# 2016–17 Boston Bruins season

The 2016–17 Boston Bruins season was the 93rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. After missing the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the past two years, the team returned in 2017, losing to the Ottawa Senators in the first round in six games.

## Standings

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 44 | 226 | 200 | +26 | 103 |
| 2 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 212 | 214 | −2 | 98 |
| 3 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 42 | 234 | 212 | +22 | 95 |
| 4 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 251 | 242 | +9 | 95 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 234 | 227 | +7 | 94 |
| 6 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 210 | 237 | −27 | 81 |
| 7 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 207 | 244 | −37 | 79 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 78 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2016–17 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The Bruins clinched the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season. They met the Ottawa Senators in the first round, where they were ultimately defeated in six games.
2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player stats

Final Stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Brad Marchand | 80 | 39 | 46 | 85 | 18 | 81 |
| David Pastrnak | 75 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 11 | 34 |
| David Krejci | 82 | 23 | 31 | 54 | −12 | 26 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 79 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 12 | 24 |
| Torey Krug | 81 | 8 | 43 | 51 | −10 | 37 |
| Ryan Spooner | 78 | 11 | 28 | 39 | −8 | 14 |
| David Backes | 74 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 69 |
| Zdeno Chara | 75 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 59 |
| Dominic Moore | 82 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 44 |
| Frank Vatrano | 44 | 10 | 8 | 18 | −3 | 14 |
| Riley Nash | 81 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −1 | 14 |
| Brandon Carlo | 82 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 59 |
| Tim Schaller | 59 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −6 | 23 |
| Colin Miller | 61 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 55 |
| Austin Czarnik | 49 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −10 | 12 |
| Kevan Miller | 58 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 50 |
| Adam McQuaid | 77 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 71 |
| Drew Stafford | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Matt Beleskey | 49 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −10 | 47 |
| Noel Acciari | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| Jimmy Hayes | 58 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −3 | 29 |
| John-Michael Liles | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Anton Blidh | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 7 |
| Peter Cehlarik | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Joe Morrow | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 8 |
| Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danton Heinen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| Rob O'Gara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Patrice Bergeron | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| David Pastrnak | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| David Backes | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Sean Kuraly | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Drew Stafford | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
| John-Michael Liles | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Riley Nash | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Spooner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Noel Acciari | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Schaller | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Vatrano | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| Zdeno Chara | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
| Tommy Cross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam McQuaid | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dominic Moore | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Morrow | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Beleskey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| David Krejci | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Kevan Miller | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | MIN | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Tuukka Rask | 65 | 64 | 3679:30 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 137 | 2.23 | 1,610 | .915 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anton Khudobin | 16 | 14 | 884:47 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 2.64 | 405 | .904 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zane McIntyre | 8 | 3 | 332:37 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 3.97 | 155 | .858 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Subban | 1 | 1 | 30:36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5.88 | 16 | .813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | MIN | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Tuukka Rask | 6 | 6 | 402:21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2.24 | 187 | .920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* $^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
* $^‡$Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

## Awards and honours
### Milestones

* On November 22, 2016, the Bruins as a team reached the milestone of 20,000 goals all-time in NHL play, dating back to their 1924–25 debut season with Smokey Harris' goal for the Bruins, as the first NHL goal in team history on December 1, 1924. New forward David Backes' power play goal achieved the 20,000 goal milestone for the Bruins on November 22, in a 4–2 home loss to the St. Louis Blues, Backes' former team as the visitors to TD Garden; the 20,000th goal plateau has only been attained by one other NHL team, the Bruins' top rival, the Montreal Canadiens.

## Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details | Ref |
| June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) | To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2016 | To Boston Bruins 7th-round pick in 2017 | |
| March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) | To Winnipeg Jets conditional 6th-round pick in 2018 | To Boston Bruins Drew Stafford | |

### Player signings

| Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) | Torey Krug | 4 years, $21 million |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Tommy Cross | 1 year, $600,000 |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | John-Michael Liles | 1 year, $2 million |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Tyler Randell | 1 year, $600,000 |
| July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14) | Colin Miller | 2 years, $2 million |
| July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14) | Joe Morrow | 1 year, $800,000 |
| August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30) | Chris Casto | 1 year, $650,000 |
| August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30) | Brian Ferlin | 1 year, $725,000 |
| September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26) | Brad Marchand | 8 years, $49 million contract extension |
| December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11) | Jesse Gabrielle | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24) | Ryan Fitzgerald | 2 years, entry-level contract |
| March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24) | Emil Johansson | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02) | Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10) | Charlie McAvoy | 3 years, $3.775 million entry-level contract |
| April 13, 2017 (2017-04-13) | Joona Koppanen | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30) | Anders Bjork | 3 years, $3.2 million entry-level contract |
| June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14) | Tommy Cross | 1 year, $650,000 contract extension |

## Draft picks

Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 14 | Charlie McAvoy | D | United States | Boston University (Hockey East) |
| 1 | 29 | Trent Frederic | C | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 2 | 49 | Ryan Lindgren | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 5 | 135 | Joona Koppanen | LW | Finland | Ilves-jr. (FIN-Jr.) |
| 5 | 136 | Cameron Clarke | D | Canada | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) |
| 6 | 165 | Oskar Steen | C | Sweden | Farjestad-jr. (Swe-Jr) |

### Notes

* The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 30, 2015, that sent Martin Jones to San Jose in exchange for Sean Kuraly and this pick.
* The Boston Bruins' second-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015, that sent Brett Connolly to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The New York Islanders' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on October 4, 2014, that sent Johnny Boychuk to New York in exchange for Philadelphia's second-round pick in 2015, a conditional third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent John-Michael Liles to Boston in exchange for Anthony Camara, a fifth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
* The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent Lee Stempniak to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
* The Minnesota Wild's fifth-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2015 to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
* The Boston Bruins' sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 25, 2015, that sent Carl Soderberg to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
    Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015, that sent Max Talbot and Paul Carey to Boston in exchange for Jordan Caron and this pick.
* The Boston Bruins' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Boston in exchange for this pick.