2019–20 Boston Bruins season

The 2019–20 Boston Bruins season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. The Bruins finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and lost in the Conference Semi-final to the Tampa Bay Lightning 4 games to 1.
==Regular Season==
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled, while the Bruins were awarded the Presidents' Trophy. The Bruins advanced to the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. However, in the second round, they were defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games.
===Divisional Standings===
===Eastern Conference===
===Game Log===
====Preseason====
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 16 	Boston 	3–4 	New Jersey 	OT 	Vladar 	8,652 	0–0–1 	Recap
2 	September 19 	Boston 	3–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Halak 	16,826 	1–0–1 	Recap
3 	September 21 	Boston 	2–3 	Chicago 	OT 	Keyser 	20,611 	1–0–2 	Recap
4 	September 23 	Philadelphia 	3–4 	Boston 	OT 	Vladar 	17,565 	2–0–2 	Recap
5 	September 25 	New Jersey 	0–2 	Boston 	 	Halak 	17,565 	3–0–2 	Recap
6 	September 28 	Chicago 	2–8 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,565 	4–0–2 	Recap
====Regular Season====
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	Boston 	2–1 	Dallas 	 	Rask 	18,532 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 5 	Boston 	1–0 	Arizona 	 	Halak 	17,125 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	October 8 	Boston 	4–3 	Vegas 	 	Rask 	18,223 	3–0–0 	6 	Recap
4 	October 10 	Boston 	2–4 	Colorado 	 	Halak 	18,045 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap
5 	October 12 	New Jersey 	0–3 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,193 	4–1–0 	8 	Recap
6 	October 14 	Anaheim 	2–4 	Boston 	 	Halak 	17,193 	5–1–0 	10 	Recap
7 	October 17 	Tampa Bay 	4–3 	Boston 	SO 	Rask 	17,193 	5–1–1 	11 	Recap
8 	October 19 	Boston 	3–4 	Toronto 	OT 	Halak 	19,394 	5–1–2 	12 	Recap
9 	October 22 	Toronto 	2–4 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,193 	6–1–2 	14 	Recap
10 	October 26 	St. Louis 	0–3 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,193 	7–1–2 	16 	Recap
11 	October 27 	Boston 	7–4 	NY Rangers 	 	Halak 	17,144 	8–1–2 	18 	Recap
12 	October 29 	San Jose 	1–5 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,193 	9–1–2 	20 	Recap
==Playoffs==
===Boston Bruins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1===
===Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Boston Bruins 1===
The Bruins played in a round-robin tournament to determine their seed for the playoffs. Boston finished with a 0–3–0 record to clinch the fourth seed for the playoffs.
The Bruins faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round, defeating them in five games.
In the second round, the Bruins faced the Tampa Bay Lightning, and lost in five games.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Points 	Recap
1 	August 2 	Philadelphia 	4–1 	Boston 	 	Halak 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	August 5 	Tampa Bay 	3–2 	Boston 	 	Rask 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	August 9 	Boston 	1–2 	Washington 	 	Rask 	0–3–0 	0 	Recap
==Player Stats==
===Skaters===
Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	70	48	47	95	21	40
 	70	28	59	87	25	82
 	61	31	25	56	23	28
 	61	9 	40	49	−4	33
 	61	13	30	43	14	23
 	70	16	21	37	9 	21
 	65	19	16	35	−1	14
 	67	5 	27	32	24	41
 	69	6 	17	23	−2	34
 	58	7 	15	22	3 	8
 	68	4 	17	21	15	34
 	58	9 	10	19	5 	10
 	67	4 	15	19	16	33
 	68	5 	9 	14	26	60
 	67	6 	4 	10	−8	47
 	48	4 	3 	7 	−6	17
 	40	3 	3 	6 	6 	4
 	27	2 	4 	6 	−3	21
 	25	1 	5 	6 	3 	13
 	24	2 	1 	3 	−2	11
 	16	1 	2 	3 	−2	16
 	31	2 	0 	2 	4 	12
 	7 	1 	1 	2 	−2	19
 	19	1 	1 	2 	5 	29
 	4 	0 	2 	2 	1 	0
 	10	0 	2 	2 	2 	2
 	1 	0 	1 	1 	1 	2
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	2 	2
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	−1	2
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0 	4
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	−1	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	8	3	6	9	1 	2
 	8	3	4	7	−1	2
 	8	2	4	6	1 	0
 	5	1	3	4	−2	2
 	8	1	3	4	−3	10
 	6	0	4	4	1 	2
 	8	3	0	3	1 	2
 	8	2	1	3	−2	2
 	8	2	1	3	0 	2
 	8	0	3	3	−1	7
 	4	1	1	2	2 	2
 	8	1	1	2	−3	2
 	8	0	2	2	0 	2
 	8	0	1	1	−3	2
 	3	0	0	0	−1	0
 	3	0	0	0	0 	2
 	4	0	0	0	−1	2
 	4	0	0	0	−1	0
 	5	0	0	0	−1	18
 	7	0	0	0	−1	0
 	7	0	0	0	−3	6
 	8	0	0	0	1 	4
===Goaltenders===
Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	41	41	2,401:47	26	8	6	85	2.12	1,189	.929	5	0	2	0
 	31	29	1,833:22	18	6	6	73	2.39	905 	.919	3	0	2	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	4	235:39	3	1	0	9 	2.29	102	.912	0	0	0	0
 	4	4	257:10	1	3	0	11	2.57	114	.904	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.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
==Awards and Records==
*Presidents' Trophy: Boston Bruins (3rd win)
*Rocket Richard Trophy: David Pastrňák (tied)
*William M. Jennings Trophy: Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav Halák (2nd win)
*Jack Adams Award: Bruce Cassidy
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy: Patrice Bergeron, Runner-up
*Vezina Trophy: Tuukka Rask, Runner-up
*David Pastrnak, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Brad Marchand, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Tuukka Rask, Goalie, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Patrice Bergeron sets a team record for most career playoff overtime goals (4), surpassing "Sudden Death" Mel Hill.
==Trivia==
*Bruins who recorded a Hat trick this season include:
**David Pastrňák had a four goal game during the 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on October 14, 2019.
**Patrice Bergeron during the 7-4 win over the New York Rangers on October 29, 2019.
**David Pastrnak during the 8-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on November 26, 2019.
**David Pastrnak during the 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers on December 14, 2020.
**David Pastrnak during the 5-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets on January 9, 2020.
**David Pastrnak during the 4-1 win over Montreal on February 12, 2020.
==References==
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