2006–07 Boston Bruins season

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.

2006–07 Boston Bruins
Division5th Northeast
Conference13th Eastern
2006–07 record35–41–6
Goals for219
Goals against289
Team information
General managerPeter Chiarelli
CoachDave Lewis
CaptainZdeno Chara
Alternate captainsPatrice Bergeron
Glen Murray
ArenaTD Banknorth Garden
Average attendance14,764 (84.1%)
Team leaders
GoalsGlen Murray (28)
AssistsMarc Savard (74)
PointsMarc Savard (96)
Penalty minutesAndrew Alberts (124)
Plus/minusAndrew Ference (+5)
WinsTim Thomas (30)
Goals against averageJoey MacDonald (3.12)

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
11Buffalo Sabres8253227308242113
24Ottawa Senators8248259288222105
39Toronto Maple Leafs8240311125826991
410Montreal Canadiens824234624525690
513Boston Bruins823541621928976

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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 SabresNE8253227308242113
2 Y - New Jersey DevilsAT8249249216201107
3 Y - Atlanta ThrashersSE8243281124624597
4 X - Ottawa SenatorsNE8248259288222105
5 X - Pittsburgh PenguinsAT82472411277246105
6 X - New York RangersAT8242301024221694
7 X - Tampa Bay LightningSE824433525326193
8 X - New York IslandersAT8240301224824092
8.5
9 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8240311125826991
10 Montreal CanadiensNE824234624525690
11 Carolina HurricanesSE824034824125388
12 Florida PanthersSE8235311624725786
13 Boston BruinsNE823541621928976
14 Washington CapitalsSE8228401423528670
15 Philadelphia FlyersAT8222481221430356
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, 20063–2Calgary Flames (2006–07)2–3–1
7LOctober 21, 20062–6Buffalo Sabres (2006–07)2–4–1
8LOctober 26, 20062–3Montreal Canadiens (2006–07)2–5–1
9WOctober 28, 20062–1Ottawa Senators (2006–07)3–5–1
10LNovember 2, 20064–5 SOBuffalo Sabres (2006–07)3–5–2
11WNovember 4, 20066–5 OTTampa Bay Lightning (2006–07)4–5–2
12LNovember 6, 20063–5@ Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07)4–6–2
13LNovember 9, 20064–6Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07)4–7–2
14WNovember 11, 20064–3Ottawa Senators (2006–07)5–7–2
15WNovember 15, 20063–2 SO@ Washington Capitals (2006–07)6–7–2
16WNovember 16, 20062–1 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2006–07)7–7–2
17WNovember 18, 20063–2 OTWashington Capitals (2006–07)8–7–2
18LNovember 20, 20062–3Florida Panthers (2006–07)8–8–2
19WNovember 22, 20064–3 SO@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07)9–8–2
20LNovember 24, 20061–5Carolina 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 SOTampa 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, 20063–1Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07)14–10–2
27LDecember 9, 20061–5New Jersey Devils (2006–07)14–11–2
28LDecember 12, 20063–4@ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07)14–12–2
29WDecember 14, 20065–3New Jersey Devils (2006–07)15–12–2
30LDecember 16, 20063–6Florida Panthers (2006–07)15–13–2
31WDecember 19, 20067–2@ Ottawa Senators (2006–07)16–13–2
32WDecember 21, 20062–0Vancouver Canucks (2006–07)17–13–2
33WDecember 23, 20064–2Montreal 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, 20072–10Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07)19–16–3
39WJanuary 6, 20074–3Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07)20–16–3
40LJanuary 9, 20072–5@ Ottawa Senators (2006–07)20–17–3
41LJanuary 11, 20074–5 SONew York Islanders (2006–07)20–17–4
42LJanuary 13, 20071–3@ New York Rangers (2006–07)20–18–4
43WJanuary 15, 20073–2 SOBuffalo Sabres (2006–07)21–18–4
44LJanuary 17, 20073–6@ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07)21–19–4
45WJanuary 18, 20075–4 SOPittsburgh Penguins (2006–07)22–19–4
46LJanuary 20, 20070–3Ottawa Senators (2006–07)22–20–4
47LJanuary 27, 20071–3@ Ottawa Senators (2006–07)22–21–4
48LJanuary 29, 20071–6New York Rangers (2006–07)22–22–4
49LJanuary 30, 20071–7@ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07)22–23–4
50LFebruary 1, 20071–3Buffalo 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, 20072–5Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07)24–25–4
54WFebruary 10, 20074–3 SONew York Islanders (2006–07)25–25–4
55WFebruary 13, 20073–0Edmonton 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, 20072–3Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07)30–28–4
63LMarch 1, 20073–4 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2006–07)30–28–5
64WMarch 3, 20073–1Montreal Canadiens (2006–07)31–28–5
65WMarch 4, 20074–1@ New Jersey Devils (2006–07)32–28–5
66LMarch 6, 20070–2Colorado Avalanche (2006–07)32–29–5
67LMarch 8, 20071–2Minnesota 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 SOWashington 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, 20073–6Montreal Canadiens (2006–07)34–34–5
74LMarch 24, 20071–2 SONew 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, 20072–4Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07)35–36–6
78LMarch 31, 20072–3Atlanta 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, 20073–6Ottawa 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
Marc SavardC8222749696-191013
Patrice BergeronC7722487026-281406
Glen MurrayRW5928174544-121204
Marco SturmLW7627174446-241021
Zdeno CharaD80113243100-21903
Brad BoyesC6213213425-17111
Phil KesselC7011182912-12100
P. J. AxelssonLW5511162752-10320
Brandon BochenskiRW31111122143302
Paul MaraD593151895-22000
Brad StuartD487101726-22102
Shean DonovanRW766111756-13000
Mark MowersC785121726-10010
Wayne PrimeauC51781575-15211
Petr TenkratRW64951434-16201
Stanislav ChistovLW60581336-8101
Andrew AlbertsD7601010124-15000
Jason YorkD4917832-14000
Petr KalusLW941560100
Milan JurcinaD4021320-5001
Andrew FerenceD2612331-2000
Aaron WardD2012318-8000
Dennis WidemanD2012327-3000
Bobby AllenD3103310-1000
Chuck KobasewC1011225-6100
Jeff HogganLW4602233-8000
Matt LashoffD1202212-6000
Yan StastnyC2102219-3000
Wade BrookbankLW710115-1000
Nathan DempseyD170116-2000
Jeremy ReichLW3201163-10000
Mark StuartD15011147000
Brian FinleyG200000000
David KrejciC60002-3000
Joey MacDonaldG700000000
Philippe SauveG200000000
Jonathan SigaletD10004-2000
Tim ThomasG6600060000
Nate ThompsonC400000000
Hannu ToivonenG1800020000
Ben WalterC400000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Tim Thomas361966302941893.13319851796.905
Hannu Toivonen89418391634.230502439.875
Joey MacDonald3587221162.680195179.918
Brian Finley59201033.0503330.909
Philippe Sauve41200045.8502319.826
Team:497182354162753.32327382463.900

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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
PlayerFormer team
F Marc SavardAtlanta Thrashers
D Zdeno CharaOttawa Senators
G Brian FinleyNashville Predators
D Wade BrookbankVancouver Canucks
D Nathan DempseyLos Angeles Kings
D Jason YorkSt. Louis Blues
F Jeff HogganSt. Louis Blues
F Nate DiCasmirroEdmonton Oilers
F Dennis PackardTampa Bay Lightning

Free agents lost
PlayerCurrent team
D Hal GillToronto Maple Leafs
D David TanabeCarolina Hurricanes
F Tom FitzgeraldRetired
D Brian LeetchUFA
F Brad IsbisterCarolina Hurricanes
F Travis GreenAnaheim Ducks
F Shawn McEachernUFA
F Alexei ZhamnovRetired
F Marty ReasonerEdmonton Oilers
F Dan LaCoutureNew Jersey Devils
F Mariusz CzerkawskiRapperswil-Jona Lakers (Swiss-A)
D Jiri SlegrHC Litvínov (Czech)

Claimed off waivers
PlayerFormer team
G Joey MacDonaldDetroit 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)

See also

References
  1. "wbztv.com - Source: Bruins' Kessel Diagnosed With Cancer". Archived from the original on 2007-01-06. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  2. TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
  3. https://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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