bergeron Milan Lucic | Three Star Awards | Awarded to the top performers at home over the course of the season. |
Tim Thomas was named First Star of the Week on November 1, 2010[24] and again on January 24, 2011.[25] He was also named Second Star of the Month for October.[26]
Patrice Bergeron was named Second Star of the week on January 17, 2011,[27] and First Star of the Month for January.[28]
Records
Player | Milestone |
Tim Thomas | Highest save percentage in a regular season (.938%) Most saves by a goaltender in a playoff run (798) Most saves by a goaltender in a Stanley Cup finals series (238) |
Milestones
Regular Season |
Player | Milestone | Reached |
Milan Lucic | 200th Career NHL Game | October 9, 2010 |
Tyler Seguin | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 10, 2010 |
Jordan Caron | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 16, 2010 |
Nathan Horton | 300th Career NHL Point | October 16, 2010 |
Dennis Seidenberg | 100th Career NHL Assist | October 23, 2010 |
Shawn Thornton | 500th Career NHL PIM | October 23, 2010 |
Patrice Bergeron | 100th Career NHL Goal | October 28, 2010 |
Brad Marchand | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 3, 2010 |
Michael Ryder | 300th Career NHL Point | November 3, 2010 |
Shawn Thornton | 300th Career NHL Game | November 5, 2010 |
Milan Lucic | 100th Career NHL Point | November 10, 2010 |
Mark Recchi | 1,000th Career NHL PIM | November 13, 2010 |
Milan Lucic | 1st Career NHL Natural Hat Trick | November 18, 2010 |
Mark Recchi | 1,500th Career NHL Point | November 24, 2010 |
Patrice Bergeron | 400th Career NHL Game | December 2, 2010 |
Dennis Seidenberg | 400th Career NHL Game | December 7, 2010 |
Mark Recchi | 1,600th Career NHL Game | December 15, 2010 |
Andrew Ference | 600th Career NHL Game | December 16, 2010 |
Michael Ryder | 500th Career NHL Game | December 16, 2010 |
Patrice Bergeron | 300th Career NHL Point | December 23, 2010 |
Steven Kampfer | 1st Career NHL Goal | December 28, 2010 |
Marc Savard | 700th Career NHL Point | December 28, 2010 |
Daniel Paille | 100th Career NHL Point | January 1, 2011 |
Blake Wheeler | 200th Career NHL Game | January 1, 2011 |
Gregory Campbell | 400th Career NHL Game | January 6, 2011 |
Patrice Bergeron | 200th Career NHL Assist | January 10, 2011 |
Mark Recchi | 200th Career NHL Power Play Goal | January 10, 2011 |
Marc Savard | 800th Career NHL Game | January 10, 2011 |
Blake Wheeler | 100th Career NHL Point | January 10, 2011 |
Patrice Bergeron | 1st Career NHL Hat Trick | January 11, 2011 |
Gregory Campbell | 100th Career NHL Point | January 15, 2011 |
Zdeno Chara | 1st Career NHL Hat Trick | January 17, 2011 |
Zdeno Chara | 900th Career NHL Game | February 5, 2011 |
Tim Thomas | 300th Career NHL Game | February 5, 2011 |
Johnny Boychuk | 100th Career NHL Game | February 9, 2011 |
David Krejci | 200th Career NHL Point | March 3, 2011 |
Daniel Paille | 300th Career NHL Game | March 10, 2011 |
Zdeno Chara | 400th Career NHL Point | March 22, 2011 |
Tim Thomas | 25th Career NHL Shutout | March 24, 2011 |
Nathan Horton | 500th Career NHL Game | April 6, 2011 |
Tomas Kaberle | 900th Career NHL Game | April 6, 2011 |
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Playoffs |
Player | Milestone | Reached |
Gregory Campbell | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2011 |
Nathan Horton | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2011 |
Brad Marchand | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2011 |
Brad Marchand | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 16, 2011 |
Nathan Horton | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 18, 2011 |
Adam McQuaid | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 18, 2011 |
Rich Peverley | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | April 18, 2011 |
Brad Marchand | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | April 23, 2011 |
Gregory Campbell | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 30, 2011 |
Nathan Horton | 1st Career NHL Assist | April 30, 2011 |
Gregory Campbell | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | May 4, 2011 |
Daniel Paille | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | May 4, 2011 |
Shawn Thornton | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | May 6, 2011 |
Tyler Seguin | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | May 14, 2011 |
David Krejci | 1st Career NHL Playoff Hat Trick | May 25, 2011 |
Tomas Kaberle | 100th Career NHL Playoff Game | June 10, 2011 |
Zdeno Chara | 100th Career NHL Playoff Game | June 15, 2011 |
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Tyler Seguin, Jordan Caron, Jamie Arniel, Steven Kampfer and Matt Bartkowski all made their NHL debuts this season.
Transactions
The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
Trades
June 22, 2010[4] |
To Florida Panthers: Dennis Wideman 1st-round pick in 2010 (#15 overall) 3rd-round pick in 2011 |
To Boston: Nathan Horton Gregory Campbell |
June 26, 2010[29] |
To Chicago Blackhawks: 7th-round pick in 2011 |
To Boston: 7th-round pick (#210 overall) in 2010 |
June 26, 2010[30] |
To St. Louis Blues: Vladimir Sobotka |
To Boston: David Warsofsky |
November 29, 2010[31] |
To Colorado Avalanche: Matt Hunwick |
To Boston: Colby Cohen |
December 9, 2010[32] |
To Tampa Bay Lightning: Levi Nelson |
To Boston: Juraj Simek |
December 9, 2010[32] |
To Florida Panthers: Jeff LoVecchio Jordan Knackstedt |
To Boston: Sean Zimmerman Conditional 7th-round pick in 2011 |
December 11, 2010[33] |
To Los Angeles Kings: Marco Sturm |
To Boston: Future Considerations[34] |
February 15, 2011[35] |
To Ottawa Senators: 2nd-round pick in 2011 |
To Boston: Chris Kelly
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February 18, 2011[36] |
To Atlanta Thrashers: Mark Stuart Blake Wheeler |
To Boston: Rich Peverley Boris Valabik |
February 18, 2011[35] |
To Toronto Maple Leafs: 1st-round pick in 2011 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2012 Joe Colborne |
To Boston: Tomas Kaberle |
February 27, 2011[37] |
To Anaheim Ducks: Brian McGrattan Sean Zimmerman |
To Boston: David Lailberte Stefan Chaput |
February 28, 2011[38] |
To Minnesota Wild: Jeff Penner Mikko Lehtonen |
To Boston: Anton Khudobin |
Free agents acquired
Player | Former team | Contract terms |
Jeremy Reich[39] | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | 1 year, $500,000 |
Nathan McIver[40] | Manitoba Moose | 2 years, $1.025 million |
Nolan Schaefer[40] | CSKA Moscow | 1 year, $500,000 |
Wyatt Smith[41] | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 1 year, $500,000 |
Brian McGrattan[42] | Calgary Flames | 1 year, $515,000 |
Shane Hnidy[43] | Minnesota Wild | 1 year, $500,000 |
Kirk MacDonald[43] | Providence Bruins | 1 year, $500,000 |
Marc Cantin[44] | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | 3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract |
Carter Camper[45] | University of Miami | 2 years, $1.25 million entry-level contract |
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Free agents lost
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Player signings
Player | Contract terms |
Yuri Alexandrov[51] | 2 years, $1.46 million entry-level contract |
Shawn Thornton[52] | 2 years, $1.625 million |
Dennis Seidenberg[53] | 4 years, $13 million |
Johnny Boychuk[54] | 2 years, $3.75 million |
Mark Recchi[55] | 1 year, $1.7 million |
Daniel Paille[56] | 2 years, $2.15 million |
Mark Stuart[57] | 1 year, $1.675 million |
Andrew Bodnarchuk[58] | 1 year, $577,500 |
Gregory Campbell[58] | 2 years, $2.2 million |
Jeff LoVecchio[58] | 1 year, $605,000 |
Adam McQuaid[58] | 2 years, $1.15 million |
Blake Wheeler[59] | 1 year, $2.2 million |
Tyler Seguin[60] | 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract |
Patrice Bergeron[61] | 3 years, $15 million contract extension |
Zdeno Chara[62] | 7 years, $45.5 million contract extension |
David Warsofsky[63] | 3 years, $1.9375 million entry-level contract |
Tyler Randell[64] | 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract |
Ryan Button[65] | 3 years, $1.855 million entry-level contract |
Draft picks
Boston's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.[1][29]
- Notes on draft picks
Roster
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Affiliates
Providence Bruins
The Providence Bruins, based in Providence, Rhode Island, are the Bruins AHL affiliate.
Reading Royals
The Reading Royals, based in Reading, Pennsylvania, are the Bruins ECHL affiliate.[5] The Royals will again look to compete in the Kelly Cup playoffs.
See also
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