2019–20 Boston Bruins season
The 2019–20 Boston Bruins season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[1] The Bruins entered the season as the defending Eastern Conference champions.
2019–20 Boston Bruins | |
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Presidents' Trophy winners | |
Atlantic Division champions | |
Division | 1st Atlantic |
Conference | 1st Eastern |
2019–20 record | 44–14–12 |
Home record | 22–4–9 |
Road record | 22–10–3 |
Goals for | 227 |
Goals against | 174 |
Team information | |
General manager | Don Sweeney |
Coach | Bruce Cassidy |
Captain | Zdeno Chara |
Alternate captains | David Backes (Oct–Jan) Patrice Bergeron David Krejci |
Arena | TD Garden |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Providence Bruins (AHL) Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | David Pastrnak (48) |
Assists | Brad Marchand (59) |
Points | David Pastrnak (95) |
Penalty minutes | Brad Marchand (82) |
Plus/minus | Zdeno Chara (+26) |
Wins | Tuukka Rask (26) |
Goals against average | Tuukka Rask (2.12) |
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled, while the Bruins were awarded the Presidents' Trophy.[4] The Bruins advanced to the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. However, in the second round, they were defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games.[5]
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Boston Bruins | 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 227 | 174 | +53 | 100 |
2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 35 | 245 | 195 | +50 | 92 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 238 | 227 | +11 | 81 |
4 | Florida Panthers | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 231 | 228 | +3 | 78 |
5 | Montreal Canadiens | 71 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 212 | 221 | −9 | 71 |
6 | Buffalo Sabres | 69 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 195 | 217 | −22 | 68 |
7 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 191 | 243 | −52 | 62 |
8 | Detroit Red Wings | 71 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 145 | 267 | −122 | 39 |
Eastern Conference
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 227 | 174 | +53 | .714 | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[7] |
2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 35 | 245 | 195 | +50 | .657 | |
3 | Washington Capitals | 69 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 240 | 215 | +25 | .652 | |
4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 232 | 196 | +36 | .645 | |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 224 | 196 | +28 | .623 | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[7] |
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 222 | 193 | +29 | .596 | |
7 | New York Islanders | 68 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 192 | 193 | −1 | .588 | |
8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 238 | 227 | +11 | .579 | |
9 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 180 | 187 | −7 | .579 | |
10 | Florida Panthers | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 231 | 228 | +3 | .565 | |
11 | New York Rangers | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 234 | 222 | +12 | .564 | |
12 | Montreal Canadiens | 71 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 212 | 221 | −9 | .500 | |
13 | Buffalo Sabres | 69 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 195 | 217 | −22 | .493 | |
14 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 189 | 230 | −41 | .493 | |
15 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 191 | 243 | −52 | .437 | |
16 | Detroit Red Wings | 71 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 145 | 267 | −122 | .275 |
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[8]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 16 | Boston | 3–4 | New Jersey | OT | Vladar | 8,652 | 0–0–1 | Recap |
2 | September 19 | Boston | 3–1 | Philadelphia | Halak | 16,826 | 1–0–1 | Recap | |
3 | September 21 | Boston | 2–3 | Chicago | OT | Keyser | 20,611 | 1–0–2 | Recap |
4 | September 23 | Philadelphia | 3–4 | Boston | OT | Vladar | 17,565 | 2–0–2 | Recap |
5 | September 25 | New Jersey | 0–2 | Boston | Halak | 17,565 | 3–0–2 | Recap | |
6 | September 28 | Chicago | 2–8 | Boston | Rask | 17,565 | 4–0–2 | Recap |
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[9]
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Playoffs
The Bruins played in a round-robin tournament to determine their seed for the playoffs. Boston finished with a 0–3–0 record to clinch the fourth seed for the playoffs.[10]
The Bruins faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round, defeating them in five games.[11][12]
In the second round, the Bruins faced the Tampa Bay Lightning, and lost in five games.[13]
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Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Tuukka Rask | 41 | 41 | 2,401:47 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 2.12 | 1,189 | .929 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jaroslav Halak | 31 | 29 | 1,833:22 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 2.39 | 905 | .919 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Jaroslav Halak | 9 | 9 | 543:12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 2.76 | 256 | .902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tuukka Rask | 4 | 4 | 257:10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2.57 | 114 | .904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Vladar | 1 | 0 | 28:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.27 | 15 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
References
- 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.
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- Gulitti, Tom (May 26, 2020). "NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup". NHL.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- Crosby, Wes (August 31, 2020). "Lightning eliminate Bruins in 2OT of Game 5, advance to Eastern Final". NHL.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.
- Rosen, Dan (May 26, 2020). "Return to Play: Eastern Conference". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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- "Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule". NHL.com. NHL.com. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- "Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round schedule". NHL.com. August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- "Bruins defeat Hurricanes in Game 5, win Eastern First Round series". NHL.com. August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- "Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round schedule". NHL.com. August 22, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
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