2005–06 Boston Bruins season

The 2005–06 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' 82nd season of operation. The Bruins finished 5th in the Northeast Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
*The 2005 NHL Entry Draft took place in Ottawa, Ontario on July 30, 2005.
*The free agency period began on July 1.
==Regular Season==
After Joe Thornton voiced his unhappiness with his contract in Boston in 2005, many teams reportedly sent offers to the Bruins. However, Thornton re-signed with the team on August 11, 2005, for a three year deal worth US$20.0 million. On November 30, 2005, Thornton was traded to the San Jose Sharks in a blockbuster four player deal, which sent forwards Marco Sturm and Wayne Primeau and defenseman Brad Stuart to Boston. Thornton was the team's leading scorer at the time by a substantial margin and many felt that Bruins GM Mike O'Connell had dealt away one of the few players who was truly showing an exemplary effort. On January 10, 2006, Thornton returned to Boston as a member of the Sharks, but was ejected for checking Bruins' defenseman Hal Gill from behind at 5:13 of the first period. Thornton received a five minute major and a game misconduct. The misconduct was later rescinded by the NHL.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L 	October 5, 2005 	1–2 	Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 	0–1–0
2 	L 	October 7, 2005 	1–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 	0–2–0
3 	W 	October 8, 2005 	7–6 OT 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 	1–2–0
4 	W 	October 10, 2005 	4–2 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 	2–2–0
5 	W 	October 13, 2005 	5–2 	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 	3–2–0
6 	L 	October 15, 2005 	1–5 	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 	3–3–0
7 	L 	October 18, 2005 	3–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 	3–4–0
8 	L 	October 20, 2005 	3–4 	Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 	3–5–0
9 	W 	October 22, 2005 	6–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 	4–5–0
10 	L 	October 24, 2005 	4–5 SO 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 	4–5–1
11 	L 	October 26, 2005 	3–4 OT 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 	4–5–2
12 	W 	October 27, 2005 	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 	5–5–2
13 	L 	October 29, 2005 	4–5 SO 	New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 	5–5–3
14 	L 	November 1, 2005 	3–4 OT 	@ New York Islanders (2005–06) 	5–5–4
15 	W 	November 3, 2005 	4–1 	Florida Panthers (2005–06) 	6–5–4
16 	W 	November 5, 2005 	6–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 	7–5–4
17 	L 	November 8, 2005 	3–4 OT 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 	7–5–5
18 	L 	November 10, 2005 	2–5 	Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 	7–6–5
19 	L 	November 12, 2005 	2–5 	@ New York Islanders (2005–06) 	7–7–5
20 	L 	November 17, 2005 	1–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 	7–8–5
21 	L 	November 19, 2005 	2–3 	Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 	7–9–5
22 	L 	November 20, 2005 	2–3 	@ New York Rangers (2005–06) 	7–10–5
23 	W 	November 23, 2005 	5–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 	8–10–5
24 	L 	November 25, 2005 	3–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 	8–11–5
25 	L 	November 26, 2005 	2–4 	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 	8–12–5
26 	L 	November 29, 2005 	2–3 	@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 	8–13–5
27 	W 	December 1, 2005 	3–0 	Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 	9–13–5
28 	W 	December 3, 2005 	5–4 OT 	@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 	10–13–5
29 	L 	December 4, 2005 	2–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 	10–14–5
30 	L 	December 7, 2005 	1–4 	@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 	10–15–5
31 	L 	December 11, 2005 	1–2 OT 	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 	10–15–6
32 	W 	December 15, 2005 	3–2 	@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 	11–15–6
33 	L 	December 17, 2005 	0–3 	@ Calgary Flames (2005–06) 	11–16–6
34 	W 	December 22, 2005 	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 	12–16–6
35 	L 	December 23, 2005 	1–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 	12–17–6
36 	W 	December 27, 2005 	4–3 OT 	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 	13–17–6
37 	L 	December 28, 2005 	4–6 	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 	13–18–6
38 	W 	December 30, 2005 	2–1 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 	14–18–6
39 	L 	January 2, 2006 	0–1 	Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 	14–19–6
40 	W 	January 5, 2006 	4–2 	Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 	15–19–6
41 	W 	January 7, 2006 	6–3 	Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 	16–19–6
42 	L 	January 10, 2006 	2–6 	San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 	16–20–6
43 	L 	January 12, 2006 	0–6 	Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 	16–21–6
44 	L 	January 14, 2006 	1–2 SO 	Dallas Stars (2005–06) 	16–21–7
45 	W 	January 16, 2006 	4–3 OT 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	17–21–7
46 	W 	January 19, 2006 	5–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 	18–21–7
47 	L 	January 21, 2006 	2–3 SO 	New York Rangers (2005–06) 	18–21–8
48 	W 	January 23, 2006 	3–2 	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 	19–21–8
49 	W 	January 24, 2006 	3–2 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 	20–21–8
50 	W 	January 26, 2006 	3–2 	Washington Capitals (2005–06) 	21–21–8
51 	L 	January 28, 2006 	3–4 	New York Islanders (2005–06) 	21–22–8
52 	W 	January 30, 2006 	5–0 	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 	22–22–8
53 	W 	February 2, 2006 	3–1 	Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 	23–22–8
54 	L 	February 4, 2006 	0–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 	23–23–8
55 	L 	February 5, 2006 	3–4 SO 	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 	23–23–9
56 	W 	February 8, 2006 	3–1 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 	24–23–9
57 	L 	February 9, 2006 	2–3 OT 	New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 	24–23–10
58 	L 	February 11, 2006 	5–6 	Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 	24–24–10
59 	L 	March 1, 2006 	3–4 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 	24–25–10
60 	W 	March 2, 2006 	3–2 	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 	25–25–10
61 	L 	March 4, 2006 	2–3 	Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 	25–26–10
62 	L 	March 7, 2006 	2–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 	25–27–10
63 	L 	March 9, 2006 	0–3 	Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 	25–28–10
64 	L 	March 11, 2006 	1–3 	New York Islanders (2005–06) 	25–29–10
65 	L 	March 12, 2006 	2–6 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 	25–30–10
66 	L 	March 14, 2006 	4–5 SO 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 	25–30–11
67 	W 	March 16, 2006 	3–2 SO 	Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 	26–30–11
68 	W 	March 18, 2006 	4–2 	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 	27–30–11
69 	L 	March 20, 2006 	2–5 	@ New York Rangers (2005–06) 	27–31–11
70 	L 	March 21, 2006 	4–5 SO 	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 	27–31–12
71 	L 	March 24, 2006 	2–4 	@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 	27–32–12
72 	W 	March 25, 2006 	5–4 	Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 	28–32–12
73 	L 	March 27, 2006 	3–4 SO 	Florida Panthers (2005–06) 	28–32–13
74 	L 	March 29, 2006 	3–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 	28–33–13
75 	L 	April 1, 2006 	0–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 	28–34–13
76 	L 	April 4, 2006 	3–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 	28–35–13
77 	W 	April 6, 2006 	3–2 SO 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 	29–35–13
78 	L 	April 8, 2006 	3–4 OT 	New York Rangers (2005–06) 	29–35–14
79 	L 	April 10, 2006 	1–2 OT 	Washington Capitals (2005–06) 	29–35–15
80 	L 	April 11, 2006 	3–4 OT 	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 	29–35–16
81 	L 	April 13, 2006 	3–4 	Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 	29–36–16
82 	L 	April 15, 2006 	3–4 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 	29–37–16
==Playoffs==
*The Bruins did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	81	31	42	73 	22 	3 	12 	1 	6
 	C 	82	26	43	69 	30 	11 	8 	0 	3
 	RW 	64	24	29	53 	52 	-8 	6 	1 	3
 	LW 	51	23	20	43 	32 	14 	5 	0 	6
 	LW 	55	18	19	37 	22 	-3 	6 	0 	1
 	C 	23	9 	24	33 	6 	0 	3 	0 	2
 	D 	61	5 	27	32 	36 	-10	4 	0 	0
 	D 	55	10	21	31 	38 	-6 	6 	0 	2
 	LW 	59	10	18	28 	4 	-3 	1 	2 	1
 	LW 	58	6 	17	23 	46 	-2 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	82	10	12	22 	79 	-2 	0 	2 	1
 	D 	32	5 	11	16 	56 	-2 	4 	0 	0
 	D 	54	4 	12	16 	48 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	50	6 	8 	14 	40 	-10	0 	0 	0
 	D 	54	5 	7 	12 	93 	-7 	1 	1 	0
 	D 	51	6 	5 	11 	54 	3 	2 	0 	0
 	RW 	71	4 	6 	10 	40 	-10	0 	0 	0
 	C 	16	4 	6 	10 	28 	-2 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	80	1 	9 	10 	124	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	24	1 	9 	10 	30 	-4 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	43	4 	4 	8 	19 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	28	2 	6 	8 	22 	-12	1 	0 	0
 	C 	19	2 	6 	8 	8 	-2 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	73	1 	6 	7 	68 	3 	0 	1 	0
 	RW 	16	2 	4 	6 	8 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	16	4 	1 	5 	4 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	55	2 	2 	4 	53 	-6 	0 	1 	0
 	C 	17	1 	3 	4 	10 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	12	1 	1 	2 	10 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	17	1 	1 	2 	10 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	18	0 	1 	1 	10 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	21	0 	1 	1 	8 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	38	0 	1 	1 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	7 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	20	0 	0 	0 	27 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	20	0 	0 	0 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	30	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T/OT	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	2187	38	12	13	10 	101	2.77	1 	1213	1112	.917
 	1163	20	9 	5 	4 	51 	2.63	1 	590 	539 	.914
 	1619	30	8 	19	2 	100	3.71	0 	824 	724 	.879
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.00	0 	0 	0 	
Team: 	4970	82	29	37	16 	252	3.04	2 	2627	2375	.904
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage 
==Awards and Records==
*Art Ross Trophy: Joe Thornton
*Joe Thornton, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
==Transactions==
The Bruins were involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.
===Trades===
November 30, 2005	To Boston Bruins Marco Sturm, Brad Stuart, Wayne Primeau	To San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton
===Free Agents===
*Brian Leetch from the Toronto Maple Leafs.
==Draft Picks==
The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. As a lockout cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on July 22, 2005. Teams were assigned 1 to 3 balls based on their playoff appearances and first overall draft picks from the past three years. According to the draft order, the selection worked its way up to 30 as usual; then instead of repeating the order as in past years, the draft "snaked" back down to the team with the first pick. Therefore the team with the first pick overall would not pick again until the 60th pick. The team with the 30th pick would also get the 31st pick. The draft was only seven rounds in length, compared to nine rounds in years past. The labor dispute caused the shortened draft.
* Boston's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
 
Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
==Farm Teams==
The Bruins AHL affiliate was the Providence Bruins. The Bruins had 43 wins and 92 points and finished in fourth place in their division. The Bruins were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs against Portland. Eric Healey and Tim Thomas were selected to the AHL All-Star Game and Healey was the captain for PlanetUSA. Jonathan Sigalet was nominated for the AHL Man of the Year Award.http://www.providencebruins.com/files/1Bruins_AHL_Awards.pdf
==Roster==
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Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Wingers
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Centers
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*GM: Mike O'Connell and Jeff Gorton
*Coach: Mike Sullivan
==See Also==
*2005–06 NHL season
==References==
* Boston Bruins on Hockey Database
* Bruins on Database Hockey
* Boston Bruins Game Log on Database Hockey
 
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