# 2022–23 Boston Bruins season

The 2022–23 Boston Bruins season was the 99th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. In the offseason, the organization fired Bruce Cassidy, the team's head coach for the previous six seasons, and replaced him with Jim Montgomery. The season also saw the return of long-time Bruin David Krejci, who spent the previous season playing in the Czech Extraliga. The Bruins acquired players such as Pavel Zacha, via trade, and Tomas Nosek, via free agency, during the offseason, while also making trades for Dmitry Orlov, Garnet Hathaway, and Tyler Bertuzzi near the mid-season trade deadline to bolster their roster.
The Bruins finished the season as Atlantic Division winners, their third such title, and Presidents' Trophy winners for the fourth time in franchise history with a record-setting 135 points from 65 wins, 12 losses, and 5 overtime losses, with their 65 wins also serving as a new NHL record. The Bruins set many additional records during the season, including the most consecutive home wins to start the season (14), the fastest team to reach both 80 and 100 points, and the fastest team to reach 50 wins. The Bruins also went 22 straight home games without a regulation loss to start the season before losing 3–0 to the Seattle Kraken.
Despite having an impressive regular season and securing home-ice advantage for the playoffs, the Bruins were upset in the first round by the Florida Panthers in seven games after surrendering a 3–1 lead. As such, they joined the 2007 New England Patriots, 2001 Seattle Mariners, 1906 Chicago Cubs, and 2015–16 Golden State Warriors as all-time winningest regular season teams not to win their respective league's championship. Unlike those teams, however, the Bruins lost in the first round of the playoffs, while the Mariners reached the ALCS and the Patriots, Cubs, and Warriors all reached their respective championship series or game. This season served as the last for Krejci and fellow long-time Bruin Patrice Bergeron as they would retire during the ensuing offseason.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 305 | 177 | +128 | 135 |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 42 | 279 | 222 | +57 | 111 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 38 | 283 | 254 | +29 | 98 |
| 4 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 36 | 290 | 273 | +17 | 92 |
| 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 30 | 296 | 300 | −4 | 91 |
| 6 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 31 | 261 | 271 | −10 | 86 |
| 7 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 28 | 240 | 279 | −39 | 80 |
| 8 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 21 | 232 | 307 | −75 | 68 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ME | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 243 | 222 | +21 | 93 |
| 2 | AT | x – Florida Panthers | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 36 | 290 | 273 | +17 | 92 |
| 3 | ME | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 262 | 264 | −2 | 91 |
| 4 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 30 | 296 | 300 | −4 | 91 |
| 5 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 31 | 261 | 271 | −10 | 86 |
| 6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 28 | 240 | 279 | −39 | 80 |
| 7 | ME | e – Washington Capitals | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 255 | 265 | −10 | 80 |
| 8 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 222 | 277 | −55 | 75 |
| 9 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 21 | 232 | 307 | −75 | 68 |
| 10 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 15 | 214 | 330 | −116 | 59 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2022–23 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2023 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| David Pastrnak | 82 | 61 | 52 | 113 | +34 | 38 |
| Brad Marchand | 73 | 21 | 46 | 67 | +27 | 74 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 78 | 27 | 31 | 58 | +35 | 22 |
| Pavel Zacha | 82 | 21 | 36 | 57 | +26 | 16 |
| David Krejci | 70 | 16 | 40 | 56 | +23 | 20 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 80 | 10 | 43 | 53 | +49 | 56 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 67 | 7 | 45 | 52 | +29 | 54 |
| Jake DeBrusk | 64 | 27 | 23 | 50 | +26 | 16 |
| Charlie Coyle | 82 | 16 | 29 | 45 | +29 | 30 |
| Taylor Hall | 61 | 16 | 20 | 36 | +11 | 24 |
| Trent Frederic | 79 | 17 | 14 | 31 | +28 | 57 |
| Nick Foligno | 60 | 10 | 16 | 26 | +18 | 45 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | 75 | 4 | 22 | 26 | +46 | 28 |
| Connor Clifton | 78 | 5 | 18 | 23 | +20 | 60 |
| Tomas Nosek | 66 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +9 | 48 |
| Dmitry Orlov$^†$ | 23 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +10 | 12 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi$^†$ | 21 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +4 | 6 |
| Brandon Carlo | 75 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +44 | 38 |
| A.J. Greer | 61 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +9 | 114 |
| Derek Forbort | 54 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +12 | 23 |
| Craig Smith$^‡$ | 42 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +4 | 14 |
| Jakub Lauko | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 11 |
| Garnet Hathaway$^†$ | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −1 | 17 |
| Jakub Zboril | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| Oskar Steen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joona Koppanen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Connor Carrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 |
| Mike Reilly | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Marc McLaughlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Jack Studnicka$^‡$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| Vinni Lettieri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Dan Renouf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| Chris Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Stralman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −4 | 26 |
| Brad Marchand | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
| Taylor Hall | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 2 |
| Dmitry Orlov | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −3 | 2 |
| Jake DeBrusk | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −1 | 10 |
| Pavel Zacha | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +1 | 2 |
| David Pastrnak | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −3 | 8 |
| David Krejci | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| Brandon Carlo | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Nick Foligno | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Charlie Coyle | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| Tomas Nosek | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −6 | 0 |
| Jakub Lauko | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Garnet Hathaway | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 10 |
| Derek Forbort | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 21 |
| Trent Frederic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 10 |
| Connor Clifton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Linus Ullmark | 49 | 48 | 2,882:12 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 1.89 | 1,457 | .938 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeremy Swayman | 37 | 33 | 2,012:59 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 2.27 | 953 | .920 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Kinkaid$^‡$ | 1 | 1 | 59:54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 31 | .968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Linus Ullmark | 6 | 6 | 359:51 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3.33 | 192 | .896 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Jeremy Swayman | 2 | 1 | 71:46 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.34 | 32 | .875 | 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 2022–23 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Seattle KrakenCGY 3rd-round pick in 2022 | To Boston BruinsWSH 4th-round pick in 2022 5th-round pick in 2022 |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Los Angeles Kings7th-round pick in 2022 | To Boston Bruins7th-round pick in 2023 |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | To New Jersey DevilsErik Haula | To Boston BruinsPavel Zacha |
| October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27) | To Vancouver CanucksJack Studnicka | To Boston BruinsMichael DiPietro Jonathan Myrenberg |
| February 23, 2023 (2023-02-23) | To Washington CapitalsCraig Smith 1st-round pick in 2023 3rd-round pick in 2024 2nd-round pick in 2025 | To Boston BruinsGarnet Hathaway Andrei Svetlakov |
| February 23, 2023 (2023-02-23) | To Minnesota Wild5th-round pick in 2023 | To Boston BruinsDmitry Orlov |
| February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25) | To Colorado AvalancheKeith Kinkaid | To Boston BruinsShane Bowers |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | To Detroit Red Wingsconditional 1st-round pick in 2024 4th-round pick in 2025 | To Boston BruinsTyler Bertuzzi |
| June 26, 2023 (2023-06-26) | To Chicago BlackhawksNick Foligno Taylor Hall | To Boston BruinsIan Mitchell Alec Regula |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Connor Carrick | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | A. J. Greer | New Jersey Devils | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Keith Kinkaid | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Vinni Lettieri | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Dan Renouf | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08) | David Krejci | HC Olomouc (ELH) | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12) | Anton Stralman | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04) | Mitchell Miller | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | 3-year† | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Josh Brown | Arizona Coyotes | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Steven Fogarty | Minnesota Wild | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Jesper Froden | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Troy Grosenick | Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Cameron Hughes | Seattle Kraken | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Curtis Lazar | Vancouver Canucks | 3-year | Free agency |
| August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05) | Anton Blidh | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02) | Kodie Curran | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27) | Callum Booth | Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09) | Victor Berglund | | | Contract termination |
| December 10, 2022 (2022-12-10) | Victor Berglund | HIFK (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency |
| June 1, 2023 (2023-06-01) | Kai Wissmann | Eisbären Berlin (DEL) | N/A‡ | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | Jack Ahcan | 1-year |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | Matt Filipe | 1-year |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | Ryan Mast | 3-year† |
| July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) | Jack Studnicka | 2-year |
| August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01) | Brett Harrison | 3-year† |
| August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08) | Patrice Bergeron | 1-year |
| August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08) | Pavel Zacha | 1-year |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | David Pastrnak | 8-year‡ |
| March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29) | Trevor Kuntar | 2-year†‡ |
| May 5, 2023 (2023-05-05) | Matt Poitras | 3-year†‡ |
| May 10, 2023 (2023-05-10) | Mason Lohrei | 2-year†‡ |
| June 19, 2023 (2023-06-19) | Brandon Bussi | 1-year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 2 | 54 | Matt Poitras | C | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 4 | 117 | Cole Spicer | C | USA | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 4 | 119 | Dans Locmelis | C | Latvia | Luleå HF (J20 Nationell) |
| 5 | 132 | Frederic Brunet | D | Canada | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 183 | Reid Dyck | G | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 7 | 200 | Jackson Edward | D | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |