# 2015–16 Boston Bruins season

The 2015–16 Boston Bruins season was the 92nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. The season began its regular games on October 8, 2015, against the Winnipeg Jets with a 6–2 loss. One all-time franchise achievement the Bruins attained this season is shared by only their greatest rival, the Canadiens - a total of 3,000 wins in the team's existence, achieved by the Bruins on January 8, 2016, in a 4–1 road victory against the New Jersey Devils. However, the Bruins missed the playoffs for the second straight season, and missed the playoffs in back-to-back years for the first time in a decade. As of 2024, this represents the most recent season not making the Stanley Cup playoffs for the Bruins.

## Standings

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 40 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 103 |
| 2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 43 | 227 | 201 | +26 | 97 |
| 3 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 39 | 211 | 224 | −13 | 93 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 38 | 240 | 230 | +10 | 93 |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 32 | 236 | 247 | −11 | 85 |
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 221 | 236 | −15 | 82 |
| 7 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 33 | 201 | 222 | −21 | 81 |
| 8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 23 | 198 | 246 | −48 | 69 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ME | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 232 | 216 | +16 | 100 |
| 2 | ME | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 38 | 214 | 218 | −4 | 96 |
| 3 | AT | Boston Bruins | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 38 | 240 | 230 | +10 | 93 |
| 4 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 198 | 226 | −28 | 86 |
| 5 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 32 | 236 | 247 | −11 | 85 |
| 6 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 184 | 208 | −24 | 84 |
| 7 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 221 | 236 | −15 | 82 |
| 8 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 33 | 201 | 222 | −21 | 81 |
| 9 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 219 | 252 | −33 | 76 |
| 10 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 23 | 198 | 246 | −48 | 69 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2015–16 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player stats

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Patrice Bergeron | 80 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 12 | 49 |
| Loui Eriksson | 82 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 13 | 12 |
| David Krejci | 72 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 4 | 32 |
| Brad Marchand | 77 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 21 | 90 |
| Ryan Spooner | 80 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −9 | 35 |
| Torey Krug | 81 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 9 | 33 |
| Matt Beleskey | 80 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 6 | 65 |
| Zdeno Chara | 80 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 71 |
| Jimmy Hayes | 75 | 13 | 16 | 29 | −12 | 60 |
| David Pastrnak | 51 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 20 |
| Brett Connolly | 71 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −1 | 20 |
| Kevan Miller | 71 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 53 |
| Colin Miller | 42 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 39 |
| Dennis Seidenberg | 61 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 24 |
| Frank Vatrano | 39 | 8 | 3 | 11 | −3 | 14 |
| Landon Ferraro$^†$ | 58 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −8 | 20 |
| Lee Stempniak$^†$ | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Adam McQuaid | 64 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 89 |
| Maxime Talbot | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −11 | 15 |
| Zach Trotman | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| Joe Morrow | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −7 | 4 |
| Tyler Randell | 27 | 6 | 0 | 6 | −2 | 47 |
| John-Michael Liles$^†$ | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −7 | 2 |
| Joonas Kemppainen | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −6 | 4 |
| Zac Rinaldo | 52 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −5 | 83 |
| Chris Kelly | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Cross | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Seth Griffith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 4 |
| Noel Acciari | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 8 |
| Matt Irwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 |
| Alexander Khokhlachev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | MIN | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Tuukka Rask | 64 | 62 | 3678 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 157 | 2.56 | 1854 | .915 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonas Gustavsson | 24 | 20 | 1258 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 57 | 2.72 | 622 | .908 | 1 | 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.

## Suspensions/fines

| Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
| Brad Marchand | Roughing Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog during NHL Game No. 230 in Boston on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at 5:46 of the second period. | — | $5,000 | November 13, 2015 |
| Maxime Talbot | Interference against New Jersey Devils forward Jiri Tlusty during NHL Game No. 494 in Boston on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at 14:30 of the second period. | 2 games | $19,354.84 | December 21, 2015 |
| Brad Marchand | Clipping Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki during NHL Game No. 541 in Boston on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at 8:41 of the first period. | 3 games | $164,634.15 | December 30, 2015 |

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| B. Marchand | NHL First Star of the Week | November 2, 2015 |
| D. Krejci | NHL Third Star of the Month | November 2, 2015 |
| P. Bergeron | NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 |
| B. Marchand | NHL Third Star of the Week | February 15, 2016 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| J. Kemppainen | 1st Career NHL Game | October 8, 2015 |
| C. Miller | 1st Career NHL Game | October 10, 2015 |
| T. Randell | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 14, 2015 |
| T. Cross | 1st Career NHL Game | October 14, 2015 |
| C. Miller | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 14, 2015 |
| T. Cross | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 17, 2015 |
| Z. Chara | 1,200th Career NHL Game | October 23, 2015 |
| J. Kemppainen | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 23, 2015 |
| D. Krejci | 300th Career NHL Assist | October 30, 2015 |
| C. Miller | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 3, 2015 |
| K. Miller | 100th Career NHL Game | November 5, 2015 |
| F. Vatrano | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | November 7, 2015 |
| D. Seidenberg | 700th Career NHL Game | November 16, 2015 |
| A. McQuaid | 300th Career NHL Game | November 16, 2015 |
| B. Marchand | First-ever Bruins game-winning penalty shot in overtime | February 6, 2016 |
| C. Julien | Total wins as Bruins coach reaches 387 games, matching Art Ross | March 3, 2016 |

## Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) | To Calgary Flames Dougie Hamilton (rights) | To Boston Bruins 1st-round pick in 2015 Two 2nd-round picks in 2015 |
| June 26, 2015 | To Los Angeles Kings Milan Lucic | To Boston Bruins Martin Jones Colin Miller 1st-round pick in 2015 |
| June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) | To Minnesota Wild 5th-round pick in 2015 | To Boston Bruins 5th-round pick in 2016 |
| June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2017 | To Boston Bruins Zac Rinaldo |
| June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) | To San Jose Sharks Martin Jones | To Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly 1st-round pick in 2016 |
| July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | To Florida Panthers Reilly Smith Marc Savard (rights) | To Boston Bruins Jimmy Hayes (rights) |
| February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | To New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 2016 2nd-round pick in 2017 | To Boston Bruins Lee Stempniak |
| February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | To Carolina Hurricanes Anthony Camara 3rd-round pick in 2016 5th-round pick in 2017 | To Boston Bruins John-Michael Liles |
| March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04) | To St. Louis Blues Zack Phillips | To Boston Bruins Future considerations |

### Player signings

| Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) | Adam McQuaid | 4 years, $11 million |
| July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | Ryan Spooner | 2 years, $1.9 million |
| July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | Jeremy Smith | 1 year, $600,000 |
| July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) | Chris Breen | 1 year, $600,000 |
| July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06) | Jimmy Hayes | 3 years, $6.9 million |
| July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06) | Brett Connolly | 1 year, $1.025 million |
| July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) | Jakub Zboril | 3 years, entry-level contract |
| September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25) | Brandon Carlo | 3 years, entry-level contract |
| November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12) | Jake DeBrusk | entry-level contract |
| November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12) | Jeremy Lauzon | entry-level contract |
| November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12) | Zachary Senyshyn | entry-level contract |
| March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29) | Rob O'Gara | 2 years, entry-level contract |
| March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29) | Sean Kuraly | entry-level contract |
| April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01) | Matt Grzelcyk | 2 years, entry-level contract |
| April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11) | Danton Heinen | 3 years, entry-level contract |
| April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26) | Dan Vladar | 3 years, entry-level contract |
| May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24) | Kevan Miller | 4 years, $10 million contract extension |
| May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24) | Seth Griffith | 1 year, $625,000 |
| June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) | Peter Cehlarik | 3 years, entry-level contract |

## Draft picks

Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 13 | Jakub Zboril | (D) | Czech Republic | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) |
| 1 | 14 | Jake DeBrusk | (LW) | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 1 | 15 | Zachary Senyshyn | (RW) | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 2 | 37 | Brandon Carlo | (D) | United States | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 2 | 45 | Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | (C) | Sweden | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 2 | 52 | Jeremy Lauzon | (D) | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 75 | Dan Vladar | (G) | Czech Republic | HC Kladno (Czech 1. Liga) |
| 4 | 105 | Jesse Gabrielle | (LW) | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 6 | 165 | Cameron Hughes | (C) | Canada | University of Wisconsin–Madison (B1G) |
| 7 | 195 | Jack Becker | (C) | United States | Mahtomedi Senior High School (High-MN) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ The Los Angeles Kings' first round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Milan Lucic to Los Angeles in exchange for Martin Jones, Colin Miller and this pick.
* $^b$ The Calgary Flames' first and second-round picks went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Dougie Hamilton to Calgary in exchange for Calgary and Washington's second-round picks in 2015 (45th and 52nd overall) and this pick.
* $^c$ The Philadelphia Flyers' 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 a second-round pick in 2016, a conditional third-round pick in 2015 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 2016 and this pick.
* $^d$ The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Dougie Hamilton to Calgary in exchange for a first and second-round pick in 2015 (15th and 45th overall) and this pick.
    Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Curtis Glencross to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that exchanged Minnesota's fifth-round pick in 2016 for this pick.