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2011-12 Bruins
2011–12 Boston Bruins
Division 1st Northeast
Conference 2nd Eastern
2011–12 record 49–29–4
Home record 24–15–3
Road record 25–15–1
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
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 Tuuka Rask (2.30)

The 2011–12 Boston Bruins season was the 88th season of play for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The Bruins finished 1st in the Northeast Division and lost in the Conference Quarter-finals to the Washington Capitals 4 games to 3.

Off-season[]

Veteran forward Mark Recchi retired.

Regular Season[]

The Bruins' opened the regular season with a home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, whom they had swept 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, on route to the worst start by a defending champion since the current playoff platform was adopted in 1994.[1][2] 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.[3] During this run, defending Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas posted a 9–0–0 record and earned First Star honors for the month.[4]

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 beating the New York Rangers, 2-1.

Final Standings[]

Northeast Division[5]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y – Boston Bruins 82 49 29 4 40 269 202 102
2 Ottawa Senators 82 41 31 10 35 249 240 92
3 Buffalo Sabres 82 39 32 11 32 218 230 89
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 35 37 10 31 231 264 80
5 Montreal Canadiens 82 31 35 16 26 212 226 78
Eastern Conference[6]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – New York Rangers * AT 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 109
2 y – Boston Bruins * NE 82 49 29 4 40 269 202 102
3 y – Florida Panthers * SE 82 38 26 18 32 203 227 94
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 108
5 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 103
6 New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 102
7 Washington Capitals SE 82 42 32 8 38 222 230 92
8 Ottawa Senators NE 82 41 31 10 35 249 240 92
8.5
9 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 39 32 11 32 218 230 89
10 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 38 36 8 35 235 281 84
11 Winnipeg Jets SE 82 37 35 10 33 225 246 84
12 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 33 33 16 32 213 243 82
13 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 35 37 10 31 231 264 80
14 New York Islanders AT 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 79
15 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 31 35 16 26 212 226 78
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast; ROW: Total of games won in regulation or overtime, not shootout.

* – Division leader, y – Clinched division, z Clinched conference (and division)


Game Log[]

Pre-season[]

Regular Season[]

2011–12 game log

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs[]

Washington Capitals 4, Boston Bruins 3[]

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.

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs
  • Scorer of game-winning goal in italics

Player Stats[]

Skaters[]

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

Regular Season[7]
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin 81 29 38 67 34 30
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron 81 22 42 64 36 20
Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci 79 23 39 62 −5 36
Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic 81 26 35 61 7 135
Marchand, BradBrad Marchand 76 28 27 55 31 87
Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara 79 12 40 52 33 86
Peverley, RichRich Peverley 57 11 31 42 20 22
Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly 82 20 19 39 33 41
Horton, NathanNathan Horton 46 17 15 32 0 54
Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot 74 16 16 32 18 38
Corvo, JoeJoe Corvo 75 4 21 25 10 13
Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference 72 6 18 24 9 46
Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg 80 5 18 23 15 39
Campbell, GregoryGregory Campbell 78 8 8 16 −3 80
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston 21 3 12 15 7 8
Boychuk, JohnnyJohnny Boychuk 77 5 10 15 27 53
Paille, DanielDaniel Paille 69 9 6 15 −5 15
Caron, JordanJordan Caron 48 7 8 15 0 14
Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton 81 5 8 13 −7 154
McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid 72 2 8 10 16 99
Zanon, GregGreg Zanon 17 1 1 2 4 4
Kampfer, StevenSteven Kampfer 10 0 2 2 6 4
Hamill, ZachZach Hamill 16 0 2 2 3 4
Camper, CarterCarter Camper 3 1 0 1 1 0
Krug, ToreyTorey Krug 2 0 1 1 0 0
(G) Thomas, TimTim Thomas 58 0 1 1 0
Whitfield, TrentTrent Whitfield 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sauve, MaximeMaxime Sauve 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hennessy, JoshJosh Hennessy 3 0 0 0 1 2
Bartkowski, MattMatt Bartkowski 3 0 0 0 −2 0
MacDermid, LaneLane MacDermid 5 0 0 0 −2 5
Mottau, MikeMike Mottau 6 0 0 0 -1 0
(G) Turco, MartyMarty Turco 4 0 0 0 2
(G) Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask 23 0 0 0 2
Team Totals 79 251 412 663 +60[8] 1071[9]
  • 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.
  • Team PIM totals include bench infractions.


Playoffs[10]
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Peverley, RichRich Peverley 7 3 2 5 0 4
Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference 7 1 3 4 -2 0
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston 7 1 2 3 -2 0
Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara 7 1 2 3 -1 8
Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly 7 1 2 3 1 4
Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg 7 1 2 3 1 2
Boychuk, JohnnyJohnny Boychuk 7 1 2 3 1 4
Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci 7 1 2 3 0 4
Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic 7 0 3 3 2 8
Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin 7 2 1 3 3 0
Campbell, GregoryGregory Campbell 7 0 2 2 -1 0
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron 7 0 2 2 0 8
Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot 7 1 1 2 -1 6
Marchand, BradBrad Marchand 7 1 1 2 -1 2
Zanon, GregGreg Zanon 7 0 1 1 0 0
Paille, DanielDaniel Paille 7 1 0 1 -1 2
Mottau, MikeMike Mottau 2 0 0 0 -2 0
Caron, JordanJordan Caron 2 0 0 0 -1 0
Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton 5 0 0 0 0 0
Corvo, JoeJoe Corvo 5 0 0 0 3 0
(G) Thomas, TimTim Thomas 7 0 0 0 0
Team Totals - - - -[11] -[12]

Goaltenders[]

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

Regular Season[7]
Player GPI MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV%
Thomas, TimTim Thomas 59 3352 2.36 35 19 1 5 1659 132 .920
Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask 23 1289 2.05 11 8 3 3 621 44 .929
Turco, MartyMarty Turco 5 261 3.68 2 2 0 0 110 16 .855
Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin 1 60 1.00 1 0 0 0 45 1 .978
Combined 4778 2.31 47 28 4 8 2335 184 .921


Playoffs[10]
Player GPI MIN GAA W L SO SA GA SV%
Thomas, TimTim Thomas 7 448 2.14 3 4 1 207 16 .923

Awards and Records[]

Awards[]

Player Award Notes
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[]

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
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
February 25, 2012
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
Maxime 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
April 5, 2012
Patrice Bergeron 400th career NHL point April 7, 2012

Transactions[]

The Bruins were involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades[]

July 5, 2011[17] To Carolina Hurricanes:
4th-round pick in 2012
To Boston:
Joe Corvo
February 27, 2012[18] To New York Islanders:
Marc Cantin
Yannick Riendeau
To Boston:
Mike Mottau
Brian Rolston
February 27, 2012[18] To Minnesota Wild:
Steven Kampfer
To Boston:
Greg Zanon
March 20, 2012
[19]
To New York Islanders
Yury Alexandrov
To Boston
Future considerations
May 26, 2012
[20]
To Washington Capitals
Zach Hamill
To Boston
Chris Bourque

Free Agents Signed[]

Player Former team Contract terms
Benoit Pouliot[21] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $1.1 million
Josh Hennessy[22] HC Lugano 1 year, $600,000
Jamie Tardif[22] Grand Rapids Griffins 2 years, $1.2 million
Marty Turco[23] EC Red Bull Salzburg 1 year, $600,000
Adam Morrison[24] Vancouver Giants 3 years, $1.935 million entry-level contract
Torey Krug[25] Michigan State 3 years, $2.75 million entry-level contract
Niklas Svedberg[26] Brynas IF 2 years, $1.7175 million entry-level contract

Free Agents Lost[]

Player New team Contract terms
Michael Ryder[27] Dallas Stars 2 years, $7 million
Boris Valabik[28] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $550,000
Tomas Kaberle[29] Carolina Hurricanes 3 years, $12.75 million
David Laliberte[30] EHC Wolfsburg 1 year

Lost via Retirement[]

Player
Mark Recchi[31]

Player Signings[]

Player Date Contract terms
Anton Khudobin[21] July 1, 2011 2 years, $1.75 million
Trent Whitfield[21] July 1, 2011 2 years, $1.15 million
Adam McQuaid[32] July 14, 2011 3 years, $4.7 million
Craig Cunningham[32] July 14, 2011 3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Zach McKelvie[32] July 14, 2011 1 year, $600,000
Stefan Chaput[33] July 20, 2011 1 year, $577,500
Jared Knight[33] July 20, 2011 3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract
Ryan Spooner[33] July 20, 2011 3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract
Andrew Bodnarchuk[34] September 9, 2011 1 year, $635,250
Brad Marchand[35] September 14, 2011 2 years, $5 million
Rich Peverley[36] October 11, 2011 3 years, $9.75 million contract extension
David Krejci[37] December 1, 2011 3 years, $15.75 million contract extension
Dougie Hamilton[38] December 8, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Johnny Boychuk[39] February 14, 2012 3 years, $10.08 million contract extension
Shawn Thornton[40] March 19, 2012 2 years, $2.2 million contract extension
Justin Florek[41] March 25, 2012 2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract
Zach Trotman[41] March 25, 2012 2 years, $1.33 million entry-level contract
Tommy Cross[42] April 10, 2012 2 years, $1.575 million entry-level contract
Daniel Paille[43] June 1, 2012 3 years, $3.9 million contract extension
Chris Bourque[43] June 1, 2012 2 years, $1 million
Gregory Campbell[44] June 13, 2012 3 years, $4.8 million
Chris Kelly[44] June 13, 2012 4 years, $12 million

Draft Picks[]

Boston's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 9a Dougie Hamilton Defense Flag of Canada Canada Niagara IceDogs (Ontario Hockey League)
2 40b Alexander Khokhlachev Left Wing Flag of Russia Russia Windsor Spitfires (Ontario Hockey League)
3 81c Anthony Camara Left Wing Flag of Canada Canada Saginaw Spirit (Ontario Hockey League)
4 121 Brian Ferlin Right Wing USA Indiana Ice (United States Hockey League)
5 151 Rob O'Gara Defense USA Milton Academy (Massachusetts)
6 181 Lars Volden Goaltender Flag of Norway Norway Espoo Blues (SM-liiga)
Notes on draft picks

Roster[]

Updated April 23, 2012.[52]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
37 Flag of Canada Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron

 (A)

C R 38 2003 L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
65 Flag of Canada Bodnarchuk, AndrewAndrew Bodnarchuk

D L 35 2006 Drumheller, Alberta
55 Flag of Canada Boychuk, JohnnyJohnny Boychuk

D R 39 2008 Edmonton, Alberta
11 Flag of Canada Campbell, GregoryGregory Campbell

C L 40 2010 London, Ontario
58 Flag of the United States Camper, CarterCarter Camper

C R 35 2011 Rocky River, Ohio
38 Flag of Canada Caron, JordanJordan Caron

RW L 33 2009 Sayabec, Quebec
33 Flag of Slovakia Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara

 (C)

D L 47 2006 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
14 Flag of the United States Corvo, JoeJoe Corvo

D R 46 2011 Oak Park, Illinois
61 Flag of Canada Cunningham, CraigCraig Cunningham

RW R 33 2010 Trail, British Columbia
21 Flag of Canada Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference

 (A)

D L 45 2007 Edmonton, Alberta
62 Flag of the United States Hennessy, JoshJosh Hennessy

C L 39 2011 Brockton, Massachusetts
18 Flag of Canada Horton, NathanNathan Horton

 Injured Reserve

RW R 38 2010 Welland, Ontario
23 Flag of Canada Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly

 (A)

C L 43 2011 Toronto, Ontario
35 Flag of Russia Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin

G L 37 2011 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union
46 Flag of the Czech Republic Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci

C R 37 2004 Šternberk, Czechoslovakia
47 Flag of the United States Krug, ToreyTorey Krug

D L 32 2012 Livonia, Michigan
17 Flag of Canada Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic

LW L 35 2006 Vancouver, British Columbia
64 Flag of Canada MacDermid, LaneLane MacDermid

LW L 34 2009 Hartford, Connecticut
63 Flag of Canada Marchand, BradBrad Marchand

LW L 35 2006 Halifax, Nova Scotia
54 Flag of Canada McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid

D R 37 2007 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
27 Flag of the United States Mottau, MikeMike Mottau

D L 45 2012 Quincy, Massachusetts
20 Flag of Canada Paille, DanielDaniel Paille

LW L 39 2009 Welland, Ontario
49 Flag of Canada Peverley, RichRich Peverley

C/RW R 41 2011 Guelph, Ontario
67 Flag of Canada Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot

LW L 37 2011 Alfred, Ontario
40 Flag of Finland Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask

G L 37 2006 Savonlinna, Finland
12 Flag of the United States Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston

RW L 51 2012 Flint, Michigan
74 Flag of France Sauve, MaximeMaxime Sauve

C L 34 2008 Tours, France
91 Flag of Canada Savard, MarcMarc Savard

 Injured Reserve

C L 46 2006 Ottawa, Ontario
19 Flag of Canada Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin

RW/C R 32 2010 Brampton, Ontario
44 Flag of Germany Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg

D L 42 2010 Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany
30 Flag of the United States Thomas, TimTim Thomas

G L 49 2002 Flint, Michigan
22 Flag of Canada Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton

RW R 46 2007 Oshawa, Ontario
1 Flag of Canada Turco, MartyMarty Turco

G L 48 2012 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
79 Flag of the United States Warsofsky, DavidDavid Warsofsky

D L 33 2010 Marshfield, Massachusetts
42 Flag of Canada Whitfield, TrentTrent Whitfield

C L 46 2009 Estevan, Saskatchewan
6 Flag of Canada Zanon, GregGreg Zanon

D L 43 2012 Burnaby, British Columbia

See Also[]

References[]

  1. Deals next for sinking B's?
  2. Bruins experiencing historic 'Stanley Cup hangover'
  3. Bruins and Wild had memorable Novembers
  4. Tim Thomas, Jonathan Toews and Joffrey Lupul are NHL's three stars for November
  5. 2011–2012 Division Standings. National Hockey League. Retrieved on April 7, 2012.
  6. 2011–2012 Standings by Conference. National Hockey League. Retrieved on April 2, 2012.
  7. 7.0 7.1 2011–2012 Regular Season.
  8. Team Stats 2011–2012 Regular Season.
  9. Team Stats 2011–2012 Bench Penalties.
  10. 10.0 10.1 2010-2011 Playoffs.
  11. Team Stats 2011-2012 Playoffs.
  12. Playoff Stats 2011-2012 Bench Penalties.
  13. Seguin, Howard, Toews are NHL's Three Stars
  14. Thomas, Toews, Lupul are November's Three Stars
  15. Marchand, Gaborik, Giguere earn Three Stars
  16. Simmonds, Chara, Smith are Three Stars of the Week
  17. Bruins Acquire Corvo
  18. 18.0 18.1 Bruins Acquire Trio of Veteran Players
  19. Islanders acquire Alexandrov from Bruins
  20. Bruins Acquire Chris Bourque from WSH for Zach Hamill
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 B's Sign Pouliot, Khudobin, Whitfield
  22. 22.0 22.1 B's Sign Tardiff and Hennessy
  23. Bruins Sign Goaltender Marty Turco
  24. B's Sign Morrison to Entry-level Contract
  25. Bruins Sign Torey Krug to an Entry-level Contract
  26. Bruins Sign Goaltender Niklas Svedberg to Entry-level Contract
  27. Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
  28. Penguins Sign Defenseman Boris Valabik
  29. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Tomas Kaberle
  30. EHC Wolfsburg bound winger David Laliberté (German). EHC Wolfsburg (July 7, 2011). Retrieved on July 7, 2011.
  31. Pepin, Matt. Report: Mark Recchi announces retirement. Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved on June 16, 2011.
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 Bruins Sign McQuaid to Extension
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 B's Sign Chaput, Knight & Spooner
  34. Bodnarchuk Signs Extension
  35. Bruins Sign Brad Marchand
  36. B's Sign Peverley to 3-year Extension
  37. B's Sign Krejci to a Three-Year Contract Extension
  38. B's Sign Dougie Hamilton to Entry-Level Contract
  39. B's Sign Boychuk to Extension
  40. B's Sign Thornton to 2-Year Extension
  41. 41.0 41.1 Florek & Trotman Signed to Entry-level Contracts
  42. B's Sign Cross to an Entry-level Contract
  43. 43.0 43.1 Bruins Sign Paille, Bourque
  44. 44.0 44.1 Campbell, Kelly Remain in Black & Gold
  45. Kessel traded to Maple Leafs.
  46. Minnesota acquires Kobasew from Bruins
  47. Coyotes Acquire Morris From Boston. Phoenix Coyotes (March 3, 2010).
  48. Bruins Acquire Kaberle from Toronto. Boston Bruins. Retrieved on February 18, 2011.
  49. Bruins acquire Chris Kelly from Sens. National Hockey League. Retrieved on February 15, 2011.
  50. Cats deal Horton, Campbell to B's for Wideman, picks. National Hockey League. Archived from the original on June 24, 2010. Retrieved on June 22, 2010.
  51. Trades announced at the NHL Entry Draft on Day 2. National Hockey League. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved on June 27, 2010.
  52. Bruins Roster - Boston Bruins - Roster. Boston Bruins. Retrieved on April 23, 2012.


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