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.
On March 2, 2023, the Bruins recorded their 100th standings point of the season in their 61st game, becoming the fastest team to 100 points in NHL history, and surpassing the record previously held by the 1976–77 Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens.
On March 11, 2023, the Bruins recorded their 50th win of the season in 64 games, becoming the fastest team to 50 wins in a season in NHL history, surpassing the record previously held by the 2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning and 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings. Later that day, they also became the first team of the season and the third fastest team to clinch a playoff berth in an 82-game season. The Bruins won their 3rd Atlantic Division title and 27th overall with a win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 25. They won their fourth Presidents' Trophy with an overtime victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets five days later on March 30.
On April 8, the Bruins tied the NHL record for most wins in a season with their 62nd win of the season. The next day, they set a new NHL record with their 63rd win of the season. Two days later on April 11, the Bruins defeated the Washington Capitals to break the regular season record for points in a season. In the playoffs, the Bruins were upset by the Florida Panthers in 7 games in a surprising loss, despite leading the series 3–1, and holding a 3–2 lead into the final minute of regulation in game 7. As such, they joined the 2007 Patriots, the 2001 Mariners/1906 Cubs, and the 2015–16 Warriors as all-time winningest regular season teams not to win their respective league's championship.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Regular season===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	October 12 	Boston 	5–2 	Washington 	 	Ullmark 	18,573 	1–0–0 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	October 15 	Arizona 	3–6 	Boston 	 	Swayman 	17,850 	2–0–0 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	October 17 	Florida 	3–5 	Boston 	 	Ullmark 	17,850 	3–0–0 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	October 18 	Boston 	5–7 	Ottawa 	 	Swayman 	19,811 	3–1–0 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	October 20 	Anaheim 	1–2 	Boston 	SO 	Ullmark 	17,850 	4–1–0 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	October 22 	Minnesota 	3–4 	Boston 	OT 	Ullmark 	17,850 	5–1–0 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	October 25 	Dallas 	1–3 	Boston 	 	Ullmark 	17,850 	6–1–0 	12 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	October 27 	Detroit 	1–5 	Boston 	 	Swayman 	17,850 	7–1–0 	14 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	October 28 	Boston 	4–0 	Columbus 	 	Ullmark 	16,162 	8–1–0 	16 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Playoffs===
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–3
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 17 	Florida 	1–3 	Boston 	 	Ullmark 	17,850 	1–0 	
2 	April 19 	Florida 	6–3 	Boston 	 	Ullmark 	17,850 	1–1 	
3 	April 21 	Boston 	4–2 	Florida 	 	Ullmark 	19,910 	2–1 	
4 	April 23 	Boston 	6–2 	Florida 	 	Ullmark 	19,771 	3–1 	
5 	April 26 	Florida 	4–3 	Boston 	OT 	Ullmark 	17,850 	3–2 	
6 	April 28 	Boston 	5–7 	Florida 	 	Ullmark 	18,911 	3–3 	
7 	April 30 	Florida 	4–3 	Boston 	OT 	Swayman 	17,850 	3–4 	
==Player statistics==
As of April 13, 2023
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	61	52	113	+34	38
 	73	21	46	67 	+27	74
 	78	27	31	58 	+35	22
 	82	21	36	57 	+26	16
 	70	16	40	56 	+23	20
 	80	10	43	53 	+49	56
 	67	7 	45	52 	+29	54
 	64	27	23	50 	+26	16
 	82	16	29	45 	+29	30
 	61	16	20	36 	+11	24
 	79	17	14	31 	+28	57
 	60	10	16	26 	+18	45
 	75	4 	22	26 	+46	28
 	78	5 	18	23 	+20	60
 	66	7 	11	18 	+9 	48
† 	23	4 	13	17 	+10	12
† 	21	4 	12	16 	+4 	6
 	75	3 	13	16 	+44	38
 	61	5 	7 	12 	+9 	114
 	54	5 	7 	12 	+12	23
‡ 	42	4 	6 	10 	+4 	14
 	23	4 	3 	7 	+2 	11
† 	25	4 	2 	6 	−1 	17
 	22	1 	3 	4 	−1 	6
 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0 	4
 	1 	0 	1 	1 	+3 	0
 	10	0 	1 	1 	0 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
‡ 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	4
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	8 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	2
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	49	48	2,882:12	40	6	1	91	1.89	1,457	.938	2	1	0	2
 	37	33	2,012:59	24	6	4	76	2.27	953 	.920	4	0	0	2
‡ 	1 	1 	59:54 	1 	0	0	1 	1.00	31 	.968	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.
==Roster==
==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 	Ref
 	To Seattle KrakenCGY 3rd-round pick in 2022 	To Boston BruinsWSH 4th-round pick in 20225th-round pick in 2022	
 	To Los Angeles Kings7th-round pick in 2022 	To Boston Bruins7th-round pick in 2023 	
 	To New Jersey DevilsErik Haula 	To Boston BruinsPavel Zacha 	
 	To Vancouver CanucksJack Studnicka 	To Boston BruinsMichael DiPietroJonathan Myrenberg 	
 	To Washington CapitalsCraig Smith1st-round pick in 20233rd-round pick in 20242nd-round pick in 2025	To Boston BruinsGarnet HathawayAndrei Svetlakov 	
 	To Minnesota Wild5th-round pick in 2023 	To Boston BruinsDmitry Orlov 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheKeith Kinkaid 	To Boston BruinsShane Bowers 	
 	To Detroit Red Wingsconditional 1st-round pick in 2024 4th-round pick in 2025 	To Boston BruinsTyler Bertuzzi 	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Connor Carrick 	Seattle Kraken 	1-year	Free agency	
 	A. J. Greer 	New Jersey Devils 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Keith Kinkaid 	New York Rangers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Vinni Lettieri 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Dan Renouf 	Detroit Red Wings 	2-year	Free agency	
 	David Krejci 	HC Olomouc (ELH) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Anton Stralman 	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Mitchell Miller	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	3-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Josh Brown 	Arizona Coyotes 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Steven Fogarty 	Minnesota Wild 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Jesper Froden 	Seattle Kraken 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Troy Grosenick 	Philadelphia Flyers 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Cameron Hughes 	Seattle Kraken 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Curtis Lazar 	Vancouver Canucks 	3-year	Free agency 	
 	Anton Blidh 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Kodie Curran 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Callum Booth 	Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Victor Berglund	 	 	Contract termination	
 	Victor Berglund	HIFK (Liiga) 	1-year	Free agency 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Jack Ahcan 	1-year	
 	Matt Filipe 	1-year	
 	Ryan Mast 	3-year	
 	Jack Studnicka 	2-year	
 	Brett Harrison 	3-year	
 	Patrice Bergeron	1-year	
 	Pavel Zacha 	1-year	
 	David Pastrnak 	8-year	
 	Trevor Kuntar 	2-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 	Matthew Poitras	C 	 	Guelph Storm (OHL)
4 	117	Cole Spicer 	C 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4 	119	Dans Locmelis 	C 	 	Luleå HF (J20 Nationell)
5 	132	Frederic Brunet	D 	 	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6 	183	Reid Dyck 	G 	 	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 	200	Jackson Edward 	D 	 	London Knights (OHL)
==See also==
*2007 New England Patriots, a Boston sports team that became the first NFL team to complete a perfect 16-0 regular season.
==References==
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