2007–08 Boston Bruins season

2007–08 Boston Bruins
Division	3rd Northeast
Conference	8th Eastern
2007–08 record	41–29–12
Home record	21–16–4
Road record	20–13–8
Goals for	212
Goals against	222
Team information
General manager	Peter Chiarelli
Coach	Claude Julien
Captain	Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains	Patrice Bergeron Glen Murray
Arena	TD Banknorth Garden
Average attendance	15,384 (87.6%)
Team leaders
Goals	Marco Sturm (27)
Assists	Marc Savard (63)
Points	Marc Savard (78)
Penalty minutes	Zdeno Chara (114)
Plus/minus	Zdeno Chara (+14)
Wins	Tim Thomas (28)
Goals against average	Tim Thomas (2.44)

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.

Divisional Standings

Northeast Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	z-Montreal Canadiens	82	47	25	10	262	222	104
2	7	Ottawa Senators	82	43	31	8	261	247	94
3	8	Boston Bruins	82	41	29	12	212	222	94
4	10	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	31	12	255	242	90
5	12	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	36	35	11	231	260	83

Conference Standings

Eastern Conference

	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
z-Montreal Canadiens *	82	47	25	10	262	222	104
y-Pittsburgh Penguins *	82	47	27	8	247	216	102
y-Washington Capitals *	82	43	31	8	242	231	94
New Jersey Devils	82	46	29	7	206	197	99
New York Rangers	82	42	27	13	213	199	97
Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	29	11	248	233	95
Ottawa Senators	82	43	31	8	261	247	94
Boston Bruins	82	41	29	12	212	222	94
Carolina Hurricanes	82	43	33	6	252	249	92
Buffalo Sabres	82	39	31	12	255	242	90
Florida Panthers	82	38	35	9	216	226	85
Toronto Maple Leafs	82	36	35	11	231	260	83
New York Islanders	82	35	38	9	194	243	79
Atlanta Thrashers	82	34	40	8	216	272	76
Tampa Bay Lightning	82	31	42	9	223	267	71

bold - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, z - clinched best conference record, * - division leader

Game Log

October

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

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 5	Boston	1 – 4	Dallas		Fernandez	18,532	0–1–0	0
2	October 6	Boston	3 – 1	Phoenix		Thomas	14,087	1–1–0	2
3	October 10	Boston	1 – 2	Anaheim		Thomas	17,285	1–2–0	2
4	October 12	Boston	8 – 6	Los Angeles		Fernandez	17,064	2–2–0	4
5	October 13	Boston	2 – 1	San Jose		Thomas	17,496	3–2–0	6
6	October 18	Tampa Bay	1 – 4	Boston		Thomas	16,363	4–2–0	8
7	October 20	NY Rangers	0 – 1	Boston	SO	Fernandez	15,266	5–2–0	10
8	October 22	Boston	1 – 6	Montreal		Fernandez	21,273	5–3–0	10
9	October 25	Chicago	1 – 3	Boston		Thomas	10,290	6–3–0	12
10	October 27	Philadelphia	2 – 1	Boston		Thomas	14,956	6–4–0	12

November

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

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
11	November 1	Buffalo	3 – 4	Boston	OT	Thomas	13,479	7–4–0	14
12	November 3	Boston	2 – 3	Ottawa		Thomas	19,939	7–5–0	14
13	November 4	Ottawa	2 – 1	Boston	SO	Thomas	10,087	7–5–1	15
14	November 7	Boston	1 – 2	Buffalo	OT	Thomas	18,690	7–5–2	16
15	November 8	Montreal	2 – 1	Boston		Thomas	15,183	7–6–2	16
16	November 10	Buffalo	1 – 2	Boston		Thomas	17,565	8–6–2	18
17	November 15	Toronto	2 – 5	Boston		Thomas	16,373	9–6–2	20
18	November 17	Boston	4 – 7	Montreal		Thomas	21,173	9–7–2	20
19	November 20	Boston	4 – 2	Toronto		Rask	19,441	10–7–2	22
20	November 23	NY Islanders	1 – 2	Boston		Thomas	17,565	11–7–2	24
21	November 24	Boston	1 – 2	NY Islanders		Thomas	16,234	11–8–2	24
22	November 26	Boston	6 – 3	Philadelphia		Rask	19,457	12–8–2	26
23	November 29	Boston	4 – 3	Florida		Thomas	14,926	13–8–2	28

December

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

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
24	December 1	Boston	1 – 4	Tampa Bay		Thomas	18,444	13–9–2	28
25	December 3	Boston	3 – 1	NY Islanders		Thomas	11,040	14–9–2	30
26	December 5	Boston	3 – 4	New Jersey	OT	Rask	14,012	14–9–3	31
27	December 6	Montreal	4 – 2	Boston		Rask	14,977	14–10–3	31
28	December 8	Boston	2 – 1	Toronto		Auld	18,819	15–10–3	33
29	December 10	Boston	4 – 1	Buffalo		Auld	18,302	16–10–3	35
30	December 12	Boston	5 – 3	Atlanta		Auld	14,265	17–10–3	37
31	December 13	New Jersey	3 – 1	Boston		Auld	12,064	17–11–3	37
32	December 15	Columbus	0 – 2	Boston		Auld	14,058	18–11–3	39
33	December 18	Ottawa	3 – 2	Boston		Auld	14,874	18–12–3	39
34	December 20	Pittsburgh	5 – 4	Boston	SO	Thomas	15,304	18–12–4	40
35	December 22	St. Louis	4 – 1	Boston		Thomas	14,200	18–13–4	40
36	December 23	Boston	2 – 4	Pittsburgh		Auld	17,060	18–14–4	40
37	December 28	Boston	3 – 4	Carolina		Thomas	18,680	18–15–4	40
38	December 29	Boston	0 – 5	Atlanta		Auld	18,545	18–16–4	40
39	December 31	Atlanta	2 – 5	Boston		Thomas	17,565	19–16–4	42

January

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

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
40	January 3	Washington	0 – 2	Boston		Thomas	12,240	20–16–4	44
41	January 5	New Jersey	3 – 4	Boston		Thomas	17,565	21–16–4	46
42	January 8	Carolina	1 – 0	Boston		Thomas	14,549	21–17–4	46
43	January 10	Montreal	5 – 2	Boston		Thomas	17,565	21–18–4	46
44	January 12	Boston	4 – 3	Philadelphia	OT	Auld	19,792	22–18–4	48
45	January 17	Toronto	3 – 2	Boston	SO	Auld	13,907	22–18–5	49
46	January 19	NY Rangers	3 – 4	Boston	SO	Thomas	17,565	23–18–5	51
47	January 20	Boston	3 – 1	NY Rangers		Thomas	18,200	24–18–5	53
48	January 22	Boston	2 – 8	Montreal		Auld	21,273	24–19–5	53
49	January 24	NY Islanders	1 – 4	Boston		Thomas	13,461	25–19–5	55
50	January 29	Nashville	1 – 3	Boston		Thomas	14,150	26–19–5	57
51	January 31	Boston	4 – 1	Ottawa		Thomas	19,959	27–19–5	59

February

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

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
52	February 2	Detroit	3 – 1	Boston		Thomas	17,565	27–20–5	59
53	February 5	Buffalo	4 – 2	Boston		Thomas	13,427	27–21–5	59
54	February 8	Boston	3 – 2	Buffalo	SO	Auld	14,465	28–21–5	61
55	February 9	Florida	6 – 3	Boston		Thomas	14,365	28–22–5	61
56	February 12	Carolina	3 – 2	Boston		Auld	15,300	28–23–5	61
57	February 13	Boston	2 – 1	Pittsburgh		Thomas	16,982	29–23–5	63
58	February 16	Boston	3 – 4	Toronto	OT	Thomas	19,481	29–23–6	64
59	February 19	Boston	3 – 2	Carolina	SO	Thomas	17,552	30–23–6	66
60	February 21	Boston	5 – 4	Florida	SO	Auld	14,992	31–23–6	68
61	February 23	Boston	5 – 3	Tampa Bay		Auld	20,519	32–23–6	70
62	February 26	Ottawa	0 – 4	Boston		Thomas	13,451	33–23–6	72
63	February 28	Pittsburgh	1 – 5	Boston		Thomas	17,565	34–23–6	74

March

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

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
64	March 1	Atlanta	2 – 3	Boston	SO	Thomas	17,565	35–23–6	76
65	March 3	Boston	2 – 10	Washington		Thomas	16,548	35–24–6	76
66	March 4	Florida	1 – 0	Boston	OT	Auld	16,478	35–24–7	77
67	March 6	Toronto	8 – 2	Boston		Thomas	17,565	35–25–7	77
68	March 8	Washington	1 – 2	Boston		Auld	17,565	36–25–7	79
69	March 9	Boston	0 – 1	NY Rangers	SO	Auld	18,200	36–25–8	80
70	March 11	Boston	1 – 4	Ottawa		Auld	20,143	36–26–8	80
71	March 13	Tampa Bay	3 – 1	Boston		Thomas	13,373	36–27–8	80
72	March 15	Philadelphia	2 – 3	Boston	OT	Thomas	17,565	37–27–8	82
73	March 16	Boston	1 – 2	Washington	SO	Auld	18,277	37–27–9	83
74	March 20	Montreal	4 – 2	Boston		Thomas	17,565	37–28–9	83
75	March 22	Boston	2 – 3	Montreal	SO	Thomas	21,273	37–28–10	84
76	March 25	Boston	6 – 2	Toronto		Thomas	19,562	38–28–10	86
77	March 27	Toronto	2 – 4	Boston		Thomas	17,565	39–28–10	88
78	March 29	Ottawa	0 – 4	Boston		Thomas	17,565	40–28–10	90
79	March 30	Boston	1 – 2	Buffalo	OT	Auld	18,690	40–28–11	91

April

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

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
80	April 2	Boston	2 – 3	New Jersey	SO	Thomas	16,144	40–28–12	92
81	April 4	Boston	2 – 1	Ottawa		Thomas	20,232	41–28–12	94
82	April 6	Buffalo	3 – 0	Boston		Thomas	19,563	41–29–12	94

Playoffs

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.

2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-final vs. Montreal (1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 April 10 Boston 1 – 4 Montreal Price 21,273 Canadiens lead 1–0 2 April 12 Boston 2 – 3 Montreal 02:30 Price 21,273 Canadiens lead 2–0 3 April 13 Montreal 1 – 2 Boston 09:25 Thomas 17,565 Canadiens lead 2–1 4 April 15 Montreal 1 – 0 Boston Price 17,565 Canadiens lead 3–1 5 April 17 Boston 5 – 1 Montreal Thomas 21,273 Canadiens lead 3–2 6 April 19 Montreal 4 – 5 Boston Thomas 17,565 Tied 3–3 7 April 21 Boston 0 – 5 Montreal Price 21,273 Canadiens win 4–3

Player Stats

Skaters

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Andrew Alberts	35	0	2	2	4	39
P. J. Axelsson	75	13	16	29	11	15
Patrice Bergeron	10	3	4	7	2	2
Zdeno Chara	77	17	34	51	14	114
Andrew Ference	59	1	14	15	-14	50
Shane Hnidy	43	1	4	5	-4	41
Matt Hunwick	13	0	1	1	-1	4
Phil Kessel	82	19	18	37	-6	28
Chuck Kobasew	73	22	17	39	6	29
David Krejci	56	6	21	27	-3	20
Matt Lashoff	18	1	4	5	-2	0
Milan Lucic	77	8	19	27	-2	89
Glen Metropolit	82	11	22	33	-3	36
Glen Murray	63	17	13	30	-4	50
Petteri Nokelainen	57	7	3	10	0	19
Jeremy Reich	58	2	2	4	-5	78
Marc Savard	74	15	63	78	3	66
Peter Schaefer	63	9	17	26	4	18
Vladimir Sobotka	48	1	6	7	1	24
Mark Stuart	82	4	4	8	2	81
Marco Sturm	80	27	29	56	11	40
Shawn Thornton	58	4	3	7	-1	74
Aaron Ward	65	5	8	13	9	54
Dennis Wideman	81	13	23	36	11	70
Combined		206	347	553	33	1041

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

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Tim Thomas	57	3,341	28	19	6	136	3	.921	2.44
Alex Auld	23	1,213	9	7	5	47	2	.919	2.32
Manny Fernandez	4	244	2	2	0	16	1	.832	3.93
Tuukka Rask	4	184	2	1	1	10	0	.886	3.26
Jordan Sigalet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0.00
Combined		4982	41	29	12	209	6	.904	2.99

Awards and Records

Awards

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

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Andrew Ference	400th NHL PIM	October 5, 2007
Milan Lucic	1st NHL Game	October 5, 2007
David Krejci	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 6, 2007
Phil Kessel	1st NHL Hat Trick	October 12, 2007
Milan Lucic	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 12, 2007
Marc Savard	500th NHL Point	October 12, 2007
Peter Schaefer	500th NHL Game	October 20, 2007
Matt Hunwick	1st NHL Game	November 10, 2007
Andrew Alberts	200th NHL PIM	November 10, 2007
Marc Savard	600th NHL Game	November 10, 2007
Tuukka Rask	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Win	November 20, 2007
Dennis Wideman	18,000th Bruins all-time goal	December 31, 2007
Glen Metropolit	100th NHL Point	January 29, 2008
Marco Sturm	200th NHL Assist	February 9, 2008
Vladimir Sobotka	1st NHL Goal	February 13, 2008
P. J. Axelsson	700th NHL Game	February 21, 2008
David Krejci	1st NHL Goal	February 26, 2008
Marc Savard	400th NHL Assist	February 28, 2008
Marco Sturm	200th NHL Goal	February 28, 2008
Mark Stuart	100th NHL Game	March 8, 2008

Transactions

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

Trades

June 30, 2007	To Boston Bruins Manny Fernandez	To Minnesota Wild Petr Kalus 4th round pick in 2008
July 17, 2007	To Boston Bruins Peter Schaefer	To Ottawa Senators Shean Donovan
July 23, 2007	To St. Louis Blues Hannu Toivonen	To Boston Bruins Carl Soderberg
September 11, 2007	To Boston Bruins Petteri Nokelainen	To New York Islanders Ben Walter conditional 2nd round pick in 2009
September 24, 2007	To Anaheim Ducks Mark Mowers	To Boston Bruins Nathan Saunders Brett Skinner
December 6, 2007	To Boston Bruins Alex Auld	To Phoenix Coyotes Nate DiCasmirro 5th round pick in 2009
January 2, 2008	To Anaheim Ducks Brandon Bochenski	To Boston Bruins Shane Hnidy 6th round pick in 2008

Free Agents

Player Former team Contract terms Shawn Thornton Anaheim Ducks 3 year, $1.55 million Glen Metropolit* St. Louis Blues Undisclosed *Invitee to Bruins Training Camp, re-signed after camp

Player New team Jay Leach Tampa Bay Lightning Joey MacDonald New York Islanders

Draft Picks

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

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	8	Zach Hamill	Center	Canada	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
2	35	Tommy Cross	Defenseman	United States	Westminster High School (Connecticut)
5	130	Denis Reul	Defenseman	Germany	Heilbronn (German-3), Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
6	159	Alain Goulet	Defenseman	Canada	Aurora Tigers (OPJHL)
6	169	Radim Ostrcil	Defenseman	Czech Republic	Vsetin (Czech Republic)
7	189	Jordan Knackstedt	Right Wing	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)

Farm Teams

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.

Roster

Boston Bruins
Goaltenders 29 Alex Auld  30 Tim Thomas  35 Manny Fernandez  40 Tuukka Rask  Injured reserve Currently vacant		Defensemen 6 Dennis Wideman  21 Andrew Ference  33 Zdeno Chara  - C 34 Shane Hnidy  38 Bobby Allen  41 Andrew Alberts  44 Aaron Ward  45 Mark Stuart  48 Matt Hunwick  49 Matt Lashoff		Wingers 11 P. J. Axelsson  12 Chuck Kobasew  13 Glen Metropolit  16 Marco Sturm  17 Milan Lucic  22 Shawn Thornton  27 Glen Murray  - A 32 Jeff Hoggan  42 Pascal Pelletier  53 Jeremy Reich  72 Peter Schaefer		Centers 37 Patrice Bergeron  - A 46 David Krejci  56 Petteri Nokelainen  60 Vladimir Sobotka  81 Phil Kessel  91 Marc Savard  GM: Peter Chiarelli Coach: Claude Julien

See Also

• 2007–08 NHL season

References

• Player stats: Boston Bruins player stats on espn.com
• Game log: Boston Bruins game log on espn.com
• Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com

2007-08 NHL season by team