2006–07 Boston Bruins season

2006–07 Boston Bruins
Division 5th Northeast
Conference 13th Eastern
2006–07 record 35–41–6
Goals for 219
Goals against 289
Team information
General Manager Peter Chiarelli
Coach Dave Lewis
Captain Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains Patrice Bergeron
Glen Murray
Arena TD Banknorth Garden
Average attendance 14,764 (84.1%)
Team leaders
Goals Glen Murray (28)
Assists Marc Savard (74)
Points Marc Savard (96)
Penalties in minutes Andrew Alberts (124)
Plus/minus Andrew Ference (+5)
Wins Tim Thomas (30)
Goals against average Joey MacDonald (3.12)
<2005–06 2007–08>

The 2006–07 Boston Bruins season, the franchise's 83rd, saw the team working toward improving on a 2005–06 season which saw them finish with the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference.

Offseason

Forward Marc Savard and defenceman Zdeno Chara were major additions to the team via free agency, while goaltender Tim Thomas took over the starting job after Andrew Raycroft was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the off-season.

Regular season

Phil Kessel, the team's first-round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, immediately entered the lineup. However, he was lost from the roster in mid-December when he was diagnosed with a form of testicular cancer.[1] Kessel's cancer proved to be operable and was removed, and he returned to the Bruins' lineup on January 9, less than a month after his diagnosis.[2]

The Bruins finished the regular season having allowed the most shorthanded goals in the NHL, with 18.[3]

Season standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
11 Buffalo Sabres 82 53 22 7 308 242 113
24 Ottawa Senators 82 48 25 9 288 222 105
39 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 31 11 258 269 91
410 Montreal Canadiens 82 42 34 6 245 256 90
513 Boston Bruins 82 35 41 6 219 289 76

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P - Buffalo Sabres NE 82 53 22 7 308 242 113
2 Y - New Jersey Devils AT 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
3 Y - Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 43 28 11 246 201 97
4 X - Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 25 9 288 222 105
5 X - Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
6 X - New York Rangers AT 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
7 X - Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 44 33 5 253 261 93
8 X - New York Islanders AT 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 40 31 11 258 269 91
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 34 6 245 256 90
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 34 8 241 253 88
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 35 31 16 247 257 86
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 35 41 6 219 289 76
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 28 40 14 235 286 70
15 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 22 48 12 214 303 56
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 6, 20063–8 @ Florida Panthers (2006–07) 0–1–0
2WOctober 7, 20063–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2006–07) 1–1–0
3LOctober 11, 20061–4 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07) 1–2–0
4LOctober 12, 20062–3 SO @ St. Louis Blues (2006–07) 1–2–1
5LOctober 14, 20061–4 @ New York Islanders (2006–07) 1–3–1
6WOctober 19, 20063–2 Calgary Flames (2006–07) 2–3–1
7LOctober 21, 20062–6 Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 2–4–1
8LOctober 26, 20062–3 Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 2–5–1
9WOctober 28, 20062–1 Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 3–5–1
10LNovember 2, 20064–5 SO Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 3–5–2
11WNovember 4, 20066–5 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2006–07) 4–5–2
12LNovember 6, 20063–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07) 4–6–2
13LNovember 9, 20064–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 4–7–2
14WNovember 11, 20064–3 Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 5–7–2
15WNovember 15, 20063–2 SO @ Washington Capitals (2006–07) 6–7–2
16WNovember 16, 20062–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 7–7–2
17WNovember 18, 20063–2 OT Washington Capitals (2006–07) 8–7–2
18LNovember 20, 20062–3 Florida Panthers (2006–07) 8–8–2
19WNovember 22, 20064–3 SO @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07) 9–8–2
20LNovember 24, 20061–5 Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07) 9–9–2
21WNovember 25, 20063–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 10–9–2
22WNovember 28, 20064–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 11–9–2
23WNovember 30, 20064–3 SO Tampa Bay Lightning (2006–07) 12–9–2
24LDecember 2, 20062–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07) 12–10–2
25WDecember 4, 20066–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 13–10–2
26WDecember 7, 20063–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 14–10–2
27LDecember 9, 20061–5 New Jersey Devils (2006–07) 14–11–2
28LDecember 12, 20063–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 14–12–2
29WDecember 14, 20065–3 New Jersey Devils (2006–07) 15–12–2
30LDecember 16, 20063–6 Florida Panthers (2006–07) 15–13–2
31WDecember 19, 20067–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 16–13–2
32WDecember 21, 20062–0 Vancouver Canucks (2006–07) 17–13–2
33WDecember 23, 20064–2 Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 18–13–2
34LDecember 26, 20064–5 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07) 18–13–3
35WDecember 29, 20065–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07) 19–13–3
36LDecember 30, 20060–5 @ Nashville Predators (2006–07) 19–14–3
37LJanuary 1, 20071–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 19–15–3
38LJanuary 4, 20072–10 Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 19–16–3
39WJanuary 6, 20074–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07) 20–16–3
40LJanuary 9, 20072–5 @ Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 20–17–3
41LJanuary 11, 20074–5 SO New York Islanders (2006–07) 20–17–4
42LJanuary 13, 20071–3 @ New York Rangers (2006–07) 20–18–4
43WJanuary 15, 20073–2 SO Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 21–18–4
44LJanuary 17, 20073–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 21–19–4
45WJanuary 18, 20075–4 SO Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07) 22–19–4
46LJanuary 20, 20070–3 Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 22–20–4
47LJanuary 27, 20071–3 @ Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 22–21–4
48LJanuary 29, 20071–6 New York Rangers (2006–07) 22–22–4
49LJanuary 30, 20071–7 @ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 22–23–4
50LFebruary 1, 20071–3 Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 22–24–4
51WFebruary 3, 20074–3 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07) 23–24–4
52WFebruary 6, 20073–2 SO @ Washington Capitals (2006–07) 24–24–4
53LFebruary 8, 20072–5 Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07) 24–25–4
54WFebruary 10, 20074–3 SO New York Islanders (2006–07) 25–25–4
55WFebruary 13, 20073–0 Edmonton Oilers (2006–07) 26–25–4
56LFebruary 15, 20071–4 @ New York Islanders (2006–07) 26–26–4
57WFebruary 17, 20074–3 SO @ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 27–26–4
58WFebruary 19, 20076–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07) 28–26–4
59WFebruary 20, 20073–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07) 29–26–4
60WFebruary 23, 20076–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2006–07) 30–26–4
61LFebruary 24, 20072–7 @ Florida Panthers (2006–07) 30–27–4
62LFebruary 26, 20072–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07) 30–28–4
63LMarch 1, 20073–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07) 30–28–5
64WMarch 3, 20073–1 Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 31–28–5
65WMarch 4, 20074–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2006–07) 32–28–5
66LMarch 6, 20070–2 Colorado Avalanche (2006–07) 32–29–5
67LMarch 8, 20071–2 Minnesota Wild (2006–07) 32–30–5
68LMarch 10, 20071–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07) 32–31–5
69WMarch 11, 20076–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07) 33–31–5
70WMarch 15, 20074–3 SO Washington Capitals (2006–07) 34–31–5
71LMarch 17, 20070–7 @ New York Rangers (2006–07) 34–32–5
72LMarch 20, 20070–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 34–33–5
73LMarch 22, 20073–6 Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 34–34–5
74LMarch 24, 20071–2 SO New York Rangers (2006–07) 34–34–6
75LMarch 25, 20070–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07) 34–35–6
76WMarch 27, 20073–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 35–35–6
77LMarch 29, 20072–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07) 35–36–6
78LMarch 31, 20072–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07) 35–37–6
79LApril 1, 20071–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2006–07) 35–38–6
80LApril 3, 20070–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07) 35–39–6
81LApril 5, 20072–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07) 35–40–6
82LApril 7, 20073–6 Ottawa Senators (2006–07) 35–41–6

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Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Savard, MarcMarc Savard C 82 22 74 96 96-191013
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron C 77 22 48 70 26-281406
Murray, GlenGlen Murray RW 59 28 17 45 44-121204
Sturm, MarcoMarco Sturm LW 76 27 17 44 46-241021
Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara D 80 11 32 43 100-21903
Boyes, BradBrad Boyes C 62 13 21 34 25-17111
Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel C 70 11 18 29 12-12100
Axelsson, P. J.P. J. Axelsson LW 55 11 16 27 52-10320
Bochenski, BrandonBrandon Bochenski RW 31 11 11 22 143302
Mara, PaulPaul Mara D 59 3 15 18 95-22000
Stuart, BradBrad Stuart D 48 7 10 17 26-22102
Donovan, SheanShean Donovan RW 76 6 11 17 56-13000
Mowers, MarkMark Mowers C 78 5 12 17 26-10010
Primeau, WayneWayne Primeau C 51 7 8 15 75-15211
Tenkrat, PetrPetr Tenkrat RW 64 9 5 14 34-16201
Chistov, StanislavStanislav Chistov LW 60 5 8 13 36-8101
Alberts, AndrewAndrew Alberts D 76 0 10 10 124-15000
York, JasonJason York D 49 1 7 8 32-14000
Kalus, PetrPetr Kalus LW 9 4 1 5 60100
Jurcina, MilanMilan Jurcina D 40 2 1 3 20-5001
Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference D 26 1 2 3 31-2000
Ward, AaronAaron Ward D 20 1 2 3 18-8000
Wideman, DennisDennis Wideman D 20 1 2 3 27-3000
Allen, BobbyBobby Allen D 31 0 3 3 10-1000
Kobasew, ChuckChuck Kobasew C 10 1 1 2 25-6100
Hoggan, JeffJeff Hoggan LW 46 0 2 2 33-8000
Lashoff, MattMatt Lashoff D 12 0 2 2 12-6000
Stastny, YanYan Stastny C 21 0 2 2 19-3000
Brookbank, WadeWade Brookbank LW 7 1 0 1 15-1000
Dempsey, NathanNathan Dempsey D 17 0 1 1 6-2000
Reich, JeremyJeremy Reich LW 32 0 1 1 63-10000
Stuart, MarkMark Stuart D 15 0 1 1 147000
Finley, BrianBrian Finley G 2 0 0 0 00000
Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci C 6 0 0 0 2-3000
MacDonald, JoeyJoey MacDonald G 7 0 0 0 00000
Sauve, PhilippePhilippe Sauve G 2 0 0 0 00000
Sigalet, JonathanJonathan Sigalet D 1 0 0 0 4-2000
Thomas, TimTim Thomas G 66 0 0 0 60000
Thompson, NateNate Thompson C 4 0 0 0 00000
Toivonen, HannuHannu Toivonen G 18 0 0 0 20000
Walter, BenBen Walter C 4 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Thomas, TimTim Thomas 3619 66 30 29 4 189 3.13 319851796.905
Toivonen, HannuHannu Toivonen 894 18 3 9 1 63 4.23 0502439.875
MacDonald, JoeyJoey MacDonald 358 7 2 2 1 16 2.68 0195179.918
Finley, BrianBrian Finley 59 2 0 1 0 3 3.05 03330.909
Sauve, PhilippePhilippe Sauve 41 2 0 0 0 4 5.85 02319.826
Team: 4971 82 35 41 6 275 3.32 327382463.900

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Trades

June 24, 2006 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Andrew Raycroft
To Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
June 26, 2006 To Phoenix Coyotes
Nick Boynton
conditional 3rd round draft pick in 2007 or 2008
To Boston Bruins
Paul Mara
4th round draft pick in 2007
November 14, 2006 To Phoenix Coyotes
Tyler Redenbach
To Boston Bruins
Philippe Sauve
December 19, 2006 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Wade Brookbank
To Boston Bruins
future considerations
January 16, 2007 To St. Louis Blues
Yan Stastny
To Boston Bruins
5th round pick in 2007
February 1, 2007 To Washington Capitals
Milan Jurcina
To Boston Bruins
4th round pick in 2008
February 3, 2007 To Chicago Blackhawks
Kris Versteeg
To Boston Bruins
Brandon Bochenski
February 27, 2007 To Boston Bruins
Aaron Ward
To New York Rangers
Paul Mara

Free agents acquired

Player Former team
F Marc Savard Atlanta Thrashers
D Zdeno Chara Ottawa Senators
G Brian Finley Nashville Predators
D Wade Brookbank Vancouver Canucks
D Nathan Dempsey Los Angeles Kings
D Jason York St. Louis Blues
F Jeff Hoggan St. Louis Blues
F Nate DiCasmirro Edmonton Oilers
F Dennis Packard Tampa Bay Lightning

Free agents lost

Player Current team
D Hal Gill Toronto Maple Leafs
D David Tanabe Carolina Hurricanes
F Tom Fitzgerald Retired
D Brian Leetch UFA
F Brad Isbister Carolina Hurricanes
F Travis Green Anaheim Ducks
F Shawn McEachern UFA
F Alexei Zhamnov Retired
F Marty Reasoner Edmonton Oilers
F Dan LaCouture New Jersey Devils
F Mariusz Czerkawski Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (Swiss-A)
D Jiri Slegr HC Litvinov (Czech)

Claimed off waivers

Player Former team
G Joey MacDonald Detroit Red Wings

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[8] The Bruins had the 5th overall draft pick.

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team (league)
1 5 Phil Kessel (C/RW)  United States Boston Bruins University of Minnesota (WCHA)
2 37 Yuri Alexandrov (D)  Russia Boston Bruins Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
2 50 Milan Lucic (LW)  Canada Boston Bruins (from Edmonton) Vancouver Giants (WHL)
3 71 Brad Marchand (C)  Canada Boston Bruins Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
5 128 Andrew Bodnarchuk (D)  Canada Boston Bruins Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
6 158 Levi Nelson (C)  Canada Boston Bruins Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

External links

See also

References

  1. wbztv.com - Source: Bruins' Kessel Diagnosed With Cancer
  2. TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
  3. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2007.html
  4. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  5. "2006–2007 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  6. "2006–07 Boston Bruins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  7. "2006-07 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  8. 2006 NHL Entry Draft Results 2006 NHL Entry Draft - accessed January 5, 2007.
2006–07 Boston Bruins Roster

Goaltenders:

30  Thomas 31  MacDonald 54  Toivonen 

Defensemen

6  Wideman 21  Ference 25  York 33  Chara 38  Allen 41  Alberts 44  Ward 38  Stuart 

Forwards

10  Bochenski 11  Axelsson 12  Kobasew 13  Chistov 16  Sturm 17  Tenkrat 18  Mowers 22  Donovan 27  Murray 32  Hoggan 37  Bergeron 46  Krejci 47  Kalus 52  Thompson 53  Reich 56  Walter 81  Kessel 91  Savard 

General Manager: Peter Chiarelli   Coach: Dave Lewis

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