2023–24 Boston Bruins season

The 2023–24 Boston Bruins season was the 100th season (99th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. The Bruins entered the season as the defending Presidents' Trophy winners, having finished the previous season with a 65–12–5 record that set the record for the most wins and points in an NHL season. Longtime Bruins players Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci retired during the off-season, with key players such as Tyler Bertuzzi, Connor Clifton and Dmitry Orlov also leaving during free agency and Taylor Hall departing via trade. Consequently, this was the Bruins' first season without Bergeron since 2002–03. The Bruins signed veteran free agents such as Kevin Shattenkirk and James van Riemsdyk, while also promoting youth talent in the form of John Beecher and Matt Poitras to the main roster. Brad Marchand was named the team's 27th team captain on September 20, 2023, succeeding Bergeron.

On March 28, 2024, the Bruins clinched a playoff berth for the eighth straight season. As a result, they maintain the NHL's longest active playoff streak, alongside the Toronto Maple Leafs, whom they faced in the first round, winning in seven games. In the second round, the Bruins faced the Florida Panthers, losing in six games to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, marking the second consecutive season the Bruins were eliminated by the Panthers.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Regular season The Boston Bruins regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023. 2023–24 game logOctober: 8–0–1 (home: 4–0–1; road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 11 Chicago 1–3 Boston Ullmark 17,565 1–0–0 2 2 October 14 Nashville 2–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 2–0–0 4 3 October 19 Boston 3–1 San Jose Ullmark 12,501 3–0–0 6 4 October 21 Boston 4–2 Los Angeles Swayman 18,145 4–0–0 8 5 October 22 Boston 3–1 Anaheim Ullmark 14,264 5–0–0 10 6 October 24 Boston 3–0 Chicago Swayman 19,370 6–0–0 12 7 October 26 Anaheim 4–3 Boston OT Ullmark 17,850 6–0–1 13 8 October 28 Detroit 1–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 7–0–1 15 9 October 30 Florida 2–3 Boston OT Ullmark 17,850 8–0–1 17 November: 7–4–2 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 2 Toronto 2–3 Boston SO Swayman 17,850 9–0–1 19 11 November 4 Boston 4–5 Detroit Ullmark 18,676 9–1–1 19 12 November 6 Boston 3–2 Dallas Swayman 18,532 10–1–1 21 13 November 9 NY Islanders 2–5 Boston Ullmark 17,850 11–1–1 23 14 November 11 Boston 2–3 Montreal OT Swayman 21,105 11–1–2 24 15 November 14 Boston 5–2 Buffalo Ullmark 14,840 12–1–2 26 16 November 18 Montreal 2–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 13–1–2 28 17 November 20 Boston 4–5 Tampa Bay OT Swayman 19,092 13–1–3 29 18 November 22 Boston 3–1 Florida Ullmark 19,327 14–1–3 31 19 November 24 Detroit 5–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 14–2–3 31 20 November 25 Boston 4–7 NY Rangers Ullmark 18,006 14–3–3 31 21 November 27 Boston 2–5 Columbus Ullmark 14,357 14–4–3 31 22 November 30 San Jose 0–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 15–4–3 33 December: 7–3–3 (home: 3–1–2; road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 2 Boston 4–3 Toronto OT Ullmark 18,959 16–4–3 35 24 December 3 Columbus 1–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 17–4–3 37 25 December 7 Buffalo 3–1 Boston Ullmark 17,850 17–5–3 37 26 December 9 Arizona 3–5 Boston Ullmark 17,850 18–5–3 39 27 December 13 Boston 1–2 New Jersey OT Swayman 16,514 18–5–4 40 28 December 15 Boston 5–4 NY Islanders SO Ullmark 17,255 19–5–4 42 29 December 16 NY Rangers 2–1 Boston OT Swayman 17,850 19–5–5 43 30 December 19 Minnesota 4–3 Boston OT Ullmark 17,850 19–5–6 44 31 December 22 Boston 1–5 Winnipeg Swayman 14,405 19–6–6 44 32 December 23 Boston 2–3 Minnesota Ullmark 19,183 19–7–6 44 33 December 27 Boston 4–1 Buffalo Swayman 19,070 20–7–6 46 34 December 30 New Jersey 2–5 Boston Ullmark 17,850 21–7–6 48 35 December 31 Boston 5–3 Detroit Swayman 19,515 22–7–6 50 January: 9–2–3 (home: 5–2–0; road: 4–0–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 2 Boston 4–1 Columbus Ullmark 18,262 23–7–6 52 37 January 4 Pittsburgh 6–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 23–8–6 52 38 January 6 Tampa Bay 3–7 Boston Ullmark 17,850 24–8–6 54 39 January 8 Boston 3–4 Colorado SO Swayman 18,050 24–8–7 55 40 January 9 Boston 3–4 Arizona OT Swayman 4,600 24–8–8 56 41 January 11 Boston 1–2 Vegas OT Swayman 18,209 24–8–9 57 42 January 13 Boston 4–3 St. Louis OT Swayman 18,096 25–8–9 59 43 January 15 New Jersey 0–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 26–8–9 61 44 January 18 Colorado 2–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 27–8–9 63 45 January 20 Montreal 4–9 Boston Ullmark 17,850 28–8–9 65 46 January 22 Winnipeg 1–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 29–8–9 67 47 January 24 Carolina 3–2 Boston Ullmark 17,850 29–9–9 67 48 January 25 Boston 3–2 Ottawa OT Swayman 18,722 30–9–9 69 49 January 27 Boston 6–2 Philadelphia Ullmark 19,276 31–9–9 71 February: 4–3–5 (home: 3–3–2; road: 1–0–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 6 Calgary 4–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 31–10–9 71 51 February 8 Vancouver 0–4 Boston Ullmark 17,850 32–10–9 73 52 February 10 Washington 3–0 Boston Swayman 17,850 32–11–9 73 53 February 13 Tampa Bay 3–2 Boston SO Ullmark 17,850 32–11–10 74 54 February 15 Seattle 4–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 32–12–10 74 55 February 17 Los Angeles 5–4 Boston OT Ullmark 17,850 32–12–11 75 56 February 19 Dallas 3–4 Boston SO Swayman 17,850 33–12–11 77 57 February 21 Boston 6–5 Edmonton OT Swayman 18,347 34–12–11 79 58 February 22 Boston 2–3 Calgary OT Ullmark 17,750 34–12–12 80 59 February 24 Boston 2–3 Vancouver OT Swayman 18,924 34–12–13 81 60 February 26 Boston 3–4 Seattle SO Ullmark 17,151 34–12–14 82 61 February 29 Vegas 4–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 35–12–14 84 March: 8–5–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 2 Boston 1–5 NY Islanders Ullmark 17,255 35–13–14 84 63 March 4 Boston 4–1 Toronto Swayman 18,911 36–13–14 86 64 March 5 Edmonton 2–1 Boston OT Ullmark 17,850 36–13–15 87 65 March 7 Toronto 1–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 37–13–15 89 66 March 9 Pittsburgh 1–5 Boston Ullmark 17,850 38–13–15 91 67 March 11 St. Louis 5–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 38–14–15 91 68 March 14 Boston 2–1 Montreal OT Ullmark 21,105 39–14–15 93 69 March 16 Philadelphia 5–6 Boston Swayman 17,850 40–14–15 95 70 March 19 Ottawa 2–6 Boston Ullmark 17,850 41–14–15 97 71 March 21 NY Rangers 5–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 41–15–15 97 72 March 23 Boston 2–3 Philadelphia Ullmark 18,623 41–16–15 97 73 March 26 Boston 4–3 Florida Swayman 18,689 42–16–15 99 74 March 27 Boston 1–3 Tampa Bay Ullmark 19,092 42–17–15 99 75 March 30 Boston 3–2 Washington SO Swayman 18,573 43–17–15 101 April: 4–3–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 76 April 2 Boston 3–0 Nashville Ullmark 17,476 44–17–15 103 77 April 4 Boston 4–1 Carolina Swayman 18,853 45–17–15 105 78 April 6 Florida 2–3 Boston OT Ullmark 17,850 46–17–15 107 79 April 9 Carolina 4–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 46–18–15 107 80 April 13 Boston 6–4 Pittsburgh Ullmark 18,393 47–18–15 109 81 April 15 Boston 0–2 Washington Swayman 18,573 47–19–15 109 82 April 16 Ottawa 3–1 Boston Ullmark 17,850 47–20–15 109 Legend:

Playoffs

2024 Stanley Cup playoffsEastern Conference first round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 20 Toronto 1–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 1–0 2 April 22 Toronto 3–2 Boston Ullmark 17,850 1–1 3 April 24 Boston 4–2 Toronto Swayman 19,423 2–1 4 April 27 Boston 3–1 Toronto Swayman 19,256 3–1 5 April 30 Toronto 2–1 Boston OT Swayman 17,850 3–2 6 May 2 Boston 1–2 Toronto Swayman 19,471 3–3 7 May 4 Toronto 1–2 Boston OT Swayman 17,850 4–3 Eastern Conference second round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 6 Boston 5–1 Florida Swayman 19,275 1–0 2 May 8 Boston 1–6 Florida Swayman 19,789 1–1 3 May 10 Florida 6–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 1–2 4 May 12 Florida 3–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 1–3 5 May 14 Boston 2–1 Florida Swayman 20,004 2–3 6 May 17 Florida 2–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 2–4 Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 82 47 63 110 +21 47 82 29 38 67 +2 78 82 25 35 60 –2 38 78 21 38 59 +12 18 74 12 35 47 +4 86 80 19 21 40 +4 18 82 18 22 40 +9 69 76 17 22 39 +6 28 71 11 27 38 +7 20 74 17 19 36 +16 28 73 3 23 26 +18 63 61 6 18 24 −2 18 33 5 10 15 +4 6 47 6 8 14 +12 8 76 4 10 14 +23 42 41 4 9 13 –2 18 63 2 9 11 +13 37 52 7 3 10 −6 24 60 2 8 10 −3 32 41 0 8 8 +6 18 19 5 2 7 +4 2 35 0 4 4 +8 17 9 1 2 3 0 2 4 0 2 2 −1 2 13 0 2 2 +6 10 † 14 0 2 2 +2 8 11 0 1 1 −3 2 1 1 0 1 +1 0 34 1 0 1 −2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 † 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 +1 0

Playoffs Player 13 5 6 11 2 11 3 7 10 +3 16 13 4 4 8 0 25 13 1 5 6 20 13 1 5 6 +2 4 13 4 1 5 0 6 13 3 2 5 +5 20 11 1 4 5 0 13 1 4 5 0 12 13 3 1 4 +4 6 11 1 3 4 0 10 13 1 3 4 +3 8 9 1 1 2 +1 12 12 1 1 2 2 10 0 2 2 6 13 0 2 2 18 5 1 0 1 +1 2 6 0 1 1 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders Regular season Player 44 43 2,565:51 25 10 8 108 2.53 1,287 .916 3 0 1 0 40 39 2,400:08 22 10 7 103 2.57 1,207 .915 2 0 1 2

Playoffs Player 12 12 697:31 6 6 25 2.15 373 .933 0 0 0 0 2 1 77:01 0 1 5 3.90 44 .886 0 0 0 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

Transactions The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level. Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades Date Details Ref To Columbus Blue JacketsJakub Zboril3rd-round pick in 2027 To Boston BruinsAndrew Peeke To Minnesota WildLuke Toporowskiconditional 6th-round pick in 2026 To Boston BruinsPatrick Maroon To Ottawa SenatorsLinus Ullmark To Boston BruinsMark KastelicJoonas Korpisalo*1st-round pick in 2024 Notes Bruins will receive this pick if Maroon plays at least one playoff game Senators retain 25% of Korpisalo's salary

Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref Patrick Brown Ottawa Senators 2-year Free agency Morgan Geekie Seattle Kraken 2-year Free agency Milan Lucic Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency Jayson Megna Anaheim Ducks 1-year Free agency Anthony Richard Montreal Canadiens 1-year Free agency Kevin Shattenkirk Anaheim Ducks 1-year Free agency Luke Toporowski Providence Bruins (AHL) 2-year Free agency James van Riemsdyk Philadelphia Flyers 1-year Free agency Parker Wotherspoon New York Islanders 1-year Free agency Jesper Boqvist New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency Danton Heinen Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency

Players lost Date Player New team Term Via Ref Jack Ahcan Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency Connor Clifton Buffalo Sabres 3-year Free agency Garnet Hathaway Philadelphia Flyers 2-year Free agency Joona Koppanen Pittsburgh Penguins 2-year Free agency Vinni Lettieri Minnesota Wild 2-year Free agency Dmitry Orlov Carolina Hurricanes 2-year Free agency Mike Reilly Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency Chris Wagner Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency Tyler Bertuzzi Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency Connor Carrick Seattle Kraken 1-year Free agency Nick Wolff San Diego Gulls (AHL) 1-year Free agency Matt Filipe Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) 1-year Free agency Anton Stralman HV71 (SHL) 1-year Free agency Tomas Nosek New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency Patrice Bergeron Retirement David Krejci Retirement A. J. Greer Calgary Flames Waivers Samuel Asselin Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) 1-year Free agency

Signings