# 2010–11 Boston Bruins season

The 2010–11 Boston Bruins season was the 87th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. The Bruins were the winners of the 2011 Stanley Cup, winning their first championship in 39 years.

## Off-season

At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California, Boston selected Tyler Seguin with their first-round pick, second overall. A week earlier, on June 16, 2010, Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and principal Charlie Jacobs announced that Cam Neely had been named president of the Boston Bruins. Neely, a former player and 2005 Hall of Fame inductee, became the eighth president in club history.
The Bruins sought to "tweak the composition" during the off-season, trading puck-moving defenseman Dennis Wideman to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Nathan Horton.
The Reading Royals, Boston's affiliate within the ECHL, renewed their relationship during the off-season. This marked the second year the organizations shared affiliation, with the Royals playing host to several Bruins prospects including goaltender Matt Dalton and defenseman Rob Kwiet.

## Pre-season

On June 21, 2010, the Bruins announced their seven-game pre-season schedule. Closing out the schedule were two exhibition matches, the first in Belfast, Northern Ireland, against the Belfast Giants Select, a unified team composed of an All-Star selection of the best EIHL players from each team. The Bruins went on to beat the Giants Select 5–1 after being held scoreless for the first period. Rookie star Tyler Seguin scored a pair of goals. The Bruins then faced off against Bili Tygri Liberec of the Czech Extraliga in their final pre-season match, with veteran Patrice Bergeron putting on a five-point display that included two breakaway goals in a 7–1 victory for the Bruins.

## Regular season

As part of the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Games, the Bruins began their season on Saturday, October 9, playing against the Phoenix Coyotes at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. There they split their two games with the Coyotes. The Bruins spent much of the months of October, November and December playing well but slightly behind the Montreal Canadiens for first-place in the division before passing the Canadiens on December 27 with a 3–2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers. Play during this time was highlighted by excellent play for goaltender Tim Thomas, who started the season as a backup but had five shutouts by the middle of December, and by Milan Lucic's excellent offensive production, including his first natural hat-trick on November 18. In January, the Bruins continued to hold first-place in the division, aided at one point by hat-tricks from Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara on January 11 and January 17, respectively. The Bruins started February with fight-filled wins against the Dallas Stars, whom they beat 6–3, and the Canadiens, against whom they picked up their first win of the season on their fourth try by a score of 8–6. The Bruins then hit a three-game losing streak, but recovered to string together a seven-game winning streak that stretched into March. The first six wins of the streak were on the road, including a 3–1 win in the Bruins' only game of the regular season against the Vancouver Canucks, which led the NHL at that time for points and would eventually win the Presidents' Trophy. After the streak, the Bruins would go on to lose six of their next seven games, including a 4–1 loss to their rivals, the Canadiens, in which team captain Zdeno Chara was nearly suspended for a hit on Max Pacioretty. They nonetheless managed five points during this time, as three of their losses came in overtime. Following this lapse, the Bruins responded with a win over the New Jersey Devils and a 7–0 win in their last game of the regular season against the Montreal Canadiens. Two games later, the Bruins clinched a playoff spot with a 2–1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. In the next game, Tim Thomas picked up his ninth shutout of the season. Two games later, in their first game in April, the Bruins clinched the Northeast Division with a 3–2 win in their last ever game against the Atlanta Thrashers, who were set to relocate to Winnipeg for the next season.
The Bruins tied the New York Rangers for the most shutouts for, with 11.

### Standings

Northeast Division vte :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y – Boston Bruins | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 44 | 246 | 195 | 103 |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 216 | 209 | 96 |
| 3 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 38 | 245 | 229 | 96 |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 251 | 85 |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 192 | 250 | 74 |
Eastern Conference :
| R | vte | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 43 | 224 | 197 | 107 |
| 2 | y – Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 44 | 259 | 223 | 106 |
| 3 | y – Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 44 | 246 | 195 | 103 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 238 | 199 | 106 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 40 | 247 | 240 | 103 |
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 216 | 209 | 96 |
| 7 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 38 | 245 | 229 | 96 |
| 8 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 233 | 198 | 93 |
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| 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 35 | 236 | 239 | 91 |
| 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 251 | 85 |
| 11 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 174 | 209 | 81 |
| 12 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 29 | 223 | 269 | 80 |
| 13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 192 | 250 | 74 |
| 14 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 229 | 264 | 73 |
| 15 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 26 | 195 | 229 | 72 |
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2010–11 Game Log :

## Playoffs

The Boston Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Their conference quarter-final matchup was against their archrival, the sixth-seeded Montreal Canadiens. The series started disastrously for the Bruins, as they dropped two games in their building. They would come back to win the next three games and, after dropping Game 6, would ultimately win Game 7 in overtime at home on a Nathan Horton goal. The next round featured a sweep of the second-seeded Philadelphia Flyers who, the previous year, had come back from down three games to none against the Bruins to win the series. This propelled them to their first conference finals since the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs. In the conference finals, the Bruins matched up against the fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning. After dropping the first game by a lopsided score, the Bruins fought back to win the next two games before dropping game four to knot the series at 2–2. The Bruins took Game 5 to put them a win away from the conference championship. Game 6 was another loss for the Bruins, but Game 7 resulted in a 1–0 victory to send them to their first Stanley Cup Finals in 21 years. In the finals, the Bruins met the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver took the first two games at home, each by a goal, to build a 2–0 series lead. The Bruins responded with two lopsided wins at home to tie the series 2–2, but Vancouver won Game 5 in their building to move the Bruins one game away from losing the Cup. The Bruins managed to win Game 6 in another one sided game to tie the series and then won their third Game 7 of the post-season in lopsided fashion to win the Stanley Cup, their first in 39 years. After Game 7, Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy for the post-season's most valuable player.

### Playoff log

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs :
* Scorer of game-winning goal in italics

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| David Krejci | 75 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 23 | 28 |
| Milan Lucic | 79 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 28 | 121 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 80 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 20 | 26 |
| Nathan Horton | 80 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 29 | 85 |
| Mark Recchi | 81 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 13 | 35 |
| Zdeno Chara | 81 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 33 | 88 |
| Michael Ryder | 79 | 18 | 23 | 41 | -1 | 26 |
| Brad Marchand | 77 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 25 | 51 |
| Dennis Seidenberg | 81 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 41 |
| Gregory Campbell | 80 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 93 |
| Blake Wheeler$^‡$ | 58 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 32 |
| Tyler Seguin | 74 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 18 |
| Shawn Thornton | 79 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 122 |
| Johnny Boychuk | 69 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 45 |
| Andrew Ference | 70 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 60 |
| Adam McQuaid | 67 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 96 |
| Daniel Paille | 43 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| Marc Savard | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 29 |
| Steven Kampfer | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Tomas Kaberle$^†$ | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Jordan Caron | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Rich Peverley$^†$ | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Kelly$^†$ | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| Mark Stuart$^‡$ | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| Tim Thomas$^{(G)}$ | 57 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 13 |
| Matt Hunwick$^‡$ | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Zach Hamill | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Hnidy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jamie Arniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Matt Bartkowski | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tuukka Rask$^{(G)}$ | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Team Totals | — | 244 | 413 | 657 | 58 | 1115 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| David Krejci | 25 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 10 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 23 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 28 |
| Brad Marchand | 25 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 40 |
| Michael Ryder | 25 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 |
| Nathan Horton | 21 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 35 |
| Mark Recchi | 25 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| Chris Kelly | 25 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
| Rich Peverley | 25 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 17 |
| Milan Lucic | 25 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 63 |
| Tomas Kaberle | 25 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| Dennis Seidenberg | 25 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 31 |
| Andrew Ference | 25 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| Zdeno Chara | 24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 34 |
| Johnny Boychuk | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Tyler Seguin | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Daniel Paille | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Gregory Campbell | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Adam McQuaid | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| Shawn Thornton | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 24 |
| Shane Hnidy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tim Thomas$^{(G)}$ | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 |
| Team Totals | — | 81 | 138 | 219 | 33 | 396 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GPI = Games Played In; TOI = Time on ice; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage
Regular season :
| Player | GPI | TOI | GAA | W | L | OT | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
| Tim Thomas | 57 | 3364 | 2.00 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1811 | 112 | .938 |
| Tuukka Rask | 29 | 1594 | 2.67 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 866 | 71 | .918 |
| Combined | — | 4958 | 2.21 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 2677 | 183 | .932 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GPI | MIN | GAA | W | L | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
| Tim Thomas | 25 | 1542 | 1.98 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 849 | 51 | .940 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Player | Award | Notes |
| Tim Thomas | Conn Smythe Trophy | Awarded to the player judged most valuable to his team during the Stanley Cup playoffs. |
| Tim Thomas | Vezina Trophy | Awarded to the goaltender who is adjudged to be the best at this position. |
| Zdeno Chara | Mark Messier Leadership Award | Awarded to the player who best leads by positive example. |
| Tim Thomas Zdeno Chara | NHL first All-Star team NHL second All-Star team | Voted by representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. |
On April 6, prior to the game against the New York Islanders, the team announced its award winners for the season.
| Player | Award | Notes |
| Brad Marchand | NESN Seventh Player Award | Awarded to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins fans during the season. |
| Shawn Thornton | Eddie Shore Award | Awarded to the player who exhibits exceptional hustle and determination. |
| Tim Thomas | Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy | Awarded by the Boston Chapter of the PHWA, for outstanding performance during home games. |
| Andrew Ference | John P. Bucyk Award | Awarded to the Bruin with the greatest off-ice charitable contributions. |
| Tim Thomas Patrice Bergeron Milan Lucic | Three Star Awards | Awarded to the top performers at home over the course of the season. |
Tim Thomas was named First Star of the Week on November 1, 2010 and again on January 24, 2011. He was also named Second Star of the Month for October. Patrice Bergeron was named Second Star of the week on January 17, 2011, and First Star of the Month for January.

### Records

| Player | Milestone |
| Tim Thomas | Highest save percentage in a regular season (.938%) Most saves by a goaltender in a playoff run (798) Most saves by a goaltender in a Stanley Cup finals series (238) |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Milan Lucic | 200th Career NHL Game | October 9, 2010 |
| Tyler Seguin | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 10, 2010 |
| Jordan Caron | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 16, 2010 |
| Nathan Horton | 300th Career NHL Point | October 16, 2010 |
| Dennis Seidenberg | 100th Career NHL Assist | October 23, 2010 |
| Shawn Thornton | 500th Career NHL PIM | October 23, 2010 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 100th Career NHL Goal | October 28, 2010 |
| Brad Marchand | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 3, 2010 |
| Michael Ryder | 300th Career NHL Point | November 3, 2010 |
| Shawn Thornton | 300th Career NHL Game | November 5, 2010 |
| Milan Lucic | 100th Career NHL Point | November 10, 2010 |
| Mark Recchi | 1,000th Career NHL PIM | November 13, 2010 |
| Milan Lucic | 1st Career NHL Natural Hat Trick | November 18, 2010 |
| Mark Recchi | 1,500th Career NHL Point | November 24, 2010 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 400th Career NHL Game | December 2, 2010 |
| Dennis Seidenberg | 400th Career NHL Game | December 7, 2010 |
| Mark Recchi | 1,600th Career NHL Game | December 15, 2010 |
| Andrew Ference | 600th Career NHL Game | December 16, 2010 |
| Michael Ryder | 500th Career NHL Game | December 16, 2010 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 300th Career NHL Point | December 23, 2010 |
| Steven Kampfer | 1st Career NHL Goal | December 28, 2010 |
| Marc Savard | 700th Career NHL Point | December 28, 2010 |
| Daniel Paille | 100th Career NHL Point | January 1, 2011 |
| Blake Wheeler | 200th Career NHL Game | January 1, 2011 |
| Gregory Campbell | 400th Career NHL Game | January 6, 2011 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 200th Career NHL Assist | January 10, 2011 |
| Mark Recchi | 200th Career NHL Power Play Goal | January 10, 2011 |
| Marc Savard | 800th Career NHL Game | January 10, 2011 |
| Blake Wheeler | 100th Career NHL Point | January 10, 2011 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 1st Career NHL Hat Trick | January 11, 2011 |
| Gregory Campbell | 100th Career NHL Point | January 15, 2011 |
| Zdeno Chara | 1st Career NHL Hat Trick | January 17, 2011 |
| Zdeno Chara | 900th Career NHL Game | February 5, 2011 |
| Tim Thomas | 300th Career NHL Game | February 5, 2011 |
| Johnny Boychuk | 100th Career NHL Game | February 9, 2011 |
| David Krejci | 200th Career NHL Point | March 3, 2011 |
| Daniel Paille | 300th Career NHL Game | March 10, 2011 |
| Zdeno Chara | 400th Career NHL Point | March 22, 2011 |
| Tim Thomas | 25th Career NHL Shutout | March 24, 2011 |
| Nathan Horton | 500th Career NHL Game | April 6, 2011 |
| Tomas Kaberle | 900th Career NHL Game | April 6, 2011 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Gregory Campbell | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2011 |
| Nathan Horton | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2011 |
| Brad Marchand | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2011 |
| Brad Marchand | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 16, 2011 |
| Nathan Horton | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 18, 2011 |
| Adam McQuaid | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 18, 2011 |
| Rich Peverley | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | April 18, 2011 |
| Brad Marchand | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | April 23, 2011 |
| Gregory Campbell | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 30, 2011 |
| Nathan Horton | 1st Career NHL Assist | April 30, 2011 |
| Gregory Campbell | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | May 4, 2011 |
| Daniel Paille | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | May 4, 2011 |
| Shawn Thornton | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | May 6, 2011 |
| Tyler Seguin | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | May 14, 2011 |
| David Krejci | 1st Career NHL Playoff Hat Trick | May 25, 2011 |
| Tomas Kaberle | 100th Career NHL Playoff Game | June 10, 2011 |
| Zdeno Chara | 100th Career NHL Playoff Game | June 15, 2011 |
Tyler Seguin, Jordan Caron, Jamie Arniel, Steven Kampfer and Matt Bartkowski all made their NHL debuts this season.

## Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

### Trades

| June 22, 2010 | To Florida Panthers Dennis Wideman 1st-round pick in 2010 3rd-round pick in 2011 | To Boston Bruins Nathan Horton Gregory Campbell |
| June 26, 2010 | To Chicago Blackhawks 7th-round pick in 2011 | To Boston Bruins 7th-round pick in 2010 |
| June 26, 2010 | To St. Louis Blues Vladimir Sobotka | To Boston Bruins David Warsofsky |
| November 29, 2010 | To Colorado Avalanche Matt Hunwick | To Boston Bruins Colby Cohen |
| December 9, 2010 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Levi Nelson | To Boston Bruins Juraj Simek |
| December 9, 2010 | To Florida Panthers Jeff LoVecchio Jordan Knackstedt | To Boston Bruins Sean Zimmerman Conditional 7th-round pick in 2011 |
| December 11, 2010 | To Los Angeles Kings Marco Sturm | To Boston Bruins Future considerations |
| February 15, 2011 | To Ottawa Senators 2nd-round pick in 2011 | To Boston Bruins Chris Kelly |
| February 18, 2011 | To Atlanta Thrashers Mark Stuart Blake Wheeler | To Boston Bruins Rich Peverley Boris Valabik |
| February 18, 2011 | To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick in 2011 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2012 Joe Colborne | To Boston Bruins Tomas Kaberle |
| February 27, 2011 | To Anaheim Ducks Brian McGrattan Sean Zimmerman | To Boston Bruins David Lailberte Stefan Chaput |
| February 28, 2011 | To Minnesota Wild Jeff Penner Mikko Lehtonen | To Boston Bruins Anton Khudobin |

### Player signings

| Player | Contract terms |
| Yuri Alexandrov | 2 years, $1.46 million entry-level contract |
| Shawn Thornton | 2 years, $1.625 million |
| Dennis Seidenberg | 4 years, $13 million |
| Johnny Boychuk | 2 years, $3.75 million |
| Mark Recchi | 1 year, $1.7 million |
| Daniel Paille | 2 years, $2.15 million |
| Mark Stuart | 1 year, $1.675 million |
| Andrew Bodnarchuk | 1 year, $577,500 |
| Gregory Campbell | 2 years, $2.2 million |
| Jeff LoVecchio | 1 year, $605,000 |
| Adam McQuaid | 2 years, $1.15 million |
| Blake Wheeler | 1 year, $2.2 million |
| Tyler Seguin | 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract |
| Patrice Bergeron | 3 years, $15 million contract extension |
| Zdeno Chara | 7 years, $45.5 million contract extension |
| David Warsofsky | 3 years, $1.9375 million entry-level contract |
| Tyler Randell | 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract |
| Ryan Button | 3 years, $1.855 million entry-level contract |

## Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 1 | 2 | Tyler Seguin | Center | Canada | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 2 | 32 | Jared Knight | Center | United States | London Knights (OHL) |
| 2 | 45 | Ryan Spooner | Center | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 4 | 97 | Craig Cunningham | Left wing | Canada | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 5 | 135 | Justin Florek | Left wing | United States | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |
| 6 | 165 | Zane Gothberg | Goaltender | United States | Thief River Falls High School (USHS-MN) |
| 7 | 195 | Maxim Chudinov | Defense | Russia | HC Severstal (KHL) |
| 7 | 210 | Zach Trotman | Defense | United States | Lake Superior State University (CCHA) |

### Notes on draft picks

* ^a1 ^a2 The Toronto Maple Leafs' first and second-round picks went to the Bruins as the result of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto in exchange for these picks.
* ^b The Carolina Hurricanes' fourth-round pick went to the Bruins as the result of a trade on July 24, 2009, that sent Aaron Ward to Carolina for this pick and Patrick Eaves.
* ^c The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick went to the Bruins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent Boston's seventh-round pick in 2011 to Chicago for this pick.
* The Bruins' first-round pick, 15th overall, was traded to the Florida Panthers as a result of the trade in which the Bruins acquired Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell on June 22, 2010.
* The Bruins' third-round pick, 75th overall, was traded to the Buffalo Sabres as a result of the trade in which the Bruins acquired Daniel Paille on October 20, 2009.

## Affiliates
### Providence Bruins

The Providence Bruins, based in Providence, Rhode Island, are the Bruins AHL affiliate.

### Reading Royals

The Reading Royals, based in Reading, Pennsylvania, are the Bruins ECHL affiliate. The Royals will again look to compete in the Kelly Cup playoffs.