2007–08 Boston Bruins season

The  2007–08 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' 84th season of operation. The Bruins finished 3rd in the Northeast Division and lost in the Conference Quarter-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 3.

Off-season
The Bruins entered the 2007–08 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 included the 2007 NHL Entry Draft which took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23 and the free agency period which began on July 1.

Regular Season
Midway in the season the goal horn was changed.

October
Record: 6–4–0; Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–3–0

November
Record: 7–4–2; Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–3–1

December
Record: 6–8–2 ; Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 4–4–1

January
Record: 8–3–1; Home: 5–2–1; Road: 3–1–0

February
Record: 7–4–1 ; Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 4–0–1

March
Record: 6–5–5; Home: 5–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–4

April
Record:1–1–1 ; Home:0–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–1

Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 3
The Bruins qualified for the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs, for the first time since the 2003–04 NHL season and faced their traditional arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens. The Boston Bruins were down 3–1 in the series facing elimination, but climbed back to 3–3. The series moved to game 7 in Montreal on April 21, however the Bruins lost the game and were narrowly eliminated.

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

Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Awards

 * Zdeno Chara, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star

Transactions
The Bruins were involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Draft Picks
Boston's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio on June 22-23. The Bruins picked 8th overall.

Providence Bruins
The Providence Bruins remain Boston's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2007–08.

Johnstown Chiefs
On June 18, 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.