2023–24 Boston Bruins season

The 2023–24 Boston Bruins season was the 100th season (99th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. The Bruins entered the season as the defending Presidents' Trophy winners, having finished the previous season with a 65–12–5 record that set the record for the most wins and points in an NHL season. Longtime Bruins players Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci retired during the off-season, with key players such as Tyler Bertuzzi, Connor Clifton and Dmitry Orlov also leaving during free agency and Taylor Hall departing via trade. Consequently, this was the Bruins' first season without Bergeron since 2002–03. The Bruins signed veteran free agents such as Kevin Shattenkirk and James van Riemsdyk, while also promoting youth talent in the form of John Beecher and Matt Poitras to the main roster. Brad Marchand was named the team's 27th team captain on September 20, 2023, succeeding Bergeron.
On March 28, 2024, the Bruins clinched a playoff berth for the eighth straight season. As a result, they maintain the NHL's longest active playoff streak, alongside the Toronto Maple Leafs, whom they faced in the first round, winning in seven games. In the second round, the Bruins faced the Florida Panthers, losing in six games, marking the second consecutive season the Bruins were eliminated by the Panthers.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Regular season===
The Boston Bruins regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	October 11 	Chicago 	1–3 	Boston 	 	Ullmark 	17,565 	1–0–0 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	October 14 	Nashville 	2–3 	Boston 	 	Swayman 	17,850 	2–0–0 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	October 19 	Boston 	3–1 	San Jose 	 	Ullmark 	12,501 	3–0–0 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	October 21 	Boston 	4–2 	Los Angeles 	 	Swayman 	18,145 	4–0–0 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	October 22 	Boston 	3–1 	Anaheim 	 	Ullmark 	14,264 	5–0–0 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	October 24 	Boston 	3–0 	Chicago 	 	Swayman 	19,370 	6–0–0 	12 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	October 26 	Anaheim 	4–3 	Boston 	OT 	Ullmark 	17,850 	6–0–1 	13 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	October 28 	Detroit 	1–4 	Boston 	 	Swayman 	17,850 	7–0–1 	15 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	October 30 	Florida 	2–3 	Boston 	OT 	Ullmark 	17,850 	8–0–1 	17 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Playoffs===
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Eastern Conference first round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference first round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference first round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference first round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference first round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference first round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference first round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference first round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference first round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference first round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 20 	Toronto 	1–5 	Boston 	 	Swayman 	17,850 	1–0 	
2 	April 22 	Toronto 	3–2 	Boston 	 	Ullmark 	17,850 	1–1 	
3 	April 24 	Boston 	4–2 	Toronto 	 	Swayman 	19,423 	2–1 	
4 	April 27 	Boston 	3–1 	Toronto 	 	Swayman 	19,256 	3–1 	
5 	April 30 	Toronto 	2–1 	Boston 	OT 	Swayman 	17,850 	3–2 	
6 	May 2 	Boston 	1–2 	Toronto 	 	Swayman 	19,471 	3–3 	
7 	May 4 	Toronto 	1–2 	Boston 	OT 	Swayman 	17,850 	4–3 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	47	63	110	+21	47
 	82	29	38	67 	+2 	78
 	82	25	35	60 	–2 	38
 	78	21	38	59 	+12	18
 	74	12	35	47 	+4 	86
 	80	19	21	40 	+4 	18
 	82	18	22	40 	+9 	69
 	76	17	22	39 	+6 	28
 	71	11	27	38 	+7 	20
 	74	17	19	36 	+16	28
 	73	3 	23	26 	+18	63
 	61	6 	18	24 	−2 	18
 	33	5 	10	15 	+4 	6
 	47	6 	8 	14 	+12	8
 	76	4 	10	14 	+23	42
 	41	4 	9 	13 	–2 	18
 	63	2 	9 	11 	+13	37
 	52	7 	3 	10 	−6 	24
 	60	2 	8 	10 	−3 	32
 	41	0 	8 	8 	+6 	18
 	19	5 	2 	7 	+4 	2
 	35	0 	4 	4 	+8 	17
 	9 	1 	2 	3 	0 	2
 	4 	0 	2 	2 	−1 	2
 	13	0 	2 	2 	+6 	10
† 	14	0 	2 	2 	+2 	8
 	11	0 	1 	1 	−3 	2
 	1 	1 	0 	1 	+1 	0
 	34	1 	0 	1 	−2 	4
† 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	+1 	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	10	3	7	10	+2	16
 	10	5	3	8 	–3	2
 	10	3	4	7 	+2	23
 	10	0	5	5 	+1	4
 	10	3	1	4 	+3	2
 	10	3	1	4 	+5	20
 	8 	1	3	4 	+5	8
 	10	1	3	4 	+1	4
 	10	1	3	4 	–1	8
 	8 	1	3	4 	–1	0
 	10	0	4	4 	–2	16
 	10	2	1	3 	+3	6
 	9 	1	1	2 	0 	2
 	6 	1	1	2 	0 	12
 	10	0	2	2 	–1	16
 	3 	1	0	1 	+1	2
 	8 	0	1	1 	0 	0
 	7 	0	1	1 	0 	4
 	5 	0	1	1 	–1	0
 	6 	0	1	1 	–1	0
 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	2
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	2
 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	2
 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	44	43	2,565:51	25	10	8	108	2.53	1,287	.916	3	0	1	0
 	40	39	2,400:08	22	10	7	103	2.57	1,207	.915	2	0	1	2
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	9	9	521:02	5	4	19	2.19	275	.931	0	0	0	0
 	2	1	77:01 	0	1	5 	3.90	44 	.886	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.
==Transactions==
The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Key:
 Contract is entry-level.
 Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Chicago BlackhawksNick FolignoTaylor Hall	To Boston BruinsIan MitchellAlec Regula	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Patrick Brown 	Ottawa Senators 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Morgan Geekie 	Seattle Kraken 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Milan Lucic 	Calgary Flames 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jayson Megna 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Anthony Richard 	Montreal Canadiens 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Kevin Shattenkirk 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Luke Toporowski 	Providence Bruins (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	
 	James van Riemsdyk	Philadelphia Flyers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Parker Wotherspoon	New York Islanders 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jesper Boqvist 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Danton Heinen 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Jack Ahcan 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Connor Clifton 	Buffalo Sabres 	3-year	Free agency	
 	Garnet Hathaway 	Philadelphia Flyers 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Joona Koppanen 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Vinni Lettieri 	Minnesota Wild 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Dmitry Orlov 	Carolina Hurricanes 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Mike Reilly 	Florida Panthers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Chris Wagner 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Tyler Bertuzzi 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Connor Carrick 	Seattle Kraken 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Nick Wolff 	San Diego Gulls (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Matt Filipe 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Anton Stralman 	HV71 (SHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Tomas Nosek 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Patrice Bergeron	 	 	Retirement 	
 	David Krejci 	 	 	Retirement 	
 	A. J. Greer 	Calgary Flames 	 	Waivers 	
 	Samuel Asselin 	Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Kyle Keyser 	1-year	
 	Jakub Lauko 	1-year	
 	Ian Mitchell 	1-year	
 	Marc McLaughlin 	1-year	
 	Michael DiPietro	1-year	
 	Alec Regula 	1-year	
 	Reilly Walsh 	1-year	
 	Trent Frederic 	1-year	
 	Jeremy Swayman 	1-year	
 	John Farinacci 	2-year	
 	Frederic Brunet 	3-year	
 	Jackson Edward 	3-year	
==Draft picks==
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
3 	92 	Christopher Pelosi 	C 	 	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
4 	124	Beckett Hendrickson 	C 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
6 	188	Ryan Walsh 	C 	 	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
7 	214	Casper Nassen 	RW 	 	Västerås IK (J20 Nationell)
7 	220	Kristian Kostadinski	D 	 	Frölunda HC (J20 Nationell)
==References==
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