# 2023–24 Boston Bruins season

The 2023–24 Boston Bruins season was the 100th season (99th season of play) for the National Hockey League 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

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 268 | 200 | +68 | 110 |
| 2 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 36 | 267 | 224 | +43 | 109 |
| 3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 303 | 263 | +40 | 102 |
| 4 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
| 5 | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
| 6 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
| 7 | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
| 8 | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
| 2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 220 | 257 | −37 | 91 |
| 3 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
| 4 | ME | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 255 | 251 | +4 | 88 |
| 5 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 235 | 261 | −26 | 87 |
| 6 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
| 7 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 264 | 283 | −19 | 81 |
| 8 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
| 9 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |
| 10 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 237 | 300 | −63 | 66 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

The Boston Bruins regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.
2023–24 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2024 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| David Pastrnak | 82 | 47 | 63 | 110 | +21 | 47 |
| Brad Marchand | 82 | 29 | 38 | 67 | +2 | 78 |
| Charlie Coyle | 82 | 25 | 35 | 60 | –2 | 38 |
| Pavel Zacha | 78 | 21 | 38 | 59 | +12 | 18 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 74 | 12 | 35 | 47 | +4 | 86 |
| Jake DeBrusk | 80 | 19 | 21 | 40 | +4 | 18 |
| Trent Frederic | 82 | 18 | 22 | 40 | +9 | 69 |
| Morgan Geekie | 76 | 17 | 22 | 39 | +6 | 28 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 71 | 11 | 27 | 38 | +7 | 20 |
| Danton Heinen | 74 | 17 | 19 | 36 | +16 | 28 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 73 | 3 | 23 | 26 | +18 | 63 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | 61 | 6 | 18 | 24 | −2 | 18 |
| Matt Poitras | 33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 6 |
| Jesper Boqvist | 47 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +12 | 8 |
| Brandon Carlo | 76 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +23 | 42 |
| Mason Lohrei | 41 | 4 | 9 | 13 | –2 | 18 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | 63 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +13 | 37 |
| John Beecher | 52 | 7 | 3 | 10 | −6 | 24 |
| Jakub Lauko | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −3 | 32 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 41 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +6 | 18 |
| Justin Brazeau | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 2 |
| Derek Forbort | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +8 | 17 |
| Anthony Richard | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Milan Lucic | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Ian Mitchell | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 10 |
| Andrew Peeke$^†$ | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 8 |
| Patrick Brown | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
| Marc McLaughlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
| Oskar Steen | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| Jayson Megna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Maroon$^†$ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgii Merkulov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jake DeBrusk | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | –5 | 2 |
| Brad Marchand | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 16 |
| David Pastrnak | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –4 | 20 |
| Pavel Zacha | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
| Morgan Geekie | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Trent Frederic | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 20 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 0 |
| Charlie Coyle | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Brandon Carlo | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| Mason Lohrei | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 8 |
| Justin Brazeau | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 12 |
| John Beecher | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 6 |
| Patrick Maroon | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 | 18 |
| Jakub Lauko | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
| Jesper Boqvist | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danton Heinen | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Forbort | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Peeke | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jeremy Swayman | 44 | 43 | 2,565:51 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 108 | 2.53 | 1,287 | .916 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Linus Ullmark | 40 | 39 | 2,400:08 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 103 | 2.57 | 1,207 | .915 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jeremy Swayman | 12 | 12 | 697:31 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 2.15 | 373 | .933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linus Ullmark | 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 | Details |
| March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) | To Columbus Blue JacketsJakub Zboril 3rd-round pick in 2027 | To Boston BruinsAndrew Peeke |
| March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) | To Minnesota WildLuke Toporowski conditional 6th-round pick in 2026$^1$ | To Boston BruinsPatrick Maroon |
| June 24, 2024 (2024-06-24) | To Ottawa SenatorsLinus Ullmark | To Boston BruinsMark Kastelic Joonas 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 |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Patrick Brown | Ottawa Senators | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Morgan Geekie | Seattle Kraken | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Milan Lucic | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Jayson Megna | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Anthony Richard | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Kevin Shattenkirk | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Luke Toporowski | Providence Bruins (AHL) | 2-year† | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | James van Riemsdyk | Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Parker Wotherspoon | New York Islanders | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12) | Jesper Boqvist | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 30, 2023 (2023-10-30) | Danton Heinen | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Jack Ahcan | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Connor Clifton | Buffalo Sabres | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Garnet Hathaway | Philadelphia Flyers | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Joona Koppanen | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Vinni Lettieri | Minnesota Wild | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Dmitry Orlov | Carolina Hurricanes | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Mike Reilly | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Chris Wagner | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Tyler Bertuzzi | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) | Connor Carrick | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) | Nick Wolff | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2023 (2023-07-13) | Matt Filipe | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 15, 2023 (2023-07-15) | Anton Stralman | HV71 (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 19, 2023 (2023-07-19) | Tomas Nosek | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 25, 2023 (2023-07-25) | Patrice Bergeron | | | Retirement |
| August 14, 2023 (2023-08-14) | David Krejci | | | Retirement |
| October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09) | A. J. Greer | Calgary Flames | | Waivers |
| October 12, 2023 (2023-10-12) | Samuel Asselin | Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) | Kyle Keyser | 1-year |
| July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) | Jakub Lauko | 1-year |
| July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10) | Ian Mitchell | 1-year |
| July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11) | Marc McLaughlin | 1-year |
| July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17) | Michael DiPietro | 1-year |
| July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17) | Alec Regula | 1-year |
| July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17) | Reilly Walsh | 1-year |
| August 1, 2023 (2023-08-01) | Trent Frederic | 1-year |
| August 1, 2023 (2023-08-01) | Jeremy Swayman | 1-year |
| August 16, 2023 (2023-08-16) | John Farinacci | 2-year† |
| October 4, 2023 (2023-10-04) | Frederic Brunet | 3-year† |
| October 25, 2023 (2023-10-25) | Jackson Edward | 3-year† |

## Draft picks

| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 3 | 92 | Christopher Pelosi | C | United States | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
| 4 | 124 | Beckett Hendrickson | C | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 6 | 188 | Ryan Walsh | C | United States | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
| 7 | 214 | Casper Nassen | RW | Sweden | Västerås IK (J20 Nationell) |
| 7 | 220 | Kristian Kostadinski | D | Sweden | Frölunda HC (J20 Nationell) |