2017–18 Boston Bruins season

	2017–18 Boston Bruins
Division	2nd Atlantic
Conference	2nd Eastern
2017–18 record	50–20–12
Home record	28–8–5
Road record	22–12–7
Goals for	270
Goals against	214
Team information
General manager	Don Sweeney
Coach	Bruce Cassidy
Captain	Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains	Patrice Bergeron; David Krejci
Arena	TD Garden
Minor league affiliate(s)	Providence Bruins (AHL); Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	David Pastrnak (35)
Assists	Brad Marchand (51)
Points	Brad Marchand (85)
Penalty minutes	Kevan Miller (70)
Plus/minus	Brad Marchand (+25)
Wins	Tuukka Rask (34)
Goals against average	Tuukka Rask (2.36)
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The 2017–18 Boston Bruins season was the 94th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. The Bruins finished 2nd in the Northeast Division and lost in the Conference Semi-finals to the Tampa Bay Lightning 4 games to 1.

Regular Season[]

Divisional Standings[]

Atlantic Division
Pos	Team [v • d • e]	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	54	23	5	48	296	236	+60	113
2	x – Boston Bruins	82	50	20	12	47	270	214	+56	112
3	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	49	26	7	42	277	232	+45	105
4	Florida Panthers	82	44	30	8	41	248	246	+2	96
5	Detroit Red Wings	82	30	39	13	25	217	255	−38	73
6	Montreal Canadiens	82	29	40	13	27	209	264	−55	71
7	Ottawa Senators	82	28	43	11	26	221	291	−70	67
8	Buffalo Sabres	82	25	45	12	24	199	280	−81	62

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Conference Standings[]

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos	Team [v • d • e]	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Washington Capitals	82	49	26	7	46	259	239	+20	105
2	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	29	6	45	272	250	+22	100
3	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	26	14	40	251	243	+8	98

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos	Team [v • d • e]	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	54	23	5	48	296	236	+60	113
2	x – Boston Bruins	82	50	20	12	47	270	214	+56	112
3	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	49	26	7	42	277	232	+45	105

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team [v • d • e]	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	45	30	7	39	242	230	+12	97
2	ME	x – New Jersey Devils	82	44	29	9	39	248	244	+4	97

3	AT	Florida Panthers	82	44	30	8	41	248	246	+2	96
4	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	36	35	11	33	228	256	−28	83
5	ME	New York Islanders	82	35	37	10	32	264	296	−32	80
6	ME	New York Rangers	82	34	39	9	31	231	268	−37	77
7	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	30	39	13	25	217	255	−38	73
8	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	29	40	13	27	209	264	−55	71
9	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	28	43	11	26	221	291	−70	67
10	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	25	45	12	24	199	280	−81	62

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Game Log[]

Preseason[]

The Bruins announced their preseason schedule on June 1, 2017.^[1]

2017 preseason game log: 4–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1^[a]	September 18	Montreal	2–3	Boston		—	—	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 19	Detroit	2–4	Boston		Khudobin	16,309	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 21	Philadelphia	1–2	Boston	OT	Rask	16,781	3–0–0	Recap
4	September 23	Boston	1–5	Detroit		McIntyre	17,314	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 25	Chicago	2–4	Boston		Subban	16,374	4–1–0	Recap
6	September 28	Boston	1–5	Philadelphia		Rask	18,572	4–2–0	Recap
7	September 30	Boston	0–1	Chicago		Khudobin	20,703	4–3–0	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec.

Regular Season[]

The Bruins' regular season schedule was made public on June 22, 2017.^[2]^[3]

2017–18 game log

October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–1–2 ; Road: 1–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 5	Nashville	3–4	Boston		Rask	17,565	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 9	Colorado	4–0	Boston		Rask	17,565	1–1–0	2	Recap
3	October 11	Boston	3–6	Colorado		Rask	18,011	1–2–0	2	Recap
4	October 14	Boston	6–2	Arizona		Khudobin	14,810	2–2–0	4	recap
5	October 15	Boston	1–3	Vegas		Rask	17,562	2–3–0	4	Recap
6	October 19	Vancouver	3–6	Boston		Khudobin	17,565	3–3–0	6	Recap
7	October 21	Buffalo	5–4	Boston	OT	Khudobin	17,565	3–3–1	7	Recap
8	October 26	San Jose	1–2	Boston		Khudobin	17,565	4–3–1	9	Recap
9	October 28	Los Angeles	2–1	Boston	OT	Rask	17,565	4–3–2	10	Recap
10	October 30	Boston	3–4	Columbus	SO	Rask	13,396	4–3–3	11	Recap

November: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	November 2	Vegas	1–2	Boston		Rask	17,565	5–3–3	13	Recap
12	November 4	Washington	3–2	Boston		Rask	17,565	5–4–3	13	Recap
13	November 6	Minnesota	3–5	Boston		Rask	17,565	6–4–3	15	Recap
14	November 8	Boston	2–4	NY Rangers		Rask	18,006	6–5–3	15	Recap
15	November 10	Boston	2–3	Toronto	OT	Khudobin	19,381	6–5–4	16	Recap
16	November 11	Toronto	4–1	Boston		Rask	17,565	6–6–4	16	Recap
17	November 15	Boston	2–4	Anaheim		Rask	15,089	6–7–4	16	Recap
18	November 16	Boston	2–1	Los Angeles		Khudobin	18,230	7–7–4	18	Recap
19	November 18	Boston	3–1	San Jose		Khudobin	17,442	8–7–4	20	Recap
20	November 22	Boston	3–2	New Jersey	SO	Khudobin	16,514	9–7–4	22	Recap
21	November 24	Pittsburgh	3–4	Boston		Khudobin	17,565	10–7–4	24	Recap
22	November 26	Edmonton	4–2	Boston		Rask	17,565	10–8–4	24	Recap
23	November 29	Tampa Bay	2–3	Boston		Rask	17,565	11–8–4	26	Recap

December: 10–2–2 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 4–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 2	Boston	3–0	Philadelphia		Rask	19,274	12–8–4	28	Recap
25	December 4	Boston	3–5	Nashville		Khudobin	17,113	12–9–4	28	Recap
26	December 7	Arizona	1–6	Boston		Rask	17,565	13–9–4	30	Recap
27	December 9	NY Islanders	1–3	Boston		Rask	17,565	14–9–4	32	Recap
28	December 13	Boston	3–2	Detroit	OT	Rask	19,515	15–9–4	34	Recap
29	December 14	Washington	5–3	Boston		Khudobin	17,565	15–10–4	34	Recap
30	December 16	NY Rangers	3–2	Boston	OT	Rask	17,565	15–10–5	35	Recap
31	December 18	Columbus	2–7	Boston		Rask	17,565	16–10–5	37	Recap
32	December 19	Boston	3–0	Buffalo		Khudobin	17,811	17–10–5	39	Recap
33	December 21	Winnipeg	1–2	Boston	SO	Rask	17,565	18–10–5	41	Recap
34	December 23	Detroit	1–3	Boston		Rask	17,565	19–10–5	43	Recap
35	December 27	Ottawa	1–5	Boston		Rask	17,565	20–10–5	45	Recap
36	December 28	Boston	3–4	Washington	SO	Khudobin	18,506	20–10–6	46	Recap
37	December 30	Boston	5–0	Ottawa		Rask	17,579	21–10–6	48	Recap

January: 8–1–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 5–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
38	January 2	Boston	5–1	NY Islanders		Rask	11,878	22–10–6	50	Recap
—	January 4	Florida	—	Boston	Postponed due to the effects of the January 2018 nor'easter, rescheduled to April 8
39	January 6	Carolina	1–7	Boston		Khudobin	17,565	23–10–6	52	Recap
40	January 7	Boston	5–6	Pittsburgh	OT	Rask	18,553	23–10–7	53	Recap
41	January 13	Boston	4–3	Montreal	SO	Rask	21,302	24–10–7	55	Recap
42	January 15	Dallas	3–2	Boston	OT	Khudobin	17,565	24–10–8	56	Recap
43	January 17	Montreal	1–4	Boston		Rask	17,565	25–10–8	58	Recap
44	January 18	Boston	5–2	NY Islanders		Khudobin	11,803	26–10–8	60	Recap
45	January 20	Boston	4–1	Montreal		Rask	21,302	27–10–8	62	Recap
46	January 23	New Jersey	2–3	Boston		Rask	17,565	28–10–8	64	Recap
47	January 25	Boston	3–2	Ottawa		Rask	15,232	29–10–8	66	Recap
48	January 30	Anaheim	3–1	Boston		Khudobin	17,565	29–11–8	66	Recap

February: 9–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 5–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
49	February 1	St. Louis	1–3	Boston		Rask	17,565	30–11–8	68	Recap
50	February 3	Toronto	1–4	Boston		Rask	17,565	31–11–8	70	Recap
51	February 6	Boston	3–2	Detroit		Rask	19,515	32–11–8	72	Recap
52	February 7	Boston	6–1	NY Rangers		Khudobin	18,006	33–11–8	74	Recap
53	February 10	Buffalo	4–2	Boston		Rask	17,565	33–12–8	74	Recap
54	February 11	Boston	5–3	New Jersey		Khudobin	16,514	34–12–8	76	Recap
55	February 13	Calgary	2–5	Boston		Rask	17,565	35–12–8	78	Recap
56	February 17	Boston	1–6	Vancouver		Rask	18,865	35–13–8	78	Recap
57	February 19	Boston	2–1	Calgary	OT	Rask	19,289	36–13–8	80	Recap
58	February 20	Boston	3–2	Edmonton		Khudobin	18,347	37–13–8	82	Recap
59	February 24	Boston	3–4	Toronto		Rask	19,370	37–14–8	82	Recap
60	February 25	Boston	1–4	Buffalo		Khudobin	18,522	37–15–8	82	Recap
61	February 27	Carolina	3–4	Boston	OT	Rask	17,565	38–15–8	84	Recap

March: 11–2–3 (Home: 7–0–1 ; Road: 4–2–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
62	March 1	Pittsburgh	4–8	Boston		Rask	17,565	39–15–8	86	Recap
63	March 3	Montreal	1–2	Boston	OT	Khudobin	17,565	40–15–8	88	Recap
64	March 6	Detroit	5–6	Boston	OT	Khudobin	17,565	41–15–8	90	Recap
65	March 8	Philadelphia	2–3	Boston		Rask	17,565	42–15–8	92	Recap
66	March 10	Chicago	4–7	Boston		Rask	17,565	43–15–8	94	Recap
67	March 11	Boston	1–3	Chicago		Khudobin	21,819	43–16–8	94	Recap
68	March 13	Boston	6–4	Carolina		Rask	13,081	44–16–8	96	Recap
69	March 15	Boston	0–3	Florida		Khudobin	16,067	44–17–8	96	Recap
70	March 17	Boston	3–0	Tampa Bay		Rask	19,092	45–17–8	98	Recap
71	March 19	Columbus	5–4	Boston	OT	Rask	17,565	45–17–9	99	Recap
72	March 21	Boston	1–2	St. Louis	OT	Khudobin	18,423	45–17–10	100	Recap
73	March 23	Boston	3–2	Dallas		Rask	18,532	46–17–10	102	Recap
74	March 25	Boston	2–1	Minnesota	OT	Rask	19,183	47–17–10	104	Recap
75	March 27	Boston	4–5	Winnipeg	SO	Khudobin	15,321	47–17–11	105	Recap
76	March 29	Tampa Bay	2–4	Boston		Rask	17,565	48–17–11	107	Recap
77	March 31	Florida	1–5	Boston		Rask	17,565	49–17–11	109	Recap

April: 1–3–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 1	Boston	3–4	Philadelphia	OT	Khudobin	19,904	49–17–12	110	Recap
79	April 3	Boston	0–4	Tampa Bay		Rask	19,092	49–18–12	110	Recap
80	April 5	Boston	2–3	Florida		Rask	14,860	49–19–12	110	Recap
81	April 7	Ottawa	2–5	Boston		Khudobin	17,565	50–19–12	112	Recap
82	April 8	Florida	4–2	Boston		Rask	17,565	50–20–12	112	Recap

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

Playoffs[]

Boston Bruins 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3[]

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Boston Bruins 1[]

Main article: 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 12	Toronto	1–5	Boston		Rask	17,565	1–0	Recap
2	April 14	Toronto	3–7	Boston		Rask	17,565	2–0	Recap
3	April 16	Boston	2–4	Toronto		Rask	19,663	2–1	Recap
4	April 19	Boston	3–1	Toronto		Rask	19,689	3–1	Recap
5	April 21	Toronto	4–3	Boston		Rask	17,565	3–2	Recap
6	April 23	Boston	1–3	Toronto		Rask	19,604	3–3	Recap
7	April 25	Toronto	4–7	Boston		Rask	17,565	4–3	Recap

Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (A1) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 28	Boston	6–2	Tampa Bay		Rask	19,092	1–0	Recap
2	April 30	Boston	2–4	Tampa Bay		Rask	19,092	1–1	Recap
3	May 2	Tampa Bay	4–1	Boston		Rask	17,565	1–2	Recap
4	May 4	Tampa Bay	4–3	Boston	OT	Rask	17,565	1–3	Recap
5	May 6	Boston	1–3	Tampa Bay		Rask	19,092	1–4	Recap

Legend: Win Loss

Player Stats[]

^[4]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Marchand, BradBrad Marchand	68	34	51	85	25	63
Pastrnak, DavidDavid Pastrnak	82	35	45	80	10	37
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron	64	30	33	63	21	26
Krug, ToreyTorey Krug	76	14	45	59	0	36
Heinen, DantonDanton Heinen	77	16	31	47	10	16
Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci	64	17	27	44	10	18
DeBrusk, JakeJake DeBrusk	70	16	27	43	13	19
Nash, RileyRiley Nash	76	15	26	41	16	18
Backes, DavidDavid Backes	57	14	19	33	2	53
McAvoy, CharlieCharlie McAvoy	63	7	25	32	20	53
Spooner, RyanRyan Spooner	39	9	16	25	10	2
Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara	73	7	17	24	22	60
Schaller, TimTim Schaller	82	12	10	22	−5	42
Miller, KevanKevan Miller	68	1	15	16	16	70
Grzelcyk, MattMatt Grzelcyk	61	3	12	15	21	22
Kuraly, SeanSean Kuraly	75	6	8	14	−5	40
Bjork, AndersAnders Bjork	30	4	8	12	2	6
Acciari, NoelNoel Acciari	60	10	1	11	–6	9
Donato, RyanRyan Donato	12	5	4	9	2	2
Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta	20	2	5	7	–1	2
Nash, RickRick Nash	11	3	3	6	–4	4
Carlo, BrandonBrandon Carlo	76	0	6	6	10	45
Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels	18	2	3	5	–1	2
Holden, NickNick Holden	18	1	4	5	–2	0
McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid	38	1	3	4	−1	62
Czarnik, AustinAustin Czarnik	10	0	4	4	−1	0
Szwarz, JordanJordan Szwarz	12	0	3	3	−4	2
Vatrano, FrankFrank Vatrano	25	2	0	2	−3	22
Cehlarik, PeterPeter Cehlarik	6	1	1	2	2	2
Agostino, KennyKenny Agostino	5	0	1	1	−1	4
Postma, PaulPaul Postma	14	0	1	1	−2	2
Blidh, AntonAnton Blidh	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cave, ColbyColby Cave	3	0	0	0	0	2
O'Gara, RobRob O'Gara	8	0	0	0	−5	0
Beleskey, MattMatt Beleskey	14	0	0	0	−8	17

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Pastrnak, DavidDavid Pastrnak	12	6	14	20	2	8
Marchand, BradBrad Marchand	12	4	13	17	4	16
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron	11	6	10	16	6	2
Krug, ToreyTorey Krug	11	3	9	12	–5	8
Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci	12	3	7	10	–4	6
DeBrusk, JakeJake DeBrusk	12	6	2	8	–1	8
Nash, RickRick Nash	12	3	2	5	–7	10
McAvoy, CharlieCharlie McAvoy	12	1	4	5	2	6
Kuraly, SeanSean Kuraly	12	2	2	4	5	2
Miller, KevanKevan Miller	12	1	3	4	2	4
Backes, DavidDavid Backes	12	2	1	3	–6	19
Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara	12	1	2	3	7	4
Acciari, NoelNoel Acciari	12	1	1	2	0	2
McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid	12	1	1	2	0	0
Schaller, TimTim Schaller	11	0	2	2	3	2
Heinen, DantonDanton Heinen	9	1	0	1	–1	2
Holden, NickNick Holden	2	0	1	1	1	0
Nash, RileyRiley Nash	9	0	1	1	–3	4
Grzelcyk, MattMatt Grzelcyk	11	0	1	1	–2	4
Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta	1	0	0	0	–1	0
Donato, RyanRyan Donato	3	0	0	0	–3	0
Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels	4	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders[]

Regular Season^[4]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask	54	53	3,173:05	34	14	5	125	2.36	1,513	.917	3	0	2	4
Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin	31	29	1,780:43	16	6	7	76	2.56	876	.913	1	0	2	2

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	MIN	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask	12	12	686:50	5	7	33	2.88	339	.903	0	0	0	0
Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin	1	0	26:37	0	0	0	0.00	8	1.000	0	0	0	0

Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and Records[]

Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy: Patrice Bergeron, Runner-up

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
DeBrusk, JakeJake DeBrusk	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	October 5, 2017
McAvoy, CharlieCharlie McAvoy	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point
Bjork, AndersAnders Bjork	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point
Heinen, DantonDanton Heinen	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 10, 2017
Anders Bjork	1st career NHL goal	October 14, 2017
Danton Heinen	1st career NHL goal	October 26, 2017
Grzelcyk, MattMatt Grzelcyk	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	November 22, 2017
Matt Grzelcyk	1st career NHL goal	November 24, 2017
Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara	1,400th career NHL game	February 3, 2018
Ryan Spooner	100th career NHL assist	February 11, 2018
Donato, RyanRyan Donato	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	March 19, 2018

Transactions[]

The Bruins were involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades[]

Date	Details		Ref
February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20)	To New York Rangers Rob O'Gara 3rd-round pick in 2018	To Boston Bruins Nick Holden	^[5]
February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22)	To Florida Panthers Frank Vatrano	To Boston Bruins 3rd-round pick in 2018	^[6]
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	To New York Rangers Matt Beleskey^{[Note 1]} Ryan Lindgren Ryan Spooner 1st-round pick in 2018 7th-round pick in 2019	To Boston Bruins Rick Nash^{[Note 2]}	^[7]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 5th-round pick in 2019	To Boston Bruins Tommy Wingels	^[8]

Notes:

^{Note 1} Boston to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.
^{Note 2} New York to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.

Free Agents Acquired[]

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Kenny Agostino	St. Louis Blues	1-year, $875,000	^[9]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Paul Postma	Winnipeg Jets	1-year, $725,000	^[9]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Jordan Szwarz	Providence Bruins	1-year, $650,000	^[9]
October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)	Kyle Keyser	Oshawa Generals	3-year, $2.15 million entry-level	^[10]
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	Brian Gionta	Rochester Americans	1-year, $700,000	^[11]
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	Chris Breen	Providence Bruins	1-year, $650,000	^[12]
April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10)	Karson Kuhlman	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs	2-year, $1.525 million entry-level contract	^[13]
May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)	Connor Clifton	Providence Bruins	2-year, $1.47 million entry-level contract	^[14]
June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)	Martin Bakos	Mora IK	1-year, $700,000	^[15]

Free Agents Lost[]

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Chris Casto	Vegas Golden Knights	1-year, $650,000	^[16]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Brian Ferlin	Edmonton Oilers	1-year	^[17]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Alex Grant	Minnesota Wild	1-year, $700,000	^[18]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Dominic Moore	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year, $1 million	^[19]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Joe Morrow	Montreal Canadiens	1-year, $650,000	^[20]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Zac Rinaldo	Arizona Coyotes	1-year, $700,000	^[21]
August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)	Drew Stafford	New Jersey Devils	1-year, $800,000	^[22]
October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)	Jimmy Hayes	New Jersey Devils	1-year, $700,000	^[23]
June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01)	Justin Hickman	Lillehammer	Unknown	^[24]

Lost via Waivers[]

Player	New team	Date	Ref
Malcolm Subban	Vegas Golden Knights	October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)	^[25]

Player Signings[]

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28)	Noel Acciari	2-year, $725,000	^[26]
July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05)	Tim Schaller	1-year, $775,000	^[27]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Malcolm Subban	2-year, $1.3 million	^[28]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Zane McIntyre	2-year, $1.3 million	^[28]
July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)	Austin Czarnik	1-year, $675,000	^[29]
July 26, 2017 (2017-07-26)	Ryan Spooner	1-year, $2.825 million	^[30]
September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14)	David Pastrnak	6-year, $40 million	^[31]
September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)	Jack Studnicka	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[32]
March 10, 2018 (2018-03-10)	Cameron Hughes	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[33]
March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)	Trent Frederic	3-year, $3.4125 million entry-level contract	^[34]
March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)	Ryan Donato	2-year, $2.7 million entry-level contract	^[35]
March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)	Wiley Sherman	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[36]
March 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)	Zdeno Chara	1-year, $6.75 million contract extension	^[37]
March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30)	Jordan Szwarz	1-year, $650,000 contract extension	^[38]
June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13)	Urho Vaakanainen	3-year, $4 million entry-level contract	^[39]
June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)	Matt Grzelcyk	2-year, $2.8 million contract extension	^[40]

Draft Picks[]

See also: List of Boston Bruins draft picks

Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	18	Urho Vaakanainen	D	Finland	JYP (Liiga)
2	53¹	Jack Studnicka	C	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	111	Jeremy Swayman	G	United States	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
6	173	Cedric Pare	C	Canada	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
7	195²	Victor Berglund	D	Sweden	Modo Hockey (J20 SuperElit)
7	204	Daniel Bukac	D	Czech Republic	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

Notes:^[41]

The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as compensation for Edmonton hiring Peter Chiarelli as their president and general manager on April 25, 2015.^[42]
The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2016 to Florida in exchange for this pick.^[43]

References[]

↑ Bruins Announce 2017 Offseason Critical Dates & Preseason Schedule (June 1, 2017). Retrieved on June 28, 2017.
↑ NHL Announces Bruins 2017-18 Regular Season Schedule (June 22, 2017). Retrieved on June 28, 2017.
↑ 10 Bruins Games to Circle on Your Calendars in 2017-18 (June 22, 2017). Retrieved on June 28, 2017.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Boston Bruins Stats - 2017-2018. Retrieved on February 1, 2018.
↑ Bruins Acquire Nick Holden In Trade With Rangers (February 20, 2018). Retrieved on February 20, 2018.
↑ Bruins Trade Frank Vatrano To Panthers For 2018 3rd-Round Pick (February 22, 2018). Retrieved on February 22, 2018.
↑ Bruins Acquire Rick Nash From Rangers (February 25, 2018). Retrieved on February 25, 2018.
↑ Bruins Acquire Tommy Wingels From Blackhawks (February 26, 2018). Retrieved on February 26, 2018.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Bruins Bolster Depth with Three Signings on First Day of Free Agency. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ Bruins Sign Kyle Keyser To Entry-Level Contract. Retrieved on October 3, 2017.
↑ Bruins Sign Brian Gionta To One-Year Contract. Retrieved on February 25, 2018.
↑ Bruins Sign Chris Breen To One-Year, Two-Way Contract. Retrieved on February 25, 2018.
↑ Bruins Sign Karson Kuhlman To 2-Year NHL Contract (April 10, 2018). Retrieved on April 15, 2018.
↑ Bruins Sign Connor Clifton To 2-Year NHL Contract (May 3, 2018). Retrieved on May 5, 2018.
↑ Bruins Sign Martin Bakos To 1-Year, 2-Way Contract (June 14, 2018). Retrieved on June 15, 2018.
↑ Golden Knights Sign Six Free Agents; Trade Emelin To Nashville. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ PRESS RELEASE: Oilers sign seven. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ Wild, Defenseman Grant Agree to Terms. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ Maple Leafs Sign Free Agent Centre Dominic Moore. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ Canadiens agree to terms with defenseman Joe Morrow. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ Coyotes Sign Campbell, Hanley, Rinaldo and Sislo. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ Devils sign RW Drew Stafford to a one-year contract. Retrieved on August 26, 2017.
↑ Devils sign right wing Jimmy Hayes to a one-year, one-way contract. Retrieved on October 2, 2017.
↑ Årets publikumsspiller har signert – Justin Hickman er klar for L.I.K.!. lillehammerhockey.no. Retrieved on June 11, 2019.
↑ Golden Knights Announce Several Roster Transactions (October 3, 2017). Retrieved on October 3, 2017.
↑ Bruins Sign Noel Acciari To 2-Year Contract (June 28, 2017). Retrieved on June 28, 2017.
↑ Bruins Sign Tim Schaller To A One-Year Contract (July 5, 2017). Retrieved on July 5, 2017.
↑ ^28.0 ^28.1 Bruins Sign McIntyre and Subban to Two- Year, Two- Way Contracts (July 14, 2017). Retrieved on July 14, 2017.
↑ Bruins Sign Forward Austin Czarnik to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract (July 18, 2017). Retrieved on July 21, 2017.
↑ Bruins Sign Ryan Spooner to a One-Year Contract (July 26, 2017). Retrieved on July 26, 2017.
↑ Bruins Sign David Pastrnak to 6-Year Contract Worth $40 Million (September 14, 2017). Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
↑ Bruins Sign Jack Studnicka To Entry-Level Contract (September 26, 2017). Retrieved on September 26, 2017.
↑ Bruins Sign Cameron Hughes To Entry-Level Contract (March 10, 2018). Retrieved on March 11, 2018.
↑ Bruins Sign Trent Frederic To Entry-Level Contract (March 13, 2018). Retrieved on March 14, 2018.
↑ Bruins Sign Ryan Donato To Entry-Level Contract (March 18, 2018). Retrieved on March 18, 2018.
↑ Bruins Sign Wiley Sherman To Entry-Level Contract (March 21, 2018). Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
↑ Bruins Sign Zdeno Chara To One-Year Contract Extension (March 28, 2018). Retrieved on March 30, 2018.
↑ Bruins Sign Jordan Szwarz To One-Year Contract Extension (March 30, 2018). Retrieved on March 30, 2018.
↑ Bruins Sign Urho Vaakanainen To 3-Year Entry-Level Contract (June 13, 2018). Retrieved on June 14, 2018.
↑ Bruins Sign Matt Grzelcyk To Two-Year Contract (June 15, 2018). Retrieved on June 17, 2018.
↑ 2017 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.
↑ Lewis, Scott (May 30, 2015). Changes to compensation for coaches coming. Retrieved on June 19, 2015.
↑ Boston Bruins NHL Draft 2016 Tracker: Every Pick, Rumor From Day 2 (June 25, 2016). Retrieved on June 25, 2016.

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[1] Bruins Announce 2017 Offseason Critical Dates & Preseason Schedule (June 1, 2017). Retrieved on June 28, 2017.

[2] NHL Announces Bruins 2017-18 Regular Season Schedule (June 22, 2017). Retrieved on June 28, 2017.

[3] 10 Bruins Games to Circle on Your Calendars in 2017-18 (June 22, 2017). Retrieved on June 28, 2017.

[regstats-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Boston Bruins Stats - 2017-2018. Retrieved on February 1, 2018.

[5] Bruins Acquire Nick Holden In Trade With Rangers (February 20, 2018). Retrieved on February 20, 2018.

[6] Bruins Trade Frank Vatrano To Panthers For 2018 3rd-Round Pick (February 22, 2018). Retrieved on February 22, 2018.

[7] Bruins Acquire Rick Nash From Rangers (February 25, 2018). Retrieved on February 25, 2018.

[8] Bruins Acquire Tommy Wingels From Blackhawks (February 26, 2018). Retrieved on February 26, 2018.

[July1-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Bruins Bolster Depth with Three Signings on First Day of Free Agency. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[10] Bruins Sign Kyle Keyser To Entry-Level Contract. Retrieved on October 3, 2017.

[11] Bruins Sign Brian Gionta To One-Year Contract. Retrieved on February 25, 2018.

[12] Bruins Sign Chris Breen To One-Year, Two-Way Contract. Retrieved on February 25, 2018.

[13] Bruins Sign Karson Kuhlman To 2-Year NHL Contract (April 10, 2018). Retrieved on April 15, 2018.

[14] Bruins Sign Connor Clifton To 2-Year NHL Contract (May 3, 2018). Retrieved on May 5, 2018.

[15] Bruins Sign Martin Bakos To 1-Year, 2-Way Contract (June 14, 2018). Retrieved on June 15, 2018.

[16] Golden Knights Sign Six Free Agents; Trade Emelin To Nashville. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[17] PRESS RELEASE: Oilers sign seven. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[18] Wild, Defenseman Grant Agree to Terms. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[19] Maple Leafs Sign Free Agent Centre Dominic Moore. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[20] Canadiens agree to terms with defenseman Joe Morrow. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[21] Coyotes Sign Campbell, Hanley, Rinaldo and Sislo. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[22] Devils sign RW Drew Stafford to a one-year contract. Retrieved on August 26, 2017.

[23] Devils sign right wing Jimmy Hayes to a one-year, one-way contract. Retrieved on October 2, 2017.

[24] Årets publikumsspiller har signert – Justin Hickman er klar for L.I.K.!. lillehammerhockey.no. Retrieved on June 11, 2019.

[25] Golden Knights Announce Several Roster Transactions (October 3, 2017). Retrieved on October 3, 2017.

[26] Bruins Sign Noel Acciari To 2-Year Contract (June 28, 2017). Retrieved on June 28, 2017.

[27] Bruins Sign Tim Schaller To A One-Year Contract (July 5, 2017). Retrieved on July 5, 2017.

[SubbanMcIntyre-28] 28.0 ^28.1 Bruins Sign McIntyre and Subban to Two- Year, Two- Way Contracts (July 14, 2017). Retrieved on July 14, 2017.

[29] Bruins Sign Forward Austin Czarnik to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract (July 18, 2017). Retrieved on July 21, 2017.

[30] Bruins Sign Ryan Spooner to a One-Year Contract (July 26, 2017). Retrieved on July 26, 2017.

[31] Bruins Sign David Pastrnak to 6-Year Contract Worth $40 Million (September 14, 2017). Retrieved on September 16, 2017.

[32] Bruins Sign Jack Studnicka To Entry-Level Contract (September 26, 2017). Retrieved on September 26, 2017.

[33] Bruins Sign Cameron Hughes To Entry-Level Contract (March 10, 2018). Retrieved on March 11, 2018.

[34] Bruins Sign Trent Frederic To Entry-Level Contract (March 13, 2018). Retrieved on March 14, 2018.

[35] Bruins Sign Ryan Donato To Entry-Level Contract (March 18, 2018). Retrieved on March 18, 2018.

[36] Bruins Sign Wiley Sherman To Entry-Level Contract (March 21, 2018). Retrieved on March 21, 2018.

[37] Bruins Sign Zdeno Chara To One-Year Contract Extension (March 28, 2018). Retrieved on March 30, 2018.

[38] Bruins Sign Jordan Szwarz To One-Year Contract Extension (March 30, 2018). Retrieved on March 30, 2018.

[39] Bruins Sign Urho Vaakanainen To 3-Year Entry-Level Contract (June 13, 2018). Retrieved on June 14, 2018.

[40] Bruins Sign Matt Grzelcyk To Two-Year Contract (June 15, 2018). Retrieved on June 17, 2018.

[41] 2017 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.

[42] Lewis, Scott (May 30, 2015). Changes to compensation for coaches coming. Retrieved on June 19, 2015.

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