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2024–25 Boston Bruins season

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2024–25 Boston Bruins
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2024–25 record1–1–0
Home record1–0–0
Road record0–1–0
Goals for10
Goals against10
Team information
General managerDon Sweeney
CoachJim Montgomery
CaptainBrad Marchand
Alternate captainsCharlie McAvoy
David Pastrnak
ArenaTD Garden
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins (AHL)
Maine Mariners (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMark Kastelic
Charlie McAvoy
David Pastrnak (2)
AssistsElias Lindholm (3)
PointsElias Lindholm (4)
Penalty minutesTrent Frederic
Nikita Zadorov (6)
Plus/minusCole Koepke (+4)
WinsJeremy Swayman (1)
Goals against averageJeremy Swayman (4.00)
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The 2024–25 Boston Bruins season is the 101st season (100th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[1]

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Ottawa Senators 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 +2 2
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 1 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
3 Boston Bruins 2 1 1 0 1 10 10 0 2
4 Florida Panthers 2 1 1 0 1 7 7 0 2
5 Montreal Canadiens 2 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 2
6 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Detroit Red Wings 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 −3 0
8 Buffalo Sabres 3 0 3 0 0 3 10 −7 0
Updated to game(s) played on October 10, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Florida Panthers 2 1 1 0 1 7 7 0 2
2 AT Montreal Canadiens 2 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 2
3 ME New York Islanders 1 0 0 1 0 4 5 −1 1
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 ME Washington Capitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 −1 0
9 AT Detroit Red Wings 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 −3 0
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 3 0 3 0 0 3 10 −7 0
Updated to game(s) played on October 10, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The Boston Bruins preseason season schedule was released on June 17, 2024.

Regular season

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The Boston Bruins regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[5][6]

2024–25 game log
October: 1–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 8 Boston 4–6 Florida Korpisalo Amerant Bank Arena 19,813 0–1–0 0 [7]
2 October 10 Montreal 4–6 Boston Swayman TD Garden 17,850 1–1–0 2 [8]
3 October 12 Los Angeles Boston TD Garden
4 October 14 Florida Boston TD Garden
5 October 16 Boston Colorado Ball Arena
6 October 19 Boston Utah Delta Center
7 October 22 Boston Nashville Bridgestone Arena
8 October 24 Dallas Boston TD Garden
9 October 26 Toronto Boston TD Garden
10 October 29 Philadelphia Boston TD Garden
11 October 31 Boston Carolina Lenovo Center

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


Players

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Updated October 7, 2024[9][10]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
19 United States John Beecher C L 23 2019 Elmira, New York
55 Canada Justin Brazeau RW R 26 2024 New Liskeard, Ontario
25 United States Brandon Carlo D R 27 2015 Colorado Springs, Colorado
13 United States Charlie Coyle C R 32 2019 Weymouth, Massachusetts
11 United States Trent Frederic LW L 26 2016 St. Louis, Missouri
39 Canada Morgan Geekie RW R 26 2023 Strathclair, Manitoba
90 United States Tyler Johnson (UFA) C R 34 PTO Spokane, Washington
49 United States Max Jones LW L 26 2024 Rochester, Michigan
47 United States Mark Kastelic C R 25 2024 Phoenix, Arizona
45 United States Cole Koepke LW L 26 2024 Two Harbors, Minnesota
70 Finland Joonas Korpisalo G L 30 2024 Pori, Finland
28 Sweden Elias Lindholm C R 29 2024 Boden, Sweden
27 Sweden Hampus Lindholm D L 30 2022 Helsingborg, Sweden
6 United States Mason Lohrei D L 23 2020 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
63 Canada Brad Marchand (C) LW L 36 2006 Halifax, Nova Scotia
73 United States Charlie McAvoy (A) D R 26 2016 Long Beach, New York
14 Canada Ian Mitchell Injured Reserve D R 25 2023 St. Albert, Alberta
88 Czech Republic David Pastrnak (A) RW R 28 2014 Havířov, Czech Republic
52 United States Andrew Peeke D R 26 2024 Parkland, Florida
51 Canada Matt Poitras Injured Reserve C R 20 2022 Ajax, Ontario
75 United States Alec Regula Injured Reserve D R 24 2023 West Bloomfield, Michigan
1 United States Jeremy Swayman G L 25 2017 Anchorage, Alaska
10 United States Riley Tufte LW L 26 2024 Coon Rapids, Minnesota
29 Canada Parker Wotherspoon D L 27 2023 Surrey, British Columbia
18 Czech Republic Pavel Zacha C L 27 2022 Brno, Czech Republic
91 Russia Nikita Zadorov D L 29 2024 Moscow, Russia

Transactions

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The Bruins have been involved in the transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Max Jones Anaheim Ducks 2-year Free agency [11]
Cole Koepke Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year Free agency [12]
Elias Lindholm Vancouver Canucks 7-year Free agency [13]
Jordan Oesterle Calgary Flames 2-year Free agency [14]
Billy Sweezey Columbus Blue Jackets 2-year Free agency [15]
Riley Tufte Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [16]
Jeffrey Viel Winnipeg Jets 2-year Free agency [17]
Nikita Zadorov Vancouver Canucks 6-year Free agency [18]
October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02) Jiri Patera Vancouver Canucks Waivers [19]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Patrick Maroon Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [20]
July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18) Kyle Keyser Kunlun Red Star 1-year Free agency [21]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
July 12, 2024 (2024-07-12) Alec Regula 1-year [22]
July 12, 2024 (2024-07-12) Michael Callahan 1-year [23]
July 16, 2024 (2024-07-16) Marc McLaughlin 1-year [24]

Draft picks

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Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 25 Dean Letourneau C  Canada St. Andrew's College Saints (CISAA)
4 110 Elliott Groenewold D  United States Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
5 154 Jonathan Morello C  Canada St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL)
6 186 Loke Johansson D  Sweden AIK IF (J20 Nationell)

References

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